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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 43B (2026)

Official forms; powers of chief justice

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Section 43B. In addition to the powers set forth in section forty-three A, the chief justice for the district court department shall prescribe official forms to be used in all divisions of said department. Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the provisions of section one hundred and one A of chapter two hundred and seventy-six.

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Cited in 2 cases, 1974–1990 · leading case: Commonwealth v. White (No. 1), 311 N.E.2d 543 (Mass. 1974).
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Commonwealth v. White (No. 1), 311 N.E.2d 543 (Mass. 1974). “” G. L. c. 218, § 43B, as appearing in St. 1963, c.”
Commonwealth v. Avola, 554 N.E.2d 866 (Mass. App. Ct. 1990). “See G. L. c. 218, § 43B. On that form, the name of the arresting officer (John Zaferis) was typed into the space designated “complainant.”
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