{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-123-3","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 123, § 3","heading":"Transfers; notice; emergencies","body":"Section 3. The department may transfer any person from any facility to any other facility which the department determines is suitable for the care and treatment of such person; provided that no transfer to a private facility shall occur except with the approval of the superintendent thereof. At least six days before a transfer from a facility occurs, the superintendent shall give written notice thereof to the person and to the nearest relative, unless said person knowingly objects, or guardian of such person; provided, however, if the transfer must be made immediately because of an emergency, such notice shall be given within twenty-four hours after the transfer. Except in emergency cases, no person who at any time prior to transfer has given notice of his intention to leave a facility under the provisions of section eleven shall be transferred until a final determination has been made as to whether such person should be retained in a facility.","path":["Part I","Title XVII","Chapter 123"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVII/Chapter123/Section3","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:02Z","sha256":"068d9e311eb7c41e8d74848985e1551f663a74108c4d712bdb59cff0856f4e9e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-123-2a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-123-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}