Massachusetts § 40 Apprehension of offenders

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 40 — Apprehension of offenders

Massachusetts § 40

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title VIIIELECTIONS

Ch. 55DISCLOSURE AND REGULATION OF CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 40 (2026).

Text

Section 40. If a person charged by the report with the commission of an offence is not in custody, the court shall forthwith issue a process for his apprehension; but such process may issue before the filing of said report, if otherwise lawful.

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