Massachusetts Chapter 119 — Protection and Care of Children, and Proceedings Against Them

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 1— Declaration of policy; purpose
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 21— Definitions applicable to Secs. 21 to 51H
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 21A— Admissibility of evidence; qualified experts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 22— Visitation of family foster homes; removal of child; discharge of child to parent or legal guardian
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 23— Responsibility of department to provide foster care for children; placement with relatives; funeral expenses; child profile form; extension of support of child until 22 years of age; assignment of support rights; assistance to foster care families; compliance with section 23D
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 23A— Children born to inmates of correctional institutions or jails; care and custody
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 23B— Services to unwed mothers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 23C— Foster parents' bill of rights
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 23D— . Eligibility of child in custody to receive benefits
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 24— Procedure to commit child to custody or other disposition; notice and summons; emergency order transferring custody; investigation; abandoned children
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 25— Hearing; custody of child
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 26— Procedure at hearing; order of commitment; petition to dispense with parental consent to adoption; reimbursement of commonwealth; petition for review
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 26A— Registration of interest for foster care placement; criminal record review; fingerprint-based checks; grounds for rejection
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 26B— Grandparent visitation; sibling visitation; appeal of decision to deny visitation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 26C— Summary of foster care providers' employment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 26D— Behavior or temperament assessment or veterinary records for animals in foster or pre-adoptive homes
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 27— Appeals; procedure; notice of right of appeal; time limits
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 28— Orders for payment of support; who may bring action; expiration of order or judgment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 29— Right to counsel; notice of right; court appointed counsel
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 29A— Legal fees of minors in criminal proceedings; liability of parents
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 29B— Determination of future status of committed children; orders; permanency hearings; appeals
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 29C— Judicial certification of need to remove child from home
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 29D— Notice of hearing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 32— Placement of children in private families; screening under early and periodic screening, diagnostic and treatment standards and assessment for behavioral health symptoms and sequelae; individualized health care plan
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 33— Placement of children in family home care
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 33A— [There is no 119:33A.]
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 33B— Placement in family home care of juvenile who has or may have committed a sexual offense or arson
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 33C— Congregate care program; reasonable and prudent parent standard
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 34— Transportation of children in patrol wagons
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 35— Furnishing parent or guardian information as to child; permission to visit; notice; parents convicted of first degree murder
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 36— Bringing child into commonwealth with view to adoption, guardianship, custody or care; permit; application; bond
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 37— Rules and regulations of department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 38— Closed hearings; publication of names
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 38A— Petitions for order to not resuscitate or to withdraw life-sustaining medical treatment; required recommendations; appeals
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39— Abandonment of infant under age of ten
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39D— Visitation rights to certain grandparents of unmarried minor children; place to file petition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39E— Petitions seeking determination that child is in need of services; jurisdiction; standing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39F— Children in need of services; right to counsel; determination of indigency; assessment of costs
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39G— Hearing; determination of child requiring assistance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39H— Custodial protection of child; notification and placement; bail; detention; right of appeal
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39I— Children in need of services; appeal; rights and procedures
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39J— Repealed, 2012, 240, Sec. 32
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39K— Child welfare service needs of sexually exploited children
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39L— Children in violation of prohibition against common night walking or common streetwalking; petition for care and protection; appointment of guardian ad litem; stay of juvenile delinquency or criminal proceedings; failure of child to comply with requirements
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39M— Dependency proceedings for abused, neglected and abandoned children; determination of child's best interest; petition for special findings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 51A— Reporting of suspected abuse or neglect; mandated reporters; collection of physical evidence; penalties; content of reports; liability; privileged communication
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 51B— Investigation of report of abuse filed under Sec. 51A; removal of child; transmission and filing of written reports; notice to district attorney; disclosure of information by mandated reporter
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 51C— Custody of injured child pending transfer to department or pending hearing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 51D— Powers and duties of area directors; multi-disciplinary service teams
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 51E— Reports of injured children; files; confidentiality; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 51F— Central registry of information; confidentiality; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 51G— Severability of Secs. 51A to 51F
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 51H— Protective alerts; transport of child to another state or country
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 52— Delinquent children; definitions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 53— Delinquent children; liberal construction; nature of proceedings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 54— Delinquent children; complaint; indictment; examination of complainant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 54A— Delinquent children; diversion of child to program of community supervision or other rehabilitative services; assessment of suitability for diversion; determination of eligibility; diversion of child by district attorney; subsequent offense during stay of proceedings; effect of successful completion of diversion; ineligibility of diversion for child indicted as youthful offender or charged with violation of certain offenses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 54B— Alleged delinquent children; educational diversion program
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 55— Delinquent children; summoning of parent or guardian
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 55A— Delinquent children; jury trials; discovery orders; jury-waived trials; appointment of stenographer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 55B— Delinquent children; plea; disposition request; pretrial motions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 56— Delinquent children; adjournments; jury sessions; appointment of stenographer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 57— Delinquent children; investigation by probation officer; record of performance; reports
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 58— Adjudication as delinquent child or youthful offender
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 58A— Repealed, 1948, 310, Sec. 5
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 58B— Delinquent children; motor vehicle violations; disposition; admissibility of adjudication and disposition as evidence in other proceedings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 59— Delinquent children; violation of terms of probation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 60— Delinquent children; admissibility of adjudication in subsequent proceeding; disqualification for public service
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 60A— Inspection of records in youthful offender and delinquency cases
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 61— Repealed, 1996, 200, Sec. 7
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 62— Delinquent children; restitution or reparation by child to injured person
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 63— Inducing or abetting delinquency of child
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 63A— Delinquent children; aiding and abetting violation of juvenile court order; concealing or harboring child; penalties; defenses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 64— Delinquent children; powers of commissioner of probation; annual report
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 65— Juvenile sessions; presence of minors; exclusion of public
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 66— Detention of child in police station; commitment to jail, house of correction or state farm
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 67— Notice of arrest of child; release upon promise of child's appearance in court; detention
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 68— Commitment of children held for examination or trial
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 68A— Diagnostic study by department of youth services; report and recommendations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 68B— Special foster homes; detention homes; alternate placements of child
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 68C— Diagnostic services by department of youth services
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 69— Information and reports of superintendents of schools and teachers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 69A— Information of probation officers, police and school authorities
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 70— Summoning of parent or guardian during case
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 71— Failure to appear on summons; capias
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 72— Continuance of jurisdiction of courts in juvenile sessions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 72A— Proceedings upon apprehension after nineteenth birthday
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 72B— Persons between the ages of fourteen and eighteen convicted of murder; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 73— Repealed, 1964, 308, Sec. 5
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 74— Limitations on criminal proceedings against children
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 75— Repealed, 1975, 840, Sec. 2A
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 83— Repealed, 1996, 200, Sec. 16
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 84— Warrant of commitment to department of youth services
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 85— Department employees reporting animal cruelty, abuse or neglect; immunity from liability
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 86— Use of restraints during court proceedings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 87— Placement of juvenile in secure detention facility or secure correctional facility or in any institution in which juvenile has contact with adult inmates
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 88— Participation in community-based restorative justice program
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 89— Juvenile justice policy and data board