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22 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1259 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
33 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1691
44 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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66 PRESENTED BY:
77 Carole A. Fiola
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99 To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
1010 Court assembled:
1111 The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
1212 An Act relative to certain offenses.
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1414 PETITION OF:
1515 NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Carole A. Fiola6th Bristol1/14/2025 1 of 3
1616 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1259 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
1717 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1691
1818 By Representative Fiola of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1691) of
1919 Carole A. Fiola relative to conditions for release of persons accused of certain offenses involving
2020 physical force or abuse. The Judiciary.
2121 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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2323 In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
2424 (2025-2026)
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2626 An Act relative to certain offenses.
2727 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
2828 of the same, as follows:
2929 1 SECTION 1. Section 58A of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
3030 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (1) and inserting in place thereof
3131 3the following subsection:-
3232 4 (1) The commonwealth may move, based on dangerousness, for an order of pretrial
3333 5detention or release on conditions when a person has been charged with any of the following
3434 6offenses:
3535 7 (A) a third or subsequent violation of section 24 of chapter 90 or section 8 of chapter 90B
3636 8within 10 years of the previous conviction for such violation;
3737 9 (B) a violation of section 24G of chapter 90;
3838 10 (C) a violation of section 8B of chapter 90B; 2 of 3
3939 11 (D) an offense for which a mandatory minimum term of 3 years or more is prescribed in
4040 12chapter 94C ;
4141 13 (E) a violation of section 131N of chapter 140;
4242 14 (F) a violation of an order pursuant to section 18, 34B or 34C of chapter 208;
4343 15 (G) a violation of an order pursuant to section 32 of chapter 209;
4444 16 (H) a violation involving abuse as defined in section 1 of chapter 209A while an order of
4545 17protection issued under said chapter was in effect against the defendant;
4646 18 (I) a violation of an order pursuant to section 3, 3B, 3C, 4 or 5 of chapter 209A;
4747 19 (J) a violation of an order pursuant to section 15 or 20 of chapter 209C;
4848 20 (K) a violation of an order involving abuse as defined pursuant to section 1 of chapter
4949 21258E;
5050 22 (L) a violation of section 13, 13 ½, 13B, 13B ½, 13 B ¾, 13F,18B, 22, 22A, 22B, 22C,
5151 2323, 23A, 23B, 24, 24B, 26, 26B, 26C, 26D, 43A, 50 or 51 of chapter 265;
5252 24 (M) a violation of section 1, 2, 14, 17, 102, 102A, 102B, 102C or 112 of chapter 266;
5353 25 (N) a violation of section 13B of chapter 268;
5454 26 (O) a violation of subsection (a), (c), (d), (h), (j), (m) or (n) of section 10 of chapter 269;
5555 27 (P) a violation of section 10A, 10E, 10F, 10G or 11C of chapter 269;
5656 28 (Q) a violation of section 4A, 4B, 29A, 29B, 29C, 35A, 77 or 94 of chapter 272; 3 of 3
5757 29 (R) a felony violation of section 105 of chapter 272;
5858 30 (S) any other violation of any general or special law that constitutes a felony offense that
5959 31has as an element of said offense the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force
6060 32against the person of another; or
6161 33 (T) any violation of any general or special law that constitutes conspiracy or solicitation
6262 34to commit any crime identified in clauses (A) through (S), inclusive.