HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1477        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1463

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jay D. Livingstone

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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 expanding eligibility for diversion to treatment for criminal offenders.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

1/15/2015

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/26/2015

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

2/1/2015

Leah Cole

12th Essex

2/1/2015

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/30/2015

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/23/2015

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/30/2015

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

2/1/2015

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

2/4/2015

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

1/29/2015

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/29/2015

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/1/2015

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

1/28/2015

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

1/30/2015

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/29/2015

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/26/2015

Byron Rushing

9th Suffolk

2/3/2015

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

1/30/2015

Ellen Story

3rd Hampshire

1/28/2015

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

1/28/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1477        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1463

By Mr. Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1463) of Jay D. Livingstone and others relative to expanding eligibility for diversion to treatment for criminal 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 expanding eligibility for diversion to treatment for criminal 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 2 of chapter 276A of the General Laws, as amended by section 32 of chapter 84 of the acts of 2013, is hereby amended by striking out the following words:-

and who has reached the age of 18 years but has not reached the age of twenty-two, and who has not previously been convicted of a violation of any law of the commonwealth or of any other state or of the United States in any criminal court proceeding after having reached the age of 18 years, except for traffic violations for which no term of imprisonment may have been imposed, who does not have any outstanding warrants, continuances, appeals or criminal cases pending before any courts of the commonwealth or any other state or of the United States,