Massachusetts § 3 Nature and scope of investigation

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 3 — Nature and scope of investigation

Massachusetts § 3

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, § 3 (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 Repealed by 2015, 10, Sec.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 3. The superior court justice appointed to preside over the grand jury shall consult with the attorney general and district attorney for the relevant district about the nature and scope of the investigation and shall thereafter designate and authorize an existing county grand jury to serve as a statewide grand jury for the purposes of the investigation specified in the written application or, alternatively, the superior court justice may convene and preside over a specially-empaneled 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 Repealed by 2015, 10, Sec. 46.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 3. The superior court justice appointed to preside over the grand jury shall consult with the attorney general and district attorney for the relevant district about the nature and scope of the investigation and shall thereafter designate and authorize an existing county grand jury to serve as a statewide grand jury for the purposes of the investigation specified in the written application or, alternatively, the superior court justice may convene and preside over a specially-empaneled statewide grand jury.

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