{"Title":"An Act relative to rape of child by force","BillNumber":"S954","DocketNumber":"SD441","GeneralCourtNumber":190,"PrimarySponsor":{"Id":"BET0","Name":"Bruce E. Tarr","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/190/LegislativeMembers/BET0","ResponseDate":"2017-01-13T11:44:54.843"},"Cosponsors":[{"Id":"BET0","Name":"Bruce E. Tarr","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/190/LegislativeMembers/BET0","ResponseDate":"2017-01-13T11:44:54.8433333"}],"JointSponsor":null,"BillHistory":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/190/Documents/S954/DocumentHistoryActions","LegislationTypeName":"Bill","Pinslip":"By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 954) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to rape of child by force.  The Judiciary.  ","DocumentText":"\tSection 1. Chapter 265 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 22C the following new section:\r\n\tSection 22D. Whoever has sexual intercourse or unnatural sexual intercourse with a child under 14, and compels such child to submit by force and against his will or compels such child to submit by threat of bodily injury shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years but no less than 30 years. The sentence imposed on such person shall not be reduced to less than 30 years, or suspended, nor shall any person convicted under this section be eligible for probation, parole, work release or furlough or receive any deduction from his sentence for good conduct until he shall have served 30 years of such sentence. Prosecutions commenced under this section shall neither be continued without a finding, sealed, nor placed on file.\r\n\tWhoever commits any offense described in this section while armed with a firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or assault weapon shall be sentenced to the state prison for life or for any term of years but not less than 45 years. Whoever over the age of 18 commits a second or subsequent such offense shall be sentence to the state prison for life. The sentence imposed on such person shall not be reduced, or suspended, nor shall nay person convicted under this section be eligible for probation, parole, work release or furlough or receive any deduction from his sentence for good. Prosecutions commenced under this section shall neither be continued without a finding, sealed, nor placed on file.\r\n","EmergencyPreamble":null,"RollCalls":[],"Attachments":[],"CommitteeRecommendations":[{"Action":"Accompanied","FiscalAmounts":[],"Committee":{"CommitteeCode":"J19","GeneralCourtNumber":190,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/190/Committees/J19"},"Votes":[]}],"Amendments":[]}