{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-131w","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 131W","heading":"Extreme risk protection orders; forms and instructions; regulations for administration and enforcement","body":"Section 131W. The chief justice of the trial court, in consultation with the chief justice of the district court and the chief justice of the Boston municipal court, shall promulgate rules, regulations and policies and shall develop and prepare instructions, brochures, petitions, forms and other material required for the administration and enforcement of sections 131R to 131X, inclusive, which shall be in such form and language to permit a petitioner to prepare and file a petition pro se.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 140"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section131W","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:19Z","sha256":"c334472e5946f7df6cb7458bf45301dd9ed8132dc7a0700ac0091f017ab89a5a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-131v","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-131x"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}