Chapter 119

Section 1 Declaration of policy; purpose
Section 2 to 20 Repealed, 1972, 785, Sec. 6
Section 21 Definitions applicable to Secs. 21 to 51H
Section 21A Admissibility of evidence; qualified experts
Section 22 Visitation of family foster homes; removal of child; discharge of child to parent or legal guardian
Section 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
Section 23A Children born to inmates of correctional institutions or jails; care and custody
Section 23B Services to unwed mothers
Section 23C Foster parents' bill of rights
Section 24 Procedure to commit child to custody or other disposition; notice and summons; emergency order transferring custody; investigation; abandoned children
Section 25 Hearing; custody of child
Section 26 Procedure at hearing; order of commitment; petition to dispense with parental consent to adoption; reimbursement of commonwealth; petition for review
Section 26A Registration of interest for foster care placement; criminal record review; fingerprint-based checks; grounds for rejection
Section 26B Grandparent visitation; sibling visitation; appeal of decision to deny visitation
Section 26C Summary of foster care providers' employment
Section 26D Behavior or temperament assessment or veterinary records for animals in foster or pre-adoptive homes
Section 27 Appeals; procedure; notice of right of appeal; time limits
Section 28 Orders for payment of support; who may bring action; expiration of order or judgment
Section 29 Right to counsel; notice of right; court appointed counsel
Section 29A Legal fees of minors in criminal proceedings; liability of parents
Section 29B Determination of future status of committed children; orders; permanency hearings; appeals
Section 29C Judicial certification of need to remove child from home
Section 29D Notice of hearing
Section 30, 31 Repealed, 1961, 396, Sec. 5
Section 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
Section 33 Placement of children in family home care
Section 33A [There is no 119:33A.]
Section 33B Placement in family home care of juvenile who has or may have committed a sexual offense or arson
Section 33C Congregate care program; reasonable and prudent parent standard
Section 34 Transportation of children in patrol wagons
Section 35 Furnishing parent or guardian information as to child; permission to visit; notice; parents convicted of first degree murder
Section 36 Bringing child into commonwealth with view to adoption, guardianship, custody or care; permit; application; bond
Section 37 Rules and regulations of department
Section 38 Closed hearings; publication of names
Section 38A Petitions for order to not resuscitate or to withdraw life-sustaining medical treatment; required recommendations; appeals
Section 39 Abandonment of infant under age of ten
Section 39 1/2 Placement of a newborn into foster care
Section 39A to 39C Repealed, 1973, 1076, Sec. 6
Section 39D Visitation rights to certain grandparents of unmarried minor children; place to file petition
Section 39E Petitions seeking determination that child is in need of services; jurisdiction; standing
Section 39F Children in need of services; right to counsel; determination of indigency; assessment of costs
Section 39G Hearing; determination of child requiring assistance
Section 39H Custodial protection of child; notification and placement; bail; detention; right of appeal
Section 39I Children in need of services; appeal; rights and procedures
Section 39J Repealed, 2012, 240, Sec. 32
Section 39K Child welfare service needs of sexually exploited children
Section 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
Section 39M Dependency proceedings for abused, neglected and abandoned children; determination of child's best interest; petition for special findings
Section 40 to 51 Repealed, 1954, 646, Sec. 1
Section 51A Reporting of suspected abuse or neglect; mandated reporters; collection of physical evidence; penalties; content of reports; liability; privileged communication
Section 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
Section 51C Custody of injured child pending transfer to department or pending hearing
Section 51D Powers and duties of area directors; multi-disciplinary service teams
Section 51E Reports of injured children; files; confidentiality; penalties
Section 51F Central registry of information; confidentiality; penalties
Section 51G Severability of Secs. 51A to 51F
Section 51H Protective alerts; transport of child to another state or country
Section 52 Delinquent children; definitions
Section 53 Delinquent children; liberal construction; nature of proceedings
Section 54 Delinquent children; complaint; indictment; examination of complainant
Section 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
Section 54B Alleged delinquent children; educational diversion program
Section 55 Delinquent children; summoning of parent or guardian
Section 55A Delinquent children; jury trials; discovery orders; jury-waived trials; appointment of stenographer
Section 55B Delinquent children; plea; disposition request; pretrial motions
Section 56 Delinquent children; adjournments; jury sessions; appointment of stenographer
Section 57 Delinquent children; investigation by probation officer; record of performance; reports
Section 58 Adjudication as delinquent child or youthful offender
Section 58A Repealed, 1948, 310, Sec. 5
Section 58B Delinquent children; motor vehicle violations; disposition; admissibility of adjudication and disposition as evidence in other proceedings
Section 59 Delinquent children; violation of terms of probation
Section 60 Delinquent children; admissibility of adjudication in subsequent proceeding; disqualification for public service
Section 60A Inspection of records in youthful offender and delinquency cases
Section 61 Repealed, 1996, 200, Sec. 7
Section 62 Delinquent children; restitution or reparation by child to injured person
Section 63 Inducing or abetting delinquency of child
Section 63A Delinquent children; aiding and abetting violation of juvenile court order; concealing or harboring child; penalties; defenses
Section 64 Delinquent children; powers of commissioner of probation; annual report
Section 65 Juvenile sessions; presence of minors; exclusion of public
Section 66 Detention of child in police station; commitment to jail, house of correction or state farm
Section 67 Notice of arrest of child; release upon promise of child's appearance in court; detention
Section 68 Commitment of children held for examination or trial
Section 68A Diagnostic study by department of youth services; report and recommendations
Section 68B Special foster homes; detention homes; alternate placements of child
Section 68C Diagnostic services by department of youth services
Section 69 Information and reports of superintendents of schools and teachers
Section 69A Information of probation officers, police and school authorities
Section 70 Summoning of parent or guardian during case
Section 71 Failure to appear on summons; capias
Section 72 Continuance of jurisdiction of courts in juvenile sessions
Section 72A Proceedings upon apprehension after nineteenth birthday
Section 72B Persons between the ages of fourteen and eighteen convicted of murder; penalties
Section 73 Repealed, 1964, 308, Sec. 5
Section 74 Limitations on criminal proceedings against children
Section 75 Repealed, 1975, 840, Sec. 2A
Section 76 to 82 Repealed, 1964, 308, Sec. 5
Section 83 Repealed, 1996, 200, Sec. 16
Section 84 Warrant of commitment to department of youth services
Section 85 Department employees reporting animal cruelty, abuse or neglect; immunity from liability
Section 86 Use of restraints during court proceedings
Section 87 Placement of juvenile in secure detention facility or secure correctional facility or in any institution in which juvenile has contact with adult inmates
Section 88 Participation in community-based restorative justice program
Section 89 Juvenile justice policy and data board

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Chapter 119: PROTECTION AND CARE OF CHILDREN, AND PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THEM