MA S820

Bill

MA S820

To prevent intimidation in all courts of the Commonwealth

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
04/15/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to prevent intimidation in all courts of the Commonwealth. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends existing law, specifically section 13B of chapter 268 of the General Laws, by replacing the word "criminal" with "court" in several subsections. This change broadens the scope of the law to cover intimidation in all court proceedings, not just those specifically labeled as "criminal." The bill aims to prevent individuals from threatening, causing injury to, offering gifts to, or misleading, intimidating, or harassing anyone involved in any stage of a court proceeding, including witnesses, jurors, judges, law enforcement, attorneys, and other court personnel. It also clarifies the definition of "investigator" and "harass" within the context of these proceedings, and specifies that prosecutions can occur in the county where the court proceeding is taking place or where the intimidating conduct occurred, thereby strengthening protections against interference in the judicial process.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (5)

Jennifer Flanagan (D)*, Jennifer Benson (D), Kim Ferguson (R), Mike Moore (D), Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2204 (on 04/04/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S820

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S820
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S820
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S820.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H223	To prohibit negative option sales and disclosure of financial and personal information without a consumer’s express agreement	Accompanied a new draft, see H4183	Similar To
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S1147	Establishing a commission on malnutrition prevention	Accompanied a new draft, see S2147	Similar To
S1157	To prevent sudden cardiac arrest	Accompanied a study order, see S2199	Similar To
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S1210	To enhance computerized physician order entry (CPOE) to ensure access to medically necessary services	Accompanied a study order, see S2411	Similar To
S1237	Improving the accuracy of eyewitness identification procedures	Accompanied a study order, see S2362	Similar To
S2204	Judicial matters	Reported (in part) by S812	Replaced by
S284	Relative to preventing adolescent substance abuse by expanding SBIRT	Accompanied a study order, see S2356	Similar To
S778	To permit independent enforcement of restitution orders in criminal cases	Accompanied a study order, see S2204	Similar To
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