HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1493 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1313
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Colleen M. Garry
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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 annoying telephone calls.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1493 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1313
By Ms. Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1313) of Colleen M. Garry relative to the penalty for persons making annoying and abusive telephone calls. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 1392 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to annoying telephone calls.
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. Chapter 269A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 14A the following section:-
Section 14B. Whoever allows his telephone to be used by another to telephone a person or his family, repeatedly, for the sole purpose of harassing, annoying or molesting that other person or his family or for the purpose of repeatedly using indecent or obscene language to that person or his family, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 3 months, or both.
