Section 14. Upon the death of any person confined to an institution under the control of the department, the superintendent of such institution shall, if he is of the opinion that the death may have resulted from violence or unnatural causes, immediately notify the district attorney for the district in which the death occurred, giving him the name and address of the person who died and the cause of death.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 123b - Mental Retardation
Section 4 - Periodic Review; Notice
Section 5 - Retention of Persons
Section 6 - Voluntary Admissions; Consultation With Attorney; Discharge
Section 7 - Voluntary Admissions; Withdrawal; Notice; Examination
Section 8 - Transportation of Persons With an Intellectual Disability; Restraint
Section 9 - Mailing Privileges; Visitation Rights; Legal and Civil Rights
Section 10 - Legal Capacity of Persons Admitted or Committed
Section 11 - Guardian or Conservator; Appointment
Section 13 - Administration of Estate of Deceased Resident
Section 14 - Violent or Unnatural Death of Residents; Notice to District Attorney
Section 15 - Instruction and Education; Work Programs; Sale of Work Products