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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 391 FILED ON: 1/13/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1216 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Patrick M. O'Connor |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to the protection of police officers. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and NorfolkDavid F. DeCoste5th Plymouth1/23/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 391 FILED ON: 1/13/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1216 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. O'Connor, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1216) of Patrick M. O'Connor |
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| 19 | 19 | | and David F. DeCoste for legislation relative to the protection of police officers. The Judiciary. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 1088 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act relative to the protection of police officers. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 Section 15A of Chapter 265 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2end the following new subsection:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 (e) Whoever commits assault with a dangerous weapon by discharging a firearm, large |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4capacity weapon, rifle, shotgun, sawed-off shotgun or machine gun, as defined in section 121 of |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5chapter 140, with the intent to physically harm a police officer, special police officer, state or |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6federal law enforcement officer, firefighter, officer or employee of the department of correction, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7officer or employee of a sheriff's department, officer or employee of a jail or officer or employee |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8of a house of correction in the performance of the officer’s duties, shall be punished by |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9imprisonment in a state prison for no less than 25 years and up to any term of years. |
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