HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1558        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul R. Heroux

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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 sex offender classification.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

1/17/2013

John P. Fresolo

16th Worcester

 

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

 

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

 

John J. Binienda

17th Worcester

 

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

 

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

2/1/2013

Diana DiZoglio

14th Essex

2/1/2013

Daniel B. Winslow

9th Norfolk

2/1/2013


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1558        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1377

By Mr.  Heroux of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1377) of Paul R. Heroux and others relative to the classification of sex offenders diagnosed as pedophiles by a licensed mental health clinician.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to sex offender classification.

 

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 178K of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 51, the words “whether the sex offender has a mental abnormality” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-

whether the sex offender has been diagnosed as a pedophile by a Massachusetts licensed mental health clinician.