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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1572 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1073 |
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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 | | Michael O. Moore |
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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 regarding conditions of release in Superior Court. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Michael O. MooreSecond Worcester 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1572 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1073 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1073) of Michael O. Moore for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation relative to conditions of release in Superior Court. 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 regarding conditions of release in Superior Court. |
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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. Section 57 of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 12, the word:- and. |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3 SECTION 2. Said section 57 of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4hereby further amended by inserting, in line 14, after the word “him” the following words:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5 ; and may, if determined to be necessary, order the defendant to abide by specified |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6restrictions on personal associations or conduct including, but not limited to, avoiding all contact |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7with an alleged victim of the crime and any potential witness or witnesses who may testify |
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| 35 | 35 | | 8concerning the offense, as a condition of release. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 9 SECTION 3. Section 58B of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby |
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| 37 | 37 | | 10further amended by inserting, in line 2, after the figure “42A” the following figure: - , 57. |
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