Bill > H1466

This bill aims to expand the circumstances under which a witness can be granted immunity, which means they are protected from prosecution for crimes they might admit to while testifying. Specifically, it allows witnesses who are called or might be called to testify before a grand jury or in various criminal proceedings, including those in the Supreme Judicial Court, Appeals Court, Superior Court, District Court, or delinquency proceedings in the Juvenile Court, to receive immunity. This immunity would be granted according to a process outlined in another section of the law, and it applies to any criminal offense. The bill also makes technical changes to existing law by adding the District Court and Juvenile Court to the list of courts where immunity can be sought, which were previously only mentioned in relation to the Superior Court.