Bill Text: MA H2264 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: The powers and duties of sheriffs in the transportation and control of persons under the jurisdiction of such sheriffs
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 6/4 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room A2 [H2264 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2264-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.
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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 bill:
An Act Relative to the State Police .
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. |
12th Hampden |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act Relative to the State Police .
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. Chapter 37 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out section 13 and inserting the following new section in place of:-
“As it directly relates to transporting or confining a person for which they are responsible, they may require suitable aid in the execution of their office in a criminal case, in the preservation of the peace, in the apprehending or securing of a person for a breach of the peace and in cases of escape or rescue of persons arrested upon civil process; provided further that this authority shall not be construed as allowing sheriffs, deputy sheriffs or special sheriffs to exercise police powers apart from the transporting or confining of a person for which they are responsible.”
