NYC Council Introduction 761
intro.nyc/0761-2024
2024-2025 Legislative Session
Unlawful methods of restraint during an arrest or attempted arrest
Status: Committee
Committee on Public Safety
Introduced: April 11, 2024
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.