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MA Gen L ch 12 § 20d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys|Section 20d - District Attorneys Association; Executive Director; Report on Criminally Prosecuted Child Abuse and Neglect Cases

Section 20D. The district attorneys may appoint a suitable person to serve as executive director to the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association for the purpose of promoting prosecutorial resources and improving prosecutorial functions through the coordination and standardization of services and programs, together with providing information, technical assistance and educational services to ensure standardization in organization, goals, operations and procedures. The executive director may expend such funds as are appropriated therefor, together with additional funds from federal grants and other contributions that may be made available for these purposes, and may hire such professional assistants as shall be authorized. The executive director shall devote his time during ordinary business hours to his duties and shall neither directly nor indirectly engage in the practice of law.  The executive director shall annually report on the status of child abuse and neglect cases that have been referred for criminal prosecution, including the number prosecuted, the results of those prosecutions, the principal reason for decisions not to prosecute, and what resources would have assisted in those investigations and prosecutions. The report shall be filed with the clerks of the senate and the house, the senate and the house committees on ways and means, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities, the joint committee on the judiciary, the child advocate, and the governor.
MA Gen L ch 12 § 21 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys|Section 21 - Suffolk District; Police and Detective Service

Section 21. The superintendent of police of Boston shall, upon the written request of the district attorney for the Suffolk district, detail for police and detective service under his direction inspectors or police officers, not exceeding two in number. Such inspectors or officers shall receive no extra compensation for services thus rendered, and shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the police department, unless relieved therefrom temporarily by said superintendent or by the police commissioner of Boston.
MA Gen L ch 12 § 22 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys|Section 22 - Clerical and Stenographic Workers

Section 22. The district attorney for the Northern, Norfolk and Plymouth districts may employ persons for clerical or stenographic work and may remove them at his pleasure. Their compensation shall be paid by the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 12 § 23 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys|Section 23 - Payment for Traveling Expenses; Exceptions

Section 23. Except as otherwise provided in section twenty-four of this chapter and in section fifteen of chapter two hundred and seventy-six, district attorneys and assistant district attorneys shall receive for traveling expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their official duties such sums as shall be approved by the district attorney, to be paid by the commonwealth. In each district the traveling and contingent expenses incurred by the district attorney, or his designee, while attending conventions that have been convened for the purpose of considering questions of law reform or statistics and other legal matters affecting the welfare of the people, and the membership dues of the district attorney, or his designee, in the National District Attorney Association, shall, subject to appropriation, be paid by the commonwealth, upon receipt of a certificate from the district attorney that they were necessarily incurred under the provisions of this section, and upon the approval of the district attorney.
MA Gen L ch 12 § 24 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys|Section 24 - Expenses Payable by Commonwealth

Section 24. A district attorney, in the name of the commonwealth, may contract such bills for stationery, experts, travel outside of the commonwealth by witnesses required by the commonwealth in the prosecution of cases, for necessary expenses incurred by himself or by officers and others under his direction in going outside of the commonwealth for the purpose of searching for or bringing back for trial persons under indictment or against whom complaints are pending in his district, and for such other expenses as may in his opinion be necessary for the proper conduct of his office in the investigation of or preparation and trial of criminal cases; and all such bills shall be paid by the commonwealth upon a certificate by the district attorney that they were necessarily incurred in the proper performance of his duty.
MA Gen L ch 12 § 25 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys|Section 25 - Advanced Expenses; Conditions; Vouchers

Section 25. Money to be used for the necessary expenses to be incurred by officers, under the direction of a district attorney, in going outside of the commonwealth for the purpose of searching for, or bringing back for trial, persons under indictment in any county in the district of said district attorney shall be advanced by the treasurer of the commonwealth, upon the presentation of a certificate signed by the district attorney and approved in the manner provided in the preceding section for approving bills incurred by district attorneys. After their return, such officers shall account for such money by filing with the treasurer itemized vouchers duly sworn to, approved by the district attorney and also approved in the manner provided in the preceding section for approving bills incurred by district attorneys. Such vouchers shall show the necessary expenses so incurred, and the difference between the amount advanced as aforesaid and the amount of the vouchers so approved shall be paid to the treasurer within thirty days after such return.
MA Gen L ch 12 § 25a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys|Section 25a - Advance of Expenses Necessary in Performance of Duties; Limitation; Accounting; Unexpended Balance

Section 25A. Money to be used for necessary expenses to be incurred in the performance of the duties of a district attorney in relation to any investigation or proceeding in any county in his district, to an amount not exceeding twenty-four thousand dollars in any one year, shall be advanced to him by the treasurer of the commonwealth, or placed to his credit for advance under his direction to persons designated by him, upon the presentation of a certificate signed by him certifying that such amount is necessary for use as aforesaid. Every sum so advanced shall be accounted for by the said district attorney within two months after such advance and said accounts shall be approved in the manner provided in section twenty-four for approving bills incurred by district attorneys; provided, that all sums so advanced by the treasurer during any financial year shall be accounted for, and any unexpended balances thereof be repaid to said treasurer, prior to January tenth next following the close of said financial year.
MA Gen L ch 12 § 26 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys|Section 26 - Court Appointment of Substitute in Absence of Attorney General and District Attorney

Section 26. The supreme judicial or superior court may at any sitting, in the absence of the attorney general and district attorney, appoint some suitable person to perform their duties.
MA Gen L ch 12 § 27 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys|Section 27 - District Attorneys; Duties; Control of Attorney General

Section 27. District attorneys within their respective districts shall appear for the commonwealth in the superior court in all cases, criminal or civil, in which the commonwealth is a party or interested, and in the hearing, in the supreme judicial court, of all questions of law arising in the cases of which they respectively have charge, shall aid the attorney general in the duties required of him, and perform such of his duties as are not required of him personally; but the attorney general, when present, shall have the control of such cases. They may interchange official duties.
MA Gen L ch 12 § 28 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys|Section 28 - Suits on Recognizances; Discontinuance

Section 28. District attorneys shall commence suits upon recognizances in criminal cases within their respective districts within sixty days after default has been entered of record, or after they have satisfactory evidence of an act which would cause a forfeiture thereof, and shall prosecute them without delay. Such suits shall not be discontinued except with consent of the court or upon a certificate, signed by the sheriff or his deputy and filed in court, that the amount of the recognizance and the costs of suit have been paid to him. They may, however, be begun after the expiration of said sixty days.
MA Gen L ch 12 § 29 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys|Section 29 - Accounting for Fees, Bills of Costs and Money Received

Section 29. The attorney general and the district attorneys shall account to the state treasurer for all fees, bills of costs and money received by them by virtue of their offices.
MA Gen L ch 12 § 30 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys|Section 30 - Fees for Services in Performance of Duty; Appearance in Civil Action

Section 30. No prosecuting officer shall receive any fee or reward from or in behalf of a prosecutor for services in any prosecution or business to which it is his official duty to attend, nor shall he be concerned as counsel or attorney for either party in a civil action depending upon the same facts involved in such prosecution or business.
MA Gen L ch 12 § 32 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys|Section 32 - Community Based Juvenile Justice Programs; District Attorneys

Section 32. (a) The district attorneys in the Suffolk, Middlesex, Essex, Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire/Franklin, Norfolk, Plymouth, Bristol, Cape and Islands and Berkshire counties shall operate community based juvenile justice programs in order to coordinate efforts of the criminal justice system in addressing juvenile justice through cooperation with the schools and local law enforcement representatives, probation and court representatives and, where appropriate, the department of children and families, department of youth services and department of mental health.  (b) A district attorney's community based juvenile justice program shall identify cases in which juvenile offenders are among those most likely to pose a threat to their community. The program shall treat the identified cases as priority prosecution cases and impose individualized sanctions designed to deter the offender from further criminal or delinquent conduct. The office of the district attorney shall work with the schools and community representatives on development of violence prevention and intervention programs, identification, protocol and curricula.  (c) The offices of the district attorneys shall conduct weekly working sessions focusing on specific events and particular individuals whose conduct poses a threat to schools, neighborhoods and communities. The district attorneys shall be responsible for creating, managing and updating a priority prosecution list of individuals identified as the community's most serious violent youths and repeat offenders and shall update the list as events may happen and the individual is moved through the criminal justice system.  (d) The district attorneys shall assign prosecutors to the community based juvenile justice program who shall treat the identified cases as their priority cases and shall work with the school, courts and other agencies to deter violent, criminal or delinquent conduct. The offices of the district attorneys shall be responsible for managing the lists, compiling and publishing statistics, coordinating meetings with the assistant district attorneys assigned to the program and local law enforcement agencies, schools, probation and court representatives and, where appropriate, the department of social services, department of youth services and department of mental health.  (e) The district attorneys operating such programs shall participate in a community based juvenile justice program task force for the purpose of sharing information on the practices and developments of violence prevention and prosecution in their particular programs and such task force shall submit an annual report on each program, including statistics and findings, to the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before February 1 each year.
MA Gen L ch 12 § 34 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys|Section 34 - Pre-Arraignment Diversion Program

Section 34. The district attorneys shall, within their respective districts, establish a pre-arraignment diversion program which may be used to divert a veteran or person who is in active service in the armed forces, a person with a substance use disorder or a person with mental illness if such veteran or person is charged with an offense or offenses against the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 12a § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12a - Office of Inspector General|Section 1 - Definitions

Section 1. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the following words shall have the following meanings:—  ''Construction'', the process of planning, acquiring, designing, building, altering, repairing, maintaining, servicing, improving, demolishing, equipping or furnishing any structure and appurtenance thereto, including facilities and utilities or other improvements of any kind to any real property and including, but not limited to, highways, airports, tunnels, sewers or dams;  ''Procurement'', buying, purchasing, renting, leasing or otherwise acquiring or disposing of supplies, services, or construction;  ''Supplies'', all property, including but not limited to equipment, materials, printing, insurance, and real property.  ''Services'', the furnishing of labor, time, or effort by a contractor, as defined below.  ''Public funds'', state, federal and local funds.  ''Contractor'', any person, corporation, partnership, business, union, committee, or other organization, entity or group of individuals.
MA Gen L ch 12a § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12a - Office of Inspector General|Section 2 - Establishment of Office; Appointment and Removal of Inspector General

Section 2. There is hereby established an office of inspector general, hereinafter called the office. There shall be in said office an inspector general, who shall be the administrative head of said office and who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the attorney general, the state auditor and the governor for a term of five years. The person so appointed shall be selected without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, investigation or criminal justice administration.  In case of a vacancy in the position of inspector general his successor shall be appointed in the same manner for the unexpired term. No person shall be appointed for more than two five-year terms.  The person so appointed may be removed from office, for cause, by a majority vote of the attorney general, the state auditor, and the governor. Such cause may include substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct or conviction of a crime. The reasons for removal of the inspector general shall be stated in writing and shall include the basis for such removal. Such writing shall be sent to the clerk of the senate, the clerk of the house of representatives and to the governor at the time of the removal and shall be deemed to be a public document.
MA Gen L ch 12a § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12a - Office of Inspector General|Section 3 - Inspector General Council; Establishment

Section 3. There shall be an inspector general council which shall consist of the attorney general or a designee, the state auditor or a designee, the secretary of public safety and security or a designee, the state comptroller or a designee, an attorney admitted to practice law within the commonwealth appointed by the attorney general from a list of 3 such attorneys submitted by the speaker of the house, a person with experience in business or accounting or on the faculty of a college of business or of accounting within the commonwealth appointed by the state auditor from a list of 3 such persons submitted by the president of the senate, a member of the public appointed by the governor from a list of 3 names submitted by the minority leader of the house of representatives and a member of the public appointed by the governor from a list of 3 names submitted by the minority leader of the senate. The appointive members shall serve for a term of three years and shall be compensated for work performed for the inspector general council at such rate as the secretary of administration shall determine and shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. The inspector general shall meet with the inspector general council at least quarterly and may consult or request the assistance of members of the inspector general council with respect to the duties and responsibilities of the office.
MA Gen L ch 12a § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12a - Office of Inspector General|Section 4 - Employees; Appointment and Removal, Salaries, Qualifications

Section 4. The inspector general may, subject to appropriation, appoint and may remove such employees, as he deems necessary to perform the duties of his office, including but not limited to assistant inspectors general, chief and deputy counsels, clerks, paralegals, accountants, auditors, financial management analysts and investigators and may determine their salaries and duties; provided, however, that the total amount of all such salaries shall not exceed the sum appropriated therefor by the general court. The provisions of sections nine A and forty-five of chapter thirty, chapter thirty-one and chapter one hundred and fifty E shall not apply to officers and employees within the office.  The inspector general may establish personnel regulations for the officers and employees of the office. He shall file an annual personnel report not later than the first Wednesday in February with the senate and house committees on ways and means containing the job classifications, duties and salary of each officer and employee within the department together with personnel regulations applicable to said officers and employees. He shall file amendments to such report with the senate and house committees on ways and means whenever any changes become effective. The inspector general may establish motor vehicle regulations for the officers and employees of the office of the inspector general and the provisions of section thirty-six of chapter thirty shall not apply to officers and employees with the office.  With the exception of the attorney general, the state auditor, the secretary of public safety, and the state comptroller, no member of the inspector general council or officer or employee of the office of inspector general shall hold, or be a candidate for, any elective public office while an officer or employee, or for three years thereafter, nor shall he hold office in any political party or political committee, or participate in any political campaign of any candidate for public office while an officer or employee.  The estimate of the amount required for the maintenance of the office required to be filed under section three of chapter twenty-nine shall be submitted by the inspector general with the advice and consent of the inspector general council.  The inspector general, with the advice and consent of the inspector general council may apply for and receive federal funds in order to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the office.
MA Gen L ch 12a § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12a - Office of Inspector General|Section 5 - Inspector General; Salary

Section 5. The inspector general council shall annually set the salary of the inspector general which salary shall not exceed ninety per cent of the salary of the chief justice of the supreme judicial court.