HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 208 FILED ON: 1/8/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1534 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Eugene L. O'Flaherty _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act relative to manslaughter.. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Eugene L. O'Flaherty | 2nd Suffolk | Martha Coakley (Attorney General) | One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108 | Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 5th Essex | David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex | John J. Binienda | 17th Worcester | Daniel B. Winslow | 9th Norfolk | Thomas J. Calter | 12th Plymouth |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 208 FILED ON: 1/8/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1534 By Mr. O'Flaherty of Chelsea, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1534) of Eugene L. O'Flaherty and others relative to the penalties for manslaughter by corporations . The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
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, NO. 2849 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to manslaughter..
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 13 of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following:- “A corporation committing manslaughter shall be punished by a fine of not more than $250,000.” |
