Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 92 (2026)

Restitution or reparation to injured person through probation officer

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Section 92. If a person is placed on probation upon condition that he make restitution or reparation to the person injured by him in the commission of his offence, and payment is not made at once, the court may order that it shall be made to the probation officer, who shall give receipts for and keep record of all payments made to him, pay the money to the person injured and keep his receipt therefor, and notify the clerk of the court whenever the full amount of the money is received or paid in accordance with such order or with any modification thereof.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1961–2004 · leading case: Commonwealth v. McIntyre, 767 N.E.2d 578 (Mass. 2002).

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Commonwealth v. McIntyre, 767 N.E.2d 578 (Mass. 2002). · cites it 2× “The judge awarded the restitution over the defendant’s objection, and the defendant appealed, alleging that the judge’s award of restitution for damage to the victim’s car went beyond the scope of a restitution order under the statutory language of G. L. c. 276, § 92. We granted…”

Novelty Bias Binding Co. v. Shevrin, 175 N.E.2d 374 (Mass. 1961). “266, § 61, and G. L. c. 276, § 92. Plainly, in the civil aspect of the matter, the plaintiffs had a right to be paid, and the defendant had the duty to repay, the money stolen.”

Commonwealth v. Palmer P., 61 Mass. App. Ct. 230 (Mass. App. Ct. 2004). “1 He argues that G. L. c. 276, § 92, governs orders of restitution as conditions of probation, and requires, in pertinent part, that any restitution be predicated on the notion that it is to be a “reparation to the person injured by him in the commission of his offence.”

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