HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 182 FILED ON: 1/8/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3359
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jay D. Livingstone
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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 enhance the availability of immunity to witnesses in the courts of the Commonwealth.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Jay D. Livingstone | 8th Suffolk | 1/8/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 182 FILED ON: 1/8/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3359
By Mr. Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3359) of Jay D. Livingstone relative to the availability of immunity to witnesses in the courts of the Commonwealth. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 896 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 enhance the availability of immunity to witnesses in the courts of the Commonwealth.
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 20D of chapter 233 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2015 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the existing section and replacing it with the following paragraph:
A witness who is called or who may be called to testify before a grand jury or in a criminal proceeding in the supreme judicial court, appeals court, superior court, district court, or in a proceeding in the juvenile court, may, in the manner provided in section twenty E, be granted immunity in any proceeding or investigation involving a criminal offense.
SECTION 2. Section 20E(a) of chapter 233 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2015 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the words “or Superior Court” and replacing them with the words “Superior Court, District Court or Juvenile Court.”
SECTION 3. Section 20E(c) of chapter 233 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2015 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the words “or Superior Court” and replacing them with the words “Superior Court, District Court or Juvenile Court,” and by striking the words “in the superior court” at the conclusion of the subsection.