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Civil Infraction Commission
Board Information
Policy Area
Public SafetyPurpose
There shall be a permanent commission to study and analyze the imposition of civil penalties on certain offenses within the commonwealth. The duties and responsibilities of the commission shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) identify all violations of the general laws that are currently classified as a misdemeanor; (ii) determine the number of arrests made per year pursuant to such statutory violations; (iii) determine the number of such arrests which result in charges being filed by a district attorney's office and the percentage of such charges for which the commonwealth sought incarceration; (iv) determine the number of cases disposed of per year pursuant to such statutory violations; (v) determine the number of convictions per year pursuant to such statutory violations; (vi) determine the number of persons incarcerated in a house of correction pursuant to such statutory violations and; (vii) the number of occurrences per year in which a district attorney's office exercised the discretion authorized by section 70C of chapter 277 of the General Laws.Legal Authority
Board Members
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| Member↓↓ | Seat Name | Appointing Authority | Term End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Stephen M. Adams | Attorney General or Designee | Ex Officio | - |
| Mr. Anthony Benedetti | Chief Counsel of the Committee for Public Counsel Services or Designee | Ex Officio | - |
| Dr. Francis J. Carney Jr. | Chief Justice of Administration and Management or Designee | Ex Officio | - |
| Mr. R.J. Cinquegrana | President of the Boston Bar Association or Designee | Ex Officio | - |
| Senator Cynthia Stone Creem | Senate President or Designee | Ex Officio | - |
| Aviva Jeruchim | Private Counsel Division of Said Committee Designee | Ex Officio | - |
| The Honorable Matthew Machera | Speaker of the House or Designee | Ex Officio | - |
| - | Governor or Designee | Ex Officio | - |
| - | President of MA Association of District Attorneys | Ex Officio | - |
| - | President of MA Bar Association or Designee | Ex Officio | - |
| - | Commissioner of Probation or Designee | Ex Officio | - |