HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2288 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3415
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Shaunna L. O'Connell
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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 victim access to sex offender information.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Shaunna L. O'Connell | 3rd Bristol | 1/9/2019 |
David F. DeCoste | 5th Plymouth | 1/24/2019 |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2288 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3415
By Mrs. O'Connell of Taunton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3415) of Shaunna L. O'Connell and others relative to victim access to sex offender information. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 921 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 relative to victim access to sex offender information.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 178I of chapter 6, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “offender”, in line 15, the following words: -- ; provided, however, that prior to the final classification by the board the victim of said sex offender, or the parent/guardian of the victim, may obtain the following information regarding the sex offender: (1) the home address and any secondary address, (2) the work address, (3) a photograph of the sex offender, if available, and (4) the name and address of the institution of higher learning where the sex offender works or is enrolled as a student.