HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4859 FILED ON: 6/15/2016
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4466
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul K. Frost and Michael O. Moore
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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 police officers.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 6/15/2016 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 6/22/2016 |
Kate D. Campanale | 17th Worcester | 6/22/2016 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 6/16/2016 |
James M. Cantwell | 4th Plymouth | 6/19/2019 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 6/19/2019 |
Danielle W. Gregoire | 4th Middlesex | 6/19/2019 |
David T. Vieira | 3rd Barnstable | 6/19/2019 |
Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. | 5th Worcester | 6/22/2016 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 6/22/2016 |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol | 6/22/2016 |
Geoff Diehl | 7th Plymouth | 6/22/2016 |
David F. DeCoste | 5th Plymouth | 6/23/2016 |
Angelo L. D'Emilia | 8th Plymouth | 6/22/2016 |
Shawn Dooley | 9th Norfolk | 6/22/2016 |
Peter J. Durant | 6th Worcester | 6/22/2016 |
Ryan C. Fattman | Worcester and Norfolk | 6/22/2016 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 6/22/2016 |
James J. Dwyer | 30th Middlesex | 6/22/2016 |
Patricia A. Haddad | 5th Bristol | 6/22/2016 |
Bradford R. Hill | 4th Essex | 6/22/2016 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 6/22/2016 |
Anne M. Gobi | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex | 6/22/2016 |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable | 6/22/2016 |
Keiko M. Orrall | 12th Bristol | 6/22/2016 |
Richard J. Ross | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | 6/22/2016 |
James M. Kelcourse | 1st Essex | 6/22/2016 |
Marc T. Lombardo | 22nd Middlesex | 6/22/2016 |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden | 6/22/2016 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 6/22/2016 |
Kevin J. Kuros | 8th Worcester | 6/22/2016 |
Joseph D. McKenna | 18th Worcester | 6/21/2016 |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 6/22/2016 |
David K. Muradian, Jr. | 9th Worcester | 6/22/2016 |
Jonathan D. Zlotnik | 2nd Worcester | 6/22/2016 |
James R. Miceli | 19th Middlesex | 6/22/2016 |
John F. Keenan | Norfolk and Plymouth | 6/22/2016 |
Michael J. Rodrigues | First Bristol and Plymouth | 6/22/2016 |
Harold P. Naughton, Jr. | 12th Worcester | 6/22/2016 |
James E. Timilty | Bristol and Norfolk | 6/22/2016 |
Patrick O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk | 6/22/2016 |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 6/19/2019 |
Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk | 6/19/2019 |
Donald H. Wong | 9th Essex | 6/22/2016 |
Nicholas A. Boldyga | 3rd Hampden | 6/23/2016 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 6/22/2016 |
Mathew Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 6/22/2016 |
Susannah M. Whipps Lee | 2nd Franklin | 6/22/2016 |
Barbara A. L'Italien | Second Essex and Middlesex | 6/19/2019 |
Shaunna L. O'Connell | 3rd Bristol | 6/19/2019 |
RoseLee Vincent | 16th Suffolk | 6/19/2019 |
Michael F. Rush | Norfolk and Suffolk | 6/23/2016 |
Jennifer L. Flanagan | Worcester and Middlesex | 6/19/2019 |
Kenneth I. Gordon | 21st Middlesex | 6/19/2019 |
Carole A. Fiola | 6th Bristol | 6/19/2019 |
Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. | 28th Middlesex | 6/19/2019 |
John H. Rogers | 12th Norfolk | 6/19/2019 |
Harriette L. Chandler | First Worcester | 6/24/2016 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4859 FILED ON: 6/15/2016
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4466
By Representative Frost of Auburn and Senator Moore, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Paul K. Frost, Michael O. Moore and others relative to fines and punishment for committing assault or assault and battery on law enforcement officers while in the performance of their duties. 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 protecting police officers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 13D of Chapter 265, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:-
Whoever commits an assault or an assault and battery upon a law enforcement officer, when such an officer is engaged in the performance of their duties, that results in bodily injury shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 5 years or in the house of correction for not more than 2 1/2 years, or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Second or subsequent assaults upon a law enforcement officer, when such an officer is engaged in the performance of their duties, or assaults and battery, resulting in bodily injury shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000, and imprisonment for not less than 1 year in a house of correction or more than 10 years in state prison.