Bill Text: MA S1556 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: Require police supervision of level two and three sex offenders

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-05 - Reporting date extended to Friday, May 7, 2010 [S1556 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1556-Introduced.html

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Steven A. Baddour

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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 Requiring Police Supervision of Level Two and Three Sex offenders.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
Steven A. Baddour	First Essex

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act Requiring Police Supervision of Level Two and Three Sex offenders.

��������������� 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. �Section 178E of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

����������� (r)� A sex offender required to register shall acknowledge that sex offenders classified by the board as level 2 or 3 offenders shall be supervised by a police officer to ensure compliance with sex offender registration requirements and any probationary or parole terms that apply to such offender.� Such supervision shall include, but not be limited to, searching the offender�s residence for violations of such terms without prior notice to the offender and recording any significant alterations in such offender�s appearance including, but not limited to, photographing the offender.� Any offender in violation of registration requirements under this chapter or of� his probationary or parole terms is subject to arrest therefore.

SECTION 2.� Section 178P of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

����������� Whenever a police officer designated by the head of his department or by the colonel of state police to supervise level 2 or 3 sex offenders has probable cause to believe that a sex offender has failed to comply with the requirements of his probation or parole, such officer shall have the right to arrest such sex offender without a warrant and to keep such sex offender in custody.

����������� SECTION 3.� Chapter 22C of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 23 the following section:-

����������� Section 23A.� There shall be designated, within the department of state police, at least 1 officer to directly supervise level 2 and level 3 sex offenders who, pursuant to chapter 6, are registered in municipalities for which the state police serve as local law enforcement.� Such designated officers shall: supervise those sex offenders to which he is assigned to ensure that such offenders abide by their registration requirements and probationary or parole terms; record any significant alterations in such offenders� appearance; and take such offenders into custody for any violation of section 178P of chapter 6.��

SECTION 4.� Chapter 41 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 99A the following section:-

����������� Section 99A�.� There shall be designated, within city and town police departments and within regional police districts, at least 1 officer to directly supervise level 2 and level 3 sex offenders who, pursuant to chapter 6, are registered in such city, town or district.� Such designated officers shall: supervise those sex offenders to which he is assigned to ensure that such offenders abide by their registration requirements and probationary or parole terms; record any significant alterations in such offenders� appearance; and take such offenders into custody for any violation of section 178P of chapter 6.��