HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2280        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2210

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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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 protecting children from domestic violence.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/20/2011

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

4th Hampden

1/27/2011

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

1/31/2011

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

2/2/2011

Shaunna O'Connell

3rd Bristol

2/2/2011

George T. Ross

2nd Bristol

2/3/2011

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/3/2011

Steven L. Levy

4th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

2/4/2011

George N. Peterson, Jr.

9th Worcester

1/26/2011

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/21/2011

Viriato Manuel deMacedo

1st Plymouth

2/1/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2280        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2210

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2210) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to protecting children from domestic violence.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1430 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act protecting children from domestic violence.

 

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 13A of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:--

(d) Whoever commits an assault or an assault and battery upon another within a dwelling and in the presence of a child under 16 years of age shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 5 years or in the house of correction for not more than 2½  years, or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.  Furthermore, the law enforcement agency filing the charges shall provide the department of social services, as established in chapter 18B, with a notice of the charges, to be used at the department’s discretion.