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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2687 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1826 |
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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 | | Steven George Xiarhos |
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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 studying the establishment of a statewide registry of persons convicted for the |
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| 13 | 13 | | sale or trafficking of certain class A drugs. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Steven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable1/19/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2687 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1826 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Xiarhos of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1826) of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Steven George Xiarhos for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the |
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| 21 | 21 | | General Court) relative to the establishment of a statewide registry of persons convicted for the |
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| 22 | 22 | | sale or trafficking of certain Class A drugs. The Judiciary. |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act relative to studying the establishment of a statewide registry of persons convicted for the |
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| 29 | 29 | | sale or trafficking of certain class A drugs. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 31 | 31 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 SECTION 1. There is hereby established a special commission to make recommendations |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2on the establishment of a statewide registry of persons who are convicted for the sale and/or |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3trafficking of a class A substance, as defined in section 31 of chapter 94C of the General Laws, |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition. The report shall include, but not be limited to findings |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5and recommendations regarding: |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6 (a) the scope of criminal offenses appropriate for registration, the classification of |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7persons convicted of such offenses, and judicial review thereof; (b) the due process interests of |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8persons who are subject to registration; (c) the public interest in disseminating information |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9regarding narcotics dealers to the general public; (d) the sharing of registration information |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10between certain law enforcement agencies; (e) special considerations regarding homeless |
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| 42 | 42 | | 11individuals and juveniles; (f) the term of registration that should be required; (g) penalties for 2 of 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | 12persons who fail to register; (h) fees for registration; (i) policies regarding the use, |
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| 44 | 44 | | 13confidentiality, and misuse of registration information; and, (j) the establishment and |
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| 45 | 45 | | 14administration of a board to oversee the creation and continued operation of the registry. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 15 SECTION 2. The commission shall consist of the following 13 members: the secretary of |
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| 47 | 47 | | 16public safety and security, who shall serve as chair; the attorney general or a designee; the chief |
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| 48 | 48 | | 17counsel of the committee for public counsel services or a designee; a representative of the |
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| 49 | 49 | | 18Massachusetts District Attorneys Association or a designee; 3 members appointed by the |
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| 50 | 50 | | 19president of the Senate, at least one of whom shall be a member of the minority party; and, 3 |
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| 51 | 51 | | 20members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, at least one of whom shall |
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| 52 | 52 | | 21be a member of the minority party. The commission may consider input from any relevant |
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| 53 | 53 | | 22organization. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 23 SECTION 3. The commission shall file a report of its findings and recommendations, |
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| 55 | 55 | | 24together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry those recommendations into effect, with the |
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| 56 | 56 | | 25clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the joint committee on the judiciary, and the |
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| 57 | 57 | | 26joint committee on public safety and homeland security not later than 9 months following the |
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| 58 | 58 | | 27effective date of this act. |
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