HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2119 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1488
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Brian R. Mannal
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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 tagging.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Brian R. Mannal | 2nd Barnstable |
Timothy R. Madden | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2119 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1488
By Mr. Mannal of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1488) of Brian R. Mannal and Timothy R. Madden relative to the penalty for the so-called "tagging" of objects with paint or stickers. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to tagging.
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 126B of chapter 266 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first and second paragraphs and inserting in place thereof the following two new paragraphs:-
Whoever sprays or applies paint or places a sticker upon a building, wall, fence, sign, tablet, gravestone, monument, or other object or thing on a public way or adjoined to it, or in public view, or on private property, such person known or commonly known as “taggers” and such conduct or activity known or commonly known as “tagging”, or other words or phrases associated to such persons, conduct or activity, and either as an individual or in a group, joins together with said group, with the intent to deface, mar, damage, mark, or destroy such property, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.
The court shall treat a violation of this section as a civil infraction. A person complained of for such civil infraction shall be adjudicated responsible upon such finding by the court and shall neither be sentenced to a term of incarceration nor be entitled to appointed counsel pursuant to chapter 211D. An adjudication of responsibility under this section may include an order of restitution. An adjudication of responsibility under this section shall not be used in the calculation of second and subsequent offenses under any chapter, nor as the basis for the revocation of parole or of probation surrender.
