SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1083        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 850

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Richard J. Ross

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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 the unsealing of records.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

George T. Ross

2nd Bristol

Robert L. Hedlund

 

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

Bruce E. Tarr

 


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1083        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 850

By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 850) of Richard J. Ross, George T. Ross, Robert L. Hedlund, Todd M. Smola and others for legislation relative to the unsealing of records.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1583 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to the unsealing of records.

 

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 100A of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “court”, in line 69, the following words:- a victim wishing to obtain information on a sex offense, as defined in section 178C of chapter 6, committed against them when said victim was a juvenile at the time of the offense committed by an offender who was an adult at such time.