103 CMR 431.00 is issued pursuant to M.G.L. c. 124, § 1(b), (i) and (q), M.G.L. c. 127, § 33 and M.G.L. c. 123A, § 2. 103 CMR 431.00 is not intended to confer any procedural or substantive rights not otherwise granted by state or federal law.
103 CMR, § 431.02