MASSACHUSETTS BAY CONSTABLES ASSOCIATION, INC. * HAPPY EASTER AND PASSOVER TO ALL *

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MASSACHUSETTS BAY CONSTABLES ASSOCIATION, INC. P.O. Box 531, Reading, MA 01867 Telephone: 781-944-1191 - Fax: 781-942-0661 Website: www.constables-mbca.

1 MASSACHUSETTS BAY CONSTABLES ASSOCIATION, INC. P.O. Box 531, Reading, MA Telephone: Fax: Website: * HAPPY EASTER AND PASSOVER TO ALL * APRIL MEETING DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2012 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE: ATTLEBORO CITY HALL, 77 PARK STREET, ATTLEBORO, MA FOR DIRECTIONS PLEASE USE GOOGLE, MAP QUEST OR GPS NAVIGATOR We thank member Walter Chicoine for hosting the MBCA April Meeting at the Attleboro City Hall. We understand that Attleboro Mayor, Kevin J. Dumas and Police Chief, Kyle P. Heagney may be coming by to welcome MBCA members to the City of Attleboro. If any member would like to host a future MBCA Meeting in their city or town please contact MBCA Sec./Tr., Sally M. Hoyt concerning the same. CONGRATULATIONS TO NEWLY ACCEPTED MEMBERS: The Following were accepted into Membership at the March MBCA Meeting: NATHANIEL GREENE, of Braintree, Regular for Quincy; JORGE L. MENDOZA of East Boston, Regular for Boston; PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS TO BE VOTED UPON AT APRIL MEETING: ANDRE J. FARHAT, 14 Harbor Heights Road, Scituate 02066, Regular, for Scituate; DOUGLAS F. LABB, 130 Chestnut St., North Reading 01864, Regular, North Reading; CHARLES A. MARAGANIS, 18 Peacham Ave., Dracut 01826, Associate for Dracut; LAWRENCE T. MERRILL, JR., 114 Riverview Ave., Waltham 02453, Regular for Waltham; CHERYLE WEEKES, P.O. Box , Dorchester 02l24, Regular for Boston. WE INVITE NEW MEMBERS AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS TO ATTEND OUR APRIL MEETING. New Members will receive a membership pin, writing pen, letter opener, and parking sign for constables. MEMBERSHIP: MBCA is in the process of contacting approximately 1,500 constables in Massachusetts to inform them of the benefits of MBCA Membership. MBCA is now the largest organization of its kind providing training and education as

2 well as representing the interests of constables in Massachusetts. If you know of a constable in your area who is not yet a member of MBCA, please encourage him, or her to consider joining MBCA. NEXT CONSTABLE TRAINING SEMINAR SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2012: Time and Place: Commencing at 8:00 A.M. at West Cummings Park, 800 Washington St., Woburn, MA, Bldg. 800, 4th Floor Conference Room #4750. Please complete the Member Registration Form, at the end of this newsletter, and return asap to MBCA Secretary, Sally M. Hoyt, P.O. Box 531, Reading, MA Participants must attend the entire Seminar to receive a Certificate of Completion. The Seminar itself is free to members. However, participants must purchase the updated Constable Training Manual and Mileage Guide to be able to follow along with the course. Cost: $150. We require a minimum of 15 members to populate a Seminar. If you were not able to take the Seminar on the dates that were available last November, now is your opportunity to do so. Those members who have taken the Training Seminar rated it A+++. Education and knowledge about your position as a constable is important and MBCA is proud to sponsor this much needed training. IMPORTANT -- ANNUAL REPORT TO COUNTY TREASURER: Don t forget you must file an Annual Earnings Report with your respective County Treasurer/s by April 15 th, A sample form that you can use may be found after the Seminar Registration Form at the end of this Newsletter. RECENT QUESTIONS ASKED BY NEW CONSTABLES WHO DID NOT TAKE THE COURSE: When serving documents please do not serve the original since the original generally has the Court Seal on it and must be returned to court by the Plaintiff/Attorney/or you, with your Return of Service. endorsed thereon. If you mistakenly served the original document, return to the address where you served it and ask for its return, replacing it with a copy in an envelope addressed to the person who is named therein. When you are given a document to serve and you were told by the Plaintiff or Attorney that the defendant resides with his/her family, be sure the defendant actually resides at that address. In many cases, the parent will usually accept the document if the person named in the document resides at the family address. When serving a witness subpoena be sure you enclose a witness fee by calculating the miles the witness must travel from the point where the subpoena was left, to the address where he/she is to travel to be a witness.

3 Members who take the Constables Seminar will be given a Mileage Guide containing charts which allow you to calculate the mileage from one point to another anywhere in Massachusetts. It is also a good idea to round off the amount. Do not tender $9.50. go to the next dollar and give the witness $10. If you do not enclose a witness fee, unless the witness is being summoned on behalf of the Commonwealth, the person being subpoenaed will not have to appear in court, or for a deposition. Be sure you know exactly what to do before you serve any document. It will save you a lot of grief. We welcome you to the MBCA April meeting and look forward to seeing you at the Attleboro City Hall. Faithfully yours, SALLY M. HOYT SECRETARY/TREASURER On the next 4 Pages You will find the MBCA Training Seminar Registration Form, followed by the appropriate Sample Forms to file your earnings reports with your Municipal and County Treasurers which are due by the 15 th of April. We trust this information will be helpful to you in filing your required reports.

4 MASSACHUSETTS CONSTABLETRAININGSEMINAR TrainingSeminarssponsoredby MassachusettsBayConstablesAssn.,Inc.andPresentedby ConstableRichardE.Ramponi,B.S.,Mgt., President,M.B.C.A. M.B.C.A.MEMBERRESERVATIONFORM DATE:SATURDAY,May.19,2012,8:30a.m.to5:00p.m.PLACE:WESTCUMMINGSPARK, WASHINGTON ST., WOBURN, MA, BUILDING #800, 4th FLOOR, CONFERENCE RM. #4750 ACROSS FROM STAPLES STORE. FOR DIRECTIONS PLEASE USE GOOGLE, MAP QUEST, OR A GPSNAVIGATOR Space allocated on a first come first serve basis. Reserve early don t miss out. Regular SeminarPriceIncludingTrainingManualisnormally$350.00perperson.Classsizelimited to25peopleperseminar. OneTimeSpecialReducedpricevotedbytheExecutiveBoardforM.B.C.A.Membersonly. $ including Training Manual. Make your Reservation check payable to Mass. Bay Constables Assn.,Inc. and mail with this completed form to Sally M. Hoyt, Sec./Tr., Mass. BayConstablesAssn.,Inc.,P.O.Box531.,Reading,MA01867.Tel Pleasetypeorprintyourfullnameclearlyaswewillneedthisinformationtoprepareyour CertificateofAttendance.InordertoreceiveaCertificateofCompletionyoumuststayfor theentireseminar.ifyouleaveearlyyouwillnotreceiveacertificate,butyoumaykeep thetrainingmanual. Name: Address: Tel.: Cell: address: MyCheckfor$150.00isenclosed.PleaseenrollmeintheMay19,2012Seminar. Signature: Date:

5 INFORMATIONSHEETFORFILINGEARNINGSREPORTSWITH MUNICIPALTREASURER UndertheprovisionsofMGL.Chap.41,s.95Aand95Byouarerequiredtofileperiodic earnings and payment reports with your municipal Treasurer. Under s.95a You must timeyourreportsandpaymentsaccordingtotheamountofmoneyyoumustpayoverto your municipality during each reporting period. Under s.95b you must also report by April15 th ofeachyear.youcanusethefollowingreportformatstodothesame: SAMPLE:MGL.Chap.41,s.95AReport; Date: Treasurertown/cityof: StreetAddress City/Town,MA(zip) RE: Yournameandtitle Percentageoffeescollectedforserviceofcivilprocessincity/town. Period of October 16, 2011 through October 15, The following amount is the amountrequiredtobepaidbymeconcerningtheserviceofcivilprocessinthecity/town undertheprovisionsofmgl.chap.41,s.95a Totalamountdueis$ Mycheckisenclosed. Yournameandtitle Youraddress

6 INFORMATIONSHEETFORFILINGEARNINGSREPORTSWITH MUNICIPALTREASURER SAMPLE:MGL.Chap.41,s.95BReport; Date: Treasurertown/cityof: StreetAddress City/Town,MA(zip) RE: Yournameandtitle Accountoffeescollectedforserviceofcivilprocessincity/town PeriodofJanuary1,2011throughDecember31,2011.Thefollowingisanaccountofall fees and money received by me for the service of civil process in the city/town as requiredundertheprovisionsofmgl.chap.41,s.95b FeesCharged: RevenueReceived: AmountspaidtoTreasurer: Signedunderpenaltiesofperjury Yournameandtitle Youraddress

7 INFORMATIONSHEETFORFILINGEARNINGSREPORTWITH COUNTYTREASURER UndertheprovisionsofMGL.Chap.262,s.8Ayouarerequiredtofileanearningsreport withthecountytreasureronorbeforeapril15 th ofeachyear.youcanusethefollowing reportformattodothesame: SAMPLE;MGL,Chap.262,s.8AReport: Date: TreasurerCountyof StreetAddress City/Town,MA(zip) RE: Yournameandtitle Accountoffeescollectedforserviceofcivilprocessincity/town PeriodofJanuary1,2011throughDecember31,2011.Thefollowingisanaccountofall fees and money received by me for the service of civil process in the city/town as requiredundertheprovisionsofmgl.chap.262,s.8a Feesandmoneyreceived:$ Signedunderpenaltiesofperjury Yournameandtitle Youraddress

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