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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2056 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1584
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 prohibiting level 3 sex offenders from residing together.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/18/2023Nicholas A. Boldyga3rd Hampden1/26/2023Susan Williams Gifford2nd Plymouth1/26/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/26/2023Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk1/27/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/31/2023Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida7th Plymouth2/9/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2056 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1584
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1584) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to prohibiting level 3 sex offenders from residing
together. 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 prohibiting level 3 sex offenders from residing together.
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 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by inserting after section 48 the following new section:
3 Section 48A. A sex offender who has been finally classified as a level 3 sex offender
4shall be prohibited from renting, residing, or otherwise occupying a single-family dwelling or a
5unit in a multi-family dwelling with another finally classified level 3 sex offender, regardless of
6the permanent or temporary residential status of either sex offender, unless those persons are
7legally related by consanguinity, affinity or adoption.
8 A sex offender who violates this section shall be punished by a fine of $1,000 or
9imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than 2 ½ years, or both such fine and
10imprisonment. Written notification shall be made to the sex offender registry board of such
11violation.