By Mr. Frost of Auburn, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3871) of Paul K. Frost relative to the penalties for throwing or shooting objects at motorvehicles. The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

 

Paul K. Frost

 

 

 

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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 An Act relative to the throwing missiles at motor vehicles

 

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

 

Section 104 of chapter 159 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:-

 

Whoever willfully throws or shoots a missile at a motor vehicle, locomotive engine, or railroad or railway car or train or at a motor bus or trackless trolley vehicle, or school bus, or in any way assaults or interferes with a driver, conductor, engineer, brakeman, motorman or operator while in the performance of his duty on or near such engine, car, train, motor bus or trackless trolley vehicle or school bus shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 5 years.