HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 58 FILED ON: 1/4/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 759
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Josh S. Cutler
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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 failure to yield to police pursuit.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Josh S. Cutler | 6th Plymouth | 1/4/2017 |
David F. DeCoste | 5th Plymouth | 1/24/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 58 FILED ON: 1/4/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 759
By Mr. Cutler of Duxbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 759) of Josh S. Cutler and David F. DeCoste relative to the penalty for failure to stop operating a motor vehicle when being pursued by a police officer. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1253 OF 2015-2016.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act relative to failure to yield to police pursuit.
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 25 of Chapter 90 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition by adding to the end of said section 25 the following:-
Any person who, while operating or in charge of a motor vehicle, when being pursued by a police officer in an official police vehicle displaying lights and siren, shall refuse or neglect to stop, shall be punished by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 2 1/2 years, or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.