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Chapter 601: GENERAL PROVISIONS
14 §5301. Concurrent jurisdiction - §5301. Concurrent jurisdiction The Supreme Judicial Court and the Superior...
Chapter 603: CERTIORARI (REPEALED)
14 §5351. Court of issue (REPEALED) - §5351. Court of issue (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c....
14 §5352. Proceedings (REPEALED) - §5352. Proceedings (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 441, §7...
14 §5353. Costs (REPEALED) - §5353. Costs (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 441, §7...
14 §5354. Limitations (REPEALED) - §5354. Limitations (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 441, §7...
Chapter 605: QUO WARRANTO (REPEALED)
14 §5401. Issuance of writ (REPEALED) - §5401. Issuance of writ (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c....
14 §5402. Attorney General excused as party (REPEALED) - §5402. Attorney General excused as party (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
Chapter 607: MANDAMUS (REPEALED)
14 §5451. Petition; questions of law reserved; issue and return (REPEALED) - §5451. Petition; questions of law reserved; issue and return (REPEALED)...
14 §5452. Return and answer; judgment and peremptory writ; costs; false return (REPEALED) - §5452. Return and answer; judgment and peremptory writ; costs; false...
14 §5453. Citation of 3rd person to show cause (REPEALED) - §5453. Citation of 3rd person to show cause (REPEALED) SECTION...
14 §5454. No abatement on death, resignation or removal (REPEALED) - §5454. No abatement on death, resignation or removal (REPEALED) SECTION...
Chapter 609: HABEAS CORPUS
14 §5501. Right to writ - §5501. Right to writ Every person unlawfully deprived of his...
14 §5502. Post-conviction habeas corpus (REPEALED) - §5502. Post-conviction habeas corpus (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c....
14 §5503. Jurisdiction; commencement of proceedings; petition; amendments (REPEALED) - §5503. Jurisdiction; commencement of proceedings; petition; amendments (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
14 §5504. Contents of petition (REPEALED) - §5504. Contents of petition (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c....
14 §5505. Further pleadings and procedure (REPEALED) - §5505. Further pleadings and procedure (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1969,...
14 §5506. Counsel for indigent petitioners (REPEALED) - §5506. Counsel for indigent petitioners (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1979,...
14 §5507. Waiver of grounds not claimed; effect of prior petition of coram nobis or error (REPEALED) - §5507. Waiver of grounds not claimed; effect of prior petition...
14 §5508. Review of final judgment; release pending appeal (REPEALED) - §5508. Review of final judgment; release pending appeal (REPEALED) SECTION...
14 §5509. Minors in armed forces entitled to writ - §5509. Minors in armed forces entitled to writ A minor...
14 §5510. Parent or guardian of minor may have writ - §5510. Parent or guardian of minor may have writ The...
14 §5511. Application for writ on behalf of another - §5511. Application for writ on behalf of another The Supreme...
14 §5512. Writ not available - §5512. Writ not available The following persons shall not of...
14 §5513. Application - §5513. Application Application for such writ by any person shall...
14 §5514. Where writ returnable; entry of judgment - §5514. Where writ returnable; entry of judgment When awarded by...
14 §5515. Application; denial of writ - §5515. Application; denial of writ The application shall be in...
14 §5516. Excessive bail - §5516. Excessive bail If it appears that he is imprisoned...
14 §5517. Refusal of copy of precept; writ granted - §5517. Refusal of copy of precept; writ granted If the...
14 §5518. Form of writ - §5518. Form of writ When such writ is issued on...
14 §5519. Time of service, return and tender of fees - §5519. Time of service, return and tender of fees When...
14 §5520. Production of body of restrained person; sickness - §5520. Production of body of restrained person; sickness The person...
14 §5521. Examination of causes of restraint - §5521. Examination of causes of restraint On return of the...
14 §5522. Notice to interested persons before discharge - §5522. Notice to interested persons before discharge When it appears...
14 §5523. Proceedings in court - §5523. Proceedings in court The party imprisoned or restrained may...
14 §5524. Detention for bailable offense; admission to bail (REPEALED) - §5524. Detention for bailable offense; admission to bail (REPEALED) SECTION...
14 §5525. Form of writ if restraint not by officer - §5525. Form of writ if restraint not by officer In...
14 §5526. Issuance and service of writ - §5526. Issuance and service of writ The writ described in...
14 §5527. Designation of unknown person; restraining person - §5527. Designation of unknown person; restraining person The person having...
14 §5528. -- restrained person - §5528. -- restrained person The person restrained shall be designated...
14 §5529. Form of return - §5529. Form of return In cases under section 5518, the...
14 §5530. Verification of returns - §5530. Verification of returns Such return or statement shall be...
14 §5531. Custody of party - §5531. Custody of party The party may be bailed to...
14 §5532. Neglect of officer to deliver copy of precept - §5532. Neglect of officer to deliver copy of precept An...
14 §5533. Failure to serve writ; contempt - §5533. Failure to serve writ; contempt If any person or...
14 §5534. Attachment against sheriff; service - §5534. Attachment against sheriff; service If such attachment is issued...
14 §5535. Refusal to obey writ - §5535. Refusal to obey writ If the person to whom...
14 §5536. No rearrest after discharge - §5536. No rearrest after discharge No person discharged by post-conviction...
14 §5537. Transfer of prisoner with intent to elude service; penalty - §5537. Transfer of prisoner with intent to elude service; penalty...
14 §5538. Penalty no bar to action - §5538. Penalty no bar to action No penalty established by...
14 §5539. Third person may appear by stipulating for costs - §5539. Third person may appear by stipulating for costs When...
14 §5540. Bail; exceptions (REPEALED) - §5540. Bail; exceptions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 758,...
14 §5541. Bail commissioners appointed by the court (REPEALED) - §5541. Bail commissioners appointed by the court (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
14 §5542. Bail for persons committed for not finding sureties (REPEALED) - §5542. Bail for persons committed for not finding sureties (REPEALED)...
14 §5543. Surety bonds authorized in criminal cases - §5543. Surety bonds authorized in criminal cases In any criminal...
14 §5544. Admission to bail before commitment; on Lord's Day (REPEALED) - §5544. Admission to bail before commitment; on Lord's Day (REPEALED)...
14 §5545. Habeas corpus for prisoner as witness - §5545. Habeas corpus for prisoner as witness A court may...
14 §5546. Habeas corpus for mentally ill person - §5546. Habeas corpus for mentally ill person When a mentally...
14 §5547. Orders to ensure the integrity of the judicial process (REPEALED) - §5547. Orders to ensure the integrity of the judicial process...