Bill > S1705

This bill is a comprehensive legislative effort to update and standardize references to the Massachusetts Probation Service across multiple chapters of Massachusetts General Laws. Specifically, the bill systematically replaces various previous terms like "office of probation," "department of probation," "office of the commissioner of probation," and "board of probation" with the uniform phrase "Massachusetts Probation Service" throughout numerous sections of state law. The changes appear in over 60 different sections across various legal chapters, including those related to criminal justice, motor vehicles, family law, and other areas. These modifications seem intended to create a more consistent and modern terminology for referring to the state's probation system, potentially reflecting organizational changes or simply updating outdated language. The bill does not appear to substantively change the functions or operations of the probation service, but rather ensures that all legal references to the organization use the same, current official name.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1705