{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-119-51h","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 51H","heading":"Protective alerts; transport of child to another state or country","body":"Section 51H. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department may send to, or receive from, any other state or country a protective alert containing any information about a child related to a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect if the department reasonably believes that the child has been or will be transported to another state or country.","path":["Part I","Title XVII","Chapter 119"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVII/Chapter119/Section51H","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:58Z","sha256":"f9f892f40808a4c97eb7cd78850a77d75f9483d19b7fd835b1ac228eeb2c4de1","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-119-51g","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-119-52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}