Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, § 57 (2026)

Venue for prosecution of crimes committed near boundary line of counties, etc.; crimes committed on sea

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Section 57. A crime committed on or within one hundred rods of the boundary line of two counties may be alleged to have been committed, and may be prosecuted and punished, in either county; and if committed on or within fifty rods of the boundary line of two judicial districts, it may be alleged to have been committed, and may be prosecuted and punished, in either district. A crime committed upon the sea within one league of the shore may be prosecuted and punished in an adjacent county.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1999–2012 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Robinson, 720 N.E.2d 480 (Mass. App. Ct. 1999).

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Commonwealth v. Robinson, 720 N.E.2d 480 (Mass. App. Ct. 1999). “” The motion mistakenly states that it was brought pursuant to G. L. c. 277, § 57. However, the body of the motion clearly demonstrates that it was brought under G.”

Aldrich v. Town of Milton, 881 F. Supp. 2d 158 (D. Mass. 2012). · cites it 2× “A at 30-31) This testimony involved the so-called “100 rod” rule based upon a Massachusetts venue statute, Mass. Gen. L. c. 277 § 57. (# 206-1, Exh.”

Commonwealth v. Dineen, 872 N.E.2d 785 (Mass. App. Ct. 2007). “265, § 27 (venue for prosecution of kidnapping in county of abduction or in county to which victim transported); G. L. c. 277, § 57 (prosecution allowed in both counties when criminal acts committed close to county boundary line); G.”

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