HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1841 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1288
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:
An Act relative to resisting arrest.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Stephen R. Canessa | 12th Bristol |
Antonio F. D. Cabral | 13th Bristol |
Steven L. Levy | 4th Middlesex |
Shaunna O'Connell | 3rd Bristol |
Benjamin Swan | 11th Hampden |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1841 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1288
By Mr. Canessa of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1288) of Stephen R. Canessa and others relative to the penalties for the crime of resisting arrest. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 1313 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to resisting arrest.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 32B of chapter 268 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (d) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:—
(d) Whoever violates this section shall be punished by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 2 and ½ years or a fine of not more than $500, or both; provided, however, that whoever violates this section, where the violation results in injury to the police officer, shall be punished by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 2 and ½ years and a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 10 years.
