By Mr. Wallace of Boston, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3833) of Brian P. Wallace and others for legislation to increase the penalty for refusing to submit to lawful requests by police officers. The Judiciary.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Brian P. Wallace

Michael E. Festa

Thomas M. Menino

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to the failure to submit to a police officer.

    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 25 of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking in the last line the words “shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars” and inserting in place thereof the following:-

 “shall be punished by imprisonment in jail for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.”