Chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 54A the following section:-
Section 54A ½. Notwithstanding section 54 or any other general or special law to the contrary, a delinquent child may be eligible for diversion programs administered by the court, district attorney or other agency authorized to administer a diversion program at the time of a finding of probable cause by a judge or clerk magistrate of the juvenile court that the delinquent child violated a law of the commonwealth, notwithstanding the specified punishment; provided, that the judge or clerk magistrate finds the delinquent child has not previously violated a law of the commonwealth.
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