Official:Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity,” by adding a new Chapter 10-2500, entitled “Prohibited Physical Contact by Peace Officers,” to prevent unnecessary death or injury via asphyxiation by prohibiting certain physical contact by peace officers, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Johnson
Introduced: June 11, 2020
Signed: September 17, 2020
: Committee on Public Safety
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill prohibits certain physical contact by peace officers that could lead to asphyxiation, including chokeholds and hogtying, in order to prevent unnecessary death or injury.
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