Massachusetts § 3 - Boston municipal courts; concurrent criminal jurisdiction over waters and islands
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 3 — Boston municipal courts; concurrent criminal jurisdiction over waters and islands, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3. Boston municipal courts; concurrent criminal jurisdiction over waters and islands
Section 3. The central, Charlestown, South Boston, and East Boston divisions of the Boston municipal court department, shall have and exercise, concurrently with each other, the same criminal jurisdiction as said courts have within their respective districts over all islands, except East Boston, and waters, except so much of the Charles river basin as is described in section one, within the criminal jurisdiction of the superior court for Suffolk county.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 3 cover?
Section 3 ("Boston municipal courts; concurrent criminal jurisdiction over waters and islands") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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