Massachusetts Chapter 12 — Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 1— Attorney general; supervision of department; salary; qualifications; other sources of income
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 2— Assistants and employees; appointment; duties; compensation; tenure; vacancies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 2A— Attorney general; disability; filling vacancies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 2B— Annual personnel report
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 3— Appearances for commonwealth, prosecution or defense; rendering of legal services; payment of expenses for representation of department of transportation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 3E— Defense of actions against officers or employees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 4— Claims of commonwealth; enforcement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 4A— Acceptance of gifts or grants of money or property
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 5— Civil actions to recover money for commonwealth
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 5A— False claims; definitions applicable to Secs. 5A to 5O
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 5B— False claims; liability
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 5C— Violations under Secs. 5B to 5O; investigation by attorney general; relators; civil actions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 5D— Prosecution by attorney general; relator's right to continue as party to action
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 5E— Alternate remedies available to determine civil penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 5F— Payments to relators; limitations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 5G— Actions brought against governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer, secretary of state, etc.; jurisdiction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 5H— Money recovered by commonwealth; false claims prosecution fund
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 5I— Awards of attorney general fees and expenses; awards of costs and attorney fees against relators; liability
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 5J— Employers preventing employees from acting to further false claim actions; liability
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 5K— Limitation of actions; intervention by attorney general; final judgments in criminal proceedings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 5L— Preponderance of the evidence standard
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 5M— Rules, regulations or guidelines; attorney general
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 5N— Civil investigative demands; attorney general
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 5O— Agency reporting requirements
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 6— Consultation with and giving of advice and assistance to district attorneys
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 6A— Conferences of district attorneys and other officials; notification as to new laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 7— Persons intruding on land, property or rights of commonwealth; prosecution
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 8— Due application of charity funds enforced
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 8A— Definitions applicable to Secs. 8A to 8M
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 8B— Division of public charities; duties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 8C— Director of public charities; designation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 8D— Employees; appointment and removal
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 8E— Charitable corporations; registration by filing of information; exceptions; penalties; enforcement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 8F— Annual reports of public charities; financial statements; fees; penalties; enforcement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 8G— Attorney general as a party; service
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 8H— Investigations by attorney general
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 8I— Compliance with investigations; enforcement; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 8J— Rules and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 8K— Gift for public charitable purpose; presumed intention
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 8L— Fiscal records
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 8M— Public records; inspection
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 8N— Fees, costs, penalties and other monies; general fund
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 9— Advice and aid to general court and committees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 10— Violations of court orders; restraint of trade; institution of investigations and appropriate actions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 11— Annual report of cases handled
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 11A— Division of civil rights and liberties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 11B— Board of commissioners on uniform state laws; obscene literature commission
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 11C— Narcotic and harmful drugs; training program for law enforcement officers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 11D— Division of environmental protection
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 11E— Public utilities; office of ratepayer advocacy; intervention in legal proceedings on behalf of consumers; expenditure of funds; expert or consultant; information requests
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 11F— Insurance companies; intervention in legal proceedings on behalf of consumers; expenditure of funds
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 11G— Local consumer aid fund; eligibility for assistance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 11H— Violations of constitutional rights; civil actions by attorney general; right to bias-free professional policing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 11I— Violations of constitutional rights; civil actions by aggrieved persons; costs and fees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 11I.5— Interference with right to access to reproductive and gender-affirming health care services; abusive litigation; civil actions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 11J— Violations of constitutional rights; temporary restraining orders and injunctions; violations; punishment; vacation of order
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 11K— Division of victim compensation and assistance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 11L— Unlicensed mental health and unlicensed health professionals; sexual contact with patients or clients; temporary restraining order, injunction; violation; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 11M— Division of gaming enforcement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 11N— Monitoring health care market trends; investigation of unfair methods of competition or anti-competitive behavior; exemption or waiver from federal law
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 12— District attorneys; qualifications; election; term; appearances
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 13— Districts for administration of criminal law or defense of civil actions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 14— Repealed, 1987, 723, Sec. 1
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 15— Practice of law prohibited; salary
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 16— Salaries of assistant district attorneys
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 17— Repealed, 1923, 398, Sec. 3
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 18— Appointment of an assistant to district attorney; compensation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 19— Suffolk district; appointment of messengers and other employees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 20— Additional legal assistants; tenure; compensation; powers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 20A— Suffolk and Northern districts; special assistant district attorney, appointment and removal; duties; power; salary
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 20B— Repealed, 1975, 835, Sec. 3
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 20C— Special assistant district attorneys; appointment, removal and salary; participation in federal demonstration programs
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 20D— District Attorneys Association; executive director; report on criminally prosecuted child abuse and neglect cases
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 21— Suffolk district; police and detective service
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 22— Clerical and stenographic workers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 23— Payment for traveling expenses; exceptions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 24— Expenses payable by commonwealth
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 25— Advanced expenses; conditions; vouchers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 25A— Advance of expenses necessary in performance of duties; limitation; accounting; unexpended balance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 26— Court appointment of substitute in absence of attorney general and district attorney
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 27— District attorneys; duties; control of attorney general
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 28— Suits on recognizances; discontinuance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 29— Accounting for fees, bills of costs and money received
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 30— Fees for services in performance of duty; appearance in civil action
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 31— Repealed, 1975, 10, Sec. 4
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 32— Community based juvenile justice programs; district attorneys
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 33— Domestic violence and sexual violence training program for district attorneys and assistant district attorneys
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 34— Pre-arraignment diversion program
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 35— Student loan ombudsman
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 36— Development and administration of comprehensive educational diversion program regarding ''sexting''; purpose; curriculum; application of program; educational materials