2017 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE XVII PUBLIC WELFARE
Chapter 119 PROTECTION AND CARE OF CHILDREN, AND PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THEM
Section 51H Protective alerts; transport of child to another state or country

Universal Citation: MA Gen L ch 119 § 51H (2017)

Section 51H. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department may send to, or receive from, any other state or country a protective alert containing any information about a child related to a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect if the department reasonably believes that the child has been or will be transported to another state or country.

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