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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2322 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1646 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Jay D. Livingstone |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act to improve after hours bail procedures. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jay D. Livingstone8th Suffolk1/19/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2322 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1646 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1646) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Jay D. Livingstone for legislation to improve after hours bail procedures. The Judiciary. |
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| 20 | 20 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 21 | 21 | | _______________ |
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| 22 | 22 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | An Act to improve after hours bail procedures. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 27 | 27 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 24 of Chapter 262 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2018 |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2Official Edition is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph and inserting in place |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3thereof the following paragraph:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4 (a) Subject to appropriation, the Trial Court shall be responsible for compensation to |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5persons authorized to take bail outside of regular working hours pursuant to this section. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6 SECTION 2. Section 24 of Chapter 262 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2018 |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7Official Edition is further amended by striking out the second paragraph. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 8 SECTION 3. Section 24 of Chapter 262 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2018 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 9Official Edition is further amended by striking out the third paragraph and inserting in place |
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| 37 | 37 | | 10thereof the following paragraph:- (b) Persons authorized to take bail may administer though wire |
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| 38 | 38 | | 11or electronic means any oath or affirmation required in the course of taking bail or releasing on 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 12personal recognizance. No person authorized to take bail shall delegate the setting or taking of |
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| 40 | 40 | | 13bail or the setting or taking of release on personal recognizance to any other person. |
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