HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 740        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 448

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kay Khan

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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 conforming with the federal Adam Walsh Act juvenile registration and dissemination requirements.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/19/2011

Jennifer L. Flanagan

 

2/3/2011

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/4/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 740        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 448

By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 448) of Kay Khan, Jennifer L. Flanagan and Denise Provost relative to conforming with the federal Adam Walsh Act juvenile sex offender registration and dissemination requirements.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to conforming with the federal Adam Walsh Act juvenile registration and dissemination requirements.

 

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 178C of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting,  in line 41, after the words “who has been convicted of a sex offense or who” the following:-

“was aged 14 or over at the time of the offense and”

Said section is further amended by inserting, in line 42, after the words, “by reason of a sex offense” the following:-

“that is comparable to or more severe than aggravated sexual abuse as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2241,”