{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-55-40","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 40","heading":"Apprehension of offenders","body":"Section 40. If a person charged by the report with the commission of an offence is not in custody, the court shall forthwith issue a process for his apprehension; but such process may issue before the filing of said report, if otherwise lawful.","path":["Part I","Title VIII","Chapter 55"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter55/Section40","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:51Z","sha256":"adc83b2da8a257caaa655c23ca97d62c9c3b9abc26379db0dfa25bf8f91049c4","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-55-39","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-55-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}