HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 226        FILED ON: 1/14/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1920

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Timothy R. Whelan

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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 juvenile justice.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/14/2021

Adam J. Scanlon

14th Bristol

1/21/2021

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/25/2021

Steven G. Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

1/25/2021

Alan Silvia

7th Bristol

1/26/2021

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

2/1/2021

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

2/1/2021

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/8/2021

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/9/2021

Alyson M. Sullivan

7th Plymouth

2/24/2021

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

3/15/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 226        FILED ON: 1/14/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1920

By Mr. Whelan of Brewster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1920) of Timothy R. Whelan and others relative to juvenile justice.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1581 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 juvenile justice.

 

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 52 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as amended by section 72 of chapter 69 of the acts of 2018, is hereby further amended by striking out the definition of “Delinquent child” and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-

“Delinquent child”, a child between 12 and 18 years of age who commits any offense against a law of the Commonwealth; provided, however, that such offense shall not include a civil infraction, a violation of any municipal ordinance or town by-law or a first offense of a misdemeanor for which the punishment is a fine, imprisonment in a jail or house of correction, provided, further, that the court will make such determination prior to arraignment, for not more than 6 months or both such fine and imprisonment.