The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cynthia Stone Creem
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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 regarding the definition of a default warrant.
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PETITION OF:
Name: |
District/Address: |
Cynthia Stone Creem |
First Middlesex and Norfolk |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act regarding the definition of a default warrant.
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 23A of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
A
warrant that is issued because a person has forfeited or made default upon his
or her bail bond or recognizance or has been surrendered by a probation officer
may be designated as a default warrant.