Massachusetts Code — 276
Browse 170 sections in division 276 of the Massachusetts code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 1. Complaint for issuance of search warrant; warrant for designated property or articles; search incident to arrest; documentary evidence subject to privilege
- § 1A. Search warrants for articles belonging to subversive organizations
- § 1B. Search warrants for records possessed by foreign corporations providing electronic communication or remote computing services
- § 2. Requisites of warrant
- § 2A. Form of warrant
- § 2B. Affidavit in support of application for search warrant; contents and form
- § 2C. Manner of issuing search warrants; application of Secs. 2, 2A and 2B
- § 2D. No-knock warrants; criteria; execution of search warrants at a residence; remedy for violations
- § 3. Seizure, custody and disposition of articles; exceptions
- § 3A. Time for return of search warrant
- § 4. Notice before forfeiture of property seized under search warrant
- § 5. Service of notice
- § 6. Postponement of trial; further notice
- § 7. Sale or destruction of property seized; disposition of proceeds
- § 8. Appeal from decree of forfeiture; recognizance; jury trial; conformity to criminal cases; disposition of articles
- § 9. Rewards offered by governor; determination of claims
- § 10. Rewards offered by aldermen, selectmen or mayor; determination of claims
- § 10A. Authority of officer of another state to arrest felon
- § 10B. Proceedings after arrest made in commonwealth by an officer of another state
- § 10C. Partial invalidity
- § 10D. Uniform extraterritorial arrest on fresh pursuit; short title; uniform construction
- § 11. Definitions applicable to Secs. 11 to 20R
- § 12. Arrest and delivery of accused to executives of another state; governor's authority
- § 13. Surrendering accused not in demanding state at time of crime or leaving demanding state involuntarily
- § 14. Written demand; allegations; accompanying papers; charge of crime; authentication of copies of papers
- § 15. Investigation of demand and report to governor
- § 16. Governor's warrant of arrest; recital of facts
- § 17. Arrest and delivery of accused; commanding aid
- § 18. Authority to command assistance; penalties for refusal
- § 19. Rights of arrested person; habeas corpus; notice; penalty
- § 20. Confinement of accused; expense; evidence of transportation to demanding state; new requisition
- § 20A. Warrant to apprehend on oath or affidavit; copies of papers attached
- § 20B. Arrest without warrant; taking accused before court or justice; complaint
- § 20C. Commitment to permit arrest under warrant of governor on requisition
- § 20D. Bail
- § 20E. Discharge; recommitment; bail
- § 20F. Forfeiture of bail
- § 20G. Prosecution pending in commonwealth
- § 20H. Inquiry into guilt or innocence
- § 20I. Recall of warrant or issuance of another
- § 20J. Waiver of warrant and procedure, etc.
- § 20K. Warrant to receive accused and convey him to proper county; proceedings pending in another state
- § 20L. Application for requisition
- § 20M. Payment of agent's expenses
- § 20N. Service of process in civil action on accused; immunity
- § 20O. Trying for other crimes; immunity
- § 20P. Waiver by commonwealth
- § 20Q. Severability
- § 20R. Uniform criminal interstate rendition law; short title; uniform construction
- § 21. Warrants to arrest; issuance of process for apprehension of persons charged with crime by certain justices
- § 22. Warrants, procedure for issuance
- § 23. Service of warrants and other processes
- § 23A. Warrant management system
- § 23B. Annual list of persons registered with licensing authorities; department of criminal justice information services; outstanding warrants; notification of license suspension; hearing
- § 24. Summons instead of warrant
- § 25. Summons fixing time for trial; service
- § 26. Failure to appear and abide orders as contempt
- § 27. Recognizance
- § 28. Arrest without warrant
- § 29. Outstanding warrant check prior to release on bail or recognizance
- § 30. Recall of default warrant; arrest
- § 31. Default warrants issued due to failure to pay fines, assessments, court costs, restitution, support payments, etc. to be noted in warrant management system
- § 32. Payment of fine, assessment, costs, restitution, support payment, etc.; release from custody
- § 33. Examination of arrested persons for injuries; reports; penalty
- § 33A. Use of telephone in places of detention
- § 35. Adjournments of examinations and trials
- § 36. Failure to appear; default on recognizance; subsequent proceedings
- § 37. Failure to recognize; subsequent proceedings
- § 37A. Assignment of counsel
- § 38. Examination; assistance of counsel; waiver of indictment
- § 40. Testimony reduced to writing; signing by witnesses
- § 41. Discharge of prisoner
- § 42. Bail or commitment
- § 42A. Bail or personal recognizance; terms and conditions to protect persons suffering physical abuse
- § 43. Conveying prisoner through another county
- § 44. Fees and expenses in district court in record sent to superior court
- § 45. Witnesses bound by recognizance
- § 46. Witnesses bound by recognizance on adjournment
- § 47. Sureties with recognizance
- § 48. Recognizances for minor witnesses
- § 49. Commitment of witnesses; discharge upon recognizance
- § 51. Release of committed witnesses; proceedings
- § 52. Rules regulating treatment of committed witnesses; removal to another county
- § 52A. Removal of accused person to another county or to a correctional institution; return; proceedings; costs
- § 53. Transporting male and female prisoners
- § 54. Handcuffing committed witnesses to accused persons; transporting together
- § 55. Discharge upon acknowledgment of satisfaction for injury
- § 56. Filing of order; delivery to jail keeper; discharge as bar to civil action
- § 56A. Abuse occurring prior to or in conjunction with charged crime against person or property; investigation prior to release, discharge or admittance to bail; preliminary written statement to be filed and maintained in statewide domestic violence record keeping system
- § 57. Bail; officials authorized to admit to bail; amount of bail; security
- § 58. Release on personal recognizance or unsecured appearance bond; determination; fees; refusal; petition for review
- § 58A. Conditions for release of persons accused of certain offenses involving physical force or abuse; hearing; order; review
- § 58B. Revocation of release and detention order following violation of release conditions
- § 60. Bail in Suffolk county; proceedings
- § 61. Bail taken out of court; certificate or recognizance and deposit by surety; presence of persons; monthly statements by person taking bail
- § 61B. Compensation for acting as surety prohibited
- § 62. Notice to district attorney of application to accept bail in Suffolk county
- § 63. Compensation for taking bail
- § 64. Admission to bail on Sunday
- § 65. Condition of recognizance
- § 66. Return of recognizance and examination taken by magistrate; order compelling; contempt
- § 68. Surrender of principal; notice; exoneration of bail; return of deposits; subsequent bail
- § 69. Surrender of principal after default; remission of penalty
- § 70. Inability to surrender principal; exoneration of bail
- § 71. Default on recognizance
- § 72. Surety paying amount for which bound; costs
- § 73. Award of portion of penalty to person entitled to forfeiture
- § 74. Judgment for whole or part of penalty
- § 75. Neglect, omissions or defects as defeating action
- § 76. Review and rehearing of case after judgment on recognizance
- § 77. Service of notice and copy of petition; return day
- § 78. Proceedings if former judgment diminished, etc.; costs
- § 79. Personal recognizance and deposit instead of sureties for release from custody
- § 80. Forfeiture of deposit on default; sale of bonds; collection on bank books; payments to state treasurer
- § 81. Defendant surrendering self; return of deposit
- § 82. Magistrates authorized to admit prisoners to bail
- § 82A. Failure to appear in court after release on bail or recognizance; penalty
- § 83. Probation officers; applicants for appointment as a probation officer; examination; investigation and interview; promotion; publication of standards
- § 85. Powers and duties of probation officers
- § 85A. Probation officers of the probate court; support and maintenance enforcement
- § 85B. Probation officers of the probate court; collection of delinquent payments due under order of the court; recommendations to the court
- § 87. Placing certain persons in care of probation officer
- § 87A. Conditions of probation
- § 87B. Compliance credits earned by eligible offender; accrual; revocation; calculation of supervision termination date
- § 88. Clerical assistance
- § 89. Temporary probation officers
- § 89A. Counsellors to juvenile offenders
- § 89B. Probation officers appointed to exclusively supervise young adults; selection; training
- § 90. Powers of probation officers; reports; records; inspection
- § 91. Power of probation officers appointed by Boston juvenile court to serve process
- § 92. Restitution or reparation to injured person through probation officer
- § 92A. Restitution in cases involving motor vehicle theft or fraudulent claims
- § 93. Payment to treasurer of unclaimed money collected by probation officer
- § 94. Expenses of probation officers
- § 95. Temporary support or transportation of probationers
- § 96. Penalty for refusal or neglect of duties by probation officer
- § 97. Interference with duties of department of youth services
- § 98. Office of probation; commissioner of probation
- § 98A. Advisory board to commissioner of probation and court administrator
- § 99. Powers and duties of commissioner of probation
- § 99B. Probation officers; compensation
- § 99E. Indigency; interagency service agreements; income data verification
- § 99F. Performance measurement system for the office of probation and private organizations under contract with the commonwealth
- § 99G. Pretrial services initiative; supervisor of pretrial services; duties; staff; reports
- § 100. Detailed reports of probation work; records; accessibility of information
- § 100A. Requests to seal files; conditions; application of section; effect of sealing of records
- § 100B. Requests to seal delinquency files or records; conditions; sealing by commissioner; notice for compliance; effect of sealing; limited disclosure
- § 100C. Sealing of records or files in certain criminal cases; effect upon employment reports; enforcement
- § 100D. Availability of sealed criminal record information
- § 100E. Definitions applicable to Secs. 100E through 100U
- § 100F. Petition for expungement of record as adjudicated delinquent or youthful offender
- § 100G. Petition for expungement of record of conviction
- § 100H. Petition for expungement of record without adjudication as delinquent or youthful offender or conviction
- § 100I. Certification of eligibility for expungement
- § 100J. Offenses excluded from eligibility of record for expungement
- § 100K. Expungement of record resulting from false identification, an offense no longer a crime at time of expungement, error or fraud
- § 100L. Duty of clerk of court and commissioner of criminal justice information to expunge court records and police logs upon order issued pursuant to Secs. 100F, 100G, 100H or 100K
- § 100M. Failure to acknowledge expunged record as basis for perjury or false statement
- § 100N. Employment applications and trade or professional licensures; effect of expunged records
- § 100O. Petitions for expungement and related records excluded as public records
- § 100P. Exclusion of general public from proceedings relating to petition for expungement
- § 100Q. Sealed or expunged records not to be available for inspection
- § 100R. Waiver of right to expunge as condition of plea deal
- § 100S. Negligence claims; employers and landlords presumed to have no notice of seal, expunged or otherwise protected records
- § 100T. Notice of sealed and expunged records to Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States Department of Justice
- § 100U. Administration and enforcement of Secs. 100E to 100T
- § 101. Annual report of commissioner to general court
- § 101A. Establishment of uniform forms of blanks and records for use in district court probation offices
- § 102. Effect of Secs. 98 to 101A on authority of courts
- § 103. Notice to commissioner of appointment, removal, etc., of probation officer