Bill H.1314 186th (2009 - 2010)

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2170        FILED ON: 1/13/2009

HOUSE  .   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1314

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Stephen R. Canessa

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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 passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to high speed chases.

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PETITION OF :

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3448 OF 2007-2008.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
 

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act relative to high speed chases.


 

              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 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after sec tion 25 the following section:—

              Section 25A.   Whoever willfully ignores the signal of a police officer to stop a motor vehicle and then operates the motor vehicle at a rate of speed in excess of 20 miles per hour over the speed limit established under sec tions 17, 17A, and 18 for a distance of a mile shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 dollars and by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 2 and ½ years, or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 5 year s.