10 sections in this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 123A, § 1 Definitions
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Section 1. As used in this chapter the following words shall, except as otherwise provided, have the following meanings:— ''Agency with jurisdiction'', the agency with the authority to direct the release of a person presently incarcerated, confined or committed to the department …
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 123A, § 12 Notification of persons adjudicated as delinquent juvenile or youthful offender by reason of a sexual offense; petitions for classification as sexually dangerous person; hearings
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Section 12. (a) Any agency with jurisdiction of a person who has ever been convicted of or adjudicated as a delinquent juvenile or a youthful offender by reason of a sexual offense as defined in section 1, regardless of the reason for the current incarceration, confinement or com…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 123A, § 13 Temporary commitment of prisoner or youth to treatment center; right to counsel; psychological examination
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Section 13. (a) If the court is satisfied that probable cause exists to believe that the person named in the petition is a sexually dangerous person, the prisoner or youth shall be committed to the treatment center for a period not exceeding 60 days for the purpose of examination…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 123A, § 14 Trial by jury; right to counsel; admissibility of evidence; commitment to treatment; temporary commitments pending disposition of petitions
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Section 14. (a) The district attorney, or the attorney general at the request of the district attorney, may petition the court for a trial. In any trial held pursuant to this section, either the person named in the petition or the petitioning party may demand, in writing, that th…