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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118I, § 16 · Unauthorized access or disclosure; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 1 · Declaration of policy; purpose
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 2 to 20 · Repealed, 1972, 785, Sec. 6
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 21 · Definitions applicable to Secs. 21 to 51H
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 21A · Admissibility of evidence; qualified experts
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 22 · Visitation of family foster homes; removal of child; discharge of child to parent or legal guardian
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 23 · Responsibility of department to provide foster care for children; placement with relatives; funeral expenses; child profile form; extension of support of child until 22 years of age; assignment of support rights; assistance to foster care families; compliance with section 23D
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 23A · Children born to inmates of correctional institutions or jails; care and custody
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 23B · Services to unwed mothers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 23C · Foster parents' bill of rights
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 23D · . Eligibility of child in custody to receive benefits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 24 · Procedure to commit child to custody or other disposition; notice and summons; emergency order transferring custody; investigation; abandoned children
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 25 · Hearing; custody of child
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 26 · Procedure at hearing; order of commitment; petition to dispense with parental consent to adoption; reimbursement of commonwealth; petition for review
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 26A · Registration of interest for foster care placement; criminal record review; fingerprint-based checks; grounds for rejection
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 26B · Grandparent visitation; sibling visitation; appeal of decision to deny visitation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 26C · Summary of foster care providers' employment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 26D · Behavior or temperament assessment or veterinary records for animals in foster or pre-adoptive homes
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 27 · Appeals; procedure; notice of right of appeal; time limits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 28 · Orders for payment of support; who may bring action; expiration of order or judgment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 29 · Right to counsel; notice of right; court appointed counsel
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 29A · Legal fees of minors in criminal proceedings; liability of parents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 29B · Determination of future status of committed children; orders; permanency hearings; appeals
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 29C · Judicial certification of need to remove child from home
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 29D · Notice of hearing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 30, 31 · Repealed, 1961, 396, Sec. 5
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 32 · Placement of children in private families; screening under early and periodic screening, diagnostic and treatment standards and assessment for behavioral health symptoms and sequelae; individualized health care plan
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 33 · Placement of children in family home care
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 33A · [There is no 119:33A.]
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 33B · Placement in family home care of juvenile who has or may have committed a sexual offense or arson
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 33C · Congregate care program; reasonable and prudent parent standard
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 34 · Transportation of children in patrol wagons
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 35 · Furnishing parent or guardian information as to child; permission to visit; notice; parents convicted of first degree murder
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 36 · Bringing child into commonwealth with view to adoption, guardianship, custody or care; permit; application; bond
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 37 · Rules and regulations of department
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 38 · Closed hearings; publication of names
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 38A · Petitions for order to not resuscitate or to withdraw life-sustaining medical treatment; required recommendations; appeals
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39 · Abandonment of infant under age of ten
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39 1/2 · Placement of a newborn into foster care
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39A to 39C · Repealed, 1973, 1076, Sec. 6
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39D · Visitation rights to certain grandparents of unmarried minor children; place to file petition
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39E · Petitions seeking determination that child is in need of services; jurisdiction; standing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39F · Children in need of services; right to counsel; determination of indigency; assessment of costs
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39G · Hearing; determination of child requiring assistance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39H · Custodial protection of child; notification and placement; bail; detention; right of appeal
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39I · Children in need of services; appeal; rights and procedures
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39J · Repealed, 2012, 240, Sec. 32
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39K · Child welfare service needs of sexually exploited children
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39L · Children in violation of prohibition against common night walking or common streetwalking; petition for care and protection; appointment of guardian ad litem; stay of juvenile delinquency or criminal proceedings; failure of child to comply with requirements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39M · Dependency proceedings for abused, neglected and abandoned children; determination of child's best interest; petition for special findings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 40 to 51 · Repealed, 1954, 646, Sec. 1
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 51A · Reporting of suspected abuse or neglect; mandated reporters; collection of physical evidence; penalties; content of reports; liability; privileged communication
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 51B · Investigation of report of abuse filed under Sec. 51A; removal of child; transmission and filing of written reports; notice to district attorney; disclosure of information by mandated reporter
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 51C · Custody of injured child pending transfer to department or pending hearing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 51D · Powers and duties of area directors; multi-disciplinary service teams
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 51E · Reports of injured children; files; confidentiality; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 51F · Central registry of information; confidentiality; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 51G · Severability of Secs. 51A to 51F
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 51H · Protective alerts; transport of child to another state or country
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 52 · Delinquent children; definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 53 · Delinquent children; liberal construction; nature of proceedings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 54 · Delinquent children; complaint; indictment; examination of complainant
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 54A · Delinquent children; diversion of child to program of community supervision or other rehabilitative services; assessment of suitability for diversion; determination of eligibility; diversion of child by district attorney; subsequent offense during stay of proceedings; effect of successful completion of diversion; ineligibility of diversion for child indicted as youthful offender or charged with violation of certain offenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 54B · Alleged delinquent children; educational diversion program
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 55 · Delinquent children; summoning of parent or guardian
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 55A · Delinquent children; jury trials; discovery orders; jury-waived trials; appointment of stenographer
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 55B · Delinquent children; plea; disposition request; pretrial motions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 56 · Delinquent children; adjournments; jury sessions; appointment of stenographer
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 57 · Delinquent children; investigation by probation officer; record of performance; reports
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 58 · Adjudication as delinquent child or youthful offender
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 58A · Repealed, 1948, 310, Sec. 5
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 58B · Delinquent children; motor vehicle violations; disposition; admissibility of adjudication and disposition as evidence in other proceedings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 59 · Delinquent children; violation of terms of probation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 60 · Delinquent children; admissibility of adjudication in subsequent proceeding; disqualification for public service
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 60A · Inspection of records in youthful offender and delinquency cases
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 61 · Repealed, 1996, 200, Sec. 7
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 62 · Delinquent children; restitution or reparation by child to injured person
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 63 · Inducing or abetting delinquency of child
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 63A · Delinquent children; aiding and abetting violation of juvenile court order; concealing or harboring child; penalties; defenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 64 · Delinquent children; powers of commissioner of probation; annual report
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 65 · Juvenile sessions; presence of minors; exclusion of public
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 66 · Detention of child in police station; commitment to jail, house of correction or state farm
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 67 · Notice of arrest of child; release upon promise of child's appearance in court; detention
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 68 · Commitment of children held for examination or trial
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 68A · Diagnostic study by department of youth services; report and recommendations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 68B · Special foster homes; detention homes; alternate placements of child
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 68C · Diagnostic services by department of youth services
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 69 · Information and reports of superintendents of schools and teachers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 69A · Information of probation officers, police and school authorities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 70 · Summoning of parent or guardian during case
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 71 · Failure to appear on summons; capias
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 72 · Continuance of jurisdiction of courts in juvenile sessions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 72A · Proceedings upon apprehension after nineteenth birthday
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 72B · Persons between the ages of fourteen and eighteen convicted of murder; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 73 · Repealed, 1964, 308, Sec. 5
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 74 · Limitations on criminal proceedings against children
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 75 · Repealed, 1975, 840, Sec. 2A
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 76 to 82 · Repealed, 1964, 308, Sec. 5
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 83 · Repealed, 1996, 200, Sec. 16
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 84 · Warrant of commitment to department of youth services