§ 8-302 Removal of disability or disqualification.
AC § 8-302
Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, no person shall be denied any license, right, benefit or privilege extended by this code, or suffer any other disability or disqualification thereunder, or be denied the right of employment by the city, solely because of any arrest, apprehension, detention, indictment or other accusation, arraignment, trial, conviction or any other aspect of conviction or adjudication of a crime had under the jurisdiction of the courts of any state or of the United States, which is founded on an act or acts arising out of any peaceful demonstration or other peaceful activity, the object of which is to resist discriminatory treatment in any place of public accommodation as defined by section 40 of the civil rights law, or to achieve equal rights for all persons regardless of race, creed, color or national origin. (Am. L.L. 2018/063, 1/19/2018, eff. 10/16/2018)
