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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1032 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1221
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Patrick M. O'Connor
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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 strengthening GPS tampering Laws.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1032 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1221
By Mr. O'Connor, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1221) of Patrick M. O'Connor for
legislation relative to GPS tampering. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1098 OF 2023-2024.]
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 strengthening GPS tampering Laws.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 209A is hereby further amended in section 7 by inserting after the word “system”
2at the end of the eighth paragraph the following new paragraph:-
3 “The removal or destroying of said global positioning satellite tracking device without
4judicial approval or without a showing of necessity to prevent greater harm shall constitute a
5felony with a mandatory minimum sentence of 2 years in a state prison.”