Bill > H3456

This bill proposes amendments to Section 13K of Chapter 265 of the General Laws, which deals with assault and battery on the elderly or disabled, by increasing penalties. Specifically, it changes the maximum prison sentence from three years to five years, and the maximum fine from $1,000 to $3,000 for certain offenses. It also modifies other penalty provisions within the same section, increasing the number of years for imprisonment from five to seven and the maximum fine from one thousand dollars to three thousand dollars, and adjusts a term from "ten" to "15" and another from "five" to "7". These changes aim to strengthen the legal consequences for those who commit assault and battery against vulnerable populations.