Massachusetts General Laws ch. 279 sec. 1B – Funds collection and disbursement; single point for clerk-magistrate and probation offices
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Section 1B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the administrative justice of a department of the trial court may direct that both the clerk-magistrate’s office and the probation office of one or more court divisions are to utilize a single funds collection and disbursement point within the courthouse.
Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 279 sec. 1B
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.