SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1727        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 898

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Cynthia Stone Creem

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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 probation violations.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Cynthia Stone Creem

First Middlesex and Norfolk

 

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Liz Miranda

5th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/31/2019

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Joseph A. Boncore

First Suffolk and Middlesex

2/1/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/1/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/1/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/8/2019

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

5/8/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1727        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 898

By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 898) of Cynthia Stone Creem, Denise Provost, Daniel J. Hunt, Liz Miranda and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to probation violations.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 803 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 probation 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 1. Section 3 of Chapter 279 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 14 and 15, the words “such suspension is revoked, the sentence shall be in full force and effect” and inserting in place thereof the following:- the defendant violates a condition of probation, the court may (a) continue him on probation with or without extending the term or modifying or enlarging the conditions; or (b) revoke the sentence of probation and commit the defendant to an intermediate sanctions program or impose all or any portion of the suspended sentence.