HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2239        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1457

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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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 release of sex offender information to victims.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/17/2019

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

1/23/2019

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/17/2019

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/17/2019

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

1/30/2019

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

1/31/2019

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

2/1/2019

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/28/2019

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

1/28/2019

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

1/28/2019

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

1/29/2019

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

1/29/2019

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

1/30/2019

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

1/31/2019

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

1/31/2019

Alyson M. Sullivan

7th Plymouth

1/31/2019

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

2/1/2019

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

2/1/2019

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

2/1/2019

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2239        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1457

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1457) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to the release of sex offender information to certain victims.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to the release of sex offender information to victims.

 

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 178I of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph, the following:— Upon the request of a victim who has enrolled in the board’s victim services unit, the board shall inform the victim of the sex offender’s final classification, as well as the sex offender’s home address, secondary address, work address and where the offender attends school.