Bill > S2495

This bill proposes several changes to existing laws in Massachusetts: 1. It establishes a Forensic Science Oversight Board that will have oversight authority over all Commonwealth facilities engaged in forensic services in criminal investigations. The Board will be responsible for reviewing the operation and management of these facilities, investigating issues with forensic science techniques or analysis, and developing systems to report and address professional negligence or misconduct. 2. It amends the laws related to license revocations for certain motor vehicle offenses, increasing the revocation period from 10 to 15 years for a first offense. 3. It modifies the definition of an "ineligible offender" under the state's drug laws, expanding the circumstances under which a person can be considered an ineligible offender and subject to mandatory minimum sentences. 4. It changes the definition of a "delinquent child" to exclude certain minor offenses and first-time misdemeanors from the juvenile justice system. 5. It adds provisions related to the placement of juveniles in secure detention or correctional facilities, restricting such placement for certain non-criminal or non-delinquent offenses. 6. It makes various other technical and clarifying amendments to the state's criminal justice laws.

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2495