John Sofis Scheft, Esq.

The invaluable reference for Massachusetts juvenile law features CRA, SROs, school searches, AMBER alert, bullying, parental kidnapping, child pornography, booking procedures, juvenile Miranda, and child endangerment issues.

Coverage of new laws added by the legislature in 2024 include:

• Diversion under 272, § 29D for juveniles who engage in “sexting” (Juvenile Chapter 10)

Content Placement Changes to LED’s 2025 Criminal Law and Juvenile Law Manuals Include:

• Mandated reporting now appears only in Juvenile Chapter 3 (removed from Criminal Law Chapter 14).
• Mandated DNA samples from felons and related procedures now appear in Juvenile Chapter 5 (moved
  from Criminal Law Chapter 35)
• Parental kidnapping now appears only in Juvenile Chapter 8 (removed from Criminal Law Chapter 7).
• Aggravated and caretaker assault on children, disabled, and elders now appears only in Juvenile
  Chapter 9 (moved from Criminal Law Chapter 14)
• Child pornography creation, dissemination, and possession; obscenity dissemination harmful to
  minor; and enticement of “child” under 16 now appear only in Juvenile Chapter 10 (moved from
  Criminal Law Chapters 7 and 12).
• Human trafficking (sexual servitude, forced services, and forced organ donation) now appears only
  in Criminal Law Chapter 11 (moved from Juvenile Chapter 10).
• Harassment prevention orders now appear only in Criminal Law Chapter 14 (removed from Juvenile
  Chapter 20).
• Stalking and criminal harassment now appear only in Criminal Law Chapter 15 (removed from
  Juvenile Chapter 21).
• Identity fraud now appears only in Criminal Law Chapter 27 (removed from Juvenile Chapter 21).
• Tobacco and vaping now appear only in Juvenile Chapter 13 (removed from Criminal Law Chapter 21).

As always, Juvenile Law also has Up-to-date information on:
• CRA
• Mandatory for children, disabled, and elders
• Aggravated assault against children, disabled, and elders
• Human trafficking
• Child endangerment and enticement
• Child pornography
• Sex offenders
• DNA collection from felons
• Missing children/AMBER alert
• School attendance and searches
• MOUs and SROs
• Bullying
• Miranda warnings for juveniles
• Secure and non-secure detentions and custody issues
• Juvenile court jurisdiction and arrest powers
• Diversion and expungement