HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1427 FILED ON: 1/16/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1351
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 to further protect children.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1427 FILED ON: 1/16/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1351
By Ms. Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1351) of Colleen M. Garry relative to the reporting of a missing child. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 3905 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act to further protect children.
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 269 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following new section:
Section 20: A parent, legal guardian or caretaker who willfully fails to contact law enforcement or emergency personnel concerning the safety of a minor child, 16 years of age or younger, in his or her care whose whereabouts has not been ascertained within the past 48 hours shall be punished by imprisonment in state prison for not more than five years.
A parent, legal guardian or caretaker of a minor child, 16 years of age or younger, who has knowledge of the death of said child, and who fails to notify law enforcement or emergency personnel of said death within one hour of occurrence, shall be punishable by imprisonment in state prison for not more than five years, or by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars and imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than two and one half years.
