Section 10. The court shall report in writing when, where, and by what means the person met his death, the person's name, if known, and all material circumstances attending the death, and the name, if known, of any person whose unlawful act or negligence appears to have contributed thereto. The court shall file its report and a transcript of the inquest proceedings in the superior court for the county in which the inquest is held. Said transcript shall be impounded until the district attorney files a certificate with the superior court indicating that he will not present the case to a grand jury, or files notice with the superior court that the grand jury has returned a true bill or a no bill after presentment by the district attorney.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title VI - Counties and County Officers
Chapter 38 - Medical Examiners and Inquests
Section 2a - State and Local Multidisciplinary Child Fatality Review Teams
Section 3 - Duty to Report Deaths; Failure to Report
Section 4 - Investigation; Transportation of Bodies
Section 5 - Cooperation With Office of Chief Medical Examiner
Section 7 - Attorney General; Notice of Circumstances of Death
Section 9 - Accidental Deaths; Public Conveyances; Transcript of Inquest
Section 10 - Report of Findings by Court
Section 11 - Persons Charged With Crime; Arrest
Section 12 - Embalming Fluid; Restriction on Use
Section 13 - Release of Body; Pronouncement of Death
Section 14 - Bodies Intended for Cremation or Burial at Sea; Authorization; Fees