Bill S.1713

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 767        FILED ON: 1/12/2009

SENATE  .   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1713

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Ms. Jehlen

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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 pre-trial detention.

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PETITION OF:

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S00931 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 pre-trial detention.


 

              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 35 of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 8, the word “thirty” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:-  twenty.