Massachusetts Chapter 218 — District Courts

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 1— Territorial jurisdiction and place of holding court
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 2— Boston municipal courts; concurrent jurisdiction over waters and islands
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 2A— Transfer of civil actions brought in wrong court
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 3— Boston municipal courts; concurrent criminal jurisdiction over waters and islands
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 4— District court jurisdiction; seals
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 4A— Massachusetts Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 5— Contempt cases; service of process
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 6— Justices; number; terms; compensation; duties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 6A— Special justices of district court; certification of full time duties; restrictions on employment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 7— Oaths; power to administer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 8— Clerks; appointment; number; retirement; vacation and sick leave
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 9— Temporary clerks
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 10— Assistant clerks
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 10A— Deputy assistant clerks; power to designate
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 11— Temporary assistant clerks
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 12— Clerks; oath of office; duties and powers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 13— Records; storage
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 14— Facsimile or electronic rendering of signatures
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 15— Times for holding trials; office hours
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 16— Bond of clerk
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 17— Justice, clerk or assistant clerk; restrictions on practice of law; special justices; restrictions on hearing or trying cases
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 18— Justices and clerks; receipt of certain fees; prohibition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 19— General provisions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 19A— District court or Boston municipal court; statement of facts in support of civil action for damages; dismissal; appeals
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 19B— District court or Boston municipal court; trial by jury of six; appeals
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 19C— District court jurisdiction; equity powers and rules
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 19D— Housing specialists; appointment; knowledge requisites; powers and duties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 20— Actions against executors and administrators, and against bail
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 21— Power to establish rules of small claims procedure; venue; jurisdictional amount; hearings; damages and penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 22— Procedure
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 23— Initial determination of cause; removal; claim for trial by jury; bond or deposit; finding as evidence; report to appellate division
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 24— Transfer to regular docket
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 25— Costs; discretion of court
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 26— General provisions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 26A— Trial by jury; discovery; jury-waived trial; record of proceedings; probation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 27— Imposition of penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 27A— Jury sessions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 28— Recognizances to keep peace
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 29— Repealed, 1964, 308, Sec. 10
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 30— Binding over to superior court
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 31— Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 142
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 32— Complaints and warrants
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 32A— Inclusion of offense-based tracking number on application for complaint
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 33— Warrants and process; power of clerks to issue
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 34— Arrest without warrant; endorsement of complaint by arresting officer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 35— Complaints, warrants and process; power to issue; disqualification to hear case; destruction of applications for complaints
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 35A— Process; issuance on complaints for misdemeanors; consideration of criminal records and domestic violence records; right to hearing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 36— Justice of peace; taking bail
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 37— Process for witnesses and defendants in criminal and juvenile cases; direction and service
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 38— Access to courts; sittings; adjournments; filing of complaints
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 39— Books and supplies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 40— Part-time special justices; authorized cases
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 41— Special justice; powers and duties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 42— Adjournment when justice absent
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 42A— Chief justice; powers and duties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 42B— Deputy court administrator
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 43— Uniform rules of practice and procedure; power to make and promulgate
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 43A— Uniform practices; forms; superintendence of record keeping
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 43B— Official forms; powers of chief justice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 43C— Repealed, 1978, 478, Sec. 199
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 43D— Repealed, 1993, 478, Sec. 7
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 43E— Community mediation advisory board; coordinator
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 44— Process; formal requisites; territorial jurisdiction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 47— Clerks; duty to make payments and to account; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 48— Sentences to Deer Island
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 49— Clerks; duty to pay certain fees; advances; accounting
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 50— Justices; number; vacation and sick leave; rule making power
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 51— Repealed, 1978, 478, Sec. 205
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 51A— Chief justice of the Boston Municipal Court department; powers and duties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 52— Justices and special justices; assignment; additional sessions; compensation, etc
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 52A— Clerks; criminal and civil business
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 53— Clerks and assistant clerks
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 53A— Temporary assistant clerks
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 54— Civil jurisdiction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 55— Recording systems; stenographic and medical services and equipment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 56— Clerks; accounting; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 57— Juvenile courts; divisions; territorial jurisdiction; appeals
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 57A— Chief justice for the juvenile court department; powers and duties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 57B— Deputy court administrator for the juvenile court department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 58— Justices and clerks; assignment; salaries; vacation and sick leave; interpreters
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 58A— Administrative assistant for intergovernmental relations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 58B— Special justices of Boston juvenile court; certification of full-time duties; restrictions on employment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 58C— Special justices of juvenile court
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 59— Powers, duties and procedure; jurisdiction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 60— Jurisdiction over offenders; rule making power
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 66— Boston municipal court department; messenger
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 67— Boston municipal court; interpreters
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 68— East Boston division of the Boston municipal court department; interpreter
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 69— Clerks of divisions of district court department; allowance for assistance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 70— Clerks of Boston municipal and juvenile court departments; allowance for assistance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 74— Monthly installments
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 75B— Salaries of assistant clerks of Boston municipal court department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 77— Repealed, 1955, 741, Sec. 1A
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 78— Repealed, 1975, 863, Sec. 6
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 79— Salaries of clerks
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 80— Compensation of assistant clerks; practice of law
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 80A— Boston municipal court department; salaries of secretary and assistant secretary to justices
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 81— Traveling expenses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 82— Repealed, 1956, 738, Sec. 8
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 82A— Repealed, 1969, 867, Sec. 2
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 83— Repealed, 1931, 301, Sec. 36
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 84— Computation of compensation