Bill Text: MA H1367 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: The possession of firearms by police officers in certain court facilities
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 6/2 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room A2 [H1367 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1367-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John V. Fernandes
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to security in all court buildings and facilities.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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John V. Fernandes |
10th Worcester |
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Richard T. Moore |
Worcester and Norfolk |
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Geraldo Alicea |
6th Worcester |
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Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to security in all court buildings and facilities.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 220 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 14A the following section:-
Section 14B. Police officers, as defined in section l of chapter 90C, shall not be prohibited from carrying or possessing on their person a firearm or other protective equipment in any court facility. building, courtroom or other room of any description within the control, possession or use of the trial court, the appeals court or the supreme judicial court except that firearms shall be prohibited from the prisoner lockup and when said officer is a personal party to pending litigation or other legal matter before the court.
