Protective Custody Update III
SECTION 68.
Said section 3 of said chapter 111B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 35 and 36, the words "intoxicated persons and alcoholics" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- individuals with an alcohol use disorder or substance use disorder or an acute-care hospital or satellite emergency facility as defined in section 51 1/2 of chapter 111.
Veto Explanation:
I am vetoing this section because I believe that creating authority for police officers to place in protective custody persons who are incapacitated due to controlled substances or toxic vapors can be done more effectively in the form I have proposed in an amended section 73.