Massachusetts Chapter 209A — Abuse Prevention
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 1— Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 2— Venue
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 3— Remedies; period of relief
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 3A— Nature of proceedings and availability of other criminal proceedings; information required to be given to complainant upon filing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 3B— Order for suspension and surrender of firearms license; surrender of firearms; petition for review; hearing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 3C— Continuation or modification of order for surrender or suspension
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 3D— Transmission of report containing defendant's name and identifying information and statement describing defendant's alleged conduct and relationship to plaintiff to department of criminal justice information services upon order for suspension or surrender
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 4— Temporary orders; notice; hearing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 5— Granting of relief when court closed; certification
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 5A— Protection order issued by another jurisdiction; enforcement; filing; presumption of validity
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 6— Powers of police
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 7— Abuse prevention orders; domestic violence record search; service of order; enforcement; violations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 8— Confidentiality of records
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 9— Form of complaint; promulgation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 10— Assessments against persons referred to certified batterers' treatment program as condition of probation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 11— Possession, care and control of domesticated animal owned by persons involved in certain protective orders; notice to law enforcement upon finding of imminent threat to household member or animal
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 12— Gender-affirming health care services of children; law of jurisdiction outside of commonwealth; custody, parenting time and visitation; abuse, neglect or maltreatment; consideration of the likely disruption or cessation of gender-affirming health care services in the alteration of custody, parenting time or visitation