NYC Council Introduction 447

intro.nyc/0447-2022 2022-2023 Legislative Session
Unlawful methods of restraint during an arrest or attempted arrest.
Status: Filed (End of Session) Committee on Public Safety
Sponsored by Robert F. Holden
Introduced: May 26, 2022

This bill would remove a prohibition on police officers from sitting, kneeling or standing on the chest or back of a person under arrest in a manner that compresses such person’s diaphragm.

Sponsors: 4