HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 490 FILED ON: 1/18/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 429
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James J. Dwyer
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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 falsely assuming to be a public official.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
James J. Dwyer | 30th Middlesex |
Geraldo Alicea | 6th Worcester |
Jennifer E. Benson | 37th Middlesex |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden |
James E. Timilty |
[District]
|
Shaunna O'Connell | 3rd Bristol |
Kathi-Anne Reinstein | 16th Suffolk |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex |
Martin J. Walsh | 13th Suffolk |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 490 FILED ON: 1/18/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 429
By Mr. Dwyer of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 429) of James J. Dwyer and others relative to the penalties imposed for falsely assuming to be a public official. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 1345 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to falsely assuming to be a public official.
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 33 of chapter 268 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 11 and 12, the words “ a fine of not more than four hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 2 ½ years or by both such fine and imprisonment.
