SECTION 1. Section 21D of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 2, after the words “disposition of” the following words:- misdemeanors not ineligible for decriminalization under section seventy-C of chapter two hundred and seventy seven, any matters deemed civil infractions by any general or special law, and any.
SECTION 2. Section 21D of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following paragraph:-
A police officer taking cognizance of any such violation may request the offender to state his name and address. Whoever, upon such request, refuses to state his name and address, or states a false name and address or a name and address which is not his name and address in ordinary use, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty nor more than fifty dollars. Any such offender who refuses upon such request to state his name and address or states a false name and address or a name and address which is not his name and address in ordinary use may be arrested without a warrant.
SECTION 3. Section 21D of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting, in line 6, after the word “ordinance” the following words:- , misdemeanor, civil infraction,.
SECTION 4. Section 21D of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 9 and 10, the following words:- shall, or, if so provided in such ordinance or by-law,.
SECTION 5. Section 21D of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting, in line 80, after the word “ordinance” the following words:- , misdemeanor, civil infraction,.
SECTION 6. Section 21D of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting at the end of the seventh paragraph the following 2 sentences:- Such persons shall also be punished by a fine of not less than twenty nor more than fifty dollars. If the person fails, without good cause, to appear in response to the summons, and the court has satisfactory proof of service of said summons, an arrest warrant may be issued, and shall be served by any officer authorized to serve criminal process.
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