Bill Text: MA H4004 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: The classification of sex offenders

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 6/30 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room B1 [H4004 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H4004-Introduced.html

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Richard J. Ross

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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 to provide protection against sex offenders.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
Richard J. Ross	9th Norfolk
Scott P. Brown	Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex
Elizabeth Poirier	14th Bristol
Brian A. Joyce	Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth
Robert L. Hedlund	Plymouth and Norfolk

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act to provide protection against sex offenders.

                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 (a) of section 178E of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the second sentence the following sentence:

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, for purposes of notification every sex offender shall be classified as level 3 until the classification is finalized.

SECTION 2.  Subsection (a of said section 178H of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “forth” in line 12, the following words:-

In this chapter or         

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