{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-22a-7","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22A, § 7","heading":"Report of missing child to central register","body":"Section 7. Notwithstanding the provisions of any special or general law to the contrary, the department of children and families, the department of youth services, the department of public health, and the department of mental health shall report a missing child under its custody to the central register and shall provide said central register with available identifying data relating to said missing child.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 22A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter22A/Section7","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:03Z","sha256":"4ff6838fb12443294d40bd6c4ed6b283ee37c55230bc21fba323899d5cb60354","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-22a-6","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-22a-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}