Bill Text: MA H3480 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: Providing appropriate public safety protections for security system user information

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-19 - Read second and ordered to a third reading [H3480 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3480-Introduced.html

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael A. Costello

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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 passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act providing appropriate public safety protections for security system user information.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
Michael A. Costello	1st Essex
Matthew C. Patrick	3rd Barnstable
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.	12th Hampden
Cory Atkins	14th Middlesex

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act providing appropriate public safety protections for security system user information.

                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. Chapter 66 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 official edition, is

hereby amended in section 10, by inserting after subsection (d) the following new

subsection:—

(e) The name, alarm site location, security system type, mailing address, or contact information of any security system user shall not be public records in the custody of a government agency which maintains records identifying such persons as a security system or alarm user and shall not be disclosed; provided however, that a government agency may enter into a contract containing strict confidentiality provisions enforcing this section with a third party solely for the performance of administrative functions related to enforcement of a relevant municipal ordinance.