HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 76        FILED ON: 1/3/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3477

 

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

1/3/2019

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/10/2019

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

1/24/2019

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

1/31/2019

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

1/9/2019

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/29/2019

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

1/24/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

1/30/2019

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

1/22/2019

Rady Mom

18th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/30/2019

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

1/29/2019

Alan Silvia

7th Bristol

1/4/2019

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

1/9/2019

Alyson M. Sullivan

7th Plymouth

1/31/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 76        FILED ON: 1/3/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3477

By Mr. Whelan of Brewster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3477) of Timothy R. Whelan and others relative to testimony in operating under the influence of alcohol cases.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 987 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 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.”