HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2769 FILED ON: 2/18/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1691
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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 release of sex offender information to victims.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 2/9/2021 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 2/25/2021 |
Alyson M. Sullivan | 7th Plymouth | 2/26/2021 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 3/11/2021 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 3/18/2021 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 3/22/2021 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 3/24/2021 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 4/7/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2769 FILED ON: 2/18/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1691
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1691) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to the release of sex offender information to victims. 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 release of sex offender information to victims.
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 178I of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph, the following:— Upon the request of a victim who has enrolled in the board’s victim services unit, the board shall inform the victim of the sex offender’s final classification, as well as the sex offender’s home address, secondary address, work address and where the offender attends school.