General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 275 Proceedings to Prevent Crimes
- Massachusetts General Laws - Justices keeping public peace; security - Chapter 275, Section 1
The justices of the supreme judicial court, of the superior court, and of district courts may cause all laws made for the preservation of the...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Complaint of threat to commit crime - Chapter 275, Section 2
If complaint is made to any such court or justice that a person has threatened to commit a crime against the person or property of...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Warrant to apprehend accused - Chapter 275, Section 3
If, upon such examination, it is found there is just cause to fear that such crime may be committed, such court or justice shall issue...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Punishment; recognizance to keep the peace - Chapter 275, Section 4
If the person complained of is convicted, he may be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Commitment on refusal or neglect to recognize - Chapter 275, Section 5
If the person complained of so recognizes, he shall be discharged, but if he refuses or neglects so to do, he shall be committed to...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Discharge of accused; complainant paying expenses - Chapter 275, Section 6
If, upon such examination, it is found that there is not just cause to fear that such crime will be committed by the person complained...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Accused paying expenses; commitment - Chapter 275, Section 7
If a person is required to give security to keep the peace or for his good behavior, the court or justice may order him to...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Appeal from order to recognize - Chapter 275, Section 8
Whoever having waived jury trial in accordance with the provisions of section twenty-six A of chapter two hundred and eighteen is aggrieved by an order...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Witnesses to recognize for appearance - Chapter 275, Section 9
The court or justice shall require such witnesses as may be necessary to support the complaint to recognize for their appearance at the jury session.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Proceedings on appeal - Chapter 275, Section 10
The justice sitting in the jury session may affirm the order or discharge the appellant, or may require him to enter into a new recognizance,...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Failure to prosecute appeal; recognizance remaining in force - Chapter 275, Section 11
If the appellant fails to prosecute his appeal of an order of recognizance, his recognizance shall remain in full force and effect as to any...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Discharge from commitment upon giving security - Chapter 275, Section 12
A person committed for not finding sureties, or for refusing to recognize as required, may be discharged upon giving such security.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Recognizance; breach of condition - Chapter 275, Section 13
Upon a breach of the condition of a recognizance taken pursuant to the provisions of sections four to eleven, inclusive, an action thereon shall be...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Affray, threats or disturbance of peace in presence of justice; recognizance to keep peace - Chapter 275, Section 14
Whoever, in the presence of a justice named in section one or before a court of record, makes an affray, or threatens to kill or...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1932, 180, Sec. 42 - Chapter 275, Section 15
Repealed, 1932, 180, Sec.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Remission of portion of forfeited penalty - Chapter 275, Section 16
If, upon a suit brought on such recognizance, the penalty thereof is adjudged forfeited, the court may, upon petition of a defendant, remit such portion...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Right of surety to surrender principal; discharge from liability; new recognizance - Chapter 275, Section 17
A surety in a recognizance to keep the peace, or for good behavior, or both, shall have the same authority and right to take and...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Community parole supervision for life in addition to sentence of imprisonment or probation; covered offenses - Chapter 275, Section 18
Whenever a person is convicted of a first offense under section 13B, 13F or 13H of chapter 265 or for a first offense for the...
Last modified: September 11, 2015