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Massachusetts General Court· S1135Hearing scheduled for 06/03/2025 from 01:00 PM-09:00 PM in A-2

An Act relative to authorizing electronic signatures for criminal complaints, the official text

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	SECTION 1. Section 22 of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “subscribed”, in line 4, the words:- , electronically or in person
	SECTION 2. Section 22 of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022  Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 7, the following words after the word “Procedure.”:- If a complaint is submitted electronically by the complainant, the complainant, if a law enforcement officer, may, in lieu of being examined on oath by justice, subscribe to the complaint under the pains and penalties of perjury.
	SECTION 3. Section 2 of chapter 275 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “subscribed”, in line 5, the words:- , electronically or in person
	SECTION 4. Section 2 of chapter 275 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 5, the flowing words after the word “complainant.”:- If a complaint is submitted electronically by the complainant, the complainant, if a law enforcement officer, may, in lieu of being examined on oath by such court or a justice, subscribe to the complaint under the pains and penalties of perjury.
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