SENATE DOCKET, NO. 100 FILED ON: 1/18/2011 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 777 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Jennifer L. Flanagan _______________ 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 dangerousness hearings.. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Jennifer L. Flanagan |
[District]
| Jennifer E. Benson | 37th Middlesex | Joseph D. Early Jr | District Attorney, Middle District
225 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 100 FILED ON: 1/18/2011 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 777 By Ms. Flanagan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 777) of Jennifer L. Flanagan and Jennifer E. Benson for legislation relative to dangerousness hearings. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
SENATE
, NO. 2312 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to dangerousness hearings..
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. Subsection (4) of section 58A of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the following sentence in lines 100 to 102: - "The hearing shall be held immediately upon the person's first appearance before the court unless that person, or the attorney for the commonwealth, seeks a continuance." |
