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Massachusetts Juvenile Court Rules
First Offense Determinations and Hearings Held Pursuant to Commonwealth v. Wallace W., 482 Mass. 789 (2019)
Rule 1 - Scope of Rules

Mass. Juv. Ct. R. 1

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Rule 1 - Scope of Rules

These rules apply to all applications for complaint and delinquency matters filed in the Juvenile Court alleging a child to be a delinquent child pursuant to G.L. c. 119, § 52.

Mass. Juv. Ct. R. 1

Adopted June 22, 2022, effective 10/1/2022.

Note

In Commonwealth v. Nick N., 486 Mass. 696, 711 (2021), the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) advised that the Juvenile Court should promulgate appropriate rules addressing notice and discovery procedures to provide clarity and consistency going forward regarding hearings held pursuant to Commonwealth v. Wallace W., 482 Mass. 789 (2019).