Abuse Prevention

  1. Law
  2. Massachusetts General Laws
  3. Real and Personal Property and Domestic Relations
  4. Domestic Relations
  5. Abuse Prevention

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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