HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2352 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1394
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 preventing driving under the influence.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex |
George N. Peterson, Jr. | 9th Worcester |
Bradford Hill | 4th Essex |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol |
Viriato Manuel deMacedo | 1st Plymouth |
Donald F. Humason, Jr. | 4th Hampden |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex |
Nicholas A. Boldyga | 3rd Hampden |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden |
Kevin J. Kuros | 8th Worcester |
Matthew A. Beaton | 11th Worcester |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2352 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1394
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1394) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to driving under the influence. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 2191 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to preventing driving under the influence.
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 24 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 139 of the acts of 2012, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph of Subsection (1)a(1) the following new language:-
Whoever, upon any way or in any place to which the public has a right of access, or upon any way or in any place to which members of the public have access as invitees or licensees, operates a motor vehicle with a percentage, by weight, of alcohol in their blood of fifteen one-hundredths or greater, as determined by analysis of his breath, shall be immediately taken into custody and subject to imprisonment for 48 hours.
