{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-276-37","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 37","heading":"Failure to recognize; subsequent proceedings","body":"Section 37. If the defendant fails to recognize, he may be committed to jail by an order stating concisely that he is committed for further examination on a future day to be named in the order, and on the day named he may be brought before the court or justice by a verbal order to the officer who made the commitment, or by a written order to a different person.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 276"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter276/Section37","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:19Z","sha256":"3532eb732be51ca4c8e1c2bb59d63c6f934ef3dba5174a9ed4fb94b45e710b1c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-276-36","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-276-37a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}