HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1781        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3279

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael S. Day

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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 the punishment of organized retail crimes.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Michael S. Day

31st Middlesex

1/16/2019

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan

15 Commonwealth Ave Woburn, MA 01801

1/16/2019

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1781        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3279

By Mr. Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3279) of Michael S. Day and others relative to the punishment of organized retail crimes.  The Judiciary.

 

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 the punishment of organized retail crimes.

 

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 (b) of § 30D of Chapter 266 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in the second sentence after the words “shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 10 years” the following language: “or imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 2 ½ years”.

SECTION 2. Subsection (c) of § 30D of Chapter 266 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in the second sentence after the words “shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 15 years” the following language: “or imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 2 ½ years”.

SECTION 3. § 26 of Chapter 218 of the General Laws, as amended by St.2018, c. 69, §109, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “and sections sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty-eight, thirty” the following language: “thirty D”.