General Laws

[ Text of section effective until July 1, 2012. For text effective July 1, 2012, see below.]

  Section 70A. Court officers and those authorized to act as court officers within the judicial branch may perform police duties and have police powers in or about the areas of the court to which they have been assigned when so designated by the chief justice for administration and management, the chief justice of the supreme judicial court or the chief justice of the appeals court, as appropriate.

Chapter 221: Section 70A. Court officers; performance of police powers and duties

[ Text of section as amended by 2011, 93, Sec. 99 effective July 1, 2012. See 2011, 93, Sec. 137. For text effective until July 1, 2012, see above.]

  Section 70A. Court officers and those authorized to act as court officers within the judicial branch may perform police duties and have police powers in or about the areas of the court to which they have been assigned when so designated by the chief justice of the trial court, the chief justice of the supreme judicial court or the chief justice of the appeals court, as appropriate.