Authorizes electronic signatures for criminal complaints in Massachusetts.
This bill amends the General Laws to allow law enforcement officers to electronically sign criminal complaints instead of being examined on oath by a justice. The changes apply to complaints submitted electronically by the complainant. The bill modifies sections 22 of chapter 276 and 2 of chapter 275 to include this new method of signing.
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