Legal Updates, Legal Issues, Public Safety and Security, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Legal Updates,Public Safety and Security,Commonwealth of Massachusetts http://www.mass.gov/eopss/law-enforce-and-cj/law-enforce/mptc/statewide-program-coord/legal-issues/monthly-legal-issues-update.xml http://www.mass.gov/eopss/law-enforce-and-cj/law-enforce/mptc/statewide-program-coord/legal-issues/monthly-legal-issues-update.html © 2011 Commonwealth of Massachusetts 2012-11-05T00:00:00Z Motor Vehicle Stops and Freshly Burnt Marijuana Public Safety and Security eopss http://www.mass.gov/eopss/docs/mptc/motor-vehicle-stops-and-freshly-burnt-marijuana.pdf 2013-05-07T00:00:00Z 2013-05-07T00:00:00Z Sharing Marijuana Public Safety and Security eopss http://www.mass.gov/eopss/docs/mptc/sharing-marijuana.pdf 2013-05-07T00:00:00Z 2013-05-07T00:00:00Z Exterior Searches and Drug Detection Dogs Public Safety and Security mptc http://www.mass.gov/eopss/docs/mptc/searching-exterior-of-homes-with-drug-detection-dogs.pdf 2013-04-11T00:00:00Z 2013-04-11T00:00:00Z Stopping A Pedestrian Public Safety and Security eopss http://www.mass.gov/eopss/docs/mptc/stopping-a-pedestrian.pdf 2013-03-28T00:00:00Z 2013-03-28T00:00:00Z

Search and Seizure
Because of the nature of the crime, time of day, unusual weather conditions, and the proximity to the crime scene, the officers had reasonable suspicion to stop two men along the street.

 Drug Detection Dogs Public Safety and Security eopss http://www.mass.gov/eopss/docs/mptc/drug-detection-dogs.pdf 2013-03-15T00:00:00Z 2013-03-15T00:00:00Z

Training records and certification are sufficient to prove a drug detection dog is reliable.

 Radio Panel Search Public Safety and Security eopss http://www.mass.gov/eopss/docs/mptc/radio-panel-searches.pdf 2013-02-27T00:00:00Z 2013-02-27T00:00:00Z

Searching behind a radio panel in a vehicle.

 Good Samaritan Revisited Public Safety and Security eopss http://www.mass.gov/eopss/docs/mptc/good-samaritan-revisited.pdf 2013-02-11T00:00:00Z 2013-02-11T00:00:00Z Second Amendment Public Safety and Security eopss http://www.mass.gov/eopss/docs/mptc/second-amendement.pdf 2013-02-11T00:00:00Z 2013-02-11T00:00:00Z Warrantless Search of Vehicle and Review of Exit Orders Public Safety and Security eopss http://www.mass.gov/eopss/docs/mptc/threshold-inquiry.pdf 2013-01-15T00:00:00Z 2013-01-15T00:00:00Z Searching Cell Phones Public Safety and Security eopss http://www.mass.gov/eopss/docs/mptc/cell-phone.pdf 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Juvenile Law (Chins) & 209A - Addition of Pets Public Safety and Security eopss http://www.mass.gov/eopss/docs/mptc/juvenile-law-chins.pdf 2012-11-05T00:00:00Z 2012-11-05T00:00:00Z