[Text of section effective until December 31, 2020. Repealed by 2015, 10, Sec. 46. See 2015, 10, Sec. 71.]
Section 3. The superior court justice appointed to preside over the grand jury shall consult with the attorney general and district attorney for the relevant district about the nature and scope of the investigation and shall thereafter designate and authorize an existing county grand jury to serve as a statewide grand jury for the purposes of the investigation specified in the written application or, alternatively, the superior court justice may convene and preside over a specially-empaneled statewide grand jury.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part IV - Crimes, Punishments and Proceedings in Criminal Cases
Title II - Proceedings in Criminal Cases
Chapter 277b - Statewide Grand Jury
Section 1 - Authority to Convene Statewide Grand Jury
Section 3 - Nature and Scope of Investigation
Section 4 - Manner of Drawing and Selecting Specially-Empaneled Statewide Grand Jury
Section 5 - Period During Which Statewide Grand Jury May Sit
Section 6 - Powers and Duties of Attorney General and Assistant Attorney General
Section 7 - County in Which Indictment to Be Returned; Venue
Section 8 - Effect on Jurisdiction of County Grand Jury or District Attorney