Bill Text: MA S1841 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Promote community service for minor offenses
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-05 - Reporting date extended to Friday, May 7, 2010 [S1841 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1841-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tolman, Steven (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 to promote community service for minor offenses.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Tolman, Steven (SEN) |
Second Suffolk and Middlesex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01032 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 promote community service for minor offenses.
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. The Boston Municipal Court shall operate a pilot program whereby offenders otherwise qualified under Chapter 276A, Sections 2-3 of the General Laws shall be offered the option of an order to perform community service in lieu of complaint. If the offender successfully completes the community service which is ordered then no record of the offense shall be recorded. If the offender fails to perform the community service as ordered then the complaint shall be filed and the offender shall be summonsed to court forthwith. The Boston Municipal Court shall report on the pilot program no later than December 31, 2008 by filing a report with the chairs of the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security and the Joint Committee on the Judiciary.
