HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1758        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1496

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Ronald Mariano

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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 for achieving insurance responsibility.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Ronald Mariano

3rd Norfolk

 

Martha Coakley

Attorney General

 

Robert M. Koczera

11th Bristol

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

 

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

 

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1758        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1496

By Mr. Mariano of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1496) of Ronald Mariano and others relative to the penalties for certain violations of the workers' compensation insurance law.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 468 OF 2011-2012.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act for achieving insurance responsibility.

 

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 25C of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended in subsection (5), by striking out in the first sentence the words, “a fine of not more than one thousand five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both”, and inserting in place thereof the following:- imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 5 years or by imprisonment in jail for not less than 6 months nor more than 2 1/2 years or by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.