Bill Text: MA H4009 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Questions of the court to persons seeking protective orders
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 7/14 at 12:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium [H4009 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H4009-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cleon H. Turner
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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 protect orders.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
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Cleon H. Turner |
1st Barnstable |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to protect orders.
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 34E of chapter 208 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
Any judge faced with a person seeking a protective order shall ask such person whether he is involved in any current litigation including any other protective order, divorce, divorce modification, child support issues, assault, assault and battery or any other court action in any probate court of the commonwealth and, if the response is yes, said judge shall take whatever action he deems appropriate to address the immediate issue and shall then postpone any further action on the issue for no more than 10 days during which time the court where said judge is sitting shall forward or otherwise transfer the case to said probate court.
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