HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2730 FILED ON: 2/18/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1680
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 the prevention of level 3 sex offenders from residing together.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 2/8/2021 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 2/25/2021 |
Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. | 5th Worcester | 2/26/2021 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 3/11/2021 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 3/24/2021 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 3/31/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2730 FILED ON: 2/18/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1680
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1680) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to the prevention of level 3 sex offenders from residing together. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act relative to the prevention of level 3 sex offenders from residing together.
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. Chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Section 48 the following new section:
“Section 48A. A sex offender who has been finally classified as a level 3 sex offender shall be prohibited from renting, residing, or otherwise occupying a single-family dwelling or a unit in a multi-family dwelling with another finally classified level 3 sex offender, regardless of the permanent or temporary residential status of either sex offender, unless those persons are legally related by consanguinity, affinity or adoption.
A sex offender who violates this section shall be punished by a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than 2 ½ years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Written notification shall be made to the sex offender registry board of any such violation.”