H1690 • 2025

An Act relative to authorizing electronic signatures for criminal complaints

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Sponsor: Carole A. Fiola
Last action: 2025-10-20
Official status: Hearing scheduled for 06/03/2025 from 01:00 PM-09:00 PM in A-2
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act relative to authorizing electronic signatures for criminal complaints

An Act relative to authorizing electronic signatures for criminal complaints By Representative Fiola of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act relative to authorizing electronic signatures for criminal complaints By Representative Fiola of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1690) of Carole A.
Fiola and Steven J.
Ouellette relative to authorizing electronic signatures for criminal complaints.

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Bill History

2025-10-20 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 06/03/2025 from 01:00 PM-09:00 PM in A-2
2025-10-14 House
Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A) for a second reading
2025-09-11 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2025-05-29 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 06/03/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to authorizing electronic signatures for criminal complaints
By Representative Fiola of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1690) of Carole A. Fiola and Steven J. Ouellette relative to authorizing electronic signatures for criminal complaints. The Judiciary.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1690

SECTION 1. Section 22 of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 4, after the word “subscribed” the following words:- , electronically or in person.

SECTION 2. Said section 22 of said chapter 276 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting, in line 7, after the word “Procedure.” the following words:-

A law enforcement officer acting as complainant, may, if submitting a complaint electronically, in lieu of being examined on oath by a justice, subscribe to the complaint electronically under the pains and penalties of perjury.

SECTION 3. Section 2 of chapter 275 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 5, after the word “subscribed” the following words:- , electronically or in person,.

SECTION 4. Said section 2 of said chapter 275 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting, in line 5,

after the word “complainant.” the following words:- A law enforcement officer acting as complainant, may, if submitting a complaint electronically, in lieu of being examined on oath by such court or a justice, subscribe to the complaint electronically under the pains and penalties of perjury.

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