Bill Text: MA H1786 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: The penalties for jaywalking
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 7/14 at 11:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium [H1786 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1786-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Martin J. Walsh
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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 to Amend the Jaywalking Statue.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Martin J. Walsh |
13th Suffolk |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act to Amend the Jaywalking Statue.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 18A of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the last sentence of the first paragraph and inserting in its place the following:-
“Whoever violates any provision of any such rule shall be punished by a fine of twenty dollars for the first, second, or third offense committed by such person within the jurisdiction of the district court in the particular calendar year, and by a fine of fifty dollars for the fourth and subsequent such offense so committed in such calendar year.”
