By Mr. Jones of North Reading, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1507) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to establish a criminal penalty for possession of a handcuff key by certain persons held in custody.  The Judiciary.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

Mary S. Rogeness

George N. Peterson, Jr.

John A. Lepper

Viriato Manuel deMacedo

Paul K. Frost

Robert S. Hargraves

Elizabeth A. Poirier

Karyn E. Polito

Richard J. Ross

Susan Williams Gifford

Jeffrey Davis Perry

Paul J. P. Loscocco

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Todd M. Smola

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to the protection of public safety officers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.  Chapter 268 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 48 of the acts of 2006, is hereby amended by inserting, after section 15A, the following new section:- 

Section 15B. Any prisoner or inmate of any penal or correctional facility in the commonwealth, whether being held in custody for a court appearance, or committed to any penal or correctional facility in the commonwealth under a lawful order of a court, who is found in possession of a handcuff key shall be punished by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for a term of one year.