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| 2 | 2 | | FILED ON: 11/18/2024 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2983 |
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| 4 | 4 | | Senate, November 18, 2024 - Substituted as a new draft (Senator Pacehco) for the Senate Bill |
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| 5 | 5 | | relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of |
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| 6 | 6 | | Raynham (Senate, No. 2937). |
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| 7 | 7 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 8 | 8 | | _______________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 10 | 10 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 11 | 11 | | _______________ |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act authorizing the town of Raynham to appoint retired police officers as special police |
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| 13 | 13 | | officers. |
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| 14 | 14 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 15 | 15 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary but subject to |
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| 17 | 17 | | 2chapter 6E and section 96B of chapter 41 of the General Laws, the board of selectmen of the |
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| 18 | 18 | | 3town of Raynham may appoint, as the police chief considers necessary, retired police officers of |
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| 19 | 19 | | 4the town of Raynham as special police officers to perform police details or police duties arising |
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| 20 | 20 | | 5therefrom or during the course of the police detail work, whether or not related to the detail |
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| 21 | 21 | | 6work. Such retired police officers shall have been regular police officers and voluntary retired |
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| 22 | 22 | | 7based on superannuation. The special police officers shall not be subject to the maximum age |
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| 23 | 23 | | 8restrictions applied to regular police officers under chapter 32 of the General Laws but shall not |
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| 24 | 24 | | 9be eligible to serve as special police officers if they have reached the age of 70. Such special |
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| 25 | 25 | | 10police officers shall pass a medical examination by a physician or other certified professional |
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| 26 | 26 | | 11chosen by the town to determine that the officer is capable of performing the essential duties of a 2 of 3 |
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| 27 | 27 | | 12special police officer, the cost of which shall be borne by the special police officer, prior to |
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| 28 | 28 | | 13performing police details. |
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| 29 | 29 | | 14 SECTION 2. Special police officers appointed pursuant to this act shall not be subject to |
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| 30 | 30 | | 15chapter 31 of the General Laws, sections 85H and 85H½ of chapter 32 of the General Laws, |
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| 31 | 31 | | 16sections 99A, 100 or 111F of chapter 41 of the General Laws or chapter 150E of the General |
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| 32 | 32 | | 17Laws. Special police officers appointed pursuant to this act shall be subject to chapter 151A of |
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| 33 | 33 | | 18the General Laws. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 19 SECTION 3. Special police officers appointed pursuant to this act shall, when performing |
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| 35 | 35 | | 20the duties of a special police officer under section 1, have the same power to make arrests and to |
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| 36 | 36 | | 21perform other police functions as do regular police officers of the town of Raynham. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 22 SECTION 4. Special police officers shall be reappointed annually, subject to removal by |
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| 38 | 38 | | 23the board of selectmen of the town of Raynham at any time with 14 days’ written notice except |
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| 39 | 39 | | 24in cases where the police chief determines that immediate action is necessary to protect the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 25public safety. Upon request, the police chief shall provide reasons for removal in writing. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 26 SECTION 5. Special police officers appointed pursuant to this act shall be subject to the |
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| 42 | 42 | | 27rules and regulations, policies and procedures and requirements of the police department of the |
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| 43 | 43 | | 28town of Raynham, including restrictions on the type of detail assignment, requirements regarding |
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| 44 | 44 | | 29medical examinations to determine continued capacity to perform the duties of a special police |
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| 45 | 45 | | 30officer, requirements for training, requirements for firearm licensing and qualification and |
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| 46 | 46 | | 31requirements regarding uniforms and equipment. Compliance with all requirements shall be at no |
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| 47 | 47 | | 32cost to the town. 3 of 3 |
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| 48 | 48 | | 33 SECTION 6. Special police officers appointed under this act shall be sworn before the |
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| 49 | 49 | | 34town clerk of the town of Raynham who shall keep a record of all such appointments. |
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| 50 | 50 | | 35 SECTION 7. Appointment as a special police officer pursuant to this act shall not entitle |
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| 51 | 51 | | 36any officer to assignment to any specific detail or type of detail. |
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| 52 | 52 | | 37 SECTION 8. Retired police officers serving as special police officers under this act shall |
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| 53 | 53 | | 38be subject to the limitations on hours worked and on payments to retired town employees |
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| 54 | 54 | | 39pursuant to paragraph (b) of section 91 of chapter 32 of the General Laws. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 40 SECTION 9. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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