Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277B § 2

Current through Chapter 223 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 277B:2 - [Repealed Effective 12/31/2026] Location of statewide grand jury; superior court justice to preside over statewide grand jury

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.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277B, § 2

Amended by Acts 2020, c. 146,§ 1, eff. 11/4/2020.
Repealed by Acts 2015, c. 10,§ 46, eff. 12/31/2020 but later changed to 12/31/2026.
Added by Acts 2015, c. 10,§ 45, eff. 3/31/2015.