HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3264 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3067
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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 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