HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 506        FILED ON: 1/25/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1811

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David K. Muradian, 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 felony threshold for multiple theft offenses.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

1/25/2021

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

2/24/2021

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

2/24/2021

Steven G. Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

2/24/2021

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

2/24/2021

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

2/25/2021

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/25/2021

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

2/26/2021

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

2/26/2021

Kelly W. Pease

4th Hampden

2/26/2021

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

3/15/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 506        FILED ON: 1/25/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1811

By Mr. Muradian of Grafton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1811) of David K. Muradian, Jr. and others relative to the felony threshold for multiple offenses for the crime of theft.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3399 OF 2019-2020.]

 

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 felony threshold for multiple theft offenses.

 

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 30 of chapter 266 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 69 of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph the following:-

For purpose of this section, multiple violations of either this section or section 30A of this chapter occurring within a one hundred eighty day period may be aggregated into a single count with the aggregated value of the property stolen used to determine whether the violation is a misdemeanor or felony as provided herein.

SECTION 2: Section 37B of chapter 266 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 69 of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph the following:-

A series of two or more violations of this section occurring within a one hundred and eighty day period may be aggregated into a single count with the aggregated value of money, goods, or services obtained used to determine whether the violation is a misdemeanor or felony as provided herein.

SECTION 3: Section 37C of chapter 266 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 69 of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph the following:-

A series of two or more violations of this section occurring within a one hundred and eighty day period may be aggregated into a single count with the aggregated value of money, goods, or services obtained used to determine whether the violation is a misdemeanor or felony as provided herein.

SECTION 4: Section 60 of chapter 266 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 69 of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph the following:-

A series of two or more violations of this section occurring within a one hundred and eighty day period may be aggregated into a single count with the aggregated value of property obtained used to determine whether the violation is a misdemeanor or felony as provided herein.