General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART IV CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGSIN CRIMINAL CASES |
TITLE II. PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES |
CHAPTER 279. JUDGMENT AND EXECUTION |
SECTION 38. Powers of sheriff or constable in execution of warrant of commitment
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A sheriff, deputy sheriff or constable, when engaged in the execution of a warrant for the commitment of a person to a penal institution which is not in his own county, shall have the same powers in any county through which he may pass as he would have in his own county in the performance of a similar duty.