HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 996 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 524
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Martin J. Walsh
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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:
An Act to increase access to information regarding drug overdose deaths .
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Martin J. Walsh | 13th Suffolk |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 996 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 524
By Mr. Walsh of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 524) of Martin J. Walsh relative to increasinh access to information regarding drug overdose deaths. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 1787 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act to increase access to information regarding drug overdose deaths .
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 7 of Chapter 38 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking the first paragraph and replacing it with the following:-
"If, during the course of investigation, the medical examiner is of the opinion that the death may have been caused by the act or negligence of another, or by the ingestion of narcotics, he or she shall at once notify the district attorney within whose district the deceased was found and the local law enforcement agency for such district or, if such act or negligence has occurred in a different district, the district attorney and the local law enforcement agency for such other district. He or she shall also make available to the district attorney and the local law enforcement agency any and all records pertaining to such investigation."
