HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3248 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1175
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James Arciero
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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 victim notification.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
James Arciero | 2nd Middlesex | 1/18/2013 |
Laurie Myers | 7 Pine Hill Avenue Chelmsford, MA 01824 |
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Stephen L. DiNatale | 3rd Worcester | 1/29/2013 |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex | 1/30/2013 |
Thomas A. Golden, Jr. | 16th Middlesex | 1/30/2013 |
Shaunna O'Connell | 3rd Bristol | 1/30/2013 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 2/1/2013 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3248 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1175
By Mr. Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1175) of James Arciero and others for legislation to require prosecutors to notify victims of their rights to provide the Sex Offender Registry Board with written impact statements. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen
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An Act relative to victim notification.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1Section 3 of chapter 258B of the general laws is hereby further amended by inserting, at the end thereof, the following new subsections:-
(aa) for victims, to be notified by the prosecutor that they have the right to provide the sex offender registry board with a written impact statement for inclusion in the convicted sex offender’s classification determination pursuant to section 178K(1)(k) of chapter 6. Upon the specific request of the victim to the sex offender registry board, the board shall inform the victim of the sex offender’s (i) registration and classification status and (ii) the addresses of where the sex offender lives, works, and attends an institution of higher learning regardless of the classification level and registration status of the offender