Massachusetts S1062 aims to prevent profiling of transgender people and low-income women.
Massachusetts S1062 seeks to amend existing laws to stop profiling transgender people and low-income women. It removes discriminatory language from Chapter 272 and repeals Section 62, which allowed for certain offenses to be considered based on reporting a crime. Additionally, it introduces Section 34B in Chapter 94C to ensure that individuals who report crimes in good faith are not charged or prosecuted for possession of controlled substances, sex for fee, or violations of probation, pretrial release, or parole conditions.
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