Scott Wiener and other supporters said arrests for loitering with the intent to engage in prostitution often rely on police officers' perceptions and disproportionately target transgender, Black and Latino women.Ĭritics see it as a further erosion of criminal penalties that tie the hands of police on quality-of-life issues like shoplifting and car burglaries. It would allow those who were previously convicted or are currently serving loitering sentences to ask a court to dismiss and seal the record of the convictionĭemocratic Sen.The bill would not decriminalize soliciting or engaging in sex work.
Supporters say loitering arrests often rely on police officers’ perceptions and disproportionately target transgender, Black and Latino women.Critics see it as a further erosion of criminal penalties that tie the hands of police on quality-of-life issues like shoplifting and car burglaries.
