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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3510 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1710
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James J. O'Day and Manny Cruz
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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 to promote public safety and better outcomes for young adults.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:James J. O'Day14th Worcester1/19/2023Manny Cruz7th Essex1/20/2023Daniel M. Donahue16th Worcester1/25/2023David M. Rogers24th Middlesex1/31/2023David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester1/31/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/31/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/2/2023Mike Connolly26th Middlesex2/6/2023Peter Capano11th Essex2/6/2023James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex2/6/2023Steven Owens29th Middlesex2/6/2023David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex2/6/2023Kay Khan11th Middlesex2/8/2023Rebecca L. RauschNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex2/8/2023Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk2/8/2023Priscila S. Sousa6th Middlesex2/14/2023Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester2/22/2023Bud L. Williams11th Hampden2/23/2023 1 of 18
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3510 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
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By Representatives O'Day of West Boylston and Cruz of Salem, a petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1710) of James J. O'Day, Manny Cruz and others relative to the age of criminal
majority. 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 to promote public safety and better outcomes for young adults.
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. Section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws, so appearing, is hereby
2amended by striking out the sixtieth clause as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 69 of the Acts of
32020, and inserting in place thereof the following clause:- Sixtieth, “Age of criminal majority”
4shall mean the age of “19.”
5 SECTION 2. Said clause of said section 7 of said chapter 4 is further amended by striking
6out the number “19,” inserting in place thereof the following number:- “20”
7 SECTION 3. Said clause of said section 7 of said chapter 4 is further amended by striking
8out the number “20,” and inserting in place thereof the following number:- “21”
9 SECTION 4. Section 167 of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
10Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in all instances, the number “18” and
11inserting in place thereof the following word:- “criminal majority” 2 of 18
12 SECTION 5. Section 20 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
13Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 10 the words “18 years” and inserting
14in place thereof the following words:- “criminal majority.”
15 SECTION 6. Section 24 of chapter 37 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
16Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 14 the number “18” and inserting in
17place thereof the following words:- “criminal majority.”
18 SECTION 7. Section 98F of chapter 41 of the General Laws, as amended by section 26
19of chapter 69 of the acts of 2020, is hereby amended by striking out, in clause (iv) of the last
20sentence, the words “18 years of age” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the
21age of criminal majority.
22 SECTION 8. Section 32H of chapter 94C, so appearing, is hereby amended by striking
23out in the second paragraph, as amended by section 21 of chapter 72 of the Acts of 2020, the
24words “18 years of age or older” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “who has
25attained the age of criminal majority.”
26 SECTION 9. Section 32H of chapter 94C of the General Laws, so appearing, is hereby
27amended by striking out in the second paragraph, as amended by section 21 of chapter 72 of the
28Acts of 2020, the number “18” and inserting in place thereof the words:- “the age of criminal
29majority”
30 SECTION 10. Section 32M of chapter 94C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
31Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 1 the word “eighteen” and inserting in
32place thereof the following words:- “criminal majority” 3 of 18
33 SECTION 11. Section 32M of chapter 94C of the General Law, as appearing in the 2020
34Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 6 the number “18” and inserting in
35place thereof the following words:- “criminal majority”
36 SECTION 12. Section 36 of chapter 94C of the General Law, as appearing in the 2020
37Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 6 the words “their eighteenth
38birthday” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-“the age of criminal majority”
39 SECTION 13. Section 52 of chapter 119, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking
40out, in the definition of “delinquent child” as amended by section 72 of chapter 69 of the Acts of
412020, the number “18” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “the age of criminal
42majority”
43 SECTION 14. Section 52 of said chapter 119, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
44striking out, in the definition of “youthful offender,” as amended by section 72 of chapter 69 of
45the Acts of 2020, the number “18” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “the age
46of criminal majority”
47 SECTION 15. Section 54 of chapter 119, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking
48out, in the first paragraph as amended by section 73 of chapter 69 of the Acts of 2020, the words
49“18 years of age” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “the age of criminal
50majority”
51 SECTION 16. Section 54 of said chapter 119, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
52striking out, in the second paragraph as amended by section 73 of chapter 69 of the Acts of 2020,
53the number “18” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “the age of criminal
54majority” 4 of 18
55 SECTION 17. Section 58 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
56Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the words in lines 8 to 12, inclusive “that any
57such probation may be imposed until such child reaches age eighteen or age nineteen in the case
58of a child whose case is disposed of after he has attained his eighteenth birthday or age 20 in the
59case of a child whose case is disposed of after he attains his nineteenth birthday”, and inserting in
60place thereof the following words:- “that any such probation may, in the case of an offense that
61occurred prior to the child’s eighteenth birthday, be imposed until such child reaches age 18 or
6219 in the case of a child whose case is disposed of after the child has attained the child’s
63eighteenth birthday or age 20 in the case of a child whose case is disposed of after the child
64attains the child’s nineteenth birthday. In the case of an offense that occurred on or after the
65child’s eighteenth birthday, such probation may be imposed until such child reaches age 19 or
66age 20 in the case of a child whose case is disposed of after the child has attained the child’s
67nineteenth birthday, or age 21 in the case of a child whose case is disposed of after the child
68attains the child’s twentieth birthday.”
69 SECTION 18. Section 58 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
70Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “after he attains his twentieth
71birthday”, in line 12, the following words:- “or age 22 in the case of a child whose case is
72disposed of after the child attains the child’s twenty-first birthday”
73 SECTION 19. Section 58 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
74Official Edition, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “his twenty-first
75birthday”, in line 12, the following words:- “or age 23 in the case of a child whose case is
76disposed of after the child attains the child’s twenty-second birthday” 5 of 18
77 SECTION 20. Section 58 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
78Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “attains the age of eighteen”, in
79lines 26 to 27, inclusive, the following words:- “in a case where the offense occurred prior to the
80child’s eighteenth birthday.”
81 SECTION 21. Section 58 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
82Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “nineteenth birthday”, in lines
8329 to 30, inclusive, the following words:- “In a case where the offense occurred on or after the
84child’s eighteenth birthday, the probationary or commitment period shall not be for a period
85longer than until such child attains the age of nineteen, or twenty in the case of a child whose
86case is disposed of after such child has attained their nineteenth birthday, or twenty-one in the
87case of a child whose case is disposed of after such child has attained their twentieth birthday.”
88 SECTION 22. Section 58 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
89Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “ twentieth birthday” the
90following words:- “or twenty-two in the case of a child whose case is disposed of after such child
91has attained their twenty-first birthday.”
92 SECTION 23. Section 58 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
93Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “twenty-first birthday”, the
94following words:- “or twenty-two in the case of a child whose case is disposed of after they have
95attained their twenty-first birthday, or twenty-three in the case of a child whose case is disposed
96of after they have attained their twenty-second birthday.”
97 SECTION 24. Section 58 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
98Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “twenty-one”, in line 38, the 6 of 18
99following words:- “in a case where the offense occurred prior to the child’s eighteenth birthday,
100or until he reaches the age of twenty- three in the case of a child whose offense occurred on or
101after the child’s eighteenth birthday.”
102 SECTION 25. Section 58 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
103Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “twenty-one”, in line 54, the
104following words:- “in a case where the offense occurred prior to the child’s eighteenth birthday,
105or until they reach the age of twenty-three in the case of a child whose offense occurred on or
106after the child’s eighteenth birthday”
107 SECTION 26. Section 58 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
108Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “juvenile court probation
109department until the age of twenty-one”, in line 48, the following words:- “in a case where the
110offense occurred prior to the child’s eighteenth birthday, or until the age of twenty-three in the
111case of a child whose offense occurred on or after the child’s eighteenth birthday.”
112 SECTION 27. Section 58 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
113Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “twenty-one”, in line 54, the
114following words:- “in a case where the offense occurred prior to the child’s eighteenth birthday,
115or until they reach the age of twenty-three in the case of a child whose offense occurred on or
116after the child’s eighteenth birthday”
117 SECTION 28. Section 58 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
118Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the word “eighteenth”, in line 79, and
119inserting in place thereof the following words:- “twenty-first” 7 of 18
120 SECTION 29. Said section 58 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
1212020 Official Edition, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “the Massachusetts
122Correctional Institution, Cedar Junction, prior to his eighteenth birthday”, in lines 78 to 79, and
123inserting in place thereof the following words:-
124 “any prison owned, operated, administered or subject to the control of the department of
125correction including, but not limited to: Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Cedar Junction;
126Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Norfolk; Massachusetts Correctional Institution,
127Concord; Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham; Massachusetts Correctional
128Institution, Bridgewater; Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Plymouth; Massachusetts
129Correctional Institution, Warwick; and Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Monroe, prior to
130his twenty-first birthday.”
131 SECTION 30. Section 58 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
132Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the words “until such child attains his
133eighteenth birthday or his nineteenth birthday in the case of a child whose case is disposed of
134after he has attained his eighteenth birthday”, in lines 97 to 99, inclusive, and inserting the
135following words:- “until such child attains their nineteenth birthday or their twentieth birthday in
136the case of a child whose case is disposed of after they have attained their nineteenth birthday”
137 SECTION 31. Section 58 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
138Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the words “ until such child attains his
139nineteenth birthday or his twentieth birthday in the case of a child whose case is disposed of after
140he has attained his nineteenth birthday”, in lines 97 to 99, inclusive, and inserting the following 8 of 18
141words:- “until such child attains their twentieth birthday or their twenty-first birthday in the case
142of a child whose case is disposed of after they have attained their twentieth birthday”
143 SECTION 32. Section 58 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
144Official Edition, is hereby further amended by striking out the words“ until such child attains his
145twentieth birthday or his twenty-first birthday in the case of a child whose case is disposed of
146after he has attained his twentieth birthday”, in lines 97 to 99, inclusive, and inserting the
147following words:- “until such child attains their twenty-first or their twenty-second birthday in
148the case of a child whose case is disposed of after they have attained their twenty-first birthday”
149 SECTION 33. Section 60A of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
150Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 17 the words “ eighteenth birthdays”
151and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “the age of criminal majority”
152 SECTION 34. Section 60A of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
153Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 20 the words, “been age 18 older” and
154inserting in place thereof the following words:- “attained the age of criminal majority”
155 SECTION 35. Section 60A of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
156Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 22 the number, “were age 18 or older”
157where it so appears and inserting in place thereof the following number:- “attained the age of
158criminal majority”
159 SECTION 36. Section 63A of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
160Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 1 the words “is 19 years of age” and
161inserting in place thereof the following words:- “attained the age of criminal majority” 9 of 18
162 SECTION 37. Section 63A of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
163Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 2 the number “18” and inserting in
164place thereof the following number:- “criminal majority”
165 SECTION 38. Section 65 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
166Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 2 the words “18 years of age” and
167inserting in place thereof the following words:- “the age of criminal majority”
168 SECTION 39. Section 66 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
169Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in lines 3 and 5 the words “18 years of age”
170and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “the age of criminal majority”
171 SECTION 40. Section 67 of Chapter 119, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking
172out in subsection (a), subsection (b), and subsection (d) as amended by section 76 of chapter 69
173of the Acts of 2020, the words “18 years of age” and inserting in place thereof the following
174words:- “the age of criminal majority”
175 SECTION 41. Chapter 119, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out in section
17668 as amended by section 77 of chapter 69 of the Acts of 2020, the number “18” and inserting in
177place thereof the following words:- “criminal majority”
178 SECTION 42. Chapter 119, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out in section
17968 as amended by section 77 of chapter 69 of the Acts of 2020, the words “18 years of age” and
180inserting in place thereof the following words:- “the age of criminal majority” 10 of 18
181 SECTION 43. Chapter 119, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out in section
18268A as amended by section 77 of chapter 69 of the Acts of 2020, the words “18 years of age”
183and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “the age of criminal majority”
184 SECTION 44. Section 70 of said chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
1852020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 2 the words “18 years of age”
186and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “the age of criminal majority”
187 SECTION 45. Section 72 of said chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
1882020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in lines 2 through 3, inclusive, the
189words “their eighteenth birthday” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “the age of
190criminal majority”
191 SECTION 46. Section 72 of said chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
1922020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 9 the word “ twentieth” and
193inserting in place thereof the following words:-“twenty-first”
194 SECTION 47. Section 72 of said chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
1952020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the word “twenty-first” in line 9 and
196inserting in place thereof the following words:- “twenty-second”
197 SECTION 48. Section 72 of said chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
1982020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the word “twenty-second” and inserting
199in place thereof the following words:- “twenty-third”
200 SECTION 49. Section 72 of said chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
2012020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 10 to 13, inclusive, the words “ 11 of 18
202prior to his eighteenth birthday, and is not apprehended until between such child’s eighteenth and
203nineteenth birthday, the court shall deal with such child in the same manner as if he has not
204attained his eighteenth birthday and all provisions and rights applicable to a child under 18 shall
205apply to such child.” and inserting in place thereof the following:-
206 “prior to attaining the age of criminal majority, and is not apprehended until between
207such child’s attainment of the age of criminal majority and the subsequent birthday, the court
208shall deal with such child in the same manner as if they have not attained the age of criminal
209majority and all provisions and rights applicable to a child under 18 shall apply to such child.”
210 SECTION 50. Subsection (b) of section 72 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as
211appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the words “their
212eighteenth birthday”, in line 18, and inserting in place thereof the following words:-the age of
213criminal majority
214 SECTION 51. Section 72 of said chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
2152020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the word “twenty-first”, in line 25, and
216inserting in place thereof the following words:- “twenty-third”
217 SECTION 52. Section 72A of said chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
2182020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in lines 2 to 3 inclusive, the words “his
219eighteenth birthday, and is not apprehended until after his nineteenth birthday,” and inserting in
220place thereof the following:-
221 “attaining the age of criminal majority, and is not apprehended until after their
222subsequent birthday” 12 of 18
223 SECTION 53. Section 72B of said chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
2242020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in all instances, the words “his
225eighteenth birthday” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “attaining the age of
226criminal majority”
227 SECTION 54. Section 74 of said chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
2282020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in lines 3 through 4, inclusive, the
229words “his eighteenth birthday” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-“attaining the
230age of criminal majority”
231 SECTION 55. Section 74 of said chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
2322020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in lines 10 and 14 the words “18 years
233of age” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “the age of criminal majority”
234 SECTION 56. Section 84 of said chapter 119, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
235striking out in the first paragraph as amended by section 78 of chapter 69 of the Acts of 2020, the
236words“eighteen (or nineteen) years of age” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-
237“the age of criminal majority (or one year older)”
238 SECTION 57. Section 86 of chapter 119, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking
239out in the definition of “Juvenile” of subsection (a) as amended by section 80 of chapter 69 of the
240Acts of 2020, the number “21” and inserting in place thereof the following number:- “23”
241 SECTION 58. Section 89 of chapter 119, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking
242out in the definition of “Juvenile” of subsection (a) as amended by section 80 of chapter 69 of the
243Acts of 2020, the number “18” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “criminal
244majority” 13 of 18
245 SECTION 59. Section 89 of chapter 119, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking
246out in the definition of “Juvenile” of subsection (a) as amended by section 80 of chapter 69 of the
247Acts of 2020, the number “22” and inserting in place thereof the following number:- “23”
248 SECTION 60. Section 15 of chapter 120 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
249Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in lines 3 and 4 the number “18” and
250inserting in place thereof the following words:- “the age of criminal majority”
251 SECTION 61. Section 21 of chapter 120 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
252Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in lines 6, 9, and 10 the word “conviction”
253and inserting in place thereof the following word:- “adjudication”
254 SECTION 62. Said section 21 of said chapter 120 of the General Laws, as appearing in
255the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 17 the words “18 years of
256age” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “the age of criminal majority”
257 SECTION 63. Section 2A of chapter 211D of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
258hereby amended by striking out in subsection (f) as amended by section 107 of chapter 69 of the
259Acts of 2020, the words “18 years of age” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-
260“the age of criminal majority”
261 SECTION 64. Section 13 of chapter 250 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
262Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 3 the number “18” and inserting in
263place thereof the following words:- “criminal majority” 14 of 18
264 SECTION 65. Section 2 of chapter 258E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
265Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 7 the number “18” and inserting in
266place thereof the following words:-“criminal majority”
267 SECTION 66. Section 15A of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
268Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 24 the words “18 years of age” and
269inserting in place thereof the following words:- “who has attained the age of criminal majority”
270 SECTION 67. Section 15A of said chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
2712020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 46 the words “is 18 years of age
272or over” and inserting in place thereof the words:- “has attained the age of criminal
273responsibility”
274 SECTION 68. Section 15B of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
275Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 24 the words “ 18 years of age or
276over” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- who has attained the age of criminal
277majority
278 SECTION 69. Section 18 of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
279Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 26 the number “18 years of over” and
280inserting in place thereof the following words:- “who has attained the age of criminal majority”
281 SECTION 70. Section 18B of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
282Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 43 the words “18 years of age or over”
283and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “who has attained the age of criminal
284majority” 15 of 18
285 SECTION 71. Section 19 of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
286Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 23 the words “18 years of age or over”
287and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “who has attained the age of criminal
288majority”
289 SECTION 72. Section 43 of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
290Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in lines 56 and 89 the words “18 years of age
291or over” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “who has attained the age of
292criminal majority”
293 SECTION 73. Section 59 of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as added by section 132 of
294chapter 69 of the Acts of 2020, is hereby amended by striking out the number “18” and inserting
295in place thereof the following words:-“criminal majority”
296 SECTION 74. Section 10 of chapter 269 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
297Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 53 the words “18 years of age or
298older” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “who has attained the age of criminal
299majority”
300 SECTION 75. Section 10 of chapter 269 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
301Official Edition is hereby amended by striking in line 55 the number “18” and inserting in place
302thereof the words:- “the age of criminal majority”
303 SECTION 76. Section 10 of chapter 269 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
304Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in lines 223 and 225 the words “18 years of
305age or over” and inserting in place thereof the words:- “who has attained the age of criminal
306majority” 16 of 18
307 SECTION 77. Section 10E of chapter 269 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
308Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in lines 40 through 41, inclusive, the words
309“18 years of age or older” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “who has attained
310the age of criminal majority”
311 SECTION 78. Section 10E of chapter 269 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
312Official Edition, is hereby further amended by striking out in line 42 the number “18” and
313inserting in place thereof the words:- “the age of criminal majority”
314 SECTION 79. Section 10F of chapter 269 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
315Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in lines 4 and 28 the words “18 years of age
316or over” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “who has attained the age of
317criminal majority”
318 SECTION 80. Section 10F of chapter 269 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
319Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 32 the number “18” and inserting in
320place thereof the following words:- “criminal majority”
321 SECTION 81. Section 10F of chapter 269 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
322Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 50 the words “17 years of age or over”
323and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “who has attained the age of criminal
324majority”
325 SECTION 82. Section 10G of chapter 269 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
326Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 34 the words “18 years of age or over”
327and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “who has attained the age of criminal
328majority” 17 of 18
329 SECTION 83. Section 87 of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
330Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 7 the number “18” and inserting in
331place thereof the following words:-“criminal majority”
332 SECTION 84. Said section 87 of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
3332020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in lines 14 and 15, inclusive, the words
334“was eighteen years of age or older” and inserting in place thereof the words:- “had attained the
335age of criminal majority”
336 SECTION 85. Section 89A of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
337Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 3 the number “18” and inserting in
338place thereof the following words:- “criminal majority”
339 SECTION 86. Section 89B of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as added by section 183
340of chapter 69 of the Acts of 2020, is hereby amended by striking out the words “are 18 to 24”
341and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “attained the age of criminal majority and
342are under 25”
343 SECTION 87. Section 100D of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
3442020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 8 the number “17” and inserting
345in place thereof the following words:- “criminal majority”
346 SECTION 88. Section 6B of chapter 280 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
347amended by striking out in the first paragraph as amended by section 209 of chapter 69 of the
348Acts of 2020, the words “18 years” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “criminal
349majority” 18 of 18
350 SECTION 89. Sections 1, 30, and 46 are hereby repealed.
351 SECTION 90. Section 89 shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
352 SECTION 91. Sections 2, 31, and 47 shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
353 SECTION 92. Sections 18 and 22, shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
354 SECTION 93. Section 91 is hereby repealed.
355 SECTION 94. Section 93 shall take effect on July 1, 2028.
356 SECTION 95. Sections 3, 19, 23, 32, and 48 shall take effect on July 1, 2028.