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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1158 FILED ON: 1/13/2009 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 996
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ PRESENTED BY: James E. Timilty _______________
To the Honorable Senate and House of
Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill: An Act regarding uniform police identifications cards. __________ _____ PETITION OF:
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________ In the Year Two Thousand and Nine _______________
An Act regarding uniform police identifications cards.
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. Chap ter 41, section 98D of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking the current section and inserting in its place the following section: Each city or town, and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Transit Police Department, shall issue to every full time police officer employed by it an identification card bearing the officer’s photograph and identity. The secretary of public safety shall have the authority to promulgate regulations relative to the issuance of identification cards to police officers. Such card shall be carried on the officer’s person, and shall be exhibited upon lawful request for purposes of identification. SECTION 2. Chapter 22C, section 19 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the fo llowing sentence: The secretary of public safety shall have the authority to promulgate regulations relative to the issuance of identification cards to state police officers. |