# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 10: Crimes committed by or upon persons on facility premises or persons in care of facility

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 10
- **Heading:** Crimes committed by or upon persons on facility premises or persons in care of facility
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 19B / Section 10

## Text

Section 10. The superintendent of any state school, or the director of any intellectual disability facility of the department, who has reason to believe that a crime which is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison has been committed by or upon any person on the premises of the particular facility or by or upon any person in the care of the particular facility but not on the premises thereof, shall, no later than one week from the date of the commission of such crime, report the same to the district attorney of the district within which the crime was committed.

Section 10. The superintendent of any state school, or the director of any intellectual disability facility of the department, who has reason to believe that a crime which is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison has been committed by or upon any person on the premises of the particular facility or by or upon any person in the care of the particular facility but not on the premises thereof, shall, no later than one week from the date of the commission of such crime, report the same to the district attorney of the district within which the crime was committed.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 1 Creation; powers of department and commissioner](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 2 Commissioner; appointment; qualifications; appointments by commissioner; report; salary](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 3 Deputy commissioner; appointment; duties; qualifications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 4 Assistant, associate or deputy commissioners; appointment; duties; qualifications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S4.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 5 Legal counsel](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S5.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 6 Program for training of residents in professional disciplines](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S6.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 7 State facilities under department control](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S7.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 8 Superintendents or directors; vacancies; appointments; qualifications; officers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S8.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 10 Crimes committed by or upon persons on facility premises or persons in care of facility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S10.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 12 Community intellectual disability services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S12.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 12A Comprehensive program of community developmental disability services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S12A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 13 Development and maintenance of community intellectual disability services and community developmental disability services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S13.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 14 Rules and regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S14.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 15 Residential or day care services; licenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S15.md)

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