Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120 § 14

Current with Act changes effective as of September 9, 2024

Section 120:14 - Applications for new commitments for mentally ill, developmentally disabled or sexually dangerous persons

Whenever the department finds that any person committed to it is mentally ill, within the meaning of chapter one hundred and twenty-three, developmentally disabled or a sexually dangerous person, within the meaning of chapter one hundred and twenty-three A, or a potential psychotic as defined and determined by the assistant commissioner of the bureau of clinical services, the department may make application to the proper court for a new commitment to the appropriate agency in accordance with law.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, § 14