SECTION 1. Section 13L of said chapter 265, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the definition of “Child” the following definition:-
“Person with a disability”, a person with a permanent or long-term physical or mental impairment that prevents or restricts the individual’s ability to provide for his own care or protection.
SECTION 2. Said section 13L of said chapter 265, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the figure “265”, in line 8, the following words: - ; indecent assault and battery on a person with a disability under section 13F of chapter 265.
SECTION 3. Said section 13L of said chapter 265, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “child”, in lines 16 and 23, the following words, in each instance:- , “a person with a disability.”
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