Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, § 69 (2026)

Number; compensation for attendance

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Section 69. Not more than 4 deputy sheriffs or court officers shall receive compensation for attendance upon a sitting of the superior court for civil business or for both civil and criminal business unless the presiding justice or the district attorney requests, in writing, that the chief justice of the trial court procure the attendance for the whole or a portion of any such sitting of an additional number. Not more than 6 deputy sheriffs, court officers or constables shall receive compensation for attendance upon a sitting of the superior court for criminal business unless the district attorney requests, in writing, that the chief justice of the trial court procure the attendance for the whole or a portion of any such sitting of an additional number.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1975–1979 · leading case: McCarthy v. Sheriff of Suffolk Cnty., 322 N.E.2d 758 (Mass. 1975).

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McCarthy v. Sheriff of Suffolk Cnty., 322 N.E.2d 758 (Mass. 1975). · cites it 2× “The plaintiffs, court officers appointed pursuant to G.L.c. 221, §§ 69, 70, and 72, to attend sessions of the Superior and Supreme Judicial courts, filed a bill of complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that St.”

Tobin v. Sheriff of Suffolk Cnty., 385 N.E.2d 972 (Mass. 1979). “2 The plaintiff had been appointed a court officer of the Appeals Court in 1973, pursuant to G. L. c. 221, § 69. 3 Because the plaintiff was not indicted "for misconduct in [his public] office or employment,” the sheriff did not have the power to suspend him under G.”

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