Bill Text: MA S952 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

---

Bill Title: Authorize the police officers to take certain actions outside their jurisdiction

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 6/4 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room A2 [S952 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-S952-Introduced.html

---

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

^{_______________}

PRESENTED BY:

Mr. Knapik

^{_______________}

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 authorizing the police officers to take certain actions outside their jurisdiction.

^{_______________}

PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
Mr. Brown	Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex
Stephen L. DiNatale	3rd Worcester
Mr. Hedlund	Plymouth and Norfolk
Mr. Knapik	Second Hampden and Hampshire
Mr. Tarr	First Essex and Middlesex
Mr. Tisei	Middlesex and Essex
Todd M. Smola	1st Hampden

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01390 OF 2007-2008.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

^{_______________}

In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

^{_______________}

An Act authorizing the police officers to take certain actions outside their jurisdiction.

��������������� 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 41 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 98 G, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, the following section: -

            Section 98H.  A police officer of a city or town who is empowered to make arrests within a city or town may, while on official duty in a city or town that borders their own jurisdiction, take any legal action or exercise any lawful act to enforce the General Laws of the Commonwealth.  

�����������