Bill Text: MA H1333 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Child testimony in criminal cases
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 10/27 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room B1 [H1333 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1333-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Robert A. DeLeo
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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 relative to child testimony in criminal proceedings
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
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Robert A. DeLeo 19th Suffolk
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to child testimony in criminal proceedings
Be it enacted
by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by
the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 20 of chapter 233 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 official edition, is hereby amended by striking the fourth clause and inserting in place thereof the following:--
Fourth, An unemancipated, minor child, shall not testify before a grand jury, trial of an indictment, complaint or other criminal proceeding, against a parent who maintains either physical custody, legal custody or both over said child, where the victim in such proceeding is not a member of said parent's family and who does not reside in the said parent's household. For the purposes of this clause the term "parent'' shall mean the natural or adoptive mother or father of said child.
