SENATE DOCKET, NO. 347 FILED ON: 1/11/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 980
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Joan B. Lovely
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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 amending the statute of limitations regarding criminal prosecutions for the crimes of sexual assault and rape of a child.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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Joan B. Lovely | Second Essex |
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Walter F. Timilty | Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | 1/24/2019 |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
Patrick M. O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk | 1/29/2019 |
Rebecca L. Rausch | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 1/31/2019 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 2/4/2019 |
Michael J. Rodrigues | First Bristol and Plymouth | 3/7/2019 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 347 FILED ON: 1/11/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 980
By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 980) of Joan B. Lovely, Walter F. Timilty, Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Patrick M. O'Connor and other members of the General Court for legislation to amend the statute of limitations regarding criminal prosecutions for the crimes of sexual assault and rape of a child. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 902 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 amending the statute of limitations regarding criminal prosecutions for the crimes of sexual assault and rape of a child.
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 63 of chapter 277 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph:-
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an indictment or complaint alleging an offense of indecent assault and battery, or an offense of rape, may be found and filed at any time after the commission of such offense, provided that the victim was under the age of 18 when the offense was committed.