HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1951        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1672

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Timothy R. Whelan

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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 to enhance safety on public ways.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/15/2015

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/16/2015

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/16/2015

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

1/23/2015

Robert L. Hedlund

Plymouth and Norfolk

2/4/2015

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

1/16/2015

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

1/21/2015

Susannah M. Whipps Lee

2nd Franklin

1/16/2015

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/22/2015

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/2/2015

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

9/26/2019

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

1/23/2015

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

1/26/2015

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

1/30/2015

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

9/26/2019

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

1/22/2015

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

1/28/2015

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

9/26/2019

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

1/16/2015

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

2/4/2015

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

2/2/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1951        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1672

By Mr. Whelan of Brewster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1672) of Timothy R. Whelan and others for legislation to establish a penalty for blocking public ways and disrupting traffic.  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 to enhance safety on public ways.

 

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

Chapter 266 is hereby amended by inserting the following section, as Section 120G:

  Whoever knowingly, not being  authorized by a written permit issued by the municipality,

stands or remains in or on any public way with the intent or effect of disputing traffic thereon, or whoever causes another to do the same, or whoever erects or places on a public way any barrier of any sort so that traffic might be affected, shall be punished by a sentence by imprisonment in the House of Correction for not more than one year, and a fine of not more than $2,500.

  A conviction or findings of sufficient facts on any charge brought under this section shall be prima facie evidence of liability in any action brought in connection with the following:

          a.  Any damage to any property, whether privately or publicly owned, including but not limited to vehicles;

          b.  Any continuing injury, illness, or death reasonably attributable to a delay in receiving medical or emergency services caused by prohibited actions in this section

          c.  Any property loss suffered that is reasonably attributable to the delay in response of emergency vehicles to any emergency.