Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H1417 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2546 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1417
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Tackey Chan
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act regulating sex offender registration in the 21st century.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tackey Chan2nd Norfolk1/19/2023Michael MorrisseyOffice of the Norfolk District Attorney
16	16	45 Shawmut Rd., Canton, MA 02021
17	17	1/19/2023David Allen Robertson19th Middlesex2/6/2023 1 of 4
18	18	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2546 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
19	19	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1417
20	20	By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1417) of Tackey
21	21	Chan, Michael Morrissey and David Allen Robertson for legislation to further regulate sex
22	22	offender registration. The Judiciary.
23	23	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
24	24	_______________
25	25	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
26	26	(2023-2024)
27	27	_______________
28	28	An Act regulating sex offender registration in the 21st century.
29	29	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
30	30	of the same, as follows:
31	31	1 SECTION 1. Section 178C of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
32	32	2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Agency”, the following
33	33	3new definition:- “Electronic alias, address and domain”, any electronic mail, website
34	34	4registrations, messaging and chat service aliases, websites and domains either personally owned
35	35	5and operated or otherwise owned and operated by a third party with the purpose of displaying,
36	36	6soliciting or otherwise posting information, entries and aliases associated with either web-based
37	37	7applications and databases, or aliases used and/or stored on personal computers that may be
38	38	8transmitted for use during any communication.
39	39	9 SECTION 2. Section 178D of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
40	40	10Official Edition, is hereby amended in subparagraph (a) by inserting after the words “aliases
41	41	11used,” in line 12 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains 2 of 4
42	42	12 SECTION 3. Section 178D of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
43	43	13further amended in the second paragraph by striking out, in line 40, clause (i), and inserting in
44	44	14place thereof the following new clause:- (i) the name of the sex offender, and the offender’s
45	45	15electronic aliases, addresses and domains;
46	46	16 SECTION 4. Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
47	47	17further amended by inserting after the words “the sex offender’s name,” in lines 38-39 the
48	48	18following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
49	49	19 SECTION 5. Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
50	50	20further amended by inserting after the words “failure to do so” in line 71 the following:- to give
51	51	21notice of a change of electronic alias, address or domain, or the addition of an electronic alias,
52	52	22address or domain and the penalties for failure to do so,
53	53	23 SECTION 6. Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
54	54	24further amended in paragraph (b) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in line 82
55	55	25the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
56	56	26 SECTION 7. Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
57	57	27further amended in paragraph (c) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in lines
58	58	28118-119 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
59	59	29 SECTION 8. Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
60	60	30further amended in paragraph (g) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in lines
61	61	31172-173 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains, 3 of 4
62	62	32 SECTION 9. Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
63	63	33further amended in paragraph (h) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in line 192
64	64	34the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
65	65	35 SECTION 10. Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
66	66	36hereby further amended in paragraph (l) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in
67	67	37line 243 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
68	68	38 SECTION 11. Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
69	69	39hereby further amended in paragraph (o) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in
70	70	40line 279 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
71	71	41 SECTION 12. Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
72	72	42hereby further amended in paragraph (q) by inserting after the words “the student’s name,” in
73	73	43line 307 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
74	74	44 SECTION 13. Section 178F of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
75	75	45further amended in the first paragraph by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in line
76	76	467 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
77	77	47 SECTION 14. Section 178F of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
78	78	48further amended in the first paragraph by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in line
79	79	4919 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
80	80	50 SECTION 15. Section 178H of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
81	81	51further amended in paragraph (a) by striking out, in line 3, clause (iii), and inserting in place
82	82	52thereof the following new clause:- (iii) fails to provide notice of a change of address, and fails to 4 of 4
83	83	53give notice of a change of electronic alias, address or domain, or the addition of an electronic
84	84	54alias, address or domain;
85	85	55 SECTION 16. Section 178J of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
86	86	56further amended in clause (1) of paragraph (b) by inserting after the words “specific individual
87	87	57by name” in line 28 the following:- , electronic alias, address or domain
88	88	58 SECTION 17. Section 178J of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
89	89	59further amended in paragraph (c) by striking out, in line 50, clause (1), and inserting in place
90	90	60thereof the following new clause:- (1) the name of the sex offender, and the offender’s electronic
91	91	61aliases, addresses, and domains;
92	92	62 SECTION 18. Section 178K of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
93	93	63further amended in subparagraph (c) of paragraph (2) by striking out, in line 158, clause (i), and
94	94	64inserting in place thereof the following new clause:- (i) the name of the sex offender, and the
95	95	65offender’s electronic aliases, addresses and domains;