Massachusetts § 2 Selection of county where statewide grand jury to sit; appointment of superior court justice to preside

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§ 2 — Selection of county where statewide grand jury to sit; appointment of superior court justice to preside

Massachusetts § 2

Part IVCRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Title IIPROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Ch. 277BSTATEWIDE GRAND JURY

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277B, § 2 (2026).

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[Text of section effective until December 31, 2026. Repealed by 2015, 10, Sec.

46.See 2015, 10, Sec. 71 as amended by 2020, 146.] Section 2. The chief justice of the superior court department shall, upon granting an application, receive recommendations from the attorney general as to the county in which the statewide grand jury shall sit. Upon receiving the attorney general's recommendations, the chief justice shall choose 1 of those recommended locations as the site where the grand jury shall sit. Once a county has been selected, the chief justice shall direct the regional justice from the county selected to appoint, and reappoint as necessary, a superior court justice to preside over the statewide grand jury.

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[Text of section effective until December 31, 2026. Repealed by 2015, 10, Sec. 46. See 2015, 10, Sec. 71 as amended by 2020, 146.]

Section 2. The chief justice of the superior court department shall, upon granting an application, receive recommendations from the attorney general as to the county in which the statewide grand jury shall sit. Upon receiving the attorney general's recommendations, the chief justice shall choose 1 of those recommended locations as the site where the grand jury shall sit. Once a county has been selected, the chief justice shall direct the regional justice from the county selected to appoint, and reappoint as necessary, a superior court justice to preside over the statewide grand jury.

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