MA H928

Bill

Relative to financial records of defendants in small claims court

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the financial records of defendants in small claims court. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 22 of Chapter 218 of the General Laws to require defendants in small claims court cases to provide certain financial records to the court, including their social security number, recent pay stubs, bank statements, credit card statements, and tax returns. This is intended to assist the court in making a finding of the amount owed by the defendant to the plaintiff.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (2)

Matt Muratore (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4874 (on 08/09/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H928

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H928
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H928.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2255	Permitting persons to bring car damage arising from a pothole against the public entity into small claims court	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H2334	Relative to small claims	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H4874	Judiciary Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H839	Relative to raising the standard of proof for juvenile defendants	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To
H874	Relative to the costs of appeals by the Commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To
H943	Relative to fees for indigent defendants	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To

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MA H928

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