Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H3327 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2853 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3327
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Carlos González
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9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act relative to sheriff’s citations.
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14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Carlos González10th Hampden1/19/2023Bud L. Williams11th Hampden1/25/2023Brian M. Ashe2nd Hampden3/8/2023 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2853 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3327
18	18	By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3327) of
19	19	Carlos González, Bud L. Williams and Brian M. Ashe for legislation to authorize sheriffs and
20	20	members of sheriffs departments to issue traffic citations. Transportation.
21	21	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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23	23	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
24	24	(2023-2024)
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26	26	An Act relative to sheriff’s citations.
27	27	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
28	28	of the same, as follows:
29	29	1 SECTION 1. Section 2 of chapter 90C of the General Laws is hereby amended by
30	30	2striking out the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
31	31	3 Each police chief shall issue citation books to each permanent full-time police officer of
32	32	4his department whose duties may or will include traffic duty or traffic law enforcement, or
33	33	5directing or controlling traffic, and to such other officers as he at his discretion may determine.
34	34	6Each Sheriff may issue citation books to each deputy sheriff of his or her department whose
35	35	7duties may or will include traffic duty or traffic law enforcement, or directing or controlling
36	36	8traffic, and to such other deputy sheriffs he or her at his or her discretion may determine. Each
37	37	9police chief or Sheriff shall obtain a receipt on a form approved by the registrar from such officer
38	38	10to whom a citation book has been issued. Each police chief or Sheriff shall also maintain citation
39	39	11books at police or Sheriff’s department headquarters for the recording of automobile law
40	40	12violations by police officers or deputy sheriffs to whom citation books have not been issued. The 2 of 2
41	41	13executive office of public safety and security shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing
42	42	14the standards required by this section for the issuance of electronic citations, including the proper
43	43	15equipment to be maintained by each department. In lieu of issuing citation books or in addition
44	44	16thereto, each police chief or Sheriff whose department issues citations electronically may grant
45	45	17authority to do so to each police officer or deputy sheriff of his or her department who has been
46	46	18trained pursuant to the regulations promulgated pursuant to this section.
47	47	19 SECTION 2. Section 1 of chapter 90C of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
48	48	20amended by inserting in the definition of “Police Chief” after the words “the colonel of state
49	49	21police,” the following words:- the sheriff of a county,