HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3014 FILED ON: 1/21/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2849 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 | Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | Jennifer E. Benson | 37th Middlesex | John J. Binienda | 17th Worcester | Paul Brodeur | 32nd Middlesex | Cory Atkins | 14th Middlesex | Denise Andrews | 2nd Franklin | Walter F. Timilty | 7th Norfolk | James J. Dwyer | 30th Middlesex | John W. Scibak | 2nd Hampshire | Carlo Basile | 1st Suffolk | David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex | Alice Hanlon Peisch | 14th Norfolk |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3014 FILED ON: 1/21/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2849 By Mr. O'Flaherty of Chelsea, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2849) of Eugene L. O'Flaherty and others relative to the penalty for manslaughter by a corporation. The Judiciary. |
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 2008 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.” |
