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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Section 18: Authority to command assistance; penalties for refusal

Section 18. Every such person empowered to make an arrest shall have the same authority, in arresting the accused, to command assistance therein, as officers have by law in the execution of any criminal process directed to them, with like penalties against those who refuse their assistance.