The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PETITION OF:
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PETITION OF:
Garrett J. Bradley
Brian A. Joyce
Kay Khan
James E. Timilty
Barbara A. L'Italien
Benjamin B. Downing
David L. Flynn
John D. Keenan
Willie Mae Allen
William C. Galvin
Todd M. Smola
Mark V. Falzone
Jennifer M. Callahan
Christine E. Canavan
Cory Atkins
Robert L. Hedlund
Lida E. Harkins
Susan C. Fargo
Sean Garballey
Paul McMurtry
Denise Provost
John J. Binienda
Tom Sannicandro
Kathi-Anne Reinstein
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In the Year Two Thousand and Eight.
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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 of chapter 22A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Missing child or children’ the following definition:-
“Missing person” any adult suffering from dementia missing from his normal and ordinary place of residence and whose whereabouts cannot be determined by the person responsible for such person’s care.
Section 2. Section 2 of said chapter 22A, as so appearing is hereby amended by inserting after the word “child” in line 4 the following:- or missing person
Section 3. Section 4 of said chapter 22A, as so appearing by inserting after the word “child” in lines 3, 5 and 10, in each instance, the fellow or adult suffering from dementia
Section 4. Section 6 of said chapter 22A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “person” in line 1 and 11 the following:- or child
Section 5. Said section 6 of said chapter 22A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “persons” in line 7 the following:- or children
Section 6. Section 7 of said chapter 22A, as so appearing is hereby amended by inserting after the word “child” in lines 4 and 6 in each instance the following:- or missing person