HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3507        FILED ON: 1/14/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1280

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to furnishing false name, social security or adress to a police officer when stopped or detained..

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 34A of chapter 268 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting between the words “Whoever” and “knowingly in line 1 the following: - refuses to provide his name and address or who… 

Section 34A is further amended by inserting after the word “number” in line two the words “or address” and by striking out the words “following an arrest” in line 3 and inserting in its place the following: - when stopped or detained for a violation of a general law, statute, civil infraction, ordinance, by-law, rule or regulation may be arrested whether or not the offense or civil infraction is arrestable and.