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Legislation Passed by Council Pertaining to Police Reform and Public Safety
Urge Georgia General Assembly to Amend Uniform Civil Forfeiture Act to Allow the City to Seize Vehicles for Street Racing Violations (20-R-4566, adopted November 16, 2020)- Urge Georgia General Assembly to Repeal Citizen Arrests Statues (20-R-4370, adopted October 5, 2020)
- Urge Georgia Assembly to Ban No-Knock Warrants (20-R-4178, adopted September 8, 2020)
- Request Atlanta Police Department Explore Non-Lethal Methods of Crowd Control (20-R-4122, adopted August 3, 2020)
- Endorsed Municipal Court of Atlanta Enhanced Accountability for Street Racing Offenders (20-O-1653, adopted November 2, 2020)
- Expanded the City Code to Include Violations and Penalties for Street Racing Non-driving Participants (20-O-1361, adopted August 12, 2020)
- Accepted Mayor’s Police Use of Force Advisory Council “Final 45-Day Report and Strategic Recommendations” (20-R-4428 adopted 10/19/20)
- Requested APD Pursue Amendments to Standard Operating Procedures Related to the Use of Force (20-R-4176 adopted 8/3/20)
- Accepted Donation of Consulting Services to Mayor Bottoms’ Police Use of Force Advisory Committee from Boston Consulting Group (20-R-4065 adopted 7/6/20)
- Urged Georgia General Assembly to Adopt Policies to Implement Comprehensive Police Reform (20-R-4058 adopted 6/15/20)