Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 85, § 11
Arrest without warrant for driving at excessive speed
Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 85 — REGULATIONS AND BY–LAWS RELATIVE TO WAYS AND BRIDGES · Status: effective
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 85, § 11, Arrest without warrant for driving at excessive speed, Massachusetts, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1547564
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Section 11. Whoever violates an ordinance or by-law prohibiting persons from riding or driving at a rate of speed inconsistent with public safety or convenience may be arrested without a warrant by an officer authorized to make arrests and kept in custody not more than twenty-four hours, Sunday excepted; and within such time he shall be brought before a proper magistrate and proceeded against according to law.