HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 233        FILED ON: 1/14/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1921

 

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

1/14/2021

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/25/2021

Steven G. Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

1/25/2021

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/27/2021

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

2/1/2021

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/9/2021

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

2/11/2021

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

2/11/2021

Alyson M. Sullivan

7th Plymouth

2/24/2021

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/25/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 233        FILED ON: 1/14/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1921

By Mr. Whelan of Brewster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1921) 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. 3477 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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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.”