Bill Text: MA S1769 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Provide for the protection of justices of the commonwealth
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-05 - Reporting date extended to Friday, May 7, 2010 [S1769 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1769-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Morrissey, Michael (SEN)
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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 providing for the protection of justices of the commonwealth.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Morrissey, Michael (SEN) |
Norfolk and Plymouth |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S00977 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act providing for the protection of justices of the
commonwealth.
��������������� 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 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:-
SECTION 45. Whoever threatens, commits an assault or an assault and battery upon, or whoever stalks a justice of the Trial Court, Appeals court, Supreme Judicial Court or the Department of the Industrial Accidents Board shall be punished by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not less than ninety days nor more than two and one-half years or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars or both.
