SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1554 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 811
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bruce E. Tarr
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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 provide transparent sex offender information to the public.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex |
Bruce J. Ayers | 1st Norfolk |
John P. Fresolo | 16th Worcester |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable |
Angelo L. D'Emilia | 8th Plymouth |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol |
Christine E. Canavan | 10th Plymouth |
James J. Lyons, Jr. | 18th Essex |
Nicholas A. Boldyga | 3rd Hampden |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex |
Ryan C. Fattman | 18th Worcester |
Joseph DiPietro, the President of Protect Mass Children | 1150 Walnut Street, Newton, MA |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1554 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 811
By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 811) of Bruce E. Tarr, Bruce J. Ayers, John P. Fresolo, Randy Hunt and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide transparent sex offender information to the public. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act to provide transparent sex offender information to the public.
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. Subsection (e) of section 178D of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking after the words “level 1” the words “or level 2”.
Said chapter shall be further amended in subsection (ii) of said section 178D by adding at the end thereof the words “, including institutions of higher learning.”
SECTION 2. Clause (6) of subsection (b) of section 178J of said chapter is hereby amended by striking the words “ if available”.
SECTION 3. Subsection (c) of section 178J of said chapter is hereby amended by inserting after the words “classified as a” the words “level 1”.
SECTION 4. Section 178I of chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the words “by the board as” the words “level 1.”
