SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1869        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 938

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Richard J. Ross

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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 crimes against police officers.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

 

Ryan C. Fattman

Worcester and Norfolk

2/2/2017

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/14/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

4/6/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1869        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 938

By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 938) of Richard J. Ross, Ryan C. Fattman and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to crimes against police officers.  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 crimes against 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 1. Section 39 of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4 and 5, the words “or disability” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- disability or employment as a police officer.

SECTION 2. Subsection (a) of said section 39 of chapter 265, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following sentence:- For the purposes of this section, the term “police officer” shall mean any officer of a county, municipal or campus police department, the office of environmental law enforcement, the department of the state police, or the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority police department.