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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the prevention of level 3 sex offenders from residing together.
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PETITION OF:
NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. 20th Middlesex 2/8/2021
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act relative to the prevention of level 3 sex offenders from residing together.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition,
2 is hereby amended by inserting after Section 48 the following new section:
3 “Section 48A. A sex offender who has been finally classified as a level 3 sex offender
4 shall be prohibited from renting, residing, or otherwise occupying a single-family dwelling or a
5 unit in a multi-family dwelling with another finally classified level 3 sex offender, regardless of
6 the permanent or temporary residential status of either sex offender, unless those persons are
7 legally related by consanguinity, affinity or adoption.
8 A sex offender who violates this section shall be punished by a fine of $1,000 or
9 imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than 2 ½ years, or by both such fine and
10 imprisonment. Written notification shall be made to the sex offender registry board of any such
11 violation.”
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