HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3795 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1581
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Timothy R. Whelan and Paul F. Tucker
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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 juvenile justice.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 1/18/2019 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 2/1/2019 |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol | 1/24/2019 |
Daniel Cahill | 10th Essex | 1/23/2019 |
David F. DeCoste | 5th Plymouth | 1/24/2019 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 1/24/2019 |
Carole A. Fiola | 6th Bristol | 1/22/2019 |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 2/1/2019 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 1/30/2019 |
Stephan Hay | 3rd Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
Russell E. Holmes | 6th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 1/22/2019 |
David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex | 1/23/2019 |
Joseph D. McKenna | 18th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Rady Mom | 18th Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 1/24/2019 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 1/30/2019 |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden | 1/23/2019 |
David Allen Robertson | 19th Middlesex | 1/22/2019 |
Michael J. Soter | 8th Worcester | 1/30/2019 |
Alyson M. Sullivan | 7th Plymouth | 2/1/2019 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3795 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1581
By Messrs. Whelan of Brewster and Tucker of Salem, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1581) of Timothy R. Whelan and others relative to juvenile justice. 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 juvenile justice.
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 52 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as amended by section 72 of chapter 69 of the acts of 2018, is hereby further amended by striking out the definition of “Delinquent child” and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-
“Delinquent child”, a child between 12 and 18 years of age who commits any offense against a law of the Commonwealth; provided, however, that such offense shall not include a civil infraction, a violation of any municipal ordinance or town by-law or a first offense of a misdemeanor for which the punishment is a fine, imprisonment in a jail or house of correction, provided, further, that the court will make such determination prior to arraignment, for not more than 6 months or both such fine and imprisonment.