Bill Text: MA S1606 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to privacy
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-05 - Reporting date extended to Friday, May 7, 2010 [S1606 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1606-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Harriette L. Chandler
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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 privacy.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Harriette L. Chandler |
First Worcester |
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Theodore C. Speliotis |
13th Essex |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to privacy.
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 104 of chapter 272 is hereby amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
“(b) whoever willfully photographs, videotapes or electronically surveills another person who is nude or partially nude, with the intent to secretly conduct or hide such activity, when the other person in such place and circumstance would have a reasonable expectation of privacy in not being so photographed, videotaped or electronically surveilled, and without that person’s knowledge or consent, shall be punished by imprisonment in state prison for not more than 2 ½ years or by a fine of not more than $5,000.”
SECTION 2. Section 104 of chapter 272 is hereby further amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
“(c) Whoever willfully disseminated the visual image of another person who is nude or partially nude, with knowledge that such visual image was unlawfully obtained in violation of subsection (b) and without consent of the person so depicted, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 5 years, or by fine of not more than $10,000, or both such fine and imprisonment.
