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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, § 149A (2026)

Temporary custody of parolees; warrant

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Section 149A. If a parole officer believes that a parolee has lapsed or is about to lapse into criminal ways or has associated or is about to associate with criminal company or that he has violated the conditions of his parole, the parole officer may, with the consent of a parole supervisor or other superior officer, issue a warrant for the temporary custody of said parolee for a period not longer than fifteen days, during which period he shall notify the director of parole service or a parole supervisor of his action and submit a complete report for final decision by the parole board. The detention of any such parolee may be further regulated by the rules of said board. The parole board shall have the right to withdraw said warrant for temporary custody and such withdrawal shall not affect the validity of any subsequent warrants issued. Upon the withdrawal of said warrant, the time from the issuance of the warrant until the withdrawal shall be considered as part of the original sentence. Such warrant shall constitute sufficient authority to a parole officer and to the superintendent, jailer, or any other person in charge of any jail, house of correction, lockup, or place of detention to whom it is exhibited to hold in temporary custody the parolee retaken pursuant thereto.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1994–2014 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Cole, 10 N.E.3d 1081 (Mass. 2014).
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Commonwealth v. Cole, 10 N.E.3d 1081 (Mass. 2014). · cites it 3× “” G. L. c. 127, § 149A. See 120 Code Mass. Regs.”
United States v. Scott, 566 F.3d 242 (1st Cir. 2009). “” Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, § 149A; see also Commonwealth v.”
Gangi v. Massachusetts Parole Bd., 10 N.E.3d 1070 (Mass. 2014). · cites it 2× “6 See G. L. c. 127, § 149A; 120 Code Mass. Regs.”
State v. Olson, 262 P.3d 828 (Wash. Ct. App. 2011). “7(B)(1)(c); Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, § 149A; Md. Code Ann.”
Graceffa v. DuBois, 7 Mass. L. Rptr. 469 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1997). · cites it 3× “In addition, plaintiff claims that defendant has misapplied G.L.c. 127, §149A and the provisions of Crooker v.”
Commonwealth v. McNickles, 2 Mass. L. Rptr. 403 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1994). “The defendant’s status as a suspect enabled the parole board to issue a warrant for the defendant’s custody pursuant to G.L.c. 127, §149A. 1 Barnicle expressed the desire to interrogate McNickles if he were arrested.”
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