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MA H1447

Reducing the storage of obsolete papers


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Introduced
01/22/2019
In Committee
01/22/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to reducing the storage of obsolete court papers. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends the existing law to allow the Supreme Judicial Court to make exceptions to the ten-year retention requirement for certain types of court papers, such as those related to motor vehicle civil infractions, parking violations, littering, bicycles, pedestrians, municipal dog control, and non-criminal dispositions of municipal ordinance or by-law violations. The purpose is to reduce the storage of obsolete court papers that are not subject to lengthy legal retention requirements.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5081 (on 11/12/2020)

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