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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
  3. Title IV CERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
  4. Chapter 248 HABEAS CORPUS AND PERSONAL LIBERTY
  5. Section 14 Return before justice of court

Section 14

Section 14: Return before justice of court

Section 14. If the court to which the writ is returnable is not sitting for the transaction of business when the writ is returned, the return shall be made before a justice thereof. If the writ is returned before a justice when the court is sitting for the transaction of business, he may adjourn the case into the court, to be there heard and determined.