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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 234 FILED ON: 1/9/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1074 |
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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 | | Peter J. Durant |
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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 to update proof of age documentation. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Peter J. DurantWorcester and Hampshire 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 234 FILED ON: 1/9/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1074 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Durant, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1074) of Peter J. Durant for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation to update proof of age documentation. The Judiciary. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 990 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 to update proof of age documentation. |
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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 33A of Chapter 207 of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2022 Official |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2Edition, is hereby amended by striking out Section 33A and inserting in place thereof the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3following section:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4 Section 33A. The clerk or registrar shall not issue a certificate under section 28 before |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5receiving proof of age of the parties and verifying that both parties are not less than 18 years of |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6age. Such proof shall be contained in any of the following documents, graded and taking |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7precedence in the following order: (i) a passport issued by the United States of America; (ii) a |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8driver’s license or identification card issued by any of the states of the United States of America, |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9or, its territories, districts, or commonwealths; (iii) an original or certified copy of a record of |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10birth; (iv) an original or certified copy of a baptismal record; (v) a life insurance policy; (vi) an 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11employment certificate; (vii) a school record; (viii) an immigration record; (ix) a naturalization |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12record; or (x) a court record. The clerk or registrar shall not accept documentary evidence of a |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13lower grade unless the clerk or registrar is satisfied that evidence of a higher grade is not readily |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14procurable. |
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