HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1758 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1496
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Ronald Mariano
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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 for achieving insurance responsibility.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Ronald Mariano | 3rd Norfolk |
Martha Coakley | Attorney General |
Robert M. Koczera | 11th Bristol |
Jason M. Lewis | 31st Middlesex |
Cory Atkins | 14th Middlesex |
James R. Miceli | 19th Middlesex |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1758 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1496
By Mr. Mariano of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1496) of Ronald Mariano and others relative to the penalties for certain violations of the workers' compensation insurance law. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 468 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act for achieving insurance responsibility.
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 25C of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended in subsection (5), by striking out in the first sentence the words, “a fine of not more than one thousand five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both”, and inserting in place thereof the following:- imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 5 years or by imprisonment in jail for not less than 6 months nor more than 2 1/2 years or by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
