{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-12-34","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 34","heading":"Pre-arraignment diversion program","body":"Section 34. The district attorneys shall, within their respective districts, establish a pre-arraignment diversion program which may be used to divert a veteran or person who is in active service in the armed forces, a person with a substance use disorder or a person with mental illness if such veteran or person is charged with an offense or offenses against the commonwealth.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 12"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter12/Section34","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:19:50Z","sha256":"9c235071e0286f75d00787035fec79b8f38224e385e73fa0beb8f8d910ea4dff","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-12-33","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-12-35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}