Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2041 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1236 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2041
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	David T. Vieira
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9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act to protect victims of stalking in violation of harassment prevention orders.
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14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David T. Vieira3rd Barnstable1/14/2025 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1236 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2041
18	18	By Representative Vieira of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2041) of
19	19	David T. Vieira for legislation to to protect victims of stalking in violation of harassment
20	20	prevention orders. The Judiciary.
21	21	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
22	22	_______________
23	23	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
24	24	(2025-2026)
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26	26	An Act to protect victims of stalking in violation of harassment prevention orders.
27	27	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
28	28	of the same, as follows:
29	29	1 SECTION 1. Section 7 of chapter 209A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
30	30	2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the first sentence in the second paragraph,
31	31	3the following sentence:- The appropriate law enforcement agency responsible for notice to the
32	32	4defendant shall notify the victim when a temporary or permanent abuse prevention order: (i) has
33	33	5been successfully served; (ii) has not been successfully served within 12 hours of receipt of the
34	34	6order from the court, and every 24 hours thereafter until service is complete or the court orders
35	35	7otherwise, and the effect of non-service on the order’s validity; or (iii) has expired or otherwise
36	36	8become ineffective.
37	37	9 SECTION 2. Section 9 of chapter 258E of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
38	38	10amended by inserting, after the first sentence in the second paragraph, the following sentence:
39	39	11The appropriate law enforcement agency responsible for notice to the defendant shall notify the
40	40	12victim when a temporary or permanent harassment prevention order: (i) has been successfully 2 of 2
41	41	13served; (ii) has not been successfully served within 12 hours of receipt of the order from the
42	42	14court, and every 24 hours thereafter until service is complete or the court orders otherwise, and
43	43	15the effect of non-service on the order’s validity; or (iii) has expired or otherwise become
44	44	16ineffective.
45	45	17 SECTION 3. Section 43 of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is amended
46	46	18by inserting, in line 21, after the word “vacate” the following words:- , harassment prevention.
47	47	19 SECTION 4. Said section 43 of said chapter 265 is hereby further amended by inserting,
48	48	20in line 26, after the words “two hundred and nine C” the following words:- ;or sections three,
49	49	21five, or six of chapter two hundred and fifty-eight E;