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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2186 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1271
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bruce E. Tarr
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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 protecting the people of the Commonwealth from danger.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2186 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1271
By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1271) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation
to protect the people of the Commonwealth from criminal offenders. 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 protecting the people of the Commonwealth from danger.
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 3A. Chapter 268 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
2section 13E the following section:-
3 Section 13F. Whoever unlawfully and with intent removes, destroys, damages or
4interferes with the proper functioning of a geolocation monitoring device or other mechanism
5intended to facilitate recognizance or compliance with conditions of pretrial release, probation or
6parole shall be punished by imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than 2 and one-
7half years; provided, however, that a second and subsequent offense shall be punished by
8imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 5 years or imprisonment in a house of
9correction for not more than 2 and one-half years. In any proceeding under section 57 to 58B,
10inclusive, of chapter 276, the fact of a person’s prior conviction pursuant to this section shall be
11prima facie evidence that there is no financial condition or other condition of release that will
12reasonably assure the presence of the person so convicted. 2 of 2
13 SECTION 3B. Section 58A of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
14Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “or”, in line 8, the following
15words:- a sex offense involving a child as defined in section 178C of chapter 6, or a violation of
16sections 13, 13½, 13B, 13B½, 13B¾, 13F, 13M, 15D, 18B, 22, 22A, 22B, 22C, 23A, 23B, 24,
1725, 26B, 26C, 37, 43A, 50 or 51 of chapter 265, or a violation of section 23 of chapter 265;
18provided, however, that this clause shall not apply when the person charged pursuant to said
19section 23 of said chapter 265 is under 16 years of age or is within 2 years of the age of the
20alleged victim.
21 SECTION 3C. Said chapter 276 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 58B
22the following section:-
23 Section 58C. No person who has attained the age of 18 years and who has been charged
24with any act that would constitute abuse, as defined in section 1 of chapter 209A, or a violation
25of sections 13M or 15D of chapter 265 or any offense enumerated in subsection 1 of section 58A
26that involves an identified victim shall be admitted to bail before all reasonable efforts are made
27to notify the alleged victim of the person’s imminent release; provided, however, that the person
28charged shall not be held more than 6 hours in order to permit prior notice to the alleged victim.
29 When a person so charged is to be released from the custody of a police department, such
30notice shall be provided by the police department. When a person so charged is to be released
31from a courthouse, such notice shall be provided by the commonwealth. When a person so
32charged is to be released from a jail or correctional facility, such notice shall be provided by the
33superintendent or a designee. The person or agency responsible for providing notice shall
34undertake to provide notice promptly.”.