MA S781

Bill

MA S781

To exempt certain criminal misdemeanors from the hearing provisions of G.L. C. 218

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 exempt certain criminal misdemeanors from the hearing provisions as required by law. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to amend Section 35A of Chapter 218 of the General Laws, which outlines certain hearing provisions, by creating an exception. Specifically, this bill would exempt from these hearing requirements three types of criminal misdemeanor complaints: those issued to correct a minor error in a previous complaint, those related to violations of Section 82A of Chapter 276 (which pertains to certain criminal procedure matters), and those issued after an individual was offered a chance to resolve the same conduct as a civil infraction through a civil citation process. The context for this change is to streamline certain legal processes by removing the mandatory hearing requirement for these specific, less complex or already addressed, misdemeanor cases.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Cynthia Creem (D)*,

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S781

(10 Companion Bills)

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Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S781
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S781.pdf

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