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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3412 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1848 |
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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 | | Kate Lipper-Garabedian |
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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 judicial discretion for probation. |
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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:Kate Lipper-Garabedian32nd Middlesex1/17/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3412 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1848 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1848) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian relative to judicial discretion for probation. The Judiciary. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 1634 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act relative to judicial discretion for probation. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 Section 87 of chapter 276 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2following paragraph:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 “A judge may exercise discretion in placing a defendant on probation and consider the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4following: |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5 (i) age; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6 (ii) nature of the defendant’s military service, if any; |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7 (iii) education; |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8 (iv) injuries or wounds sustained; |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9 (v) military discipline record, if the defendant served in the military; 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10 (vi) past and current medical status; |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11 (vii) family and medical psychological reports; |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12 (viii) nature of past criminal convictions, if any; |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13 (ix) age of previous criminal convictions, if any; |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14 (x) employment status; |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15 (xi) arrest record; |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16 (xii) nature of current criminal matter and, if violent, the nature and extent of any injuries |
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| 46 | 46 | | 17to the victim and the relationship of victim to defendant; |
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| 47 | 47 | | 18 (xiii) the availability of family and community support systems; |
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| 48 | 48 | | 19 (xiv) the proposed probation terms; and |
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| 49 | 49 | | 20 (xv) any other facts or circumstances having a bearing on pre-trial probation." |
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