Massachusetts H1894 aims to prevent the use of evidence from unrelated criminal activity during traffic stops.
Massachusetts H1894 seeks to promote equity in traffic stops by ensuring that evidence obtained during a traffic stop is inadmissible in any criminal proceeding if it is unrelated to the traffic violation. The bill stipulates that such evidence can only be used if the officer had reasonable suspicion or probable cause to believe that the operator or passenger was engaged in a felony or misdemeanor prior to initiating the stop. The burden of proof in any motion to suppress such evidence falls on the commonwealth.
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