HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1835        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1252

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Tackey Chan

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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 regulating sex offender registration in the 21st century.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

1/17/2013

Michael W. Morrissey

Norfolk County District Attorney 45 Shawmut Road Canton, MA 02021

 

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

2/1/2013

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

1/28/2013

John J. Binienda

17th Worcester

1/30/2013

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

1/31/2013

Thomas P. Conroy

13th Middlesex

1/30/2013

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

2/1/2013

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

1/18/2013

Barry R. Finegold

Second Essex and Middlesex

1/30/2013

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

1/18/2013

Brian A. Joyce

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

2/1/2013

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/29/2013

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

1/30/2013

Michael R. Knapik

Second Hampden and Hampshire

1/31/2013

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/28/2013

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

1/31/2013

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

1/18/2013

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/29/2013

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/30/2013

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1835        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1252

By Mr. Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1252) of Tackey Chan and others for legislation to update sex offender registration with current technology.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3587 OF 2011-2012.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act regulating sex offender registration in the 21st century.

 

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 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Agency”, the following new definition:- “Electronic alias, address and domain”, any electronic mail, website registrations, messaging and chat service aliases, websites and domains either personally owned and operated or otherwise owned and operated by a third party with the purpose of displaying, soliciting or otherwise posting information, entries and aliases associated with either web-based applications and databases, or aliases used and/or stored on personal computers that may be transmitted for use during any communication.

SECTION 2.  Section 178D of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended in subparagraph (a) by inserting after the words “aliases used,” in line 11 the following:-  all electronic aliases, addresses and domains

SECTION 3.  Section 178D of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in the second paragraph by inserting after clause (i) in line 37 the following new clause:- ( _ )  the offender’s electronic aliases, addresses and domains;

SECTION 4.  Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “the sex offender’s name,” in line 28 the following:-  all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,

SECTION 5.  Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “failure to do so” in line 56 the following:-  , to give notice of a change of electronic alias, address or domain, or the addition of an electronic alias, address or domain and the penalties for failure to do so

SECTION 6.  Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (b) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in line 66 the following:-  all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,

SECTION 7.  Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (c) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in lines 99-100 the following:-  all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,

SECTION 8.  Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (g) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in line 149 the following:-  all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,

SECTION 9.  Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (h) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in lines 166-167 the following:-  all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,

SECTION 10.  Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (l) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in lines 212-123 the following:-  all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,

SECTION 11.  Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (o) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in line 246 the following:-  all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,

SECTION 12.  Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (q) by inserting after the words “the student’s name,” in line 272 the following:-  all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,

SECTION 13.  Section 178F of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in the first paragraph by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in lines 6-7 the following:-  all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,

SECTION 14.  Section 178F of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in the first paragraph by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in line 17 the following:-  all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,

SECTION 15.  Section 178H of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (a) by inserting after clause (iii) in line 3 the following new clause:-  ( _ ) fails to give notice of a change of electronic alias, address or domain, or the addition of an electronic alias, address or domain;

SECTION 16.  Section 178J of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in clause (1) of paragraph (b) by inserting after the words “specific individual by name” in line 26 the following:-  , electronic alias, address or domain

SECTION 17.  Section 178J of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (c) by inserting after clause (1) the following new clause:- ( _ ) all electronic aliases, addresses and domains;

SECTION 18.  Section 178K of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in subparagraph (c) of paragraph (2) by inserting after clause (i) in line 148 the following new clause:- ( _ ) all electronic aliases, addresses and domains;