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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1576 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1734 |
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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 | | David M. Rogers |
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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 define inducing a minor into prostitution. |
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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:David M. Rogers24th Middlesex1/18/2023Middlesex District Attorney Marian |
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| 16 | 16 | | T. Ryan |
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| 17 | 17 | | 15 Commonwealth Ave, Woburn, MA |
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| 18 | 18 | | 01801 |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1/18/2023Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth2/7/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 20 | 20 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1576 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 21 | 21 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1734 |
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| 22 | 22 | | By Representative Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1734) of |
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| 23 | 23 | | David M. Rogers, Middlesex District Attorney Marian T. Ryan and Michelle M. DuBois relative |
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| 24 | 24 | | to the penalties for inducing a minor to engage in, agree to engage in or offer to engage in |
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| 25 | 25 | | prostitution or sexual conduct. The Judiciary. |
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| 26 | 26 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 1850 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 28 | 28 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 29 | 29 | | _______________ |
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| 30 | 30 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 31 | 31 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 32 | 32 | | _______________ |
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| 33 | 33 | | An Act to define inducing a minor into prostitution. |
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| 34 | 34 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 35 | 35 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 36 | 36 | | 1 Section 1. The first sentence of Section 4A of Chapter 272, is hereby amended to provide |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2as follows: - |
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| 38 | 38 | | 3 Whoever induces a minor to engage in or to agree to engage in or offer to engage in |
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| 39 | 39 | | 4prostitution or in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee, or who knowingly aids |
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| 40 | 40 | | 5and assists in such inducement, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not |
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| 41 | 41 | | 6more than five, nor less than three years, and by a fine of five thousand dollars. |
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