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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 90 (2026)

Powers of probation officers; reports; records; inspection

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Section 90. A probation officer shall not be an active member of the regular police force, but so far as necessary in the performance of his official duties shall, except as otherwise provided, have all the powers of a police officer, and if appointed by the superior court may, by its direction, act in any part of the commonwealth. He shall report to the court, and his records may at all times be inspected by police officials of the towns of the commonwealth; provided, that his records in cases arising under sections fifty-two to fifty-nine, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and nineteen shall not be open to inspection without the consent of a justice of his court.

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Cited in 3 cases, 2017–2019 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Johnson, 119 N.E.3d 669 (Mass. 2019).
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Commonwealth v. Johnson, 119 N.E.3d 669 (Mass. 2019). · cites it 12× “23 The Legislature has also provided for police access to probation information in G. L. c. 276, § 90, which states, in pertinent part, that a probation officer's records may "at all times be inspected by police officials of the towns of the commonwealth.”
Commonwealth v. Feliz, 119 N.E.3d 700 (Mass. 2019). “In this case, the defendant is required to report to a probation officer in person once every fourteen days, and to provide verification of his current address and income.”
Commonwealth v. Johnson (Mass. App. Ct. 2017). “Indeed, G. L. c. 276, § 90, permits the police to inspect probation records at any time, and G.”
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