MA S1002

Bill

MA S1002

Relative to a person’s failure to appear in court due to enrollment in rehabilitation or detoxification facility

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to the failure to appear in court due to enrollment in rehabilitation or detoxification facilities. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends Massachusetts law to prevent the issuance of warrants or capiases (court orders for arrest) for people who fail to appear in civil or criminal proceedings due to their active enrollment in an inpatient drug or alcohol rehabilitation or detoxification facility. The bill requires the person to submit verification of their enrollment to the court prior to the scheduled appearance, at which point the court will schedule a new court date after the person's scheduled release from the facility. Additionally, the bill specifies that a person who fails to appear for this reason shall not be held in contempt of court.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (2)

Diana Dizoglio (D)*, Tami Gouveia (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2665 (on 02/07/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1002

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1002
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1002.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1112	Relative to increasing consumer access to licensed rehabilitation counselors	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H3162	Relative to the opening meeting law	Accompanied a study order, see H4969	Similar To
S1106	Maintaining protective orders	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1177	Relative to enhanced enforcement of civil penalties	Accompanied a new draft, see H4681	Similar To
S1751	Granting a certain classification and early retirement creditable service to trial court chief probation officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S2048	To apply the public records law to the legislature	Accompanied a study order, see S2681	Similar To
S2471	Relative to the appointment of guardians ad litem in the housing court	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S2665	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judiciary matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S629	Improving lives by ensuring access to brain injury treatment	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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