Bill Text: MA H1478 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: The interception of wire and oral communications

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 10/27 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room B1 [H1478 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1478-Introduced.html

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John D. Keenan (BY REQUEST)

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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 passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act Relative to the Interception of Wire and Oral Communications.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
Stefano Picciotto	418 Lafayette Street Salem, MA 01970
Melita Picciotto	418 Lafayette Street Salem, MA 01970

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act Relative to the Interception of Wire and Oral Communications.

                Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

                        SECTION 1. Chapter 272 § 99, is amended by adding the following new paragraph in subsection D. Exemptions:   

e.  for any natural person who is not acting on behalf of, or in, an official government position, and who is not a member of, or in any way associated with organized crime, to intercept and secretly tape record a wire communication or oral communication when the recording is done for the sole purpose of protecting one’s life, liberty, character, or property.