Amendment #434 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 move to amend the bill by inserting the following new sections: --

"SECTION XX . Section 13D of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- Any officer authorized to make arrests may arrest without a warrant any person who the officer has probable cause to believe has committed the above offense and may keep said person in custody for not more than 24 hours, or until the next sitting of the court, during which period the officer shall seek the issuance of a complaint and request a bail determination.

SECTION XX.  Section 13I of said chapter 265, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- Any officer authorized to make arrests may arrest without a warrant any person who the officer has probable cause to believe has committed the above offense and may keep said person in custody for not more than 24 hours, or until the next sitting of the court, during which period the officer shall seek the issuance of a complaint and request a bail determination.”