HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 234 FILED ON: 1/14/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1922
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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 increasing penalties for restraining order violations.
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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 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 1/27/2021 |
Donald H. Wong | 9th Essex | 2/1/2021 |
Kathleen R. LaNatra | 12th Plymouth | 2/9/2021 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 2/11/2021 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 2/11/2021 |
Vanna Howard | 17th Middlesex | 2/19/2021 |
Patrick Joseph Kearney | 4th Plymouth | 2/22/2021 |
Alyson M. Sullivan | 7th Plymouth | 2/24/2021 |
Kelly W. Pease | 4th Hampden | 2/25/2021 |
David Allen Robertson | 19th Middlesex | 2/25/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 234 FILED ON: 1/14/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1922
By Mr. Whelan of Brewster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1922) of Timothy R. Whelan and others relative to increasing penalties for restraining order violations. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3478 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 increasing penalties for restraining order violations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 7 of Chapter 209A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended in the fifth paragraph, by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following:-
“Any violation of such order or a protection order issued by another jurisdiction shall, if a first offense, be punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than two and one-half years in a house of correction, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Second or subsequent offenses shall be punishable by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, imprisonment in a state prison for a term of not more than five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.”.