Chapter 12

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Chapter 12: DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS

• Section 1 Attorney general; supervision of department; salary; qualifications; other sources of income
• Section 2 Assistants and employees; appointment; duties; compensation; tenure; vacancies
• Section 2A Attorney general; disability; filling vacancies
• Section 2B Annual personnel report
• Section 3 Appearances for commonwealth, prosecution or defense; rendering of legal services; payment of expenses for representation of department of transportation
• Section 3A to 3D Repealed, 1978, 512, Sec. 1
• Section 3E Defense of actions against officers or employees
• Section 4 Claims of commonwealth; enforcement
• Section 4A Acceptance of gifts or grants of money or property
• Section 5 Civil actions to recover money for commonwealth
• Section 5A False claims; definitions applicable to Secs. 5A to 5O
• Section 5B False claims; liability
• Section 5C Violations under Secs. 5B to 5O; investigation by attorney general; relators; civil actions
• Section 5D Prosecution by attorney general; relator's right to continue as party to action
• Section 5E Alternate remedies available to determine civil penalty
• Section 5F Payments to relators; limitations
• Section 5G Actions brought against governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer, secretary of state, etc.; jurisdiction
• Section 5H Money recovered by commonwealth; false claims prosecution fund
• Section 5I Awards of attorney general fees and expenses; awards of costs and attorney fees against relators; liability
• Section 5J Employers preventing employees from acting to further false claim actions; liability
• Section 5K Limitation of actions; intervention by attorney general; final judgments in criminal proceedings
• Section 5L Preponderance of the evidence standard
• Section 5M Rules, regulations or guidelines; attorney general
• Section 5N Civil investigative demands; attorney general
• Section 5O Agency reporting requirements
• Section 6 Consultation with and giving of advice and assistance to district attorneys
• Section 6A Conferences of district attorneys and other officials; notification as to new laws
• Section 7 Persons intruding on land, property or rights of commonwealth; prosecution
• Section 8 Due application of charity funds enforced
• Section 8A Definitions applicable to Secs. 8A to 8M
• Section 8B Division of public charities; duties
• Section 8C Director of public charities; designation
• Section 8D Employees; appointment and removal
• Section 8E Charitable corporations; registration by filing of information; exceptions; penalties; enforcement
• Section 8F Annual reports of public charities; financial statements; fees; penalties; enforcement
• Section 8G Attorney general as a party; service
• Section 8H Investigations by attorney general
• Section 8I Compliance with investigations; enforcement; penalties
• Section 8J Rules and regulations
• Section 8K Gift for public charitable purpose; presumed intention
• Section 8L Fiscal records
• Section 8M Public records; inspection
• Section 8N Fees, costs, penalties and other monies; general fund
• Section 9 Advice and aid to general court and committees
• Section 10 Violations of court orders; restraint of trade; institution of investigations and appropriate actions
• Section 11 Annual report of cases handled
• Section 11A Division of civil rights and liberties
• Section 11B Board of commissioners on uniform state laws; obscene literature commission
• Section 11C Narcotic and harmful drugs; training program for law enforcement officers
• Section 11D Division of environmental protection
• Section 11E Public utilities; office of ratepayer advocacy; intervention in legal proceedings on behalf of consumers; expenditure of funds; expert or consultant; information requests
• Section 11F Insurance companies; intervention in legal proceedings on behalf of consumers; expenditure of funds
• Section 11G Local consumer aid fund; eligibility for assistance
• Section 11H Violations of constitutional rights; civil actions by attorney general; venue; compensatory damages; fees and costs; civil penalties
• Section 11I Violations of constitutional rights; civil actions by aggrieved persons; costs and fees
• Section 11J Violations of constitutional rights; temporary restraining orders and injunctions; violations; punishment; vacation of order
• Section 11K Division of victim compensation and assistance
• Section 11L Unlicensed mental health and unlicensed health professionals; sexual contact with patients or clients; temporary restraining order, injunction; violation; penalty
• Section 11M Division of gaming enforcement
• Section 11N Monitoring health care market trends; investigation of unfair methods of competition or anti-competitive behavior; exemption or waiver from federal law
• Section 12 District attorneys; qualifications; election; term; appearances
• Section 13 Districts for administration of criminal law or defense of civil actions
• Section 14 Repealed, 1987, 723, Sec. 1
• Section 15 Practice of law prohibited; salary
• Section 16 Salaries of assistant district attorneys
• Section 17 Repealed, 1923, 398, Sec. 3
• Section 18 Appointment of an assistant to district attorney; compensation
• Section 19 Suffolk district; appointment of messengers and other employees
• Section 20 Additional legal assistants; tenure; compensation; powers
• Section 20A Suffolk and Northern districts; special assistant district attorney, appointment and removal; duties; power; salary
• Section 20B Repealed, 1975, 835, Sec. 3
• Section 20C Special assistant district attorneys; appointment, removal and salary; participation in federal demonstration programs
• Section 20D District Attorneys Association; executive director; report on criminally prosecuted child abuse and neglect cases
• Section 21 Suffolk district; police and detective service
• Section 22 Clerical and stenographic workers
• Section 23 Payment for traveling expenses; exceptions
• Section 24 Expenses payable by commonwealth
• Section 25 Advanced expenses; conditions; vouchers
• Section 25A Advance of expenses necessary in performance of duties; limitation; accounting; unexpended balance
• Section 26 Court appointment of substitute in absence of attorney general and district attorney
• Section 27 District attorneys; duties; control of attorney general
• Section 28 Suits on recognizances; discontinuance
• Section 29 Accounting for fees, bills of costs and money received
• Section 30 Fees for services in performance of duty; appearance in civil action
• Section 31 Repealed, 1975, 10, Sec. 4
• Section 32 Community based juvenile justice programs; district attorneys
• Section 33 Domestic violence and sexual violence training program for district attorneys and assistant district attorneys