Amendment #434, as changed to H4000

Assault on a transit driver

Representatives Straus of Mattapoisett, Ayers of Quincy, Chan of Quincy, Jones of North Reading, Cusack of Braintree, Heroux of Attleboro, Dwyer of Woburn, Nyman of Hanover, Markey of Dartmouth, Brady of Brockton, Murphy of Weymouth, Cantwell of Marshfield and Fennell of Lynn Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett moves to amend amendment #434 by striking out the amendment in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:-

Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett moves to amend the bill by inserting after section 65 the following section:-

SECTION 65A. Section 13D of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following paragraph:-

Whoever commits an assault and battery upon a public employee when such person is operating a public transit vehicle shall be punished by imprisonment of not more than 2 ½ years in a house of correction or by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000, or both such imprisonment and fine.