HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1704 FILED ON: 1/12/2009
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 the penal
ty for interfering with certain medical personnel in the line of duty.
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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Viriato Manuel deMacedo
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1st Plymouth
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Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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20th Middlesex
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George N. Peterson, Jr.
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9th Worcester
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Elizabeth Poirier
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14th Bristol
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Paul K. Frost
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7th Worcester
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Susan Williams Gifford
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2nd Plymouth
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Bradford R. Hill
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4th Essex
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Richard J. Ross
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9th Norfolk
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Todd M. Smola
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1st Hampden
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Robert S. Hargraves
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1st Middlesex
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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1299 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 the penalty for interfering with certain medical personnel in the line of duty.
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 265 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 13I, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition and inserting in place thereof the following section: -
Section 13I.
Whoever commits an assault and battery on an emergency medical technician, an ambulance operator, registered nurse, registered nurse psychologist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, ambulance attendant, nurse’s aide, diagnostic technician including phlebotomists and EKG technician and security officer, while said technician, operator, registered nurse, registered nurse psychologist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, attendant, nurse’s aide, diagnostic technicians, including phlebotomists and EKG technicians, radiology technicians and security officers is treating or transporting, in the line of duty, shall be punished by imprisonment in the house of correction for not less than 90 days nor more than 2 1/2 years or by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000, or both.
