Section 12. Nothing in this chapter or chapter 276B shall limit or govern the authority of a district attorney or a police department to divert an offender or to require a district attorney or police department to accept an offender into a program that they operate.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part IV - Crimes, Punishments and Proceedings in Criminal Cases
Title II - Proceedings in Criminal Cases
Chapter 276a - District Court Pretrial Diversion of Selected Offenders
Section 2 - Jurisdiction of Court
Section 3 - Screening of Defendants; Continuance
Section 4 - Inapplicability of Chapter to Certain Persons; Exceptions
Section 5 - Assessment Report; Recommendations; Final Determination; Stay of Criminal Proceedings
Section 6 - Violations by Defendant; Hearing; Termination of Stay
Section 12 - Discretionary Authority to Divert Offender Not Limited by This Chapter or Chapter 276b