By Mrs. Poirier of North Attleborough, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1685) of Elizabeth A. Poirier and others relative to the crime of incest.  The Judiciary.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Elizabeth A. Poirier

Jennifer L. Flanagan

Cleon H. Turner

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to expanding protections against the crime of 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 2002 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.