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Mass. General Laws c.276A § 12

Discretionary authority to divert offender not limited by this chapter or Chapter 276B

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Added by St.2018, c. 69, § 201, effective April 13, 2018

Section 12

Nothing in this chapter or chapter 276B shall limit or govern the authority of a district attorney or a police department to divert an offender or to require a district attorney or police department to accept an offender into a program that they operate.

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Last updated: June 11, 2019

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