Massachusetts General Laws
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 18c - Office of the Child Advocate

Section 1 - Definitions - Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words...

Section 2 - Office of the Child Advocate; Duties - Section 2. There shall be an office of the child...

Section 3 - Child Advocate; Appointment; Vacancies; Removal - Section 3. The office of the child advocate shall be...

Section 4 - Child Advocate Advisory Board; Duties and Salary of Child Advocate - Section 4. There shall be a 25–member child advocate advisory...

Section 5 - Investigation of Critical Incidents; Coordination With Other Agencies; Complaints; Review of Program Effectiveness; Oversight - Section 5. (a) An executive agency shall inform the child...

Section 6 - Access to Facilities and Records; Release of Information - Section 6. The child advocate or his designee shall have...

Section 7 - Witnesses; Documents; Subpoenas - Section 7. The child advocate may request the attendance and...

Section 8 - Discrimination or Retaliation; Penalties - Section 8. No discriminatory or retaliatory action shall be taken...

Section 9 - Procedures for Performance of Duties; Rules and Regulations - Section 9. The child advocate shall develop internal procedures appropriate...

Section 10 - Annual Report - Section 10. The child advocate shall report annually to the...

Section 11 - Examination of Systemwide Responses to Child Abuse and Neglect - Section 11. The child advocate, in consultation with the advisory...

Section 12 - Information and Records; Confidentiality; Subpoena and Discovery; Public Disclosure; Investigation of Critical Incidents - Section 12. The following provisions apply to information and records...

Section 13 - Personal Liability for Civil Damages - Section 13. No person employed by or contracted by or...

Section 14 - Childhood Trauma Task Force - Section 14. The office shall convene a childhood trauma task...