Amendment #1199 to H4200

An Act expanding eligibility for diversion to treatment for criminal offenders

Representatives Livingstone of Boston, Gonzalez of Springfield, Gordon of Bedford, Heroux of Attleboro, Keefe of Worcester, Provost of Somerville, Rogers of Cambridge, Sannicandro of Ashland and Toomey of Cambridge moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

"Section X. Section 2 of chapter 276A of the General Laws, as amended by section 32 of chapter 84 of the acts of 2013, is hereby amended by striking out the following words:-

and who has reached the age of 18 years but has not reached the age of twenty-two, and who has not previously been convicted of a violation of any law of the commonwealth or of any other state or of the United States in any criminal court proceeding after having reached the age of 18 years, except for traffic violations for which no term of imprisonment may have been imposed, who does not have any outstanding warrants, continuances, appeals or criminal cases pending before any courts of the commonwealth or any other state or of the United States,".

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #1199 to H4200

An Act expanding eligibility for diversion to treatment for criminal offenders