Amendment #267 to H4700

Law Enforcement Officer, definition

Mr. Whelan of Brewster moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

SECTION XXXX:    Section 1 of Chapter 6E of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the definition of "Law enforcement officer", the following two sentences:-

"All law enforcement officers employed by a law enforcement agency as defined in Chapter 6E section 1 shall have all the powers and authorities of police officers.  Wherever “police officer” appears in the Massachusetts General Laws as providing legal authority to “police officers” to engage in law enforcement efforts, that definition shall include all officers who have been POST certified from any law enforcement agency defined in Chapter 6E section 1."

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #267 to H4700

Law Enforcement Officer, definition