SENATE, No. 810

By Mr. Brewer, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 810) of Stephen M. Brewer, Richard T. Moore, Todd M. Smola, Michael R. Knapik and other members of the General Court for legislation to authorizie the warrantless arrest for reckless or negligent vehicular homicide and reckless or negligent operation. The Judiciary.
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

AN ACT authorizing the warrantless arrest for reckless or negligent vehicular homicide and reckless or negligent operation

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.  This act may be cited as the Robert L. Martinelli Act.

Section 2.  Section 21 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "person", in line 34, the following words:- , or whoever operates a motor vehicle recklessly or negligently so that the lives or safety of the public might be endangered in violation of paragraph (a) of subdivision (2) of section 24, or whoever commits motor vehicle homicide in violation of subsection (a) or (b) of section 24G."