HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2698        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1828

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

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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 corrections officer safety.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

1/11/2023

Marcus S. Vaughn

9th Norfolk

1/23/2023

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/24/2023

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

1/25/2023

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/25/2023

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

1/25/2023

Jessica Ann Giannino

16th Suffolk

1/30/2023

Steven George Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

1/30/2023

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

1/30/2023

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

1/30/2023

Rodney M. Elliott

16th Middlesex

1/30/2023

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

1/30/2023

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

1/31/2023

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

1/31/2023

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Norfolk

2/1/2023

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

2/1/2023

Kathleen R. LaNatra

12th Plymouth

2/1/2023

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/2/2023

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

2/2/2023

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

2/7/2023

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

2/17/2023

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester and Hampshire

2/22/2023

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

3/21/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2698        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1828

By Representative Zlotnik of Gardner, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1828) of Jonathan D. Zlotnik and others relative to penalties for assault and battery upon a corrections officer or other Department of Correction staff person.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to corrections officer safety.

 

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. Chapter 265 Section 13D of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the last paragraph, the following paragraph:

"Whoever commits an assault and battery upon a corrections officer, or other Department of Corrections staff person when such person is engaged in the performance of their duties at the time of such assault and battery and who by such assault and battery causes serious bodily injury to the corrections officer, or Department of Corrections staff person shall be punished by a term of imprisonment in the state prison for not less than 1 year nor more than 10 years, or house of correction for not less than 1 year, nor more than 2 1/2 years. No sentence imposed pursuant to this section shall be for less than a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 1 year and a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $10,000 may be imposed but not in lieu of the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment. A prosecution commenced under this paragraph shall not be placed on file or continued without a finding and a sentence imposed upon a person convicted of violating this paragraph shall not be suspended or reduced, nor shall such person be eligible for probation, parole, work release, furlough or receive any deduction from the person's sentence for good conduct until such person shall have served said mandatory minimum term of imprisonment. For purposes of this section, the term ''serious bodily injury'' shall mean bodily injury which results in a permanent disfigurement, protracted loss or impairment of a bodily function, limb or organ or substantial risk of death."