Testimony on New York City Council Proposed Resolution No. 264-2014, calling on the New York State Legislature to pass A.2736/S.1379, Prohibiting Condom Possession as Evidence of Criminal Offenses, The Center for HIV Law and Policy (2014)

The New York City Council's Committee on Public Safety held a hearing on June 9, 2014, on Proposed Resolution No. 264-2014, calling on the New York State Legislature to pass A.2736/S.1379, which would prohibit possession of a condom from being used as evidence of prostitution and certain other offenses. At the hearing, CHLP Legal Director, Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal, testified about the harmful trend towards confiscation and criminalization of condoms.