Bill Text: MA H2269 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Legislation to enhance the threats statute
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 6/4 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room A2 [H2269 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2269-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael F. Rush
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
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��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act to enhance the threats statute.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
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Michael F. Rush |
10th Suffolk |
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Thomas M. Menino |
Mayor of Boston |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act to enhance the threats statute.
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it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
����������� Chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Section 13L the following new section:-
�Section 13M.� Threats; arrest.
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections two and three of chapter two hundred and seventy-five or any other general or special law to the contrary, no person shall threaten to commit a crime against the person or property of another, under circumstances that would reasonably justify apprehension on the part of any ordinary person.� A police officer may arrest, without a warrant, any person for whom the officer has probable cause to believe is violation or has violated this section.�
