HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 130        FILED ON: 1/7/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3270

 

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

1/7/2019

Paul A. Schmid, III

8th Bristol

1/22/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

1/29/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 130        FILED ON: 1/7/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3270

By Mr. Cutler of Duxbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3270) of Josh S. Cutler, Paul A. Schmid, III and Michael D. Brady 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. 759 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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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.