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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2504 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1958 |
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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 | | David M. Rogers |
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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 advertising for justices of the peace. |
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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:David M. Rogers24th Middlesex1/16/2025Vanna Howard17th Middlesex3/4/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2504 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1958 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1958) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | David M. Rogers and Vanna Howard relative to advertising for justices of the peace. The |
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| 20 | 20 | | Judiciary. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 1737 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 advertising for justices of the peace. |
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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 Section 58 of chapter 207 of the 2020 official edition is hereby amended by inserting |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2after the words “advertise his” the following:- “or her”; |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 And further, by inserting after the words “telephone number,” the following:- “email |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4address,”; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5 And further, by striking the words “newspaper, magazine, telephone directory or other |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6publication of general circulation” and replacing it with the following:- “printed or digital public |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7media, such as a telephone directory, electronic or computer accessed justice of the peace |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8directory, newspaper or other periodical, or through written, electronic, computer-accessed or 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9similar types of communication, including websites, social media platforms, and digital video |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10platforms”; |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11 And further, by striking the following:- “, that if a justice of the peace uses a business |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12card”. |
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