HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 664        FILED ON: 1/17/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 895

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jay D. Livingstone

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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 expanding eligibility for diversion to treatment for criminal offenders.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

1/17/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 664        FILED ON: 1/17/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 895

By Mr. Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 895) of Jay D. Livingstone relative to the eligibility for diversion to treatment for certain criminal offenders.  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 expanding eligibility for diversion to treatment for criminal offenders.

 

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 2 of Chapter 276A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking, in lines 6 through 7, the following words: -

“who has reached the age of 18 years but has not reached the age of twenty-two,”