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Section 1Declaration of policy; purpose
Section 2 to 20Repealed, 1972, 785, Sec. 6
Section 21Definitions applicable to Secs. 21 to 51H
Section 21AAdmissibility of evidence; qualified experts
Section 22Visitation of family foster homes; removal of child; discharge of child to parent or legal guardian
Section 23Responsibility 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 23AChildren born to inmates of correctional institutions or jails; care and custody
Section 23BServices to unwed mothers
Section 24Procedure to commit child to custody or other disposition; notice and summons; emergency order transferring custody; investigation; abandoned children
Section 25Hearing; custody of child
Section 26Procedure at hearing; order of commitment; petition to dispense with parental consent to adoption; reimbursement of commonwealth; petition for review
Section 26ARegistration of interest for foster care placement; criminal record review
Section 26BGrandparent visitation; sibling visitation; appeal of decision to deny visitation
Section 26CSummary of foster care providers’ employment
Section 27Appeals; procedure; notice of right of appeal; time limits
Section 28Orders for payment of support; who may bring action; expiration of order or judgment
Section 29Right to counsel; notice of right; court appointed counsel
Section 29ALegal fees of minors in criminal proceedings; liability of parents
Section 29BDetermination of future status of committed children; orders; permanency hearings; appeals
Section 29CJudicial certification of need to remove child from home
Section 29DNotice of hearing
Section 30, 31Repealed, 1961, 396, Sec. 5
Section 32Placement of children in private families; early and periodic screening, diagnostic and treatment standards; individualized health care plan
Section 33Placement of children in family home care
Section 33A[There is no 119:33A.]
Section 33BPlacement in family home care of juvenile who has or may have committed a sexual offense or arson
Section 34Transportation of children in patrol wagons
Section 35Furnishing parent or guardian information as to child; permission to visit; notice; parents convicted of first degree murder
Section 36Bringing child into commonwealth with view to adoption, guardianship, custody or care; permit; application; bond
Section 37Rules and regulations of department
Section 38Closed hearings; publication of names
Section 38APetitions for order to not resuscitate or to withdraw life-sustaining medical treatment; required recommendations; appeals
Section 39Abandonment of infant under age of ten
Section 391/2Placement of a newborn into foster care
Section 39A to 39CRepealed, 1973, 1076, Sec. 6
Section 39DVisitation rights to certain grandparents of unmarried minor children; place to file petition
Section 39EPetitions seeking determination that child is in need of services; jurisdiction; standing
Section 39FRight to counsel; determination of indigency; assessment of costs
Section 39GHearing; determination of child requiring assistance
Section 39HCustodial protection of child; notification and placement; bail; detention; right of appeal
Section 39IAppeal; trial de novo, with or without jury; rights and procedures
Section 39JPayment of expenses for services by counties under Secs. 39E to 39%iI%i
Section 39KChild welfare service needs of sexually exploited children
Section 39LChildren 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 40 to 51Repealed, 1954, 646, Sec. 1
Section 51AReporting of suspected abuse or neglect; mandated reporters; collection of physical evidence; penalties; content of reports; liability; privileged communication
Section 51BInvestigation 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 51CCustody of injured child pending transfer to department or pending hearing
Section 51DPowers and duties of area directors; multi-disciplinary service teams
Section 51EReports of injured children; files; confidentiality; penalties
Section 51FCentral registry of information; confidentiality; penalties
Section 51GSeverability of Secs. 51A to 51F
Section 51HProtective alerts; transport of child to another state or country
Section 52Definitions
Section 53Liberal construction; nature of proceedings
Section 54Complaint; indictment; examination of complainant; summons; warrant
Section 55Summoning of parent or guardian
Section 55AJury trials; discovery orders; jury-waived trials; appointment of stenographer
Section 55BPlea; disposition request; pretrial motions
Section 56Adjournments; jury sessions; appointment of stenographer
Section 57Investigation by probation officer; record of performance; reports
Section 58Adjudication as delinquent child or youthful offender
Section 58ARepealed, 1948, 310, Sec. 5
Section 58BMotor vehicle violations; disposition; admissibility of adjudication and disposition as evidence in other proceedings
Section 59Violation of terms of probation
Section 60Admissibility of adjudication in subsequent proceeding; disqualification for public service
Section 60AInspection of records in youthful offender and delinquency cases
Section 61Repealed, 1996, 200, Sec. 7
Section 62Restitution or reparation by child to injured person
Section 63Inducing or abetting delinquency of child
Section 63AAiding and abetting violation of juvenile court order; concealing or harboring child; penalties; defenses
Section 64Powers of commissioner of probation; annual report
Section 65Juvenile sessions; presence of minors; exclusion of public
Section 66Detention of child in police station; commitment to jail, house of correction or state farm
Section 67Notice of arrest of child to probation officer and parent or guardian; detention
Section 68Commitment of children held for examination or trial
Section 68ADiagnostic study by department of youth services; report and recommendations
Section 68BSpecial foster homes; detention homes; alternate placements of child
Section 68CDiagnostic services by department of youth services
Section 69Information and reports of superintendents of schools and teachers
Section 69AInformation of probation officers, police and school authorities
Section 70Summoning of parent or guardian during case
Section 71Failure to appear on summons; capias
Section 72Continuance of jurisdiction of courts in juvenile sessions
Section 72AProceedings upon apprehension after eighteenth birthday
Section 72BPersons between the ages of fourteen and seventeen convicted of murder; penalties
Section 73Repealed, 1964, 308, Sec. 5
Section 74Limitations on criminal proceedings against children
Section 75Repealed, 1975, 840, Sec. 2A
Section 76 to 82Repealed, 1964, 308, Sec. 5
Section 83Repealed, 1996, 200, Sec. 16
Section 84Warrant of commitment to department of youth services
Section 85Department employees reporting animal cruelty, abuse or neglect; immunity from liability