General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART IV CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGSIN CRIMINAL CASES |
TITLE II. PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES |
CHAPTER 277B. STATEWIDE GRAND JURY |
SECTION 5. Period during which statewide grand jury may sit
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[Text of section effective until December 31, 2020. Repealed by 2015, 10, Sec. 46. See 2015, 10, Sec. 71.]
Section 5. A specially-empaneled statewide grand jury convened pursuant to this chapter shall sit for a period not to exceed 18 months. The superior court justice presiding over the statewide grand jury may extend that period if, in accordance with section 41 of chapter 234A and section 1A of chapter 277, public necessity requires further time by the statewide grand jury to complete an ongoing investigation.