§ 1 Purpose
§ 2 Definitions
§ 3 Interstate commission for juveniles
§ 4 Powers and duties of the interstate commission
§ 5 By-laws governing conduct of the interstate commission
§ 6 Officers and staff of the interstate commission
§ 7 Qualified immunity, defense and indemnification
§ 8 Promulgation and publication of rules
§ 9 Oversight by interstate commission and enforcement of compact
§ 10 Resolution of disputes arising among compacting states and between compacting and non-compacting states
§ 11 Payment of expenses; levy and collection of annual assessment from compacting states
§ 12 State council for interstate juvenile supervision
§ 13 Eligibility to become compacting state; effective date and amendment of compact
§ 14 Withdrawal of compacting state from compact
§ 15 Penalties against compacting state for default in performance of obligations or responsibilities
§ 16 Judicial enforcement
§ 17 Dissolution of compact
§ 18 Severability and construction
§ 19 Enforcement of other laws conflicting with compact
§ 20 Binding effect of compact upon compacting states

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 120A - Interstate Compact On Juveniles

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Interests: includes any form of membership in a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation. See Massachusetts General Laws ch. 156D sec. 11.01
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.