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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 37, § 13 (2026)

Powers and duties; requisition of aid

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Section 13. They may require suitable aid in the execution of their office in a criminal case, in the preservation of the peace, in the apprehending or securing of a person for a breach of the peace and in cases of escape or rescue of persons arrested upon civil process.

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Cited in 13 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2025 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Twombly, 758 N.E.2d 1051 (Mass. 2001).
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Commonwealth v. Twombly, 758 N.E.2d 1051 (Mass. 2001). · cites it 5× “The issue is whether the extraterritorial stop was authorized pursuant to G. L. c. 37, § 13. 1 , 2 We conclude that it was.”
Commonwealth v. Bartlett, 987 N.E.2d 1213 (Mass. 2013). · cites it 7× “” The judge determined that the Merrimac police officer’s conduct constituted an “immediate response or action for the good of public safety” because the officer had a “very good basis” to believe that the defendant was driving under the influence of alcohol. Nonetheless, the…”
Commonwealth v. Howe, 540 N.E.2d 677 (Mass. 1989). · cites it 4× “A deputy sheriff's authority to make an arrest of a person for a breach of the peace is inherently recognized in G.L.c. 37, § 13 (1986 ed.), which provides that sheriffs and their deputies "may require suitable aid .”
Commonwealth v. Morrissey, 660 N.E.2d 376 (Mass. 1996). · cites it 2× “” G. L. c. 37, § 13 (1994 ed.). General Laws c.”
Cape Cod Times v. Sheriff of Barnstable Cnty., 33 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2499 (Mass. 2005). “A letter, printed on the sheriff’s official letterhead and sent as part of an application package, recites the responsibilities of reserve deputy sheriffs: they have “all the powers, duties, authority, responsibility and honors of a Deputy Sheriff when called upon by the High…”
Commonwealth v. Twombly, 740 N.E.2d 1030 (Mass. App. Ct. 2001). · cites it 3× “The Commonwealth contends on appeal 3 that the challenged extraterritorial stop in Salisbury by Amesbury police was lawful because *669 the stop was authorized under G. L. c. 37, § 13, authorizing an officer to request aid.”
Commonwealth v. Limone, 957 N.E.2d 225 (Mass. 2011). “G. L. c. 37, § 13. See Commonwealth v. Twombly, 435 Mass.”
Perlera v. Vining Disposal Serv., Inc., 713 N.E.2d 1017 (Mass. App. Ct. 1999). “28, § 4B; G. L. c. 37, § 13; G. L. c. 121B, § 11; G.”
Commonwealth v. Lahey, 954 N.E.2d 1131 (Mass. App. Ct. 2011). “1, 6 (1996), quoting from G. L. c. 37, § 13. The person receiving such a request gains authority to stop the suspect.”
Commonwealth v. Baez, 678 N.E.2d 1335 (Mass. App. Ct. 1997). “A majority of the Howe court agreed that G. L. c. 37, § 13 (1994 ed.), renders deputy sheriffs officers “authorized to make arrests” for certain kinds of offenses.”
Commonwealth v. Michael Mccarthy (Mass. 2025). · cites it 3× “Both G. L. c. 37, § 13, and its New Hampshire analogue, N.”
LaRossa v. Dupont, 6 Mass. L. Rptr. 694 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1997). · cites it 3× “LaRossa argues that the officers failed to assist him in arresting Dupont and Aubuchon and as a result were in violation of G.L.c. 37, §13 and G.L.c. 268, §24. 6 Although the complaint is unclear, it appears that LaRossa is alleging that his “[s]ubstantive due process rights…”
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