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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2652 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1722 |
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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 | | Edward R. Philips, (BY REQUEST) |
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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 relative to wiretapping in the Commonwealth. |
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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:Michael Hyde148 Brickel Rd Stoughton MA 020721/17/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2652 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1722 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Philips of Sharon (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1722) of Michael Hyde relative to wiretapping. 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 relative to wiretapping in the Commonwealth. |
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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. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph D of section 99 of chapter 272 of the General |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3clause:- g. for a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire communication |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4containing a person's speech or oral communication where such person is a party to the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5communication or where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to such |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6interception. |
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