SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1936        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1087

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joan B. Lovely

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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 amending the statute of limitations regarding criminal prosecutions for the crimes of sexual assault and rape of a child.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Joan B. Lovely

Second Essex

 

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/26/2021

Steven G. Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

2/26/2021

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

3/8/2021

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

3/9/2021

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

3/15/2021

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

3/15/2021


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1936        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1087

By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1087) of Joan B. Lovely, Kay Khan, Steven G. Xiarhos, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation to amend the statute of limitations regarding criminal prosecutions for the crimes of sexual assault and rape of a child.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 980 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 amending the statute of limitations regarding criminal prosecutions for the crimes of sexual assault and rape of a child.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 63 of chapter 277 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph:-

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an indictment or complaint alleging an offense of indecent assault and battery, or an offense of rape, may be found and filed at any time after the commission of such offense, provided that the victim was under the age of 18 when the offense was committed.