Amendment #19 to H4517

Data Collection

Representatives Jones of North Reading, Hill of Ipswich, Poirier of North Attleborough, Gifford of Wareham, Frost of Auburn and Smola of Warren move to amend the bill in section 12, by adding at the end thereof the following:-

“Section 131Y. The court shall annually, on or before December thirty-first, issue a report on the use of extreme risk protective orders. The report shall be submitted to the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security; the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security; The Joint Committee on the Judiciary; the Joint Committee on Mental Health Substance Use and Recovery; and the House and Senate Clerks. The report shall include but shall not be limited to the following information:

(1)The number of extreme risk protective order petitions filed;

(2)The number of extreme risk protective order petitions that lead to a respondent’s forfeiture subject to Section 131X;

(3)The number of emergency extreme risk protective order petitions filed;

(4)The number of emergency extreme risk protective order petitions that lead to a respondent’s forfeiture subject to Section 131X;

(5)The number of extreme risk protective order or emergency extreme risk protective order petitions filed that are deemed to be fraudulent. “

And further, in line 257, by striking “131X” and inserting in place thereof “131Y”.