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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2865 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1846
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kate Lipper-Garabedian
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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 bringing the crime of leaving the scene of personal injury causing death within the
jurisdiction of the district court.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kate Lipper-Garabedian32nd Middlesex1/16/2025Middlesex District Attorney Marian
Ryan
15 Commonwealth Avenue, Worburn,
MA
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2865 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1846
By Representative Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1846) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan for legislation to
bring the crime of leaving the scene of personal injury causing death within the jurisdiction of
the district court. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1637 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act bringing the crime of leaving the scene of personal injury causing death within the
jurisdiction of the district court.
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 26 of chapter 218 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 official edition,
2is hereby amended by inserting, after the words “subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of
3subdivision (1) of section twenty-four,” in lines 11-12, the following words:- subparagraph (2) of
4paragraph (a½) of subdivision (2) of section twenty-four,