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NJ S213
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Robert Smith
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AI Summary
- Creates a first-degree crime for law enforcement officers who knowingly place pressure on a person's throat, windpipe, or carotid artery, hindering breathing or blood flow to the brain
- Applies to officers whose public duties include detection, apprehension, arrest, and conviction of offenders while in uniform or exhibiting evidence of authority
- First-degree crime classification carries penalties of 10 to 20 years in prison, fines up to $200,000, or both
- Designated as "George Floyd's Law" in reference to George Floyd, who died while being choked by a Minneapolis police officer during a 2020 arrest
- Supplements existing New Jersey Attorney General guidance from June 5, 2020, which banned chokeholds and carotid restraints except where deadly force is necessary
Legislative Description
Establishes certain State goals for sale of zero-emission medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks, and certain off-road vehicles and equipment.
Transportation
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee
1/9/2024
Committee Referrals
Transportation1/9/2024
Full Bill Text
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