HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2001 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1265
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera
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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 establishing a penalty for failure to report a missing child.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera | 10th Hampden |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2001 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1265
By Ms. Coakley-Rivera of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1265) of Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera for legislation to establish a penalty for failure to report a missing child. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 3978 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An act establishing a penalty for failure to report a missing child.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 7 of chapter 22A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
Any parent, legal guardian or caretaker of a child 12 years of age or younger who is missing shall be required to report the child missing to the appropriate law enforcement authorities within 8 hours, and shall provide said authorities with identifying data related to said missing child. Whoever violates any provision of this paragraph shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in a state prison for not more than 3 years or imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 2 ½ years, or by such fine and imprisonment.
