MA S1094

Persons aged 18 or older arrested for manufacturing, selling, or distributing fentanyl cannot be admitted to bail sooner than 6 hours after arrest, unless by a judge in open court

Clerks of courts, district court clerks, bail commissioners, and masters in chancery are prohibited from releasing arrested persons out of court for these fentanyl offenses

Authorities taking bail must have immediate access to the detained person's criminal offender record information, board of probation records, and police/incident reports before setting bail or release conditions

Applies to violations of Chapter 94C sections 32, 32E (subsections c½ and c¾), and 32F (subsection a) involving fentanyl manufacture, sale, or distribution

Similar legislation was previously filed in the 2023-2024 session as Senate No. 965