{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-258b-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 258B, § 5","heading":"Programs created and maintained by district attorneys; services","body":"Section 5. Each district attorney shall create and maintain, to the extent reasonably possible and subject to the available resources, a program to afford victims and witnesses of crimes the rights and services described in this chapter. Those services shall include but not be limited to the following:\n(a) court appearance notification services, including cancellations of appearances;\n(b) informational services relative to the availability and collection of witness fees, victim compensation and restitution;\n(c) escort and other transportation services related to the investigation or prosecution of the case, if necessary;\n(d) case process notification services;\n(e) employer intercession services;\n(f) expedited return of property services;\n(g) protection services;\n(h) family support services including child and other dependent care services;\n(i) waiting facilities; and\n(j) social service referrals.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 258B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter258B/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:06Z","sha256":"a6d7dd22b1e213d574b3c3c5f84ad75ac6facfa0bc45175363460da2f2521e93","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-258b-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-258b-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}