HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 977 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 776
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Peter J. Durant
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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 the age of consent in certain civil actions for sexual assault and rape of a child.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Peter J. Durant | 6th Worcester | 1/18/2017 |
Joan B. Lovely | Second Essex | 2/2/2017 |
Joseph D. McKenna | 18th Worcester | 1/27/2017 |
Mathew Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 1/23/2017 |
Shaunna L. O'Connell | 3rd Bristol | 2/3/2017 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 1/20/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 977 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 776
By Mr. Durant of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 776) of Peter J. Durant and others relative to the age of consent in certain civil actions for sexual assault and rape of a child by certain employees or contractors. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3787 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 relative to the age of consent in certain civil actions for sexual assault and rape of a child.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 268 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding after section 21B, as so appearing, the following paragraph: -
Section 21C. Any person who is sexually abused by an employee or contractor with any public or private school, or any institution of higher learning, or the department of youth services, the department of social services, the department of mental health, the department of developmental disabilities, or any private institution providing services to clients of such departments, and who, in the course of such employment or contract or as a result thereof, engages in sexual abuse of a person under the age of 18 who is served by such school, department or institution, within or outside of such school, department or institution, shall have a cause of action against such an employee or contractor, under chapter 260, section 4C. In a civil action commenced under said section, a person served by such school, department or institution shall be deemed incapable of consent to sexual relations with such an employee or contractor.