HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2650 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2107
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Nick Collins
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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 provide concurrent police authority for Massachusetts Port Authority properties.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Nick Collins | 4th Suffolk | 1/16/2015 |
Daniel J. Ryan | 2nd Suffolk | 1/16/2015 |
Jay D. Livingstone | 8th Suffolk | 10/25/2019 |
Angelo M. Scaccia | 14th Suffolk | 10/25/2019 |
Martin J. Walsh, Mayor | 1 City Hall Square, Suite 500 Boston, MA 02201 | 2/5/2015 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2650 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2107
By Mr. Collins of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2107) of Nick Collins and others for legislation to provide concurrent police authority for Massachusetts Port Authority properties. Public Safety and Homeland Security. |
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 provide concurrent police authority for Massachusetts Port Authority properties.
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 110 of chapter 205 of the acts of 1996 is hereby amended in the first sentence by inserting, after the words “Massachusetts Port Authority properties”, the following:-
“provided, however that any municipal police department that adopts this section, shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the department of the state police in all Massachusetts Port Authority properties located within the municipality, except those properties exclusive to aviation and port operations, and a memorandum of understanding shall be executed, as appropriate and in the interest of public safety, upon consultation with the Massachusetts Port Authority, between the department of state police and the municipal police department that shall include, but not limited to, procedures involving; (i) assignment of police officers; (ii) first responder calls and emergency 911 dispatch; (iii) emergencies occurring on Massachusetts Port Authority properties; (iv) criminal investigations of incidents and crimes; and, (v) arrests and processing of individuals taken into custody.”