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2012 Massachusetts General Laws
PART III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES(Chapters 211 through 262)
TITLE IV CERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
CHAPTER 258E HARASSMENT PREVENTION ORDERS
- Section 1 Definitions
- Section 2 Jurisdiction
- Section 3 Filing of complaint; impounding of case record information; filing fee; expiration of order; modification of order; time for filing; nonexclusivity of remedy
- Section 4 Notice of nature of proceedings and availability of other criminal proceedings
- Section 5 Temporary orders
- Section 6 Granting of relief without the filing of a complaint
- Section 7 Enforcement of protection order issued by another jurisdiction
- Section 8 Law officer emergency response to prevent further abuse or harassment
- Section 9 Review and filing of records within court activity record information system and statewide domestic violence recordkeeping system; execution of outstanding warrants; service upon defendant; order for payment of damages
- Section 10 Confidentiality of records
- Section 11 Adoption of suitable form of complaint
- Section 12 Assessment against persons referred to a treatment program as condition of probation
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