| 1 | 1 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2595 |
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| 2 | 2 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 3 | 3 | | _______________ |
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| 4 | 4 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 5 | 5 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 6 | 6 | | _______________ |
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| 7 | 7 | | SENATE, March 4, 2024. |
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| 8 | 8 | | The committee on The Judiciary, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by |
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| 9 | 9 | | bill, Senate, No. 1073) of Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to conditions of release in |
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| 10 | 10 | | Superior Court; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1406) of Daniel Cahill relative to |
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| 11 | 11 | | conditions of release in Superior Court, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2595). |
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| 12 | 12 | | For the committee, |
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| 13 | 13 | | James B. Eldridge 1 of 1 |
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| 14 | 14 | | FILED ON: 2/5/2024 |
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| 15 | 15 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2595 |
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| 16 | 16 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 17 | 17 | | _______________ |
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| 18 | 18 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 20 | 20 | | _______________ |
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| 21 | 21 | | An Act regarding conditions of release in Superior Court. |
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| 22 | 22 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 23 | 23 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 24 | 24 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 57 of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 12, the words “and may”. |
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| 26 | 26 | | 3 SECTION 2. Said section 57 of said chapter 276 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is |
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| 27 | 27 | | 4hereby further amended by inserting, in line 14, after the word “him” the following words:- ; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | 5may, if determined to be necessary, order the defendant to abide by specified restrictions on |
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| 29 | 29 | | 6personal associations or conduct including, but not limited to, avoiding all contact with an |
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| 30 | 30 | | 7alleged victim of the crime and any potential witness or witnesses who may testify concerning |
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| 31 | 31 | | 8the offense, as a condition of release. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 9 SECTION 3. Section 58B of said chapter 276 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is |
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| 33 | 33 | | 10hereby amended by inserting, in line 2, after the number “42A,” the following number: - 57,. |
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