Bill Text: MA S1583 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced


Bill Title: For legislation relative to the unsealing of records

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-05 - Reporting date extended to Friday, May 7, 2010 [S1583 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1583-Introduced.html

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Brown, Scott (SEN)

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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 relative to the unsealing of records

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Brown, Scott (SEN)

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

Mr. Hedlund

Plymouth and Norfolk

Mr. Knapik

Second Hampden and Hampshire

Mr. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

Mr. Tisei

Middlesex and Essex

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

Richard J. Ross

9th Norfolk


 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S00817 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 the unsealing of records.



                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 100A of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “court”, in line 69, the following words:- a victim wishing to obtain information on a sex offense, as defined in section 178C of chapter 6, committed against them when said victim was a juvenile at the time of the offense committed by an offender who was an adult at such time.     

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