Bill Text: MA H1529 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizing the recording of conversations during certain investigations
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 [H1529 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1529-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael J. Moran
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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 authorizing recording of conversations during investigations.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Michael J. Moran |
18th Suffolk |
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Richard J. Ross |
9th Norfolk |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1598 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act authorizing recording of conversations during
investigations.
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. Subsection D of section 99 of chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, after paragraph 2 (e), the following paragraph: -
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a law enforcement official conducting an authorized investigation into a crime against a person or for arson may conduct a one party recording with a suspect in a police facility which had clear and conspicuous notices that conversations concerning crimes against a person or for arson may be recorded in said facility without an additional notice after the individual has given his Miranda warnings.
