HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3264        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3067

 

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 kidnapping as a sexual offense.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

1/20/2017

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/30/2017

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/3/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3264        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3067

By Mr. Heroux of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3067) of Paul R. Heroux, Kay Khan and Denise Provost relative to kidnapping as a sexual offense.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to kidnapping as a sexual offense.

 

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 178C of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 72 the words, “kidnapping of a child under section 26 of said chapter 265;”, and further by striking out in lines 112 to 113, inclusive, the words, “kidnapping of a child under the age of 16 under section 26 of said chapter 265;”

SECTION 2.  Section 178E of said chapter 6, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting before the words, “ or if the sex offender”, in line 166, the following clause:- has been convicted of a kidnapping under section 26 of chapter 265 that included an element that was sexual in nature