{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-19a-17","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 17","heading":"Protective services agencies; authorized activities","body":"Section 17. A protective services agency is authorized:\n(1) to receive and investigate reports of abuse;\n(2) to furnish protective services to an older adult with the elderly person's consent;\n(3) to petition the court for appointment of a conservator or guardian or for issuance of an emergency order for protective services;\n(4) to furnish protective services to an older adult on an emergency basis as hereinafter provided;\n(5) to furnish protective services to a protected person with the consent of such person's guardian or conservator;\n(6) to serve as conservator, guardian, or temporary guardian of a protected person; and\n(7) to perform all other functions determined by the department to be necessary for the administration of this chapter.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 19A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter19A/Section17","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:19:57Z","sha256":"ef0f14f1d69edfd09929aed18a48c00d031bdb8d3ba574a477845b553d8f7fb1","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-19a-16","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-19a-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}