§ 1 Definitions
§ 2 Regulations
§ 3 Transfers; notice to guardian or relative; consent; objection; hearing; right to counsel; emergency transfer
§ 4 Periodic review; notice
§ 5 Retention of persons
§ 6 Voluntary admissions; consultation with attorney; discharge
§ 7 Voluntary admissions; withdrawal; notice; examination
§ 8 Transportation of persons with an intellectual disability; restraint
§ 9 Mailing privileges; visitation rights; legal and civil rights
§ 10 Legal capacity of persons admitted or committed
§ 11 Guardian or conservator; appointment
§ 12 Deposit of funds held in trust for residents; unclaimed funds and personal property; fiduciaries
§ 13 Administration of estate of deceased resident
§ 14 Violent or unnatural death of residents; notice to district attorney
§ 15 Instruction and education; work programs; sale of work products
§ 16 Charges for care of persons in facilities
§ 17 Records; inspection
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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 123B - Mental Retardation

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.