SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1033        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 918

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

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:

 

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

 

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

1/23/2017

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/31/2017

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

2/2/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1033        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 918

By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 918) of Michael O. Moore, James R. Miceli, Timothy R. Whelan and Hannah Kane 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.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4466 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 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.