Bill Text: MA S952 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorize the police officers to take certain actions outside their jurisdiction
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
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
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PRESENTED BY:
Mr. Knapik
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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 authorizing the police officers to take certain actions outside their jurisdiction.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Mr. Brown |
Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex |
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Stephen L. DiNatale |
3rd Worcester |
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Mr. Hedlund |
Plymouth and Norfolk |
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Mr. Knapik |
Second Hampden and Hampshire |
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Mr. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
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Mr. Tisei |
Middlesex and Essex |
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Todd M. Smola |
1st Hampden |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01390 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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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.
