Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 94c - Controlled Substances Act
Section 41 - Arrest Without Warrant

Section 41. A police officer shall have the authority to arrest without a warrant:
(a) any person committing in his presence any offense set forth in this chapter;
(b) any person who he has probable cause to believe has committed or is committing a felony set forth under the provisions of this chapter; or
(c) any person who he has probable cause to believe has committed or is committing a violation of the provisions of sections twenty-seven, thirty-two, thirty-two A, thirty-two B, thirty-two C, thirty-two D, thirty-two E, thirty-two F, thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-seven and forty.

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Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title XV - Regulation of Trade

Chapter 94c - Controlled Substances Act

Section 1 - Definitions

Section 2 - Establishment of Schedules of Drugs or Other Controlled Substances

Section 2a - Temporary Placement of Substance in Schedule I

Section 3 - Findings Required for Placement in Schedules

Section 4 - Exceptions From Schedules

Section 5 - Dispensing Controlled Substances Excepted Under Sec. 4

Section 6 - Rules and Regulations

Section 6a - Licensure of Certain Corporate Entities With Patients Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy; Best Practice Guidance for Practitioners

Section 7 - Registration of Persons Who Manufacture, Distribute, Dispense or Possess Controlled Substances

Section 7a - Registration as Participant in Prescription Monitoring Program

Section 8 - Research Projects and Studies

Section 9 - Administering and Dispensing of Controlled Substances in Course of Professional Practice; Records, Inspection

Section 10 - Separate Registration

Section 11 - Inspection of Establishments of Registrants or Applicants

Section 12 - Issuance of Registration to Manufacture or Distribute Controlled Substances

Section 13 - Suspension or Revocation of Registration; Report of Criminal Violations; Controlled Substances Affected Placed Under Embargo; Forfeiture; Notice to Bureau

Section 14 - Suspension of or Refusal to Renew Registration Pending Proceedings in Cases of Imminent Danger to Public

Section 15 - Record-Keeping and Inventory Requirements; Filing of Dea Form 106 With City, Town and State Police Departments Upon Discovery of Theft or Loss of Controlled Substance

Section 16 - Distribution Between Registrants; Order Form

Section 17 - Necessity of Prescription for Dispensing Controlled Substances

Section 18 - Issuance of Prescription by Practitioner or Physician

Section 18a - Prerequisites for Issuing Outpatient Extended-Release Long-Acting Opioid in a Non-Abuse Deterring Form; Written Pain Management Treatment Plan for Long-Term Pain Management

Section 18b - Voluntary Non-Opiate Directive Form

Section 18c - Patient Education Required Before Issuance of Opioid Prescription

Section 19 - Prescription; Restrictions on Issuance

Section 19a - Emergency Contraception

Section 19b - Dispensing, Possessing and Administrating Opioid Antagonist

Section 19b1/2 - Exchange of Naloxone or Other Opioid Antagonist Between Registered Entities

Section 19c - High Opiate Overdose Area Pharmacies Required to Maintain Continuous Supply of Naloxone Rescue Kits or Opioid Antagonist Medications

Section 19d - Supply Limitations for Opiate Prescriptions; Exception for Palliative Care

Section 20 - Oral Prescriptions

Section 20a - Radiopharmaceutical Drugs

Section 21 - Packaging and Labeling by Pharmacist Filling Prescription; Distribution of Educational Pamphlet

Section 21a - Prescriptions; Prospective Drug Review and Counseling by Pharmacist

Section 21b - Advertisement and Sale of Prescription Lock Boxes by Pharmacies

Section 22 - Contents of Prescription Written by Practitioner

Section 23 - Written or Electronic Prescriptions; Requirements and Restrictions

Section 24 - Dispensing by Practitioner for Narcotic Drug Research or Treatment of Drug Dependent Persons

Section 24a - Electronic Monitoring of the Prescribing and Dispensing of Controlled Substances and Certain Additional Drugs

Section 24b - Mean and Median Quantity and Volume of Prescriptions for Opiates; Notification of Practitioner's Own Percentile Ranking

Section 25 - Restrictions

Section 26 - Distribution in Course of Business in Violation of Sec. 16 or Furnishing False Information in Application, etc., Prohibited

Section 27 - Sale of Hypodermic Syringes or Hypodermic Needles

Section 27a - Collection and Disposal of Spent Non-Commercially Generated Hypodermic Needles and Lancets

Section 28 - Jurisdiction of Superior Court

Section 29 - Educational Programs for Prevention of Abuse of Controlled Substances

Section 30 - Administrative Inspection of Controlled Premises

Section 31 - Classes of Controlled Substances; Establishment of Criminal Penalties for Violations of This Chapter

Section 32 - Class a Controlled Substances; Unlawful Manufacture, Distribution, Dispensing or Possession With Intent to Manufacture, etc.; Eligibility for Parole

Section 32a - Class B Controlled Substances; Unlawful Manufacture, Distribution, Dispensing or Possession With Intent to Manufacture, Etc.

Section 32b - Class C Controlled Substances; Unlawful Manufacturer, Distribution, Dispensing or Possession With Intent to Manufacture, Etc.

Section 32c - Class D Controlled Substances; Unlawful Manufacture, Distribution, Dispensing, Cultivation or Possession With Intent to Manufacture, Etc.

Section 32d - Class E Controlled Substances; Unlawful Manufacture, Distribution, Dispensing, or Possession With Intent to Manufacture, Etc.

Section 32e - Trafficking in Marihuana, Cocaine, Heroin, Synthetic Opioids, Morphine, Opium, etc.; Eligibility for Parole

Section 32f - Unlawful Manufacture, Distribution, Dispensing or Possession With Intent to Manufacture, Etc. of Controlled Substances in Classes a to C to Minors

Section 32g - Counterfeit Substances; Unlawful Creation, Distribution, Dispensing or Possession With Intent to Distribute or Dispense

Section 32h - Prosecutions Not to Be Continued or Placed on File; Suspension or Reduction of Sentence; Eligibility for Parole, Etc.

Section 32h1/2 - Good Behavior Deductions From Sentence After Serving Mandatory Minimum Term of Imprisonment; Eligibility; Parole; Work Release

Section 32i - Drug Paraphernalia; Sale, Possession or Manufacture With Intent to Sell; Penalty; Sale of Tobacco Rolling Papers

Section 32j - Controlled Substances Violations In, on or Near School Property or Public Parks or Playgrounds

Section 32k - Inducing or Abetting Minor to Distribute or Sell Controlled Substances

Section 32l - Possession of 2 Ounces or Less of Marihuana; Civil Penalty and Forfeiture; Other Sanctions or Disqualifications Prohibited

Section 32m - Possession of 2 Ounces or Less of Marihuana; Drug Awareness Program

Section 32n - Possession of One Ounce or Less of Marihuana; Enforcement Consistent With Non-Criminal Disposition Provisions of Sec. 21d of Chapter 40; Duty of Police Department; Notice; Failure to File Certificate of Completion of Drug Awareness Prog...

Section 33 - Unlawful Use of Registration Numbers in Manufacture or Distribution, or Fraudulently Obtaining Possession, of Controlled Substances; Criminal Penalties

Section 34 - Unlawful Possession of Particular Controlled Substances, Including Heroin and Marijuana; Lawful Possessing, Storing, Analyzing, Processing and Testing of Medical Marijuana and Medical Marijuana-Infused Products by Laboratories Exception

Section 34a - Immunity From Prosecution Under Sec. 34 or Finding of Violation of Condition of Probation, Pretrial Release or Parole for Persons Seeking Medical Assistance for Self or Other Experiencing Drug-Related Overdose

Section 36 - Protective Custody of Children Found Present Where Controlled Substances Are Unlawfully Kept or Possessed

Section 37 - Theft of Controlled Substances From Persons Authorized to Dispense or Possess

Section 38 - Violation of Secs. 24(a), 25, 26 or 27

Section 39 - Violation of Secs. 21 or 22

Section 40 - Conspiracy

Section 41 - Arrest Without Warrant

Section 42 - Cooperation With Federal and Other State Agencies

Section 43 - Conformity With Federal Acts

Section 44 - Violations of Sec. 34; Acquittal, Dismissal or Indictment Nol Prossed; Sealing of Records

Section 45 - Photographing and Fingerprinting of Persons Charged With Felony

Section 47 - Forfeiture of Property

Section 47a - Seized Controlled Substances and Narcotic Drugs; Custodian; Mailing for Chemical Analysis; Destruction or Disposal Upon Completion of Trial

Section 48 - Severability

Section 49 - Enforcement of Sec. 24a