HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 152 FILED ON: 1/12/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1365
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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 | 1/12/2015 |
Leah Cole | 12th Essex | 2/1/2015 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 1/23/2015 |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex | 2/3/2015 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 152 FILED ON: 1/12/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1365
By Mr. Heroux of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1365) of Paul R. Heroux and others relative to the classification of sex offenders diagnosed as pedophiles by a licensed mental health clinician. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1377 OF 2013-2014.]
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 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.