HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 766        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1637

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul Tucker

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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 police equipment.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

1/14/2015

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

9/26/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

9/26/2019

Carmine L. Gentile

13th Middlesex

9/26/2019

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/29/2015

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

9/26/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

9/26/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 766        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1637

By Mr. Tucker of Salem, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1637) of Paul Tucker and others for legislation to allow for police body cameras.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to police equipment.

 

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 99 of Chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby amended in Section 3 in the definition of “intercepting device” by adding at the end thereof the following sentence:--

A camera with audio recording capability mounted in a marked police vehicle or on the person of a uniformed police officer will not constitute a “intercepting device.”