HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1720 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3260
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Aaron Vega
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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 providing a false address at arrest.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Aaron Vega | 5th Hampden | 1/15/2015 |
Paul Tucker | 7th Essex | 12/23/2019 |
Jose F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 12/23/2019 |
Donald F. Humason, Jr. | Second Hampden and Hampshire | 12/23/2019 |
Carlos Gonzalez | 10th Hampden | 12/23/2019 |
James R. Miceli | 19th Middlesex | 12/23/2019 |
Dennis A. Rosa | 4th Worcester | 12/23/2019 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 12/23/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1720 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3260
By Mr. Vega of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3260) of Aaron Vega and others relative to the penalties for providing false information to law enforcement officials. 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 providing a false address at arrest.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 34A of chapter 268 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- Whoever knowingly and willfully furnishes a false name, Social Security number, date of birth, home address, mailing address or phone number, or other information as may be requested for the purposes of establishing the person’s identity, to a law enforcement officer or law enforcement official following an arrest shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than 1 year or by both such fine and imprisonment.