By Mr. Murphy of Burlington, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1604) of Charles A. Murphy relative to authorizing the Executive Office of Public Safety to promulgate regulations for a sex offender email registry.  The Judiciary.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Charles A. Murphy

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act authorizing EOPS to promulgate regulations for a sex offender email registry.

    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 1.  Section 18 3/4 of chapter 6A, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following clause:-

(9) to adopt regulations relative to the issuance that require convicted sex offenders in the commonwealth to register their e-mail addresses and instant messaging (IM) identities with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board