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Section 5 - District Court; Notice of Libel - Section 5. If the libel is filed in a district...
Section 6 - Proceedings - Section 6. The libel shall be entered and conducted as...
Section 7 - Decree - Section 7. If the libellant maintains his action, the court...
Section 8 - Proceeds of Sale; Disposition - Section 8. If property is sold under such decree, the...
Section 9 - Seizure Without Probable Cause; Damages; Costs - Section 9. If it is found that the seizure was...
Section 10 - Costs; Allowance - Section 10. In all other cases the court shall award...
Section 11 - Delivery of Property to Claimant; Conditions Precedent - Section 11. Property which is alleged to have been forfeited...
Section 12 - Appraisal; Application of Claimant - Section 12. The value of the property shall be determined...
Section 13 - Appraisal; Application of Person Making Seizure - Section 13. The person who makes the seizure shall forthwith,...
Section 15 - Perishable Goods; Sale - Section 15. If appraisers appointed under section thirteen certify that...
Chapter 258 - Claims and Indemnity Procedure for the Commonwealth, Its Municipalities, Counties and Districts and the Officers and Employees Thereof
Section 1 - Definitions - Section 1. As used in this chapter the following words...
Section 2 - Liability; Exclusiveness of Remedy; Cooperation of Public Employee; Subsequent Actions; Representation by Public Attorney - Section 2. Public employers shall be liable for injury or...
Section 3 - Venue; Jurisdiction - Section 3. All civil actions brought against a public employer...
Section 4 - Instituting Claims; Final Denial; Limitation of Actions - Section 4. A civil action shall not be instituted against...
Section 5 - Arbitration, Compromise or Settlement of Claims; Subsequent Actions - Section 5. The executive officer of a public employer may...
Section 6 - Defense of Actions; Service of Process - Section 6. The public attorney shall defend all civil actions...
Section 7 - Finality of Judgments; Subsequent Actions - Section 7. Any award, compromise or settlement of a civil...
Section 8 - Insurance - Section 8. A public employer may procure insurance for payment...
Section 9 - Indemnity of Public Employees - Section 9. Public employers may indemnify public employees, and the...
Section 9a - Actions Against Members of Police Force; Indemnity - Section 9A. If, in the event a suit is commenced...
Section 10 - Application of Secs. 1 to 8 - Section 10. The provisions of sections one to eight, inclusive,...
Section 11 - Frivolous Claims; Costs; Subsequent Actions - Section 11. If the judgment in any action brought under...
Section 12 - Enforcement of Claims - Section 12. Claims against the commonwealth, except as otherwise expressly...
Section 13 - Indemnity of Municipal Officials - Section 13. Any city or town which accepted section one...
Section 14 - Public Employers; Satisfaction of Liens for Past Due Child Support and Repayment of Public Assistance Benefits; Compliance With Statutory Provisions as if Employers Were Companies Authorized to Issue Insurance Policies - Section 14. For the purpose of satisfying liens for past...
Chapter 258a - Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes - [Repealed by 1993, 478, Sec. 3.]
Chapter 258b - Rights of Victims and Witnesses of Crime
Section 1 - Definitions - Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words...
Section 2 - Eligibility of Victim for Services - Section 2. Prosecutors shall not be precluded from providing, subject...
Section 3 - Rights Afforded Victims, Witnesses or Family Members - Section 3. To provide victims a meaningful role in the...
Section 4 - Victim and Witness Assistance Board - Section 4. There is hereby established a victim and witness...
Section 5 - Programs Created and Maintained by District Attorneys; Services - Section 5. Each district attorney shall create and maintain, to...
Section 6 - Program Plan - Section 6. Each district attorney shall submit annually on January...
Section 7 - Interagency Cooperation - Section 7. The district attorney, local law enforcement agencies, local...
Section 8 - Assessments Imposed by Court - Section 8. The court shall impose an assessment of no...
Section 9 - Deposit of Assessments - Section 9. Any assessment imposed pursuant to section eight shall...
Section 10 - Construction - Section 10. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as...
Section 11 - Duration of Rights and Duties - Section 11. The rights and duties established under this chapter...
Section 12 - Assurance of Rights; Assistance by Criminal Justice Agencies - Section 12. Law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, judges, probation officers, clerks...
Section 13 - Failure to Provide Rights, Privileges, or Notice to Victim; No Grounds for Appeal of or Objection to Conviction - Section 13. A defendant or person convicted of a criminal...
Chapter 258c - Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes
Section 2 - Eligibility for Compensation - Section 2. (a) No compensation shall be paid under this...
Section 3 - Maximum Award; Compensable Expenses - Section 3. (a) The maximum award for compensation to a...
Section 4 - Division of Victim Compensation and Assistance; Program Director; Powers and Duties - Section 4. (a) The division of victim compensation and assistance...
Section 5 - Filing and Proof of Claims; Civil Investigative Demands - Section 5. (a)(1) A claim for compensation under this chapter...
Section 6 - Notification by Claimant of Change in Address - Section 6. The claimant shall have a continuing obligation to...
Section 7 - Notice to Claimant; Payment of Compensation - Section 7. (a) Within fifteen days of completion of the...
Section 8 - Request for Reconsideration of Award or Denial - Section 8. (a) Within 20 days of the date of...
Section 9 - Judicial Review - Section 9. (a) Within thirty days of the date of...
Section 10 - Amounts Received by Claimant From Other Sources; Offset - Section 10. No compensation shall be awarded or paid unless...
Section 11 - Subrogation - Section 11. Acceptance of any compensation under this chapter shall...
Section 12 - Misrepresentations or Concealment; Fines and Damages - Section 12. Any person who: (a) submits a false or...
Section 13 - ''good Samaritans''; Liability - Section 13. No person who, in good faith, provides or...
Section 14 - Debt Collection Activities by Health Care Provider Prohibited Until Award Made or Claim Denied - Section 14. When a person files a claim pursuant to...
Chapter 258d - Compensation for Certain Erroneous Felony Convictions
Section 1 - Erroneous Felony Conviction Claims; Class of Eligible Persons; Burden of Proof; Definitions; Right to Jury Trial; Preliminary Relief - Section 1. (A) A claim may be brought against the...
Section 2 - Compensation for Claimants - Section 2. A claimant shall not be entitled to compensation...
Section 3 - Commencement of Action; Manner of Proceedings - Section 3. A civil action brought against the commonwealth under...
Section 4 - Service of Process; Notification; Victim's Right to Testify; Evidence; Arbitration and Settlements. - Section 4. Service of process for a civil action brought...
Section 5 - Damages - Section 5. (A) Upon a finding or verdict that the...
Section 6 - Costs and Attorneys' Fees - Section 6. A claimant who prevails in an action under...
Section 7 - Expungement or Sealing of Records; Hearings - Section 7. (A) Upon the entry of a judgment in...
Section 8 - Limitation on Action - Section 8. A claim for compensation brought under this chapter...
Section 9 - Receipt of Chapter - Section 9. (A) A court granting judicial relief consistent with...
Chapter 258e - Harassment Prevention Orders
Section 2 - Jurisdiction - Section 2. Proceedings under this chapter shall be filed, heard...
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 3. (a) A person suffering from harassment may file...
Section 4 - Notice of Nature of Proceedings and Availability of Other Criminal Proceedings - Section 4. Upon the filing of a complaint under this...
Section 5 - Temporary Orders - Section 5. Upon the filing of a complaint under this...
Section 6 - Granting of Relief Without the Filing of a Complaint - Section 6. When the court is closed for business or...
Section 7 - Enforcement of Protection Order Issued by Another Jurisdiction - Section 7. Any protection order issued by another jurisdiction shall...
Section 8 - Law Officer Emergency Response to Prevent Further Abuse or Harassment - Section 8. Whenever a law officer has reason to believe...
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 9. When considering a complaint filed under this chapter,...
Section 11 - Adoption of Suitable Form of Complaint - Section 11. The chief justice of the trial court shall...
Section 12 - Assessment Against Persons Referred to a Treatment Program as Condition of Probation - Section 12. The court shall impose an assessment of $350...
Chapter 258f - Certification for Victims of Violent Crime and Human Trafficking
Section 1 - 1. Definitions - [ Text of section added by 2021, 24, Sec. 65...
Section 2 - Completing and Signing Nonimmigrant Status Certification Forms - [ Text of section added by 2021, 24, Sec. 65...
Section 3 - Certifying Entity's Response to Certification Request - [ Text of section added by 2021, 24, Sec. 65...
Section 4 - Report to Executive Office of Public Safety and Security - [ Text of section added by 2021, 24, Sec. 65...