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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2628 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1658
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Christopher M. Markey
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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 solicitation of a juvenile under sixteen to commit murder.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Christopher M. Markey9th Bristol1/19/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2628 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1658
By Representative Markey of Dartmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1658) of
Christopher M. Markey relative to solicitation of juveniles under sixteen to commit murder. The
Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE [Refile Branch], NO. 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 solicitation of a juvenile under sixteen to commit murder.
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 274 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is
2hereby amended by inserting after section 2 the following new section:-
3 (1)Whoever solicits, entices, counsels, procures, provokes, threatens, pays, agrees to
4pay, or offers to pay a juvenile who has not attained the age of sixteen with the intent to have
5said juvenile commit an armed assault on another person or murder and said juvenile does
6commit or attempts to commit said armed assault on another or murder, shall be punished by
7imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years, but not less than twenty years.
8No sentence imposed under this subsection shall be reduced or suspended nor shall such person
9so sentenced be eligible for probation, parole, work release, or furlough or receive any deduction
10from such person's sentence for good conduct. 2 of 2
11 (2)Whoever provides, delivers, purchases, hands, counsels, provokes, or aids in
12obtaining a juvenile under the age of sixteen a firearm, rifle, machine gun, automatic weapon, or
13dangerous weapon as defined by M.G.L. 140, with the intent to have said juvenile commit and
14armed assault on another person or murder shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison
15for life or for any term of years, but not less than ten years. No sentence imposed under this
16subsection shall be reduced or suspended nor shall such person so sentenced be eligible for
17probation, parole, work release or furlough or receive any deduction from such person's sentence
18for good conduct.
19 (3)“Armed Assault on another Person” shall be defined as any violation of M.G.L.
20C. 265 § 14, 18A, 18.
21 (4)“Murder” shall be defined as any violation of M.G.L. C. 265 §1.