AN ACT TO PROTECT JUROR SAFETY AND PREVENT HARASSMENT 
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. Legislative Intent and Findings
The General Court finds that the security, privacy, and physical safety of individuals performing civic duty as jurors are paramount to the administration of justice. The public interest requires enhanced protections against unlawful intimidation, targeted doxxing, and malicious harassment directed at jurors in connection with their service, while balancing the constitutional framework of public trials.

SECTION 2. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:

"Juror identifying information": Any non-public information that identifies or uniquely characterizes an individual who has been summoned, empaneled, or discharged as a juror, including home address, private telephone number, personal email address, and place of employment.
"Unlawful doxxing or targeted harassment": The malicious publication, broadcasting, or dissemination of private juror identifying information or background details accompanied by a credible threat of physical harm, intimidation, or a coordinated campaign to harass the juror on account of their verdict or service in a judicial proceeding.
SECTION 3. Prohibition of Intimidation, Doxxing, and Harassment
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and willfully publish, broadcast, or disclose non-public juror identifying information with the intent to harass, intimidate, or threaten a juror or former juror regarding their participation in a trial or grand jury proceeding.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in targeted harassment, stalking, or a coordinated smear campaign against a juror or former juror based upon their service, votes, or verdicts rendered in any judicial proceeding.

SECTION 4. Penalties
Any individual who violates Section 3(a) or Section 3(b) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), imprisonment in a house of correction for a term of not more than two and one-half (2.5) years, or both such fine and imprisonment. If such violation involves credible threats of physical violence or bodily injury, it shall be a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years.

SECTION 5. Exceptions
Nothing in this act shall prohibit:

Law enforcement investigations, judicial inquiries, or court-ordered proceedings concerning juror misconduct or post-trial legal challenges.
The reporting of public court records or official trial proceedings by news organizations.
SECTION 6. Effective Date
This act shall take effect upon its passage.