Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, § 19 (2026)

Continued control; later discharge; transfer to appropriate institutions

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Section 19. When an order of the department is confirmed as provided in section eighteen, the control of the department over the person shall continue, subject to the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, unless the person is previously discharged in accordance with section six (e), the department shall discharge the person upon his twenty-first birthday. The department shall have the power, in order to protect children and adolescents, to transfer the custody of any person eighteen years of age or older to the department of correction for placement in an appropriate institution.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1981–2009 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Rosenberg, 573 N.E.2d 949 (Mass. 1991).

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Commonwealth v. Rosenberg, 573 N.E.2d 949 (Mass. 1991). · cites it 4× “See G. L. c. 120, § 19 (1988 ed.) (requiring new order within two years).”

Dep't of Youth Servs. v. a Juv., 499 N.E.2d 812 (Mass. 1986). “See G. L. c. 120, § 19. 7 Robinson involved a State statute making it a crime to “be addicted to the use of narcotics.”

Commonwealth v. Kelley, 581 N.E.2d 472 (Mass. 1991). · cites it 2× “267, § 9, amended G. L. c. 120, § 19, by increasing the time period of an extension order to age twenty-one.”

Kenniston v. Dep't of Youth Servs., 453 Mass. 179 (Mass. 2009). “” G. L. c. 120, § 19. We acknowledge the amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs submitted by the Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee, the Juvenile Rights Advocacy Project, and the Juvenile Law Center.”

Dep't of Youth Servs. v. a Juv., 429 N.E.2d 709 (Mass. 1981). “G. L. c. 120, § 19. There are some indications that the present appeal might have been completed before the de *788 fendant’s release if not for an excusable delay by the defendant’s counsel.”

Feliciano v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dep't of Youth Servs., 8 Mass. L. Rptr. 609 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1998). · cites it 5× “Transfer to the Department of Corrections Feliciano argues that this transfer is impermissible because it transfers him to a “state prison” without the benefit of an indictment.”

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