# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 1A: Search warrants for articles belonging to subversive organizations

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 1A
- **Heading:** Search warrants for articles belonging to subversive organizations
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 276 / Section 1A

## Text

Section 1A. A justice of the superior court, upon application of the attorney general or a district attorney, and upon complaint on oath that the complainant believes that any of the property or articles hereinafter named are concealed in a particular house or place, if satisfied that there is a reasonable cause for such belief, may issue a warrant to search for the following property or articles: books, records, files, membership lists, funds, referred to in sections eighteen and twenty-one of chapter two hundred and sixty-four, or written or printed documents, paper or pictorial representations, referred to in section eleven of said chapter two hundred and sixty-four, belonging to a subversive organization as defined in said section eighteen, or used, provided for, or intended to be used for, the purposes specified in said section eleven.

Section 1A. A justice of the superior court, upon application of the attorney general or a district attorney, and upon complaint on oath that the complainant believes that any of the property or articles hereinafter named are concealed in a particular house or place, if satisfied that there is a reasonable cause for such belief, may issue a warrant to search for the following property or articles: books, records, files, membership lists, funds, referred to in sections eighteen and twenty-one of chapter two hundred and sixty-four, or written or printed documents, paper or pictorial representations, referred to in section eleven of said chapter two hundred and sixty-four, belonging to a subversive organization as defined in said section eighteen, or used, provided for, or intended to be used for, the purposes specified in said section eleven.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 1 Complaint for issuance of search warrant; warrant for designated property or articles; search incident to arrest; documentary evidence subject to privilege](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TII_C276_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 1A Search warrants for articles belonging to subversive organizations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TII_C276_S1A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 1B Search warrants for records possessed by foreign corporations providing electronic communication or remote computing services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TII_C276_S1B.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 2 Requisites of warrant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TII_C276_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 2A Form of warrant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TII_C276_S2A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 2B Affidavit in support of application for search warrant; contents and form](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TII_C276_S2B.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 2C Manner of issuing search warrants; application of Secs. 2, 2A and 2B](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TII_C276_S2C.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 2D No-knock warrants; criteria; execution of search warrants at a residence; remedy for violations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TII_C276_S2D.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 3 Seizure, custody and disposition of articles; exceptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TII_C276_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 3A Time for return of search warrant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TII_C276_S3A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 4 Notice before forfeiture of property seized under search warrant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TII_C276_S4.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 5 Service of notice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TII_C276_S5.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 6 Postponement of trial; further notice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TII_C276_S6.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 7 Sale or destruction of property seized; disposition of proceeds](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TII_C276_S7.md)

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