By Mr. Turkington of Falmouth, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1748) of Eric Turkington and others for legislation to extend the statute of limitations for certain crimes committed against police officers.  The Judiciary.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Eric Turkington

Robert A. O'Leary

Therese Murray

Matthew C. Patrick

Cleon H. Turner

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act extending the statute of limitations for certain crimes committed against police 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.  Section 63 of chapter 277 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence:

“Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, if a victim of a crime, for an offense set forth in section thirteen A, thirteen D, fifteen, and fifteen A of chapter 265 of the General Laws, or conspiracy to commit any of said offense or as an accessory thereto, is a police officer, an indictment may be found and filed within thirty years of commission of such offense.”