Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A § 13

Current through Chapter 231 of the 2024
Section 33A:13 - Punishment prohibited before trial

No person, while being held for trial or awaiting a verdict, may be subjected to punishment or penalty other than arrest or confinement upon the charges pending against the person, nor shall the arrest or confinement imposed upon such person be any more rigorous than the circumstances required to insure the person's presence, but the person may be subjected to minor punishment during that period for infractions of discipline.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, § 13

Added by Acts 2018, c. 369,§ 79, eff. 4/2/2018.