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2022 Massachusetts General Laws
Part II - Real and Personal Property and Domestic Relations
Title III - Domestic Relations
Chapter 209a - Abuse Prevention
- Section 1 - Definitions
- Section 2 - Venue
- Section 3 - Remedies; Period of Relief
- Section 3a - Nature of Proceedings and Availability of Other Criminal Proceedings; Information Required to Be Given to Complainant Upon Filing
- Section 3b - Order for Suspension and Surrender of Firearms License; Surrender of Firearms; Petition for Review; Hearing
- Section 3c - Continuation or Modification of Order for Surrender or Suspension
- Section 3d - Transmission of Report Containing Defendant's Name and Identifying Information and Statement Describing Defendant's Alleged Conduct and Relationship to Plaintiff to Department of Criminal Justice Information Services Upon Order for Suspension or Surrender
- Section 4 - Temporary Orders; Notice; Hearing
- Section 5 - Granting of Relief When Court Closed; Certification
- Section 5a - Protection Order Issued by Another Jurisdiction; Enforcement; Filing; Presumption of Validity
- Section 6 - Powers of Police
- Section 7 - Abuse Prevention Orders; Domestic Violence Record Search; Service of Order; Enforcement; Violations
- Section 8 - Confidentiality of Records
- Section 9 - Form of Complaint; Promulgation
- Section 10 - Assessments Against Persons Referred to Certified Batterers' Treatment Program as Condition of Probation
- Section 11 - Possession, Care and Control of Domesticated Animal Owned by Persons Involved in Certain Protective Orders; Notice to Law Enforcement Upon Finding of Imminent Threat to Household Member or Animal
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