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.