SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1547 FILED ON: 1/13/2009
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1656
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cynthia Stone Creem
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to archaic crimes.
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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Cynthia Stone Creem
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First Middlesex and Norfolk
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Patricia D. Jehlen
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Second Middlesex
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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S00905 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year
Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to archaic crimes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 14 of chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2.
Section 18 of chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3.
Section 20 of chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
SECTION 4.
Section 21 of chapter
272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
SECTION 5.
Section 21A of chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
SECTION 6.
Said chapter 272 is hereby further amended by striking out section 34, as appearing in the 200
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Official Edition, and in
serting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 34. Whoever commits a sexual act on an animal, uses an object to sexually abuse an animal, or knowingly permits a sexual act with an animal on any premises under such person’s control, shall be puni
shed by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 20 years or in a house of correction for not more than 2 ½ years, and by a fine of not more than $5,000.
SECTION 7.
Section 36 of chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
SECTION 8.
Section 63 of chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
SECTION 9.
Section 64 of chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
SECTION 10.
Section 65 of chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
SECTION 11.
Section
66 of chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
SECTION 12.
Section 67 of chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
SECTION 13.
Section 68 of chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
SECTION 14.
Se
cti
on 69 of chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
