Int 2060-2020
Restraints that compress the diaphragm.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Public Safetyintroduced 2020-08-27
Filed — closed without being enacted.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2020-08-27Passed: 2021-12-31
Summary
The bill would amend Local Law 66 of 2020 to provide that restraining an individual in a manner that restricts the flow of air or blood by sitting, kneeling, or standing on the chest or back in a manner that compresses the diaphragm is a misdemeanor under such law if the restraint is performed recklessly and causes injury due to asphyxiation.
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: 490 days in committee
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Sponsors (4)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2020-08-27 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2020-08-27 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2020-08-27 · 1:30 PM · - REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1) -
Attachments (5)
- Summary of Int. No. 2060
- Int. No. 2060
- August 27, 2020 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 8-27-20
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - August 27, 2020
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision a of section 10-181 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law 66 of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
a. Unlawful methods of restraint. In the course of effecting or attempting to effect an arrest, [No] no person shall restrain an individual in a manner that restricts the flow of air or blood by: (i) compressing the windpipe or the carotid arteries on each side of the neck, or (ii) recklessly sitting, kneeling, or standing on the chest or back in a manner that compresses the diaphragm and causes injury due to asphyxiation [, in the course of effecting or attempting to effect an arrest].
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
LS 16129
8/25/20 10:40AM
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