HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1184 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1536
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David M. Rogers
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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 to define inducing a minor into prostitution.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex | 1/15/2019 |
Marian T. Ryan | Office of the Middlesex District Attorney, 15 Commonwealth Ave, Woburn, MA 01801 | 1/15/2019 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Paul Brodeur | 32nd Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1184 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1536
By Mr. Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1536) of David M. Rogers and others relative to the penalties for inducing a minor to engage in, agree to engage in or offer to engage in prostitution or sexual conduct. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 942 OF 2017-2018.]
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 to define inducing a minor into prostitution.
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. The first sentence of Section 4A of Chapter 272, is hereby amended to provide as follows: -
Whoever induces a minor to engage in or to agree to engage in or offer to engage in prostitution or in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee, or who knowingly aids and assists in such inducement, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five, nor less than three years, and by a fine of five thousand dollars.