Section 5A. A person held in custody at a police station or other place of detention, charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, shall have the right, at his request and at his expense, to be examined immediately by a physician selected by him. The police official in charge of such station or place of detention, or his designee, shall inform him of such right immediately upon being booked, and shall afford him a reasonable opportunity to exercise it. Such person shall, immediately upon being booked, be given a copy of this section unless such a copy is posted in the police station or other place of detention in a conspicuous place to which such person has access.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part IV - Crimes, Punishments and Proceedings in Criminal Cases
Title I - Crimes and Punishments
Chapter 263 - Rights of Persons Accused of Crime
Section 1 - Nature of Crime; Right to Be Informed; Penalty
Section 1a - Fingerprinting and Photographing; Contents of Record; Audits
Section 2 - Arrest on False Pretense; Penalty
Section 3 - False Imprisonment; Actions Against Officers
Section 4 - Prosecution of Crimes; Manner
Section 4a - Waiver of Indictment; Procedure
Section 5 - Counsel; Right of Accused
Section 5a - Driving While Intoxicated; Right to Medical Examination; Notice
Section 6 - Conviction; Manner; Waiver of Jury Trial
Section 7 - Acquittal; Effect on Subsequent Charges
Section 8 - Acquittal on Defective Pleadings; Subsequent Indictment