Massachusetts Statutes
§ 6 — Discharge of accused; complainant paying expenses
Massachusetts § 6
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IVCRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
Title IIPROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
Ch. 275PROCEEDINGS TO PREVENT CRIMES
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Bluebook
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 275, § 6 (2026).
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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 of, he shall be forthwith discharged; and if it is found that the complaint is unfounded, frivolous or malicious, the complainant may be ordered to pay the expenses of prosecution.
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