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Page 3 § 2. Jurisdiction. 2 of 12 DOCUMENTS ANNOTATED LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS Copyright © 2013 Matthew Bender & Company, Inc., a member of the LexisNexis Group All rights reserved *** Current through Acts 464 of the 2012 Legislative Session *** PART III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES TITLE IV CERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES Chapter 258E Harassment Prevention Orders GO TO MASSACHUSETTS CODE ARCHIVE DIRECTORY ALM GL ch. 258E, § 2 (2012) Proceedings under this chapter shall be filed, heard and determined in the superior court department or the respective divisions of the district court department or the Boston municipal court department having venue over the plaintiff's residence. The juvenile court department shall have exclusive jurisdiction of proceedings under this chapter in which the defendant is under the age of 17. Such proceedings shall be filed, heard and determined in the division of the juvenile court department having venue over the plaintiff's residence. HISTORY: 2010, 23; 2010, 112, § 29. NOTES: Editorial Note Acts 2010, 23, effective May 10, 2010, enacted this section. The 2010 amendment, effective May 22, 2010, rewrote this section.
Page 4 § 3. Filing of Complaint. 3 of 12 DOCUMENTS ANNOTATED LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS Copyright © 2013 Matthew Bender & Company, Inc., a member of the LexisNexis Group All rights reserved *** Current through Acts 464 of the 2012 Legislative Session *** PART III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES TITLE IV CERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES Chapter 258E Harassment Prevention Orders GO TO MASSACHUSETTS CODE ARCHIVE DIRECTORY ALM GL ch. 258E, § 3 (2012) (a) A person suffering from harassment may file a complaint in the appropriate court requesting protection from such harassment. A person may petition the court under this chapter for an order that the defendant: (i) refrain from abusing or harassing the plaintiff, whether the defendant is an adult or minor; (ii) refrain from contacting the plaintiff, unless authorized by the court, whether the defendant is an adult or minor; (iii) remain away from the plaintiff's household or workplace, whether the defendant is an adult or minor; and (iv) pay the plaintiff monetary compensation for the losses suffered as a direct result of the harassment; provided, however, that compensatory damages shall include, but shall not be limited to, loss of earnings, out-of-pocket losses for injuries sustained or property damaged, cost of replacement of locks, medical expenses, cost for obtaining an unlisted phone number and reasonable attorney's fees. (b) The court may order that information in the case record be impounded in accordance with court rule. (c) No filing fee shall be charged for the filing of the complaint. The plaintiff shall not be charged for certified copies of any orders entered by the court, or any copies of the file reasonably required for future court action or as a result of the loss or destruction of plaintiff's copies. (d) Any relief granted by the court shall not extend for a period exceeding 1 year. Every order shall, on its face, state the time and date the order is to expire and shall include the date and time that the matter will again be heard. If the plaintiff appears at the court at the date and time the order is to expire, the court shall determine whether or not to extend the order for any additional time reasonably necessary to protect the plaintiff or to enter a permanent order. When the expiration date stated on the order is on a date when the court is closed to business, the order shall not expire
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