# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 1: Corporate status of department of youth services; holding and investing trust funds

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 1
- **Heading:** Corporate status of department of youth services; holding and investing trust funds
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 120 / Section 1

## Text

Section 1. The department of youth services shall be a corporation for the purpose of taking, holding and investing in trust for the commonwealth, subject to section fifteen of chapter ten, any grant or devise of land or any gift or bequest made at any time for the use of any institution of which said department has the management, government and care, and it shall succeed to and retain the rights, powers and duties formerly held or acquired by the division of youth service and by the youth service board, except as otherwise provided in said section fifteen and in this chapter.

Section 1. The department of youth services shall be a corporation for the purpose of taking, holding and investing in trust for the commonwealth, subject to section fifteen of chapter ten, any grant or devise of land or any gift or bequest made at any time for the use of any institution of which said department has the management, government and care, and it shall succeed to and retain the rights, powers and duties formerly held or acquired by the division of youth service and by the youth service board, except as otherwise provided in said section fifteen and in this chapter.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 1 Corporate status of department of youth services; holding and investing trust funds](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 2 Management, government and care of industrial schools; employment of expert personnel by director](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 3 Appointment of superintendents, chaplains and physicians](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 4 Rules and regulations; by-laws](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S4.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 5 Examination and study of children committed; re-examinations; records; discharge](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S5.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 6 Liberty under supervision; confinement; reconfinement; revocation or modification of order; discharge](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S6.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 6A Correction of socially harmful tendencies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S6A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 7 Powers and duties of superintendent](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S7.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 8 Bond and accounts of superintendents; accounting to commissioner of youth services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S8.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 9 Rogers fund](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S9.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 10 Use of public or private facilities, institutions and agencies; control; acceptance and control of delinquent children; inspection; effect of placement of person in or release from institution or control by department](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S10.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 10B Involuntary room confinement prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S10B.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 11 Places for detention and diagnosis; treatment and training facilities; facilities to aid persons given conditional releases; forest or farm school camps](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S11.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 12 Release under supervision; placement into families or homes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C120_S12.md)

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