Judicial review of determination of claim of victim of crime under Chapter 258C

A claimant's petition for de novo judicial review shall be filed in the division of the District Court Department, or the Boston Municipal Court Department, for the judicial district in which the claimant resides. A nonresident claimant shall file the petition in the Boston Municipal Court Department. The petition must be filed within thirty days of the date of mailing of the notice of award or denial of a claim for compensation by the Director, or within twenty days from the date of mailing of the Director's decision on the claimant's request for reconsideration, whichever is later. If the claimant does not file a petition for de novo judicial review within the time allowed, then the decision of the Director shall become final. Filing may be accomplished either in person or by first class mail, either registered or unregistered. Filing by registered mail shall be considered timely if it is mailed within the aforementioned time limits; otherwise the filing must be received by the court within the applicable time limits to be considered timely filed. The petition must be accompanied by payment of the filing fee and surcharge prescribed by G.L. c. 262, §§ 2 and 4C unless waived pursuant to G.L. c. 261, §§ 27A-27G . The clerk-magistrate shall enter the petition upon the civil docket of the court and assign it a docket number.