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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2690 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1666
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Christopher M. Markey
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to high speed chases.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Christopher M. Markey9th Bristol1/19/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2690 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1666
By Representative Markey of Dartmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1666) of
Christopher M. Markey relative to the penalty for causing high speed chases. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1770 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to high speed chases.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by inserting after section 25 the following section:—
3 Section 25A. Whoever willfully ignores the signal of a police officer to stop a motor
4vehicle and then operates the motor vehicle at a rate of speed in excess of 20 miles per hour over
5the speed limit established under sections 17, 17A, and 18 for a distance of a mile shall be
6punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 dollars and by imprisonment in a jail or house of
7correction for not more than 2 and ½ years, or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more
8than 5 years.