Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111B, § 13 (2026)

Civil and criminal liability of certain persons performing duties under this chapter

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Section 13. Police officers, facility administrators or other persons acting in a reasonable manner and pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall not be held criminally or civilly liable for such acts.

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Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1981–2022 · leading case: NATASHA M. BAPTISTA, individually & as Pers. Rep. v. BRISTOL Cnty. SHERIFF'S Dep't (& a companion case )., 100 Mass. App. Ct. 841 (Mass. App. Ct. 2022).

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NATASHA M. BAPTISTA, individually & as Pers. Rep. v. BRISTOL Cnty. SHERIFF'S Dep't (& a companion case )., 100 Mass. App. Ct. 841 (Mass. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 3× “There was no merit to the argument by a sheriff's department and a city that they were entitled to the immunity provided by G. L. c. 111B, § 13, for individuals who act pursuant to the protective custody statute, G.”

Commonwealth v. Marler, 419 N.E.2d 854 (Mass. App. Ct. 1981). “In the circumstances, the defendant’s sixth request for an instruction was sufficient to impose on the judge a duty (never fulfilled) to instruct the jury on both indictments that a police officer has the right to use “such force as is reasonably necessary” (G.”

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