STATE STATUTES & CODES

MASSACHUSETTS STATUTES AND CODES

CHAPTER 276 SEARCH WARRANTS, REWARDS, FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE, ARREST, EXAMINATION, COMMITMENT AND BAIL. PROBATION OFFICERS AND BOARD OF PROBATION

• Section 1 Complaint; warrant for designated property or articles; search incident to arrest; documentary evidence subject to privilege
• Section 1A Articles belonging to subversive organizations
• Section 1B Search warrants for records possessed by foreign corporations providing electronic communication or remote computing services
• Section 2 Requisites of warrant
• Section 2A Form of warrant
• Section 2B Affidavit in support of application for warrant; contents and form
• Section 2C Manner of issuing warrants; application of Secs. 2, 2A and 2B
• Section 3 Seizure, custody and disposition of articles; exceptions
• Section 3A Time for return of warrant
• Section 4 Notice before forfeiture of property
• Section 5 Service of notice
• Section 6 Postponement of trial; further notice
• Section 7 Sale or destruction of property seized; disposition of proceeds
• Section 8 Appeal; recognizance; jury trial; conformity to criminal cases; disposition of articles
• Section 9 Rewards offered by governor; determination of claims
• Section 10 Rewards offered for detecting or securing persons committing certain offenses; determination of claims
• Section 10A Authority of officer of another state to arrest felon
• Section 10B Proceedings after arrest
• Section 10C Partial invalidity
• Section 10D Citation of law; uniform construction
• Section 11 Definitions
• Section 12 Arrest and delivery of accused to executives of another state; governor’s authority
• Section 13 Surrendering accused not in demanding state at time of crime or leaving demanding state involuntarily
• Section 14 Written demand; allegations; accompanying papers; charge of crime; authentication of copies of papers
• Section 15 Investigation of demand and report to governor
• Section 16 Governor’s warrant of arrest; recital of facts
• Section 17 Arrest and delivery of accused; commanding aid
• Section 18 Authority to command assistance; penalties for refusal
• Section 19 Rights of arrested person; habeas corpus; notice; penalty
• Section 20 Confinement of accused; expense; evidence of transportation to demanding state; new requisition
• Section 20A Warrant to apprehend on oath or affidavit; copies of papers attached
• Section 20B Arrest without warrant; taking accused before court or justice; complaint
• Section 20C Commitment to permit arrest under warrant of governor on requisition
• Section 20D Bail
• Section 20E Discharge; recommitment; bail
• Section 20F Forfeiture of bail
• Section 20G Prosecution pending in commonwealth
• Section 20H Inquiry into guilt or innocence
• Section 20I Recall of warrant or issuance of another
• Section 20J Waiver of warrant and procedure, etc.
• Section 20K Warrant to receive accused and convey him to proper county; proceedings pending in another state
• Section 20L Application for requisition
• Section 20M Payment of agent’s expenses
• Section 20N Service of process in civil action on accused; immunity
• Section 20O Trying for other crimes; immunity
• Section 20P Waiver by commonwealth
• Section 20Q Partial validity
• Section 20R Citation of law; uniform construction
• Section 21 Justices may issue process
• Section 22 Warrants, procedure for issuance
• Section 23 Service of warrants and other processes
• Section 23A Warrant management system
• Section 23B Annual list of persons registered with licensing authorities; criminal history systems board; outstanding warrants; notification of license suspension; hearing
• Section 24 Summons instead of warrant
• Section 25 Summons fixing time for trial; service
• Section 26 Failure to appear and abide orders as contempt
• Section 27 Recognizance
• Section 28 Arrest without warrant
• Section 29 Outstanding warrant check prior to release on bail or recognizance
• Section 30 Recall of default warrant; arrest
• Section 31 Default warrants issued due to failure to pay fines, assessments, court costs, restitution, support payments, etc. to be noted in warrant management system
• Section 32 Payment; release from custody
• Section 33 Examination of arrested persons for injuries; reports; penalty
• Section 33A Use of telephone in places of detention
• Section 34 Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 23
• Section 35 Adjournments of examinations and trials
• Section 36 Failure to appear; subsequent proceedings
• Section 37 Failure to recognize; subsequent proceedings
• Section 37A Assignment of counsel
• Section 38 Examination; assistance of counsel; waiver of indictment
• Section 39 Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 25
• Section 40 Testimony reduced to writing; signing by witnesses
• Section 41 Discharge of prisoner
• Section 42 Bail or commitment
• Section 42A Personal recognizance; terms and conditions to protect persons suffering physical abuse
• Section 43 Conveying prisoner through another county
• Section 44 Fees and expenses in district court in record sent to superior court
• Section 45 Witnesses bound by recognizance
• Section 46 Witnesses bound by recognizance on adjournment
• Section 47 Sureties with recognizance
• Section 48 Recognizances for minor witnesses
• Section 49 Commitment of witnesses; discharge upon recognizance
• Section 50 Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 25
• Section 51 Release of committed witnesses; proceedings
• Section 52 Rules regulating treatment of committed witnesses; removal to another county
• Section 52A Removal of accused person to another county or to a correctional institution; return; proceedings; costs
• Section 53 Transporting male and female prisoners
• Section 54 Handcuffing committed witnesses to accused persons; transporting together
• Section 55 Discharge upon acknowledgment of satisfaction for injury
• Section 56 Filing of order; delivery to jail keeper; discharge as bar to civil action
• Section 57 Officials authorized to admit to bail; amount of bail; security
• Section 58 Release on personal recognizance or unsecured appearance bond; determination; fees; refusal; petition for review
• Section 58A Conditions for release of persons accused of certain offenses involving physical force or abuse; hearing; order; review
• Section 58B Revocation of release and detention order following violation of release conditions
• Section 59 Admission to bail by master in chancery
• Section 60 Bail in Suffolk county; proceedings
• Section 61 Bail taken out of court; certificate or recognizance and deposit by surety; presence of persons; monthly statements by person taking bail
• Section 61A Disposition or encumbrance of real estate of bail or surety; violation of section
• Section 61B Bond of professional bondsman; arrest bond certificates; conditions of acceptance; regulation
• Section 62 Notice to district attorney of application to accept bail in Suffolk county
• Section 63 Compensation for taking bail
• Section 64 Admission to bail on Sunday
• Section 65 Condition of recognizance
• Section 66 Return of recognizance and examination taken by magistrate; order compelling; contempt
• Section 67 Repealed, 1994, 247, Sec. 5
• Section 68 Surrender of principal; notice; exoneration of bail; return of deposits; subsequent bail
• Section 69 Surrender of principal after default; remission of penalty
• Section 70 Inability to surrender principal; exoneration of bail
• Section 71 Default on recognizance
• Section 72 Surety paying amount for which bound; costs
• Section 73 Award of portion of penalty to person entitled to forfeiture
• Section 74 Judgment for whole or part of penalty
• Section 75 Neglect, omissions or defects as defeating action
• Section 76 Review and rehearing of case after judgment on recognizance
• Section 77 Service of notice and copy of petition; return day
• Section 78 Proceedings if former judgment diminished, etc.; costs
• Section 79 Personal recognizance and deposit instead of sureties for release from custody
• Section 80 Forfeiture of deposit on default; sale of bonds; collection on bank books; payments to state treasurer
• Section 81 Defendant surrendering self; return of deposit
• Section 82 Magistrates authorized to admit prisoners to bail
• Section 82A Failure to appear in court after release on bail or recognizance; penalty
• Section 83 Appointment of probation officers; suspension; compensation
• Section 83A Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 189
• Section 83B to 83F Repealed, 1949, 783, Sec. 2
• Section 84 Repealed, 1977, 97
• Section 85 Powers and duties
• Section 85A Support and maintenance enforcement
• Section 85B Delinquent payments; collection; contempt proceedings
• Section 86 Appointment of deputy probation officers by Boston juvenile court; creditable service
• Section 87 Placing certain persons in care of probation officer
• Section 87A Conditions of probation; probation fees
• Section 88 Clerical assistance
• Section 89 Temporary probation officers
• Section 89A Counsellors to juvenile offenders
• Section 90 Powers of probation officers; reports; records; inspection
• Section 91 Power of probation officers appointed by Boston juvenile court to serve process
• Section 92 Restitution or reparation to injured person through probation officer
• Section 92A Restitution in cases involving motor vehicle theft or fraudulent claims
• Section 93 Payment to treasurer of unclaimed money collected by probation officer
• Section 94 Expenses of probation officers
• Section 95 Temporary support or transportation of probationers
• Section 96 Refusal or neglect of duties by probation officer
• Section 97 Interference with duties of department of youth services
• Section 98 Commissioner of probation; appointment
• Section 99 Powers and duties of commissioner of probation
• Section 99A Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 192
• Section 99B Probation officers; compensation
• Section 99C Repealed, 1978, 478, Sec. 296
• Section 99D Repealed, 1986, 520, Sec. 3
• Section 99E Indigency; interagency service agreements; income data verification
• Section 100 Detailed reports of probation work; records; accessibility of information
• Section 100A Requests to seal files; conditions; application of section; effect of sealing of records
• Section 100B Requests to seal delinquency files or records; conditions; sealing by commissioner; notice for compliance; effect of sealing; limited disclosure
• Section 100C Sealing of records or files in certain criminal cases; effect upon employment reports; enforcement
• Section 101 Annual report of commissioner to general court
• Section 101A Establishment of uniform forms of blanks and records for use in district court probation offices
• Section 102 Effect of Secs. 98 to 101A on authority of courts
• Section 103 Notice to commissioner of appointment, removal, etc., of probation officer

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