SENATE DOCKET, NO. 406        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 899

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael F. Rush

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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 prohibiting solicitation of a felony.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Michael F. Rush

Norfolk and Suffolk

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 406        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 899

By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 899) of Michael F. Rush, Michael O. Moore and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to prohibit solicitation of a felony.  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 prohibiting solicitation of a felony.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 13G of Chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following new sentence:-

Whoever, for the payment of consideration or for the promise of the payment of such consideration, commits a felony, and whoever solicits another by payment of consideration or for the promise of the payment of such consideration, to commit a felony, whether or not the felony was actually committed, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years.