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General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 276A District Court Pretrial Diversion of Selected Offenders.
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- Massachusetts General Laws - Definitions - Chapter 276A, Section 1
The following words, as used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:— “Assessment”, a thorough and complete measurement of...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Jurisdiction of court to divert persons charged with offenses to programs of community supervision and services - Chapter 276A, Section 2
The district courts, and in Boston, the municipal court of the city of Boston, shall have jurisdiction to divert to a program, as defined in...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Screening of defendants for court's determination at arraignment of eligibility for diversion to program; continuance; directing defendant to program - Chapter 276A, Section 3
The probation officers of a district or municipal court, or their official designee, when gathering information in accordance with section eighty-five of chapter two hundred...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Inapplicability of chapter to otherwise eligible persons charged with violation of controlled substances act, certain sex offenses or certain crimes against persons sixty-five or over - Chapter 276A, Section 4
In the event that an individual who is eligible under the provisions of section two is charged with a violation of chapter ninety-four C, nothing...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Report of assessment by director of program to court; recommendations; final determination; stay of criminal proceedings; consent of defendant; waiver of right to speedy trial; admissibility as evidence; disclosure restricted - Chapter 276A, Section 5
Upon the expiration of a fourteen-day continuance granted pursuant to section three, the director of the program to which the defendant has been referred shall...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Reports of progress or violations by director of program to court; hearing; termination of stay of criminal proceedings - Chapter 276A, Section 6
During a stay of proceedings or a continuance without a finding, as provided in section five, the director of a program shall submit periodic reports...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Report by director of program to court upon expiration of stay of proceedings; disposition as to defendant; final report - Chapter 276A, Section 7
Upon the expiration of the initial ninety-day stay of proceedings or a continuance without a finding, the program director shall submit to the court a...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Commissioner to certify, monitor and aid programs; court approval of certification; powers and duties of commissioner - Chapter 276A, Section 8
The office of the commissioner shall, in its discretion, certify, monitor and aid all programs to which defendants may be diverted pursuant to this chapter....
- Massachusetts General Laws - Advisory board; members; expenses; duties - Chapter 276A, Section 9
There shall be an advisory board to the office of the commissioner for the overseeing of programs. The members of the advisory board shall be...
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