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GENERAL LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS
Part IV - CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASESTitle II - PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
Chapter 276 - SEARCH WARRANTS, REWARDS, FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE, ARREST, EXAMINATION, COMMITMENT AND BAIL. PROBATION OFFICERS AND BOARD OF PROBATION
Section 276:24 - Summons instead of warrant

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276 § 24

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Current through Chapter 223 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 276:24 - Summons instead of warrant

Upon a complaint or indictment for any offense, a summons shall issue instead of a warrant, unless, in the judgment of the court or justice, there is reason to believe that the defendant will not appear upon summons.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 24