HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1987 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1347
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael J. Moran
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act authorizing recording of conversations during investigations.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Michael J. Moran | 18th Suffolk | 1/20/2011 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1987 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1347
By Mr. Moran of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1347) of Michael J. Moran relative to authorizing the recording of conversations during certain investigations. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1529 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven
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An Act authorizing recording of conversations during investigations.
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 D of section 99 of chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, after paragraph 2 (e), the following paragraph: -
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a law enforcement official conducting an authorized investigation into a crime against a person or for arson may conduct a one party recording with a suspect in a police facility which had clear and conspicuous notices that conversations concerning crimes against a person or for arson may be recorded in said facility without an additional notice after the individual has given his Miranda warnings.