SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1736        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 823

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bruce E. Tarr

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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 protecting the public from driving under the influence of marijuana.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1736        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 823

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 823) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to protect the public from driving under the influence of marijuana.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act protecting the public from driving under the influence of marijuana.

 

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

SECTION__.  Section 32L of chapter 94C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “vehicles”, in line 39, the following words:- , including the possibility that the odor of marijuana in a vehicle may provide a police officer with probable cause to believe criminal activity is underway,”.