HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 802 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1693
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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 | 1/17/2023 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 802 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1693
By Representative Muradian of Grafton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1693) of David K. Muradian, Jr., relative to the felony threshold for multiple offenses for the crime of theft. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1811 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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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.