Bill > S1075

This bill modifies the jurisdiction of the Gardner District Court by updating the list of towns it serves. Specifically, the bill removes the reference to the Winchendon district court and updates the list of towns served by the Gardner District Court to now explicitly include Ashburnham, Gardner, Hubbardston, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Templeton, Westminster, and Winchendon. This change appears to consolidate court jurisdictions, ensuring that the Gardner District Court is responsible for judicial proceedings in these nine towns, which previously may have been split across different district courts. The bill amends section 1 of chapter 218 of the General Laws, which defines the geographic jurisdictions of various district courts in Massachusetts, and seems designed to streamline local court administrative arrangements.

Budget and Finance, Justice

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1075