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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2417 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1907
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David K. Muradian, Jr. , (BY REQUEST)
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to appealing a notice of disinvitation.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Rosemarie Rook1/16/2025 1 of 1
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By Representative Muradian of Grafton (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1907) of Rosemarie Rook relative to appealing a notice of criminal trespass. The Judiciary.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to appealing a notice of disinvitation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 120 of chapter 266 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official
2Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following 2 paragraphs:-
3 Whoever, having a good faith reasonable belief that they have a right to access the
4premises and receives written notice informing them that they are no longer welcome on the
5premises and entering the premises would reasonably result in criminal trespass pursuant to this
6section, may file a complaint in the district court seeking to vacate such written notice.
7 An order to vacate such written notice shall be in the discretion of the court if the court
8determines that the person who directly provided said written notice abused their discretion of
9control of said premises. The court’s order shall be a complete affirmative defense to any
10prosecution against the person receiving such notice under any provision of this section.