Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys

Section 1 - Attorney General; Supervision of Department; Salary; Qualifications; Other Sources of Income
Section 2 - Assistants and Employees; Appointment; Duties; Compensation; Tenure; Vacancies
Section 2a - Attorney General; Disability; Filling Vacancies
Section 2b - Annual Personnel Report
Section 3 - Appearances for Commonwealth, Prosecution or Defense; Rendering of Legal Services; Payment of Expenses for Representation of Department of Transportation
Section 3e - Defense of Actions Against Officers or Employees
Section 4 - Claims of Commonwealth; Enforcement
Section 4a - Acceptance of Gifts or Grants of Money or Property
Section 5 - Civil Actions to Recover Money for Commonwealth
Section 5a - False Claims; Definitions Applicable to Secs. 5a to 5o
Section 5b - False Claims; Liability
Section 5c - Violations Under Secs. 5b to 5o; Investigation by Attorney General; Relators; Civil Actions
Section 5d - Prosecution by Attorney General; Relator's Right to Continue as Party to Action
Section 5e - Alternate Remedies Available to Determine Civil Penalty
Section 5f - Payments to Relators; Limitations
Section 5g - Actions Brought Against Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Treasurer, Secretary of State, etc.; Jurisdiction
Section 5h - Money Recovered by Commonwealth; False Claims Prosecution Fund
Section 5i - Awards of Attorney General Fees and Expenses; Awards of Costs and Attorney Fees Against Relators; Liability
Section 5j - Employers Preventing Employees From Acting to Further False Claim Actions; Liability
Section 5k - Limitation of Actions; Intervention by Attorney General; Final Judgments in Criminal Proceedings
Section 5l - Preponderance of the Evidence Standard
Section 5m - Rules, Regulations or Guidelines; Attorney General
Section 5n - Civil Investigative Demands; Attorney General
Section 5o - Agency Reporting Requirements
Section 6 - Consultation With and Giving of Advice and Assistance to District Attorneys
Section 6a - Conferences of District Attorneys and Other Officials; Notification as to New Laws
Section 7 - Persons Intruding on Land, Property or Rights of Commonwealth; Prosecution
Section 8 - Due Application of Charity Funds Enforced
Section 8a - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 8a to 8m
Section 8b - Division of Public Charities; Duties
Section 8c - Director of Public Charities; Designation
Section 8d - Employees; Appointment and Removal
Section 8e - Charitable Corporations; Registration by Filing of Information; Exceptions; Penalties; Enforcement
Section 8f - Annual Reports of Public Charities; Financial Statements; Fees; Penalties; Enforcement
Section 8g - Attorney General as a Party; Service
Section 8h - Investigations by Attorney General
Section 8i - Compliance With Investigations; Enforcement; Penalties
Section 8j - Rules and Regulations
Section 8k - Gift for Public Charitable Purpose; Presumed Intention
Section 8l - Fiscal Records
Section 8m - Public Records; Inspection
Section 8n - Fees, Costs, Penalties and Other Monies; General Fund
Section 9 - Advice and Aid to General Court and Committees
Section 10 - Violations of Court Orders; Restraint of Trade; Institution of Investigations and Appropriate Actions
Section 11 - Annual Report of Cases Handled
Section 11a - Division of Civil Rights and Liberties
Section 11b - Board of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; Obscene Literature Commission
Section 11c - Narcotic and Harmful Drugs; Training Program for Law Enforcement Officers
Section 11d - Division of Environmental Protection
Section 11e - Public Utilities; Office of Ratepayer Advocacy; Intervention in Legal Proceedings on Behalf of Consumers; Expenditure of Funds; Expert or Consultant; Information Requests
Section 11f - Insurance Companies; Intervention in Legal Proceedings on Behalf of Consumers; Expenditure of Funds
Section 11g - Local Consumer Aid Fund; Eligibility for Assistance
Section 11h - Violations of Constitutional Rights; Civil Actions by Attorney General; Venue; Compensatory Damages; Fees and Costs; Civil Penalties
Section 11i - Violations of Constitutional Rights; Civil Actions by Aggrieved Persons; Costs and Fees
Section 11j - Violations of Constitutional Rights; Temporary Restraining Orders and Injunctions; Violations; Punishment; Vacation of Order
Section 11k - Division of Victim Compensation and Assistance
Section 11l - Unlicensed Mental Health and Unlicensed Health Professionals; Sexual Contact With Patients or Clients; Temporary Restraining Order, Injunction; Violation; Penalty
Section 11m - Division of Gaming Enforcement
Section 11n - Monitoring Health Care Market Trends; Investigation of Unfair Methods of Competition or Anti-Competitive Behavior; Exemption or Waiver From Federal Law
Section 12 - District Attorneys; Qualifications; Election; Term; Appearances
Section 13 - Districts for Administration of Criminal Law or Defense of Civil Actions
Section 15 - Practice of Law Prohibited; Salary
Section 16 - Salaries of Assistant District Attorneys
Section 18 - Appointment of an Assistant to District Attorney; Compensation
Section 19 - Suffolk District; Appointment of Messengers and Other Employees
Section 20 - Additional Legal Assistants; Tenure; Compensation; Powers
Section 20a - Suffolk and Northern Districts; Special Assistant District Attorney, Appointment and Removal; Duties; Power; Salary
Section 20c - Special Assistant District Attorneys; Appointment, Removal and Salary; Participation in Federal Demonstration Programs
Section 20d - District Attorneys Association; Executive Director; Report on Criminally Prosecuted Child Abuse and Neglect Cases
Section 21 - Suffolk District; Police and Detective Service
Section 22 - Clerical and Stenographic Workers
Section 23 - Payment for Traveling Expenses; Exceptions
Section 24 - Expenses Payable by Commonwealth
Section 25 - Advanced Expenses; Conditions; Vouchers
Section 25a - Advance of Expenses Necessary in Performance of Duties; Limitation; Accounting; Unexpended Balance
Section 26 - Court Appointment of Substitute in Absence of Attorney General and District Attorney
Section 27 - District Attorneys; Duties; Control of Attorney General
Section 28 - Suits on Recognizances; Discontinuance
Section 29 - Accounting for Fees, Bills of Costs and Money Received
Section 30 - Fees for Services in Performance of Duty; Appearance in Civil Action
Section 32 - Community Based Juvenile Justice Programs; District Attorneys
Section 33 - Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Training Program for District Attorneys and Assistant District Attorneys
Section 34 - Pre-Arraignment Diversion Program