Bill Text: MA S1642 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Exempt certain criminal misdemeanors from the hearing provisions as required by law
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-05 - Reporting date extended to Friday, May 7, 2010 [S1642 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1642-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cynthia Stone Creem
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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 to exempt certain criminal misdemeanors from the hearing provisions of G.L. C. 218.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Cynthia Stone Creem |
First Middlesex and Norfolk |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S00853 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act to exempt certain criminal misdemeanors from the hearing
provisions of G.L. C. 218.
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 35A of chapter 218 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
This section shall not apply to (1) substitute complaints that are issued to correct a misstatement or omission of form in an earlier complaint; or (2) complaints for violations of section 82A of chapter 276; or (3) complaints that are issued after the accused was offered an opportunity to be heard pursuant to a civil citation procedure authorized by statute in which the accused was charged with the same conduct as a civil infraction.
