By Mr. Vallee of Franklin (by request), petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2001) of A. Wayne Sampson relative to establishing a police technology funds in cities and towns.  Municipalities and Regional Government.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

James E. Vallee

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act establishing a police technology fund.

    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.  Notwithstanding section 53 of chapter 44 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, any city or town may establish and maintain a separate account known as the Police Technology Fund.  The city or town treasurer shall keep the fund separate and apart from all other monies of the city or town and shall deposit in the account all monies for firearms licenses and firearm identification card fees received by the city or town.  The treasurer may invest these funds in the manner prescribed in sections 54 and 55 of said chapter 44.  The chief of police or a person authorized to act in the chief’s place may expend the principal and income from these funds for fees to the commonwealth for firearm licenses and firearm identification cards and for obtaining and modernizing equipment and new technology by the police department of the city or town.