{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-76-20","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 76, § 20","heading":"Powers and duties of supervisors of attendance","body":"Section 20. Supervisors of attendance shall inquire into all cases arising under sections two and eight of chapter seventy-two, sections one, two, four to eleven, inclusive, and fifteen of chapter seventy-six, and sections ninety, ninety-two, ninety-three, and ninety-five of chapter one hundred and forty-nine, and may apply for petitions under the provisions of section thirty-nine E of chapter one hundred and nineteen. They shall, if the court so orders, have oversight of children placed on probation; of minors licensed by the school committee under section nineteen of chapter one hundred and one; and of children admitted to or attending shows or entertainments in violation of section one hundred and ninety-seven of chapter one hundred and forty. They may apprehend and take to school without a warrant any truant or absentee found wandering in the streets or public places.","path":["Part I","Title XII","Chapter 76"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXII/Chapter76/Section20","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:30Z","sha256":"1c23d727b711dc01368aa8a313bcca1b3b17f3ff8903b352860f3f59896ec89a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-76-19","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-76-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}