Bill Text: MA S921 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced


Bill Title: For legislation relative to the safety law enforcement officers

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-15 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the Senate Committee on Ethics and Rules [S921 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-S921-Introduced.html

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mr. Brewer

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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 relative to the safety of law enforcement officers.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Mr. Brewer

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin

Richard T. Moore

Worcester and Norfolk

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

Scott P. Brown

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

Stephen Kulik

1st Franklin

Vincent A. Pedone

15th Worcester

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

John P. Fresolo

16th Worcester

Christine E. Canavan

10th Plymouth

William Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

George N. Peterson, Jr.

9th Worcester

Robert S. Hargraves

1st Middlesex

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

Richard J. Ross

9th Norfolk


 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act relative to the safety of law enforcement officers.



��������������� 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 1 of Chapter 275 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof, the following words:-

�; provided further that any law enforcement officer, in the course of official business, shall be permitted to carry such weapons as are authorized by his appointing authority while in any state or county courthouse.

As used in this section, �law enforcement officer� shall mean any state, county, or municipal police officer or special state police officer authorized to make arrests or serve criminal process.�����

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