SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2565        FILED ON: 4/12/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2389

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Susan L. Moran

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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 facilitating restitution against unfinished development to be known as the FRAUD Act.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Susan L. Moran

Plymouth and Barnstable

 

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

4/13/2023


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2565        FILED ON: 4/12/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2389

By Ms. Moran, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2389) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Susan L. Moran and Tackey Chan for legislation to facilitate restitution against unfinished development to be known as the FRAUD Act.  Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

 

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 facilitating restitution against unfinished development to be known as the FRAUD Act.

 

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 9 of Chapter 142A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after subsection (d), the following:-

(e) Prior to approving any application for registration or renewal conforming to the requirements of this chapter, the director shall refer identifying information regarding an applicant to the department of criminal justice information services, which shall obtain criminal offender record information but shall transmit only the following information to the director:

(1) Any conviction of the applicant of gross fraud or cheat as defined by section 76 of chapter 266.

SECTION 2. Section 17 of said Chapter 142A, as so appearing, is hereby amended in paragraph (17) by striking out “17” and inserting thereof:- “18”.

SECTION 3. Said Section 17 of said Chapter 142A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, after paragraph (16), the following paragraph:-

(17) engaging in gross fraud or cheat as defined by section 76 of chapter 266;.

SECTION 4. Section 7 of said Chapter 142A, as so appearing, is hereby amended in the third paragraph by striking out the words “ten thousand dollars” and inserting in place thereof the following:- “thirty thousand dollars”.