Mass. General Laws c.221D § 3

Copies of warrants and orders; reporting

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Updates

Added by St. 2026, c. 163, § 12, effective November 3, 2026

Section 3

(a)

Copies of all warrants and orders authorizing arrest and provided to court personnel pursuant to this chapter shall be maintained by the chief justice of the trial court.

(b)

Annually, not later than July 1, the trial court shall prepare, publish on the court’s website and provide to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the joint committee on public safety and homeland security and the joint committee on the judiciary a report containing information on the warrants and judicial orders received by each local and state court of the commonwealth pursuant to this chapter in the past year. The report shall include, but shall not be limited to: (i) the date each judicial warrant or judicial order was signed; (ii) the name of the judge who issued the judicial warrant or judicial order; (iii) the name and location of the court that issued the judicial warrant or judicial order, as shown by such judicial warrant or judicial order; (iv) the date the judicial warrant or judicial order was presented to the court; (v) a description of the type of judicial warrant or judicial order; and (vi) if known, whether or not an arrest occurred with respect to such warrant and the date and location of such arrest.

Last updated:	August 5, 2026