HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1530 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3478
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Timothy R. Whelan
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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 increasing penalties for restraining order violations.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 1/3/2019 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 1/23/2019 |
Bruce J. Ayers | 1st Norfolk | 2/1/2019 |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol | 1/24/2019 |
Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. | 5th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
William L. Crocker, Jr. | 2nd Barnstable | 1/23/2019 |
David F. DeCoste | 5th Plymouth | 1/24/2019 |
Nika C. Elugardo | 15th Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 5th Essex | 1/24/2019 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 1/17/2019 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable | 1/21/2019 |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 1/30/2019 |
Patrick Joseph Kearney | 4th Plymouth | 2/1/2019 |
David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex | 1/24/2019 |
Marc T. Lombardo | 22nd Middlesex | 1/23/2019 |
Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. | 28th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Joseph D. McKenna | 18th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Lenny Mirra | 2nd Essex | 1/23/2019 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 1/24/2019 |
Shaunna L. O'Connell | 3rd Bristol | 1/31/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 1/31/2019 |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden | 1/23/2019 |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 1/30/2019 |
Michael J. Soter | 8th Worcester | 1/23/2019 |
Alyson M. Sullivan | 7th Plymouth | 2/1/2019 |
Susannah M. Whipps | 2nd Franklin | 2/1/2019 |
Jonathan D. Zlotnik | 2nd Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1530 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3478
By Mr. Whelan of Brewster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3478) of Timothy R. Whelan and others relative to increasing penalties for restraining order violations. 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 increasing penalties for restraining order violations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 7 of Chapter 209A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended in the fifth paragraph, by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following:-
“Any violation of such order or a protection order issued by another jurisdiction shall, if a first offense, be punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than two and one-half years in a house of correction, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Second or subsequent offenses shall be punishable by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, imprisonment in a state prison for a term of not more than five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.”.