Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277 § 57

Current through Chapter 223 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 277:57 - Prosecutions of crimes committed near boundary line of counties, etc.; crimes committed on sea

A crime committed on or within one hundred rods of the boundary line of two counties may be alleged to have been committed, and may be prosecuted and punished, in either county; and if committed on or within fifty rods of the boundary line of two judicial districts, it may be alleged to have been committed, and may be prosecuted and punished, in either district. A crime committed upon the sea within one league of the shore may be prosecuted and punished in an adjacent county.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, § 57