SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1808 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 880
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mark C. Montigny
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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 update the definition of leaving the scene of an accident aka Katie's Law.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Mark C. Montigny | Second Bristol and Plymouth |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1808 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 880
By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 880) of Mark C. Montigny for legislation to update the definition of leaving the scene of an accident aka Katie's Law. 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 update the definition of leaving the scene of an accident aka Katie's Law.
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. This bill may be known as an Act to update the definition leaving the scene of an accident a/k/a Katie’s Law
SECTION 2. Section 24 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “person”, in line 799, the following words:- “ or fails to make a reasonable investigation, including but not limited to, safely stopping to determine if a collision has occurred, shall create a rebuttable presumption that the defendant knowingly left the scene after collision”
SECTION 3. Section 24 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “person”, in line 809, the following words:- “or fails to make a reasonable investigation, including but not limited to, safely stopping to determine if a collision has occurred, shall create a rebuttable presumption that the defendant knowingly left the scene after collision”