Massachusetts Chapter 276 — Search Warrants, Rewards, Fugitives From Justice, Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail. Probation Officers and Board of Probation

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 1— Complaint for issuance of search warrant; warrant for designated property or articles; search incident to arrest; documentary evidence subject to privilege
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 1A— Search warrants for articles belonging to subversive organizations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 1B— Search warrants for records possessed by foreign corporations providing electronic communication or remote computing services
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 2— Requisites of warrant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 2A— Form of warrant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 2B— Affidavit in support of application for search warrant; contents and form
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 2C— Manner of issuing search warrants; application of Secs. 2, 2A and 2B
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 2D— No-knock warrants; criteria; execution of search warrants at a residence; remedy for violations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 3— Seizure, custody and disposition of articles; exceptions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 3A— Time for return of search warrant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 4— Notice before forfeiture of property seized under search warrant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 5— Service of notice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 6— Postponement of trial; further notice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 7— Sale or destruction of property seized; disposition of proceeds
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 8— Appeal from decree of forfeiture; recognizance; jury trial; conformity to criminal cases; disposition of articles
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 9— Rewards offered by governor; determination of claims
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 10— Rewards offered by aldermen, selectmen or mayor; determination of claims
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 10A— Authority of officer of another state to arrest felon
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 10B— Proceedings after arrest made in commonwealth by an officer of another state
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 10C— Partial invalidity
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 10D— Uniform extraterritorial arrest on fresh pursuit; short title; uniform construction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 11— Definitions applicable to Secs. 11 to 20R
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 12— Arrest and delivery of accused to executives of another state; governor's authority
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 13— Surrendering accused not in demanding state at time of crime or leaving demanding state involuntarily
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 14— Written demand; allegations; accompanying papers; charge of crime; authentication of copies of papers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 15— Investigation of demand and report to governor
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 16— Governor's warrant of arrest; recital of facts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 17— Arrest and delivery of accused; commanding aid
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 18— Authority to command assistance; penalties for refusal
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 19— Rights of arrested person; habeas corpus; notice; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 20— Confinement of accused; expense; evidence of transportation to demanding state; new requisition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 20A— Warrant to apprehend on oath or affidavit; copies of papers attached
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 20B— Arrest without warrant; taking accused before court or justice; complaint
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 20C— Commitment to permit arrest under warrant of governor on requisition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 20D— Bail
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 20E— Discharge; recommitment; bail
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 20F— Forfeiture of bail
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 20G— Prosecution pending in commonwealth
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 20H— Inquiry into guilt or innocence
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 20I— Recall of warrant or issuance of another
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 20J— Waiver of warrant and procedure, etc
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 20K— Warrant to receive accused and convey him to proper county; proceedings pending in another state
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 20L— Application for requisition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 20M— Payment of agent's expenses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 20N— Service of process in civil action on accused; immunity
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 20O— Trying for other crimes; immunity
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 20P— Waiver by commonwealth
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 20Q— Severability
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 20R— Uniform criminal interstate rendition law; short title; uniform construction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 21— Warrants to arrest; issuance of process for apprehension of persons charged with crime by certain justices
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 22— Warrants, procedure for issuance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 23— Service of warrants and other processes
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 23A— Warrant management system
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 23B— Annual list of persons registered with licensing authorities; department of criminal justice information services; outstanding warrants; notification of license suspension; hearing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 24— Summons instead of warrant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 25— Summons fixing time for trial; service
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 26— Failure to appear and abide orders as contempt
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 27— Recognizance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 28— Arrest without warrant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 29— Outstanding warrant check prior to release on bail or recognizance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 30— Recall of default warrant; arrest
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 31— Default warrants issued due to failure to pay fines, assessments, court costs, restitution, support payments, etc. to be noted in warrant management system
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 32— Payment of fine, assessment, costs, restitution, support payment, etc.; release from custody
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 33— Examination of arrested persons for injuries; reports; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 33A— Use of telephone in places of detention
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 34— Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 23
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 35— Adjournments of examinations and trials
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 36— Failure to appear; default on recognizance; subsequent proceedings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 37— Failure to recognize; subsequent proceedings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 37A— Assignment of counsel
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 38— Examination; assistance of counsel; waiver of indictment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 39— Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 25
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 40— Testimony reduced to writing; signing by witnesses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 41— Discharge of prisoner
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 42— Bail or commitment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 42A— Bail or personal recognizance; terms and conditions to protect persons suffering physical abuse
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 43— Conveying prisoner through another county
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 44— Fees and expenses in district court in record sent to superior court
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 45— Witnesses bound by recognizance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 46— Witnesses bound by recognizance on adjournment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 47— Sureties with recognizance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 48— Recognizances for minor witnesses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 49— Commitment of witnesses; discharge upon recognizance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 50— Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 25
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 51— Release of committed witnesses; proceedings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 52— Rules regulating treatment of committed witnesses; removal to another county
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 52A— Removal of accused person to another county or to a correctional institution; return; proceedings; costs
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 53— Transporting male and female prisoners
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 54— Handcuffing committed witnesses to accused persons; transporting together
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 55— Discharge upon acknowledgment of satisfaction for injury
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 56— Filing of order; delivery to jail keeper; discharge as bar to civil action
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 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
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 57— Bail; officials authorized to admit to bail; amount of bail; security
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 58— Release on personal recognizance or unsecured appearance bond; determination; fees; refusal; petition for review
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 58A— Conditions for release of persons accused of certain offenses involving physical force or abuse; hearing; order; review
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 58B— Revocation of release and detention order following violation of release conditions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 59— Repealed, 2018, 69, Sec. 177
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 60— Bail in Suffolk county; proceedings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 61— Bail taken out of court; certificate or recognizance and deposit by surety; presence of persons; monthly statements by person taking bail
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 61A— Repealed, 2018, 69, Sec. 178
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 61B— Compensation for acting as surety prohibited
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 62— Notice to district attorney of application to accept bail in Suffolk county
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 63— Compensation for taking bail
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 64— Admission to bail on Sunday
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 65— Condition of recognizance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 66— Return of recognizance and examination taken by magistrate; order compelling; contempt
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 67— Repealed, 1994, 247, Sec. 5
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 68— Surrender of principal; notice; exoneration of bail; return of deposits; subsequent bail
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 69— Surrender of principal after default; remission of penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 70— Inability to surrender principal; exoneration of bail
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 71— Default on recognizance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 72— Surety paying amount for which bound; costs
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 73— Award of portion of penalty to person entitled to forfeiture
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 74— Judgment for whole or part of penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 75— Neglect, omissions or defects as defeating action
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 76— Review and rehearing of case after judgment on recognizance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 77— Service of notice and copy of petition; return day
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 78— Proceedings if former judgment diminished, etc.; costs
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 79— Personal recognizance and deposit instead of sureties for release from custody
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 80— Forfeiture of deposit on default; sale of bonds; collection on bank books; payments to state treasurer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 81— Defendant surrendering self; return of deposit
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 82— Magistrates authorized to admit prisoners to bail
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 82A— Failure to appear in court after release on bail or recognizance; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 83— Probation officers; applicants for appointment as a probation officer; examination; investigation and interview; promotion; publication of standards
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 83A— Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 189
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 84— Repealed, 1977, 97
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 85— Powers and duties of probation officers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 85A— Probation officers of the probate court; support and maintenance enforcement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 85B— Probation officers of the probate court; collection of delinquent payments due under order of the court; recommendations to the court
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 86— Repealed, 2011, 93, Sec. 121
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 87— Placing certain persons in care of probation officer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 87A— Conditions of probation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 87B— Compliance credits earned by eligible offender; accrual; revocation; calculation of supervision termination date
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 88— Clerical assistance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 89— Temporary probation officers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 89A— Counsellors to juvenile offenders
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 89B— Probation officers appointed to exclusively supervise young adults; selection; training
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 90— Powers of probation officers; reports; records; inspection
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 91— Power of probation officers appointed by Boston juvenile court to serve process
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 92— Restitution or reparation to injured person through probation officer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 92A— Restitution in cases involving motor vehicle theft or fraudulent claims
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 93— Payment to treasurer of unclaimed money collected by probation officer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 94— Expenses of probation officers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 95— Temporary support or transportation of probationers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 96— Penalty for refusal or neglect of duties by probation officer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 97— Interference with duties of department of youth services
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 98— Office of probation; commissioner of probation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 98A— Advisory board to commissioner of probation and court administrator
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 99— Powers and duties of commissioner of probation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 99A— Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 192
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 99B— Probation officers; compensation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 99C— Repealed, 1978, 478, Sec. 296
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 99D— Repealed, 1986, 520, Sec. 3
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 99E— Indigency; interagency service agreements; income data verification
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 99F— Performance measurement system for the office of probation and private organizations under contract with the commonwealth
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 99G— Pretrial services initiative; supervisor of pretrial services; duties; staff; reports
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100— Detailed reports of probation work; records; accessibility of information
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100A— Requests to seal files; conditions; application of section; effect of sealing of records
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100B— Requests to seal delinquency files or records; conditions; sealing by commissioner; notice for compliance; effect of sealing; limited disclosure
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100C— Sealing of records or files in certain criminal cases; effect upon employment reports; enforcement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100D— Availability of sealed criminal record information
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100E— Definitions applicable to Secs. 100E through 100U
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100F— Petition for expungement of record as adjudicated delinquent or youthful offender
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100G— Petition for expungement of record of conviction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100H— Petition for expungement of record without adjudication as delinquent or youthful offender or conviction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100I— Certification of eligibility for expungement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100J— Offenses excluded from eligibility of record for expungement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100K— Expungement of record resulting from false identification, an offense no longer a crime at time of expungement, error or fraud
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 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
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100M— Failure to acknowledge expunged record as basis for perjury or false statement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100N— Employment applications and trade or professional licensures; effect of expunged records
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100O— Petitions for expungement and related records excluded as public records
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100P— Exclusion of general public from proceedings relating to petition for expungement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100Q— Sealed or expunged records not to be available for inspection
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100R— Waiver of right to expunge as condition of plea deal
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100S— Negligence claims; employers and landlords presumed to have no notice of seal, expunged or otherwise protected records
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100T— Notice of sealed and expunged records to Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States Department of Justice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 100U— Administration and enforcement of Secs. 100E to 100T
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 101— Annual report of commissioner to general court
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 101A— Establishment of uniform forms of blanks and records for use in district court probation offices
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 102— Effect of Secs. 98 to 101A on authority of courts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 103— Notice to commissioner of appointment, removal, etc., of probation officer