SENATE DOCKET, NO. 683 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 863
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Karen E. Spilka
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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 permit the setting of both cash bail and pretrial conditions in domestic violence matters..
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Karen E. Spilka |
[District]
|
Cory Atkins | 14th Middlesex |
Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex |
Tom Sannicandro | 7th Middlesex |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 683 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 863
By Ms. Spilka, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 863) of Sannicandro, Walsh, Dykema and other members of the General Court for legislation to permit the setting of both cash bail and pretrial conditions in domestic violence matters [Joint Committee on the Judiciary]. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
SENATE
, NO. 1804 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act to permit the setting of both cash bail and pretrial conditions in domestic violence matters..
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 42A of Chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended, in line 7, after the words “terms of” by inserting the following: “bail or”.
SECTION 2. Section 58B of said Chapter 276 is hereby amended, in line 2, after the words “pursuant to” by inserting the following: “section 42A or”.
SECTION 3. Section 58B of said Chapter 276 is hereby amended, in line 2, after the words “section 58A”; by inserting the following: “or section 87”.
