HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3000 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2314
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John J. Lawn, Jr.
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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 extend statute of limitations for incest.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
John J. Lawn, Jr. | 10th Middlesex | 1/20/2017 |
DA Marian T. Ryan | 15 Commonwealth Ave. Woburn, MA 01801 | 1/18/2017 |
James M. Cantwell | 4th Plymouth | 2/3/2017 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
Paul R. Heroux | 2nd Bristol | 2/2/2017 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 2/1/2017 |
Barbara A. L'Italien | Second Essex and Middlesex | 2/1/2017 |
Keiko M. Orrall | 12th Bristol | 2/3/2017 |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 2/1/2017 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 1/21/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3000 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2314
By Mr. Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2314) of John J. Lawn, Jr., and others relative to extending the statute of limitations for incest. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1443 OF 2015-2016.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act to extend statute of limitations for incest.
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. The second paragraph of Section 63 of Chapter 277, is hereby amended to provide as follows: -
Notwithstanding the first paragraph, if a victim of a crime set forth in section 13B, 13F, 13H, 22, 22A, 23, 24B, 26A or 50 of chapter 265, or section 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 26, 28, 29A, 29B, 33, 34, 35 or 35A of chapter 272 is under the age of 16 at the time the crime is committed, or, if a victim of section 17 of chapter 272 is under the age of 18 at the time the crime is committed, the period of limitation for prosecution shall not commence until the victim has reached the age of 16 (or has reached age 18 if a victim of section 17 of chapter 272) or the violation is reported to a law enforcement agency, whichever occurs earlier.