Session Laws

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 26 of chapter 218 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the word "age", in line 49, as appearing in the 1994 Official Edition, the following words:- , intimidation of a witness or juror under section thirteen B of chapter two hundred and sixty-eight.

SECTION 2. Section 13B of chapter 268 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "or", in line 3, the following words:- express or implied.

SECTION 3. Said section 13B of said chapter 268, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word "trial", in lines 5 and 9, in each instance, the following words:- , grand jury.

SECTION 4. Said section 13B of said chapter 268, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 10 to 12, inclusive, the words "the state prison for not less than two and one-half years and not more than five" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- a house of correction for not more than two and one-half years or in the state prison for not less than two and one-half years and not more than ten.

SECTION 5. Section 58A of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "ninety-four C", in line 17, the following words:- , arrested and charged with a violation of section thirteen B of chapter two hundred and sixty-eight.