SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1669 FILED ON: 1/6/2009
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1586
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Scott P.
Brown
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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 punishing possession of marijuana in a vehicle
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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Scott P.
Brown
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Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex
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F. Jay Barrows
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1st Bristol
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Richard J. Ross
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9th Norfolk
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act punishing possession of marijuana in a vehicle.
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.
Section 24I of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following subsection:-
(e) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, whoever, upon any wa
y or in any place to which the public has a right of access, or upon any way or in any place to which members of the public have access as invitees or licensees, possesses any amount of marihuana in the passenger area of any motor vehicle shall be punished
by a fine of not less than $1,000. The court shall report any conviction or adjudication of delinquency by reason of a violation of this section to the registrar who shall suspend such defendant’s or juvenile’s license or right to operate for a period n
ot to exceed 90 days.
SECTION 2. Said section 24I of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “beverage”, in line 25, the following words:- or any amount of marihuana.
