# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 124, sec. 8: Reports of criminal cases by clerks of courts

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 124, sec. 8
- **Heading:** Reports of criminal cases by clerks of courts
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 124 / Section 8

## Text

Section 8. Clerks of courts shall annually, on or before January fifteenth, make reports to the commissioner of all criminal cases commenced in the superior court in the several counties during the year ending on December thirty-first, and of all criminal cases entered therein on appeal during such time. Clerks of district courts shall annually, at the same time and for the same period, make like reports of criminal cases in which such courts have exercised jurisdiction, and shall state whether such jurisdiction was final or otherwise. Blank forms for such reports shall be prepared and furnished by the commissioner. Whoever refuses or neglects to make the report required of him by this section shall forfeit two hundred dollars.

Section 8. Clerks of courts shall annually, on or before January fifteenth, make reports to the commissioner of all criminal cases commenced in the superior court in the several counties during the year ending on December thirty-first, and of all criminal cases entered therein on appeal during such time. Clerks of district courts shall annually, at the same time and for the same period, make like reports of criminal cases in which such courts have exercised jurisdiction, and shall state whether such jurisdiction was final or otherwise. Blank forms for such reports shall be prepared and furnished by the commissioner. Whoever refuses or neglects to make the report required of him by this section shall forfeit two hundred dollars.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 124, sec. 1 Powers and duties of commissioner of correction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C124_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 124, sec. 2 Deputy commissioners; duties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C124_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 124, sec. 5 Reports to governor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C124_S5.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 124, sec. 6 Annual reports to general court](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C124_S6.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 124, sec. 6A Report on the use of facilities of the department of corrections and of sheriff's offices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C124_S6A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 124, sec. 8 Reports of criminal cases by clerks of courts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C124_S8.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 124, sec. 9 Monthly reports of arrests](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C124_S9.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 124, sec. 10 Corporate status of department for purpose of grants, gifts or bequests; site selection for new facilities; title to property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVIII_C124_S10.md)

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