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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1876 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1560
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Daniel J. Hunt
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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 the protection of the families of violent crime from intimidation.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Daniel J. Hunt13th Suffolk1/17/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1876 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1560
By Representative Hunt of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1560) of Daniel
J. Hunt relative to the protection of the families of violent crime from intimidation. The
Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1674 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 the protection of the families of violent crime from intimidation.
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 XXX. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the
2Secretary of the Executive office of Public Safety, in consultation with the Judiciary and the
3Trial Court, shall make recommendations for the protection of the families of victims of violent
4crime, both in and outside of court, from intimidation and taunting. The report may make
5recommendations for civil or criminal penalties. The Secretary shall file these recommendations
6with the House and Senate Chairs of the Joint Committee on Judiciary and the Clerks of the
7House and Senate on or before January 15, 2024.