SENATE DOCKET, NO. 94        FILED ON: 1/8/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 845

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

William N. Brownsberger

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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 prevent the imposition of mandatory minimum sentences based on juvenile adjudications.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

 

Cynthia Stone Creem

First Middlesex and Norfolk

1/31/2019

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

1/31/2019

Joseph A. Boncore

First Suffolk and Middlesex

1/31/2019

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

1/31/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

2/1/2019

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

2/1/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/1/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/19/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 94        FILED ON: 1/8/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 845

By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 845) of William N. Brownsberger, Cynthia Stone Creem, Antonio F. D. Cabral, Joseph A. Boncore and other members of the General Court for legislation to prevent the imposition of mandatory minimum sentences based on juvenile adjudications.  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 to prevent the imposition of mandatory minimum sentences based on juvenile adjudications.

 

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 21 of chapter 120 is hereby amended by adding the following sentence to the end thereof:-

A juvenile court adjudication shall not be used as a predicate offense that triggers a mandatory minimum sentence.     

SECTION 2.  Section 100B of chapter 276 is hereby amended by adding the following sentence to the end thereof:-

Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, a juvenile court adjudication shall not be used as a predicate offense that triggers a mandatory minimum sentence.