SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1208 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 688
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cynthia S. Creem
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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 to permit independent enforcement of restitution orders in criminal cases..
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Cynthia S. Creem | First Middlesex and Norfolk |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1208 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 688
By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 688) of Cynthia S. Creem for legislation to permit independent enforcement of restitution orders in criminal cases. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 716 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen
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An Act to permit independent enforcement of restitution orders in criminal cases..
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 92 of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
Any order of restitution in a criminal case that has not been satisfied or revoked, whether or not originally imposed as a condition of probation, shall in the court’s discretion be separately enforceable pursuant to section 1 of chapter 279 even after the defendant has been discharged from probation or after the defendant’s probation has been revoked and the defendant committed.