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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1347 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1512
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Colleen M. Garry
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to annoying telephone calls.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Colleen M. Garry36th Middlesex1/10/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1347 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1512
By Representative Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1512) of Colleen
M. Garry relative to the penalty for persons making annoying and abusive telephone calls. The
Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1584 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to annoying telephone calls.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 269 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
2section 14B the following section:-
3 Section 14C. Whoever allows his telephone to be used by another to telephone a person
4or his family, repeatedly, for the sole purpose of harassing, annoying or molesting that other
5person or his family or for the purpose of repeatedly using indecent or obscene language to that
6person or his family, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for
7not more than 3 months, or both.