Section 10. Any person under the age of eighteen who is a patient at a facility, pursuant to section seven, or held in protective custody at a police station pursuant to section eight shall, upon request of his parent or guardian, be released to the custody of said parent or guardian. All rights afforded any person under this chapter shall apply to juveniles. Any provisions of this chapter requiring the consent of a person shall, if the person is a juvenile, require the consent of both the juvenile and his parent or guardian.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Section 2 - Application of Chapter
Section 5 - Powers and Duties of Department
Section 6 - Licensing and Approval of Facilities
Section 6a - Licensing and Approval of Halfway Houses
Section 6b - Licensing and Approval of Treatment Program Units
Section 8 - Incapacitated Persons; Assistance to Facility or Protective Custody
Section 9 - Powers of Administrator
Section 10 - Juvenile Patients or Juveniles Held in Protective Custody
Section 11 - Treatment Record; Patient's Rights
Section 12 - Service Forces; Establishment; Nature; Duties
Section 13 - Civil and Criminal Liability of Certain Persons Performing Duties Under This Chapter