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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill S.1257 194th (Current)

An Act relative to crimes relating to distribution of controlled substances causing death

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1257) of Bruce E. Tarr and Steven George Xiarhos for legislation relative to crimes relating to distribution of controlled substances causing death. The Judiciary.

Bill Information

Presenter:
Bruce E. Tarr

provides that any person who, while in the course of trafficking or unlawfully distributing a controlled substance, knowingly or intentionally manufactures, distributes, dispenses, delivers, gives away, barters, administers or provides any amount of such a substance or counterfeit substance which results in death shall be punished as murder in the second degree; further provides that lack of knowledge of a previous health condition shall not be a defense to a violation of this section.

* The bill summary was created by the Primary Sponsor of the bill; no committee of the General Court certifies the accuracy of its contents.

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