Bill Text: MA S1849 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced


Bill Title: For legislation relative to the rights of victims of crimes

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

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

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PRESENTED BY:

Walsh, Marian (SEN)

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
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��������������� 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.

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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

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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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.�

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