HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 208        FILED ON: 1/10/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 987

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Timothy R. Whelan

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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 testimony in OUI alcohol cases.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/10/2017

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/19/2017

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

1/23/2017

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

1/18/2017

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/30/2017

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

2/2/2017

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/31/2017

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

2/1/2017

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

2/1/2017

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

2/2/2017

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

1/19/2017

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/19/2017

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

2/1/2017

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/12/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 208        FILED ON: 1/10/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 987

By Mr. Whelan of Brewster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 987) of Timothy R. Whelan and others relative to testimony in operating under the influence of alcohol cases.  The Judiciary.

 

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 testimony in OUI alcohol cases.

 

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. Subsection 1(e) of Section 24 of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following:- “Evidence that the defendant failed or refused to consent to such test or analysis shall not be admissible against him in a civil proceeding, but shall be admissible in any criminal proceeding where he elects to testify, and in any action by the registrar under paragraph (f) or in any proceedings provided for in section twenty-four N.”