MA H2268

Bill

MA H2268

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

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 failure to appear in court due to enrollment in rehabilitation or detoxification facilities. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends existing Massachusetts law to prevent the issuance of warrants or capias (court orders to bring someone before the court) for the arrest of individuals 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 individual to submit verification of their enrollment to the court prior to the scheduled proceeding and allows the court to reschedule the proceeding for a date after the individual's scheduled release from the facility. Additionally, the bill deems it a reasonable cause or sufficient excuse for failure to appear if the individual was unable to do so due to their enrollment in such a facility, as verified by the facility.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (7)

Diana Dizoglio (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Colleen Garry (D), Jason Lewis (D), Juana Matias (D), Mike Moore (D), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2268

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2268
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2268.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1647	Creating a legislative budget office	No further action taken	Similar To
H4874	Judiciary Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H928	Relative to financial records of defendants in small claims court	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H978	Relative to the geographical jurisdiction of the Housing Court Department	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S2623	For prevention and access to appropriate care and treatment of addiction	See H4742	Similar To
S767	Providing indemnity from prosecution for probation officers and court officers employed by the Trial Court	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To
S926	To expedite the transfer of cases to the permit session of land court	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To
S927	Relative to standing to file certain appeals in the superior or land court	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To

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