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Introduced Session
187th General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to improving the apprehension of drunk drivers and other law violators. The Judiciary.
AI Summary
This bill amends Section 98A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws to allow police officers to stop individuals or vehicles in neighboring cities or towns if they have a reasonable belief that the person or vehicle recently passed through their own jurisdiction under circumstances that would have justified a stop for reasons such as making an arrest, placing someone in protective custody, issuing a ticket, or taking other enforcement actions, and importantly, this change clarifies that such stops will not lead to the dismissal of criminal cases or the suppression of evidence, and it also confirms that this provision does not limit existing police powers and is intended to reflect current common law regarding police authority.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (57)
Alice Peisch (D)*,
Jim Arciero (D),
Demetrius Atsalis (D),
Jay Barrows (R),
Matthew Beaton (R),
Jennifer Benson (D),
John Binienda (D),
Paul Brodeur (D),
Will Brownsberger (D),
Thomas Calter (D),
Gailanne Cariddi (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Thomas Conroy (D),
Mark Cusack (D),
Viriato deMacedo (R),
Sal DiDomenico (D),
Stephen DiNatale (D),
James Dwyer (D),
Carolyn Dykema (D),
Lori Ehrlich (D),
Christopher Fallon (D),
Ryan Fattman (R),
Kim Ferguson (R),
John Fernandes (D),
Jennifer Flanagan (D),
Bill Galvin (D),
Colleen Garry (D),
Anne Gobi (D),
Jonathan Hecht (D),
Randy Hunt (R),
Brad Jones (R),
John Keenan (D),
John Keenan (D),
Michael Knapik (R),
Peter Kocot (D),
Kevin Kuros (R),
Jason Lewis (D),
David Linsky (D),
Marc Lombardo (R),
Mike Moore (D),
Richard Moore (D),
David Nangle (D),
George Peterson (R),
Angelo Puppolo (D),
Kathi-Anne Reinstein (D),
Richard Ross (R),
Stephen Smith (D),
Todd Smola (R),
Theodore Speliotis (D),
Bill Straus (D),
Bruce Tarr (R),
David Torrisi (D),
Cleon Turner (D),
Dave Vieira (R),
Daniel Webster (R),
Daniel Winslow (R),
Donald Wong (R),
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H4364 (on 07/31/2012)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/187/House/H2253 |
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/187/H2253 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/PDF?billId=9379&generalCourtId=1 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/BillHtml/9379?generalCourtId=1 |
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