By Representative Golden of Lowell and Senator Panagiotakos, joint petition (accompanied by bill, 1470) of Thomas A. Golden, Jr., and others relative to the penalties for enticing a child under the age of sixteen. The Judiciary.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Thomas A. Golden, Jr.

Steven C. Panagiotakos

Kevin J. Murphy

David M. Nangle

Patrick M. Natale

Steven A. Baddour

Stephen M. Brewer

Anthony J. Verga

Cleon H. Turner

Paul J. Donato

Elizabeth A. Poirier

Barbara A. L'Italien

Geraldo Alicea

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

Richard J. Ross

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to the definition of enticement.

    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.

                Section 26C of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended in subdivision (a) by striking in line two the word “lure” and inserting in place thereof the following:- groom, lure,

SECTION 2

                Section 26C of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subdivision (b) the following subdivision:-

                (c) Any one who entices a child under 16, or a person believed to be under 16, electronically via  telephone, cell phone, electronic mail, internet chat room or “instant messenger” with any comment, solicitation, request, suggestion, proposal, image, or other communication verbal or otherwise which is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, or indecent, where sexual grooming, sexual abuse or sexual exploitation was intended, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 5 years, or in the house of correction for not more than 21/2 years, or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by both imprisonment and fine.