HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3014        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2849

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Eugene L. O'Flaherty

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

AN ACT RELATIVE TO MANSLAUGHTER..

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Eugene L. O'Flaherty

2nd Suffolk

1/21/2011

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

2/1/2011

John J. Binienda

17th Worcester

2/3/2011

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

2/3/2011

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

2/3/2011

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

2/3/2011

Walter F. Timilty

7th Norfolk

2/3/2011

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

2/3/2011

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

1/26/2011

Carlo Basile

1st Suffolk

1/31/2011

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

2/4/2011


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

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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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.”