Bill Text: MA S1720 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to wiretapping in the commonwealth
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 7/14 at 12:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium [S1720 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1720-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Brian A. Joyce (BY REQUEST)
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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 Relavtive to wire-tapping in the Commonwealth.
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PETITION OF:
Name: |
District/Address: |
Michael Hyde |
148 Brichell St. |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act Relavtive to wire-tapping in the Commonwealth.
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. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph D of section 99 of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following clause:- g. for a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire or oral communication where such person is a party to the communication or where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to such interception, unless such communication is intercepted for the purpose of committing any criminal or tortious act in violation of the constitution or laws of the United States or of any State or for the purpose of committing any other injurious act.