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Massachusetts State Representative Shaunna O’Connell (R-Taunton) filed legislation that would prohibit registered sex offenders from changing their names. The bill is co-sponsored by 15 other legislators and was referred to the Committee on House Rules on September 18.
According to Boston 25, “registered sex offenders are legally allowed to change their names in Massachusetts and the State Sex Offender Registry Board does not track how often this happens. It turns out, neither do probate courts or law enforcement.”
Here is the full text of the bill:
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