SENATE DOCKET, NO. 318        FILED ON: 1/13/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 951

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

_________________

PRESENTED BY:

Bruce E. Tarr

_________________

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 confidentiality of reports of rape and related offenses.

_______________

PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

 

Sonia Chang-Diaz

Second Suffolk

2/2/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 318        FILED ON: 1/13/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 951

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 951) of Bruce E. Tarr and Sonia Chang-Diaz for legislation relative to confidentiality of reports of rape and related offenses.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

_______________

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

_______________

 

An Act relative to confidentiality of reports of rape and related offenses.

 

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 97D of chapter 41 of the General Laws is hereby amended, in line 2, by striking the word “offenses” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “offenses, regardless of where the acts alleged in the report occurred,”