By Mr. Walsh of Boston, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1764) of Martin J. Walsh and Pam Richardson relative to the penalty for persons found guilty of the crime of criminally negligent homicide.  The Judiciary.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Martin J. Walsh

Pam Richardson

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to criminally negligent homicide.

    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 30A. A person is guilty of criminally negligent homicide when, with criminal negligence, he causes the death of another person. For purposes of this section, “criminal negligence” is the failure to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk that is of such nature and degree that the failure to perceive it constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would observe under the circumstances.
Whoever is guilty of criminally negligent homicide shall be punished by imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than 2½ years and a fine of not more than $10,000.00.