HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 516 FILED ON: 1/18/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 442
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John D. Keenan
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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 relative to historic homes.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
John D. Keenan | 7th Essex | 1/18/2011 |
Bruce J. Ayers | 1st Norfolk | 1/18/2011 |
Susan C. Fargo |
| 2/4/2011 |
Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 5th Essex | 2/3/2011 |
Steven L. Levy | 4th Middlesex | 2/1/2011 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 2/4/2011 |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden | 1/22/2011 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 516 FILED ON: 1/18/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 442
By Mr. Keenan of Salem, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 442) of John D. Keenan and others for legislation to impose a penalty for the damaging of historic homes. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven
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An Act relative to historic homes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 266 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 95 the following section: -
Section 95A.
In this section, “historic home” shall mean any dwelling house listed upon the register of the Massachusetts historical society and identified by a plaque identifying the homestead as an historic homestead.
Whoever willfully, intentionally and without right removes items from, including, but not limited to, copper gutters, copper wiring, aluminum or brick; displaces, destroys, defaces, mars or injures the walls, wainscoting or any other part of any historical home, or the appurtenances there of, by cutting, breaking, writing or otherwise, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1000 or by imprisonment for not more than 2 years. Any person convicted under the provisions of this section shall in addition to the fine assessed, reimburse the historic home owner for the total amount of damage incurred.