HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3635 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3378
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Elizabeth A. Malia
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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 providing easier and greater access to record sealing.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 1/17/2019 |
Joseph A. Boncore | First Suffolk and Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Antonio F. D. Cabral | 13th Bristol | 1/30/2019 |
Michelle L. Ciccolo | 15th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 1/31/2019 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 1/30/2019 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 2/1/2019 |
Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
Liz Miranda | 5th Suffolk | 1/30/2019 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 1/24/2019 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Lindsay N. Sabadosa | 1st Hampshire | 2/1/2019 |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 1/29/2019 |
Chynah Tyler | 7th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3635 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3378
By Ms. Malia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3378) of Elizabeth A. Malia and others relative to the sealing of and access to sealed court records. 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 providing easier and greater access to record sealing.
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 100A of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the last sentence in the first paragraph, as amended by sections 186 to 192, inclusive, of chapter 69 of the acts of 2018, the following sentence:-
Notwithstanding the provisions in this section for filing of a request to seal records or any other provision to the contrary, the commissioner of probation shall seal records of criminal court appearances and dispositions in the commonwealth on file with the commissioner of probation that are eligible for sealing under this section within ninety days of the time that they become eligible for sealing after the applicable waiting period if the records are not already sealed.
SECTION 2. Section 100B of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the last sentence in the first paragraph in line 20, the following sentence:-
Notwithstanding this provision or any other provision to the contrary, the commissioner of probation shall seal juvenile court appearances and dispositions in the commonwealth on file with the commissioner of probation that are eligible for sealing under this section within ninety days of the time that they become eligible for sealing after the applicable waiting period if the records are not already sealed.
SECTION 3. Chapter 276 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 100Q, as inserted by section 195 of said chapter 69, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 100Q. Unless otherwise provided by law, no person shall make records sealed pursuant to section 100A, 100B, or 100C or expunged pursuant to section 100F, 100G, section 100H, or section 100K available for inspection in any form by any person.