A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the City of New York, in relation to chokeholds and other such restraints

Summary

This bill establishes a misdemeanor for restraining an individual in a manner that restricts the flow of air or blood by compressing the windpipe or the carotid arteries on each side of the neck, or sitting, kneeling, or standing on the chest or back in a manner that compresses the diaphragm, in the course of effecting or attempting to effect an arrest.

Official summary of legislation · NYC Council