Bill Text: MA H230 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Penalties imposed for creating a website or blog with a false identity
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-08-12 - Accompanied a study order, see H04975 [H230 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H230-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jennifer M. Callahan
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
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��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to electronic identity theft.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Jennifer M. Callahan |
18th Worcester |
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Thomas P. Kennedy |
Second Plymouth and Bristol |
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Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
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William Lantigua |
16th Essex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 210 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to electronic identity theft.
��������������� Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
����������� Chapter 266 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 120F the following section:-
Section 120G.� Whoever, without authorization, knowingly creates or promotes a web page or blog, so-called, that claims to be the property or the identity of a person other than themselves, shall be punished by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 30 days or by a fine of not more than $500 or both for a first offense.� A second or subsequent offense shall be punished by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 6 months or by a fine of not more than $1,000 or both.
