By Mr. Jones of North Reading, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1501) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to the crime of incest.  The Judiciary.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

Mary S. Rogeness

George N. Peterson, Jr.

John A. Lepper

Viriato Manuel deMacedo

Paul K. Frost

Bradford Hill

Elizabeth A. Poirier

Robert S. Hargraves

Richard J. Ross

Susan Williams Gifford

Paul J. P. Loscocco

Todd M. Smola

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act expanding protections against incest.

    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 17 of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “consanguinity”, in line 1, the following words:— , affinity or adoption.

SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect immediately upon its passage.