# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 2: Requisites of warrant

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 2
- **Heading:** Requisites of warrant
- **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 2

## Text

Section 2. Search warrants shall designate and describe the building, house, place, vessel or vehicle to be searched and shall particularly describe the property or articles to be searched for. They shall be substantially in the form prescribed in section two A of this chapter and shall be directed to the sheriff or his deputy or to a constable or police officer, commanding him to search in the daytime, or if the warrant so directs, in the nighttime, the building, house, place, vessel or vehicle where the property or articles for which he is required to search are believed to be concealed, and to bring such property or articles when found, and the persons in whose possession they are found, before a court having jurisdiction.

Section 2. Search warrants shall designate and describe the building, house, place, vessel or vehicle to be searched and shall particularly describe the property or articles to be searched for. They shall be substantially in the form prescribed in section two A of this chapter and shall be directed to the sheriff or his deputy or to a constable or police officer, commanding him to search in the daytime, or if the warrant so directs, in the nighttime, the building, house, place, vessel or vehicle where the property or articles for which he is required to search are believed to be concealed, and to bring such property or articles when found, and the persons in whose possession they are found, before a court having jurisdiction.

## 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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