Bill Text: MA S1849 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to the rights of victims of crimes
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-05 - Reporting date extended to Friday, May 7, 2010 [S1849 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1849-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________
PRESENTED BY:
Walsh, Marian (SEN)
_______________
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 rights of victims of crimes.
_______________
PETITION OF:
|
Name: |
District/Address: |
|
Walsh, Marian (SEN) |
Suffolk and Norfolk |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01035 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
_______________
In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
_______________
An Act relative to the rights of victims of crimes.
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. Subsection (t) of section 3 of chapter 258B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the phrase “telephone number” the following sentence: -
“The criminal history systems board shall promulgate rules and regulations concerning the content and procedure of the notification.”
SECTION 2. Said Section 3 of chapter 258B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following clause:-
“(w) for any victims, the family members of such victim if the victim is a minor, incompetent or deceased, witnesses and family members of homicide victims who have completed an application for certification with the criminal history systems board, to receive a confirmation letter verifying their certification. The criminal history systems board shall promulgate rules and regulations regulating the content and procedure of the confirmation letters.”
