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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3636 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1691
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael J. Moran
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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 criminal investigations.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michael J. Moran18th Suffolk1/17/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3636 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1691
By Representative Moran of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1691) of
Michael J. Moran relative to authorizing the recording of conversations during certain
investigations. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1809 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 criminal investigations.
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. Subsection D of section 99 of chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby
2amended by inserting, after paragraph 2 (e), the following paragraph:
3 (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a law enforcement official
4conducting an authorized investigation into a crime against a person or for arson may conduct a
5one party recording with a suspect in a police facility which had clear and conspicuous notices
6that conversations concerning crimes against a person or for arson may be recorded in said
7facility without an additional notice after the individual has been given his Miranda warnings.