HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 516 FILED ON: 1/18/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 442
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John D. Keenan
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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:
An Act relative to historic homes.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
John D. Keenan | 7th Essex |
Bruce J. Ayers | 1st Norfolk |
Susan C. Fargo |
[District]
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Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 5th Essex |
Steven L. Levy | 4th Middlesex |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 516 FILED ON: 1/18/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 442
By Mr. Keenan of Salem, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 442) of John D. Keenan and others for legislation to impose a penalty for the damaging of historic homes. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to historic homes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 266 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 95 the following section: -
Section 95A.
In this section, “historic home” shall mean any dwelling house listed upon the register of the Massachusetts historical society and identified by a plaque identifying the homestead as an historic homestead.
Whoever willfully, intentionally and without right removes items from, including, but not limited to, copper gutters, copper wiring, aluminum or brick; displaces, destroys, defaces, mars or injures the walls, wainscoting or any other part of any historical home, or the appurtenances there of, by cutting, breaking, writing or otherwise, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1000 or by imprisonment for not more than 2 years. Any person convicted under the provisions of this section shall in addition to the fine assessed, reimburse the historic home owner for the total amount of damage incurred.
