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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2945 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1531
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Carlos González
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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 penalties for crimes against seniors.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Carlos González10th Hampden1/18/2023Bud L. Williams11th Hampden1/20/2023Brian M. Ashe2nd Hampden1/30/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex1/31/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2945 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1531
By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1531) of
Carlos González and others relative to penalties for crimes against seniors. The Judiciary.
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 penalties for crimes against seniors.
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 13K of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
2adding the following subsection:-
3 (g) Whenever any person has been convicted of subsections (a½) to (e), inclusive, when
4the victim of such crime is an elder or a person residing in senior housing, the person convicted
5shall register annually for 5 consecutive years with the office of probation, which shall maintain
6a central registry of all such persons. The registration shall include (i) the offender’s home
7address and any secondary addresses; (ii) the offender’s work address; (iii) the offender’s age,
8sex, race, height, weight, eye and hair color; (iv) a photograph of the offender; and (v) whether
9the offender is in compliance with the registration requirement of this subsection. Whoever fails
10to register as required by this subsection shall be punished by imprisonment in the house of
11correction for not more than 2½ years, or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by both such fine
12and imprisonment.