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--- massachusetts [2020/06/29 12:20] – [State Laws Regarding Sexual Offenses and Offenders, other than registration] rkdbus
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 === Does the state have lifetime supervision? ===
-No, not anymore. The court held that "community parole supervision for life" under MGL c.127, s.133D (c) is an unconstitutional violation of separation of powers. The court determined...to "strike § 133D in its entirety and order that CPSL sentences,whether imposed pursuant to G. L. c. 6, § 178H (a), or G. L. c. 265, § 45, be vacated.
+Yes § 265-45\\
+[[https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter265/Section45|https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter265/Section45]]
 === Does the state have indeterminate sentencing? ===
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 === What are the state civil commitment laws? ===
-An individual may not be civilly committed as a sexually dangerous person, or have his or her civil commitment continued after petitioning for release from custody, unless at least one of two qualified examiners offers the opinion that the individual is sexually dangerous.\\
+Yes Section 13\\
-[[http://masscases.com/cases/sjc/482/482mass293.html|WAYNE CHAPMAN, petitioner. 482 Mass. 293]]
+[[https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVII/Chapter123A/Section13|https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVII/Chapter123A/Section13]]
-Judges have within 30 days of a trial to issue rulings in regards to deciding whether a defendant should be held indefinitely as a sexually dangerous offender.\\
-[[http://masscases.com/cases/sjc/454/454mass267.html|COMMONWEALTH vs. JOSEPH BLAKE.454 Mass. 267]]
 === What is the age of consent? ===