Bill > H1865

This bill proposes to add a new section (Section 25A) to Chapter 90 of Massachusetts General Laws that establishes specific criminal penalties for high-speed chases. Under the proposed law, a person who willfully ignores a police officer's signal to stop and then drives more than 20 miles per hour over the speed limit for at least one mile can be punished by either a fine up to $1,000, imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for up to 2.5 years, or imprisonment in state prison for up to 5 years. This legislation aims to create a clear legal consequence for deliberately evading law enforcement and engaging in dangerous high-speed driving, potentially serving as a deterrent to such risky behavior and providing law enforcement with a specific statute to charge individuals who participate in high-speed chases.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1865