{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-120-14","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, § 14","heading":"Applications for new commitments for persons with a mental illness, persons with a developmental disability or sexually dangerous persons","body":"Section 14. Whenever the department finds that any person committed to it is mentally ill, within the meaning of chapter one hundred and twenty-three, developmentally disabled or a sexually dangerous person, within the meaning of chapter one hundred and twenty-three A, or a potential psychotic as defined and determined by the assistant commissioner of the bureau of clinical services, the department may make application to the proper court for a new commitment to the appropriate agency in accordance with law.","path":["Part I","Title XVII","Chapter 120"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVII/Chapter120/Section14","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:59Z","sha256":"68320ba69ad92e3c90443b014f61973d9f7b3beda9016f9f7094ad3806823392","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-120-13a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-120-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}