Int 0540-2014
Chokeholds
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Public Safetyintroduced 2014-11-13
Filed — closed without being enacted.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2014-11-13Passed: 2017-12-31
Summary
This bill establishes a misdemeanor for applying a chokehold in the course of effecting or attempting to effectuate an arrest. A chokehold is defined as the act of wrapping an arm around or gripping someone's neck in a manner that limits or cuts off either the flow of air by compressing the windpipe, or the flow of blood through the carotid arteries on each side of the neck.
Committee on Public Safety — Police Department, Civilian Complaint Review Board, and Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, courts, legal services, District Attorneys, and the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.
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This bill: 1144 days in committee
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Sponsors (28)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2014-11-13 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2014-11-13 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2015-06-29 · Committee on Public Safety
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2015-06-29 · Committee on Public Safety
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2015-06-29 · Committee on Public Safety
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2017-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (2)
Committee on Public Safety · 2015-06-29 · 9:30 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2014-11-13 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (6)
- Summary of Int. No. 540-A
- Int. No. 540 - 11/13/14
- Committee Report 6/29/15
- Hearing Testimony 6/29/15
- Hearing Transcript 6/29/15
- Proposed Int. No. 540-A - 11/13/17
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 10-172 to read as follows:
� 10-172. Chokeholds.
a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section "chokehold" means to wrap an arm around or grip the neck in a manner that limits or cuts off either the flow of air by compressing the windpipe, or the flow of blood through the carotid arteries on each side of the neck.
b. Chokehold prohibited. No person shall use a chokehold in the course of effecting or attempting to effect an arrest.
c. Penalties. Any person who violates subdivision b of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment of not more than one year and a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars, or both.
d. Any penalties resulting from a violation of subdivision b of this section shall not limit or preclude any cause of action available to any person or entity injured or aggrieved by such violation.
� 2. This local law shall take effect 60 days after its enactment into law.
CJG/BG/RC
12/19/14
LS # 2203/LS 2271/LS 2680