Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 45 (2026)

Witnesses bound by recognizance

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Section 45. If the prisoner is admitted to bail or is committed, the court or justice shall bind by recognizance the material witnesses against the prisoner to appear and testify at the next sitting of the court having jurisdiction of the crime and in which the prisoner is held to answer.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2003–2020 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Morris, 16 Mass. L. Rptr. 593 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2003).

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Commonwealth v. Morris, 16 Mass. L. Rptr. 593 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2003). “G.L.c. 276, §45. Community parole supervision for life following imprisonment, probation or treatment center sentence; covered offenses.”

In Re: Grand Jury Investigation (Mass. Super. Ct. 2020). “[2] See G.L. c. 276, §§ 45, 47 (authorizing bail or recognizance for witness to appear in future).”

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