SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1990        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 902

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joan B.  Lovely

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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 amending the statute of limitations regarding criminal prosecutions for the crimes of sexual assault and rape of a child.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

 

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

1/25/2017

Peter J. Durant

6th Worcester

1/25/2017

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/30/2017

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/31/2017

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

2/2/2017

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/3/2017

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

2/3/2017

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

2/3/2017

Linda Dorcena Forry

First Suffolk

2/3/2017

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/21/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1990        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 902

By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 902) of Joan B.  Lovely, Richard J. Ross, Peter J. Durant, Kay Khan and other members of the General Court for legislation to amend the statute of limitations regarding criminal prosecutions for the crimes of sexual assault and rape of a child.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 865 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 amending the statute of limitations regarding criminal prosecutions for the crimes of 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:
 

SECTION 1.  Chapter 277 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end of section 63, as so appearing, the following paragraph:-

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an indictment or complaint alleging an offense of indecent assault and battery, or an offense of rape, may be found and filed at any time after the commission of such offense, provided that the victim was under the age of 18 when the offense was committed.