Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws — Part IV, Title II, Criminal Procedure
Mass. Gen. Laws (Crim. Proc.) § 276:56A: Abuse occurring prior to or in conjunction with charged crime against person or property; investigation prior to release, discharge or admittance to bail; preliminary written statement to be filed and maintained in statewide domestic violence record keeping system
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes court procedures for inquiring about domestic abuse allegations when a person is arrested for a crime, requiring preliminary written statements to be filed in a statewide record-keeping system.
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