File #: Res 0448-2022    Version: * Name: Prohibit the use of no-knock warrants, except in certain circumstances. (S11A/A2683)
Type: Resolution Status: Filed (End of Session)
Committee: Committee on Public Safety
On agenda: 12/21/2022
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S11A/A2683, which would prohibit the use of no-knock warrants, except in certain circumstances.
Sponsors: Rafael Salamanca, Jr., Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Nantasha M. Williams, Farah N. Louis, Rita C. Joseph, Shahana K. Hanif, Crystal Hudson, Kristin Richardson Jordan
Council Member Sponsors: 8
Attachments: 1. Res. No. 448, 2. December 21, 2022 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 3. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 12-21-22, 4. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - December 21, 2022
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12/31/2023*Rafael Salamanca, Jr. City Council Filed (End of Session)  Action details Meeting details Not available
12/21/2022*Rafael Salamanca, Jr. City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
12/21/2022*Rafael Salamanca, Jr. City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Res. No. 448

 

Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S11A/A2683, which would prohibit the use of no-knock warrants, except in certain circumstances.

 

By Council Member Salamanca, the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams) and Council Members Williams, Louis, Joseph, Hanif, Hudson and Richardson Jordan

 

Whereas, Police execute “no-knock” warrants and enter an individual’s residence without announcing their presence; and

Whereas, Police execute warrants in this manner in order to prevent potential destruction of evidence and escape of suspects; and

Whereas, According to the New York Civil Liberties Union, police departments have increasingly relied on military equipment in routine operations, including the use of battering rams and flash-grenades while executing warrants, in a manner that contributes to panic and confusion, which elevates the chances of police involved shootings; and

Whereas, According to the New York Daily News, the New York City Police Department has been criticized for executing no-knock search warrants, including in wrong locations, subjecting innocent individuals and families to trauma and property damage when the police operation was intended for a different location or individual;, and

Whereas, Nationally, public attention to the risks of harm and death caused by the use of no-knock warrants was heightened following the tragic death of Breonna Taylor, who was killed by police in Louisville, Kentucky when they executed a no-knock warrant in her apartment as part of a drug investigation targeting another individual; and

Whereas, In response to Breonna Taylor’s death, the Louisville Metro Council unanimously banned the use of no-knock warrants; and

Whereas, Enacting S11A, sponsored by Senator James Sanders, and A/2683, sponsored by Daniel O’Donnell, would prohibit the use of no-knock warrants, except in certain circumstances, such as when necessary to prevent imminent danger to the life of the executing officers or another person; and

Whereas, S11A/A2683 would limit the use of no-knock warrants in a manner that would decrease the occurrence of unnecessary use of force and police involved shootings, and help avoid serious harm and deadly consequences such operations have brought, often disproportionately on communities of color; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Council of the City of New York calls on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S11A/A2683, which would prohibit the use of no- knock warrants, except in certain circumstances.

 

 

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