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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1351 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1792 |
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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 | | Bradley H. Jones, Jr. |
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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 juvenile restitution. |
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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:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/14/2025Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/14/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2025Todd M. Smola1st Hampden3/10/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1351 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1792 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1792) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to authorizing the courts of the Commonwealth to |
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| 20 | 20 | | establish a system of juvenile restitution. The Judiciary. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 1587 OF 2023-2024.] |
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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-Fourth General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act relative to juvenile restitution. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2amended by inserting after section 62 the following section:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 Section 62A. The court shall make all reasonable efforts to ensure that restitution is made |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4to the victim of a juvenile offender. The court shall order that the juvenile be required to repair, |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5replace or otherwise make restitution for damage or loss caused by his wrongful act and may |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6impose fines in limited amounts. Restitution shall be made a condition of release, placement, or |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7parole by the juvenile court. In cases where the court determines it is appropriate, the court may |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8order the juvenile to make restitution directly to the court in the form of financial payments, |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9which shall then be turned over to the victim of the offense. The court may issue such orders as 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10are necessary for the collection of restitution, including garnishments, wage withholdings, and |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11executions. |
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