HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3349 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1150
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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 level I sex offenders.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
James Arciero | 2nd Middlesex | 1/16/2015 |
Laurie Myers | Community VOICES 7 Pine Hill Road Westford, MA 01824 | 1/16/2015 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3349 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1150
By Mr. Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1150) of James Arciero and Laurie Myers for legislation to require police stations to provide information identifying level 1 sex offenders. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)
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An Act relative to level I sex offenders.
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
Subparagraph (a) of subsection (2) of Section 178K of chapter 6 of the general laws is hereby amended by striking the words in sentence 3, and inserting in place thereof, the following new sentence:-
The police shall provide information, upon written application, to the general public at the police station identifying the sex offender where the board has classified the individual as a level 1 sex offender, but will not publicly distribute said information.
The police and the board may, however, release such information identifying such sex offender to the department of correction, any county correctional facility, the department of youth services, the department of children and families, the parole board, the department of probation and the department of mental health, all city and town police departments and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.