Bill Text: MA H3517 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: That criminal offender record information not include dismissals of criminal charges

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 7/27 at 1:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium [H3517 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3517-Introduced.html

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera

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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 the criminal offender record information system.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera	10th Hampden

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An act relative to the criminal offender record information system.

��������������� 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.� The definition of �Criminal offender record information: in section 167 of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:-

����������� Criminal offender record information shall not include dismissals of criminal charges.

Section 2.� Any dismissals of criminal charges in the criminal offender record information system on the effective date of this act shall be purged.� This includes and is not limited to continuations without a finding upon their dismissal.