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

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Complaint for Issuance of Search Warrant; Warrant for Designated Property or Articles; Search Incident to Arrest; Documentary Evidence Subject to Privilege

Search Warrants for Articles Belonging to Subversive Organizations

Search Warrants for Records Possessed by Foreign Corporations Providing Electronic Communication or Remote Computing Services

Requisites of Warrant

Form of Warrant

Affidavit in Support of Application for Search Warrant; Contents and Form

Manner of Issuing Search Warrants; Application of Secs. 2, 2a and 2b

Seizure, Custody and Disposition of Articles; Exceptions

Time for Return of Search Warrant

Notice Before Forfeiture of Property Seized Under Search Warrant

Service of Notice

Postponement of Trial; Further Notice

Sale or Destruction of Property Seized; Disposition of Proceeds

Appeal From Decree of Forfeiture; Recognizance; Jury Trial; Conformity to Criminal Cases; Disposition of Articles

Rewards Offered by Governor; Determination of Claims

Rewards Offered by Aldermen, Selectmen or Mayor; Determination of Claims

Authority of Officer of Another State to Arrest Felon

Proceedings After Arrest Made in Commonwealth by an Officer of Another State

Partial Invalidity

Uniform Extraterritorial Arrest on Fresh Pursuit; Short Title; Uniform Construction

Definitions Applicable to Secs. 11 to 20r

Arrest and Delivery of Accused to Executives of Another State; Governor's Authority

Surrendering Accused Not in Demanding State at Time of Crime or Leaving Demanding State Involuntarily

Written Demand; Allegations; Accompanying Papers; Charge of Crime; Authentication of Copies of Papers

Investigation of Demand and Report to Governor

Governor's Warrant of Arrest; Recital of Facts

Arrest and Delivery of Accused; Commanding Aid

Authority to Command Assistance; Penalties for Refusal

Rights of Arrested Person; Habeas Corpus; Notice; Penalty

Confinement of Accused; Expense; Evidence of Transportation to Demanding State; New Requisition

Warrant to Apprehend on Oath or Affidavit; Copies of Papers Attached

Arrest Without Warrant; Taking Accused Before Court or Justice; Complaint

Commitment to Permit Arrest Under Warrant of Governor on Requisition

Bail

Discharge; Recommitment; Bail

Forfeiture of Bail

Prosecution Pending in Commonwealth

Inquiry Into Guilt or Innocence

Recall of Warrant or Issuance of Another

Waiver of Warrant and Procedure, Etc.

Warrant to Receive Accused and Convey Him to Proper County; Proceedings Pending in Another State

Application for Requisition

Payment of Agent's Expenses

Service of Process in Civil Action on Accused; Immunity

Trying for Other Crimes; Immunity

Waiver by Commonwealth

Severability

Uniform Criminal Interstate Rendition Law; Short Title; Uniform Construction

Warrants to Arrest; Issuance of Process for Apprehension of Persons Charged With Crime by Certain Justices

Warrants, Procedure for Issuance

Service of Warrants and Other Processes

Warrant Management System

Annual List of Persons Registered With Licensing Authorities; Department of Criminal Justice Information Services; Outstanding Warrants; Notification of License Suspension; Hearing

Summons Instead of Warrant

Summons Fixing Time for Trial; Service

Failure to Appear and Abide Orders as Contempt

Recognizance

Arrest Without Warrant

Outstanding Warrant Check Prior to Release on Bail or Recognizance

Recall of Default Warrant; Arrest

Default Warrants Issued Due to Failure to Pay Fines, Assessments, Court Costs, Restitution, Support Payments, Etc. to Be Noted in Warrant Management System

Payment of Fine, Assessment, Costs, Restitution, Support Payment, etc.; Release From Custody

Examination of Arrested Persons for Injuries; Reports; Penalty

Use of Telephone in Places of Detention

Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 23

Adjournments of Examinations and Trials

Failure to Appear; Default on Recognizance; Subsequent Proceedings

Failure to Recognize; Subsequent Proceedings

Assignment of Counsel

Examination; Assistance of Counsel; Waiver of Indictment

Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 25

Testimony Reduced to Writing; Signing by Witnesses

Discharge of Prisoner

Bail or Commitment

Bail or Personal Recognizance; Terms and Conditions to Protect Persons Suffering Physical Abuse

Conveying Prisoner Through Another County

Fees and Expenses in District Court in Record Sent to Superior Court

Witnesses Bound by Recognizance

Witnesses Bound by Recognizance on Adjournment

Sureties With Recognizance

Recognizances for Minor Witnesses

Commitment of Witnesses; Discharge Upon Recognizance

Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 25

Release of Committed Witnesses; Proceedings

Rules Regulating Treatment of Committed Witnesses; Removal to Another County

Removal of Accused Person to Another County or to a Correctional Institution; Return; Proceedings; Costs

Transporting Male and Female Prisoners

Handcuffing Committed Witnesses to Accused Persons; Transporting Together

Discharge Upon Acknowledgment of Satisfaction for Injury

Filing of Order; Delivery to Jail Keeper; Discharge as Bar to Civil Action

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

Bail; Officials Authorized to Admit to Bail; Amount of Bail; Security

Release on Personal Recognizance or Unsecured Appearance Bond; Determination; Fees; Refusal; Petition for Review

Conditions for Release of Persons Accused of Certain Offenses Involving Physical Force or Abuse; Hearing; Order; Review

Revocation of Release and Detention Order Following Violation of Release Conditions

Repealed, 2018, 69, Sec. 177

Bail in Suffolk County; Proceedings

Bail Taken Out of Court; Certificate or Recognizance and Deposit by Surety; Presence of Persons; Monthly Statements by Person Taking Bail

Repealed, 2018, 69, Sec. 178

Compensation for Acting as Surety Prohibited

Notice to District Attorney of Application to Accept Bail in Suffolk County

Compensation for Taking Bail

Admission to Bail on Sunday

Condition of Recognizance

Return of Recognizance and Examination Taken by Magistrate; Order Compelling; Contempt

Repealed, 1994, 247, Sec. 5

Surrender of Principal; Notice; Exoneration of Bail; Return of Deposits; Subsequent Bail

Surrender of Principal After Default; Remission of Penalty

Inability to Surrender Principal; Exoneration of Bail

Default on Recognizance

Surety Paying Amount for Which Bound; Costs

Award of Portion of Penalty to Person Entitled to Forfeiture

Judgment for Whole or Part of Penalty

Neglect, Omissions or Defects as Defeating Action

Review and Rehearing of Case After Judgment on Recognizance

Service of Notice and Copy of Petition; Return Day

Proceedings if Former Judgment Diminished, etc.; Costs

Personal Recognizance and Deposit Instead of Sureties for Release From Custody

Forfeiture of Deposit on Default; Sale of Bonds; Collection on Bank Books; Payments to State Treasurer

Defendant Surrendering Self; Return of Deposit

Magistrates Authorized to Admit Prisoners to Bail

Failure to Appear in Court After Release on Bail or Recognizance; Penalty

Probation Officers; Applicants for Appointment as a Probation Officer; Examination; Investigation and Interview; Promotion; Publication of Standards

Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 189

To 83f - Repealed, 1949, 783, Sec. 2

Repealed, 1977, 97

Powers and Duties of Probation Officers

Probation Officers of the Probate Court; Support and Maintenance Enforcement

Probation Officers of the Probate Court; Collection of Delinquent Payments Due Under Order of the Court; Recommendations to the Court

Repealed, 2011, 93, Sec. 121

Placing Certain Persons in Care of Probation Officer

Conditions of Probation; Probation Fees

Compliance Credits Earned by Eligible Offender; Accrual; Revocation; Calculation of Supervision Termination Date

Clerical Assistance

Temporary Probation Officers

Counsellors to Juvenile Offenders

Probation Officers Appointed to Exclusively Supervise Young Adults; Selection; Training

Powers of Probation Officers; Reports; Records; Inspection

Power of Probation Officers Appointed by Boston Juvenile Court to Serve Process

Restitution or Reparation to Injured Person Through Probation Officer

Restitution in Cases Involving Motor Vehicle Theft or Fraudulent Claims

Payment to Treasurer of Unclaimed Money Collected by Probation Officer

Expenses of Probation Officers

Temporary Support or Transportation of Probationers

Penalty for Refusal or Neglect of Duties by Probation Officer

Interference With Duties of Department of Youth Services

Office of Probation; Commissioner of Probation

Advisory Board to Commissioner of Probation and Court Administrator

Powers and Duties of Commissioner of Probation

Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 192

Probation Officers; Compensation

Repealed, 1978, 478, Sec. 296

Repealed, 1986, 520, Sec. 3

Indigency; Interagency Service Agreements; Income Data Verification

Performance Measurement System for the Office of Probation and Private Organizations Under Contract With the Commonwealth

Pretrial Services Initiative; Supervisor of Pretrial Services; Duties; Staff; Reports

Detailed Reports of Probation Work; Records; Accessibility of Information

Requests to Seal Files; Conditions; Application of Section; Effect of Sealing of Records

Requests to Seal Delinquency Files or Records; Conditions; Sealing by Commissioner; Notice for Compliance; Effect of Sealing; Limited Disclosure

Sealing of Records or Files in Certain Criminal Cases; Effect Upon Employment Reports; Enforcement

Availability of Sealed Criminal Record Information

Definitions Applicable to Secs. 100e Through 100u

Petition for Expungement of Record as Adjudicated Delinquent or Youthful Offender

Petition for Expungement of Record of Conviction

Petition for Expungement of Record Without Adjudication as Delinquent or Youthful Offender or Conviction

Certification of Eligibility for Expungement

Offenses Excluded From Eligibility of Record for Expungement

Expungement of Record Resulting From False Identification, an Offense No Longer a Crime at Time of Expungement, Error or Fraud

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

Failure to Acknowledge Expunged Record as Basis for Perjury or False Statement

Employment Applications and Trade or Professional Licensures; Effect of Expunged Records

Petitions for Expungement and Related Records Excluded as Public Records

Exclusion of General Public From Proceedings Relating to Petition for Expungement

Sealed or Expunged Records Not to Be Available for Inspection

Waiver of Right to Expunge as Condition of Plea Deal

Negligence Claims; Employers and Landlords Presumed to Have No Notice of Seal, Expunged or Otherwise Protected Records

Notice of Sealed and Expunged Records to Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States Department of Justice

Administration and Enforcement of Secs. 100e to 100t

Annual Report of Commissioner to General Court

Establishment of Uniform Forms of Blanks and Records for Use in District Court Probation Offices

Effect of Secs. 98 to 101a on Authority of Courts

Notice to Commissioner of Appointment, Removal, etc., of Probation Officer