Section 99. The mayor, selectmen, chief of police, or person however designated having the duties of a chief of police, or, in the absence of the chief of police, or person however designated having the duties of a chief of police, the commanding officer, may upon the request of the mayor, selectmen, chief of police, or person however designated having the duties of a chief of police, or in the absence of the chief of police or person however designated having the duties of a chief of police, the commanding officer of any other city or town, provide police officers, who shall have the authority of constables and police officers within the limits of such city or town, except as to the service of civil process, and, while exercising such authority within such limits, shall have the same immunities and privileges as when acting within their respective cities and towns; and the city or town providing said officers shall be entitled to receive from such city or town the amount paid to them for their service, including their necessary traveling expenses.
Notes of Decisions
Commonwealth v. Nicholson, 779 N.E.2d 702 (Mass. App. Ct. 2002).
· cites it 7× “See G. L. c. 41, § 99, as appearing in St. 1965, c.”
Commonwealth v. Callahan, 701 N.E.2d 328 (Mass. 1998).
· cites it 6× “We are asked to decide whether Massachusetts cities or towns may requisition an out-of-State police officer to serve as a special police officer pursuant to G. L. c. 41, § 99. 1 We hold that they may.”
Commonwealth v. Savage, 719 N.E.2d 473 (Mass. 1999).
· cites it 2× “See G. L. c. 41, § 99; Commonwealth v. Callahan, 428 Mass.”
Commonwealth v. Kerr, 565 N.E.2d 1201 (Mass. 1991).
· cites it 2× “G.L.c. 41, § 99 (1988 ed.). When a police officer makes a warrantless arrest outside his territory and neither of the two exceptions exists, he acts only with the authority he would have as a private citizen.”
Commonwealth v. LeBlanc, 551 N.E.2d 906 (Mass. 1990).
“6, citing G. L. c. 41, § 99 (1984 ed.), and Commonwealth v.”
Commonwealth v. Lahey, 954 N.E.2d 1131 (Mass. App. Ct. 2011).
· cites it 2× “” In a similar vein, G. L. c. 41, § 99, authorizes municipalities to appoint police officers from neighboring cities or towns as special police officers, and to clothe those officers with police power in the appointing municipality, having “the same immunities and privileges as…”
Commonwealth v. Andrews, 611 N.E.2d 252 (Mass. App. Ct. 1993).
“G. L. c. 41, § 99. Commonwealth v. Kerr, 409 Mass.”
Commonwealth v. Bartlett, 987 N.E.2d 1213 (Mass. 2013).
“Pursuant to G. L. c. 41, § 99, small police departments wishing to allow officers of neighboring jurisdictions to act within their borders may “take the precaution” of swearing in neighboring towns’ police as “special officers.”
Commonwealth v. McCrohan, 610 N.E.2d 326 (Mass. App. Ct. 1993).
“” 8 Although we need not decide the question, given the mutual aid agreement, the exchange between Bopp and Carlton Abbott, both acting as commanding officers of their respective forces, also appears to have satisfied the requirements of G. L. c. 41, § 99, which provides for the…”
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