Proceedings under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 123
Subtitle: a benchbook for District Court judges
By: Judicial Institute
Contributors: Massachusetts. Trial Court
Edition: Interim edition.
Publisher: Administrative Office of the Trial Court
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
Subjects: Competency to stand trial; Mentally ill; Commitment and detention; Capacity and disability; Mental health laws; Offenders with mental disabilities
Other titles: Benchbook for District Court judges; Mental health benchbook
Notes: Cover title.

"Spring 2007."
Table of contents: title: Helpful definitions; title: Mental health general provisions; title: Civil commitments; title: Medication of committed persons; title: Civil commitment and medication appeals; title: Voluntary admissions; title: Emergency hospitalization; title: Competence to stand trial and criminal responsibility; title: Hospitalization of persons incompetent to stand trial or not guilty be reason of mental illness; title: Hospitalization of mentally ill prisoners; title: Miscellaneous provisions; title: Commitment of alcohol or substance abusers; title: Privilege, confidentiality and other evidentiary and constitutional issues; title: Indigency.