{"id":356,"date":"2014-08-30T05:26:48","date_gmt":"2014-08-30T05:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/2014\/08\/massachusetts-governor-deval-p.html"},"modified":"2018-07-05T18:19:07","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T22:19:07","slug":"massachusetts-governor-deval-p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/massachusetts-governor-deval-p\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor signs Bill creating new crimes against suspects in domestic violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick recently signed into law a new senate act on domestic violence and sexual assaults. The legislation, known as Senate Bill 2334 &#8211; An Act relative to domestic violence, creates new criminal charges for domestic violence, requires the convening of special executive teams to investigate the causes and consequences of domestic violence across the state, and requires that funding be set aside for training state officers on handling domestic disputes. <\/p>\n<p><strong><big>Assault and Battery on Household Members<\/big><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Section 26 of the Senate bill amended chapter 265 of the Massachusetts General Laws by creating several new criminal charges where none previously existed. For example, an assault or an assault and battery on a family or household member is now punishable by imprisonment in the house of correction for up to 2 \u00bd years and a fine of $5000. This sentence applies only to first time offenders; subsequent offenders are punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment in state prison. <\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/massachusetts-governor-deval-p\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Governor signs Bill creating new crimes against suspects in domestic violence\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick recently signed into law a new senate act on domestic violence and sexual assaults. 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