Find Laws
Find Lawyers
Free Legal Forms
USA State Laws
STATUTES
Statutes
>
Massachusetts Laws
>
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
>
TITLE XX PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER
>
CHAPTER 147 STATE AND OTHER POLICE, AND CERTAIN POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
STATE STATUTES & CODES
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
MASSACHUSETTS STATUTES AND CODES
CHAPTER 147 STATE AND OTHER POLICE, AND CERTAIN POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Section 1 Definitions and duties of commissioner and department
Section 1A Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 82A
Section 2 Inspectors; powers and duties; appointment as special state police
Section 3 Rewards or gifts for services; failure to perform duties
Section 4 to 7 Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 85
Section 8 County police; appointment; badge; powers
Section 8A Carrying police weapons and equipment
Section 9 to 10E Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 85A
Section 10F Parking control officers
Section 10G to 10M Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 85B
Section 11 Cities authorized to establish force; appointments to force
Section 12 Number of members
Section 13 Assignment to duty; powers and duties; compensation
Section 13A Towns authorized to establish force; number; appointments; removal; regulations; powers and duties; compensation
Section 13B Cities; appointments from civil service eligible list
Section 13C Towns; appointments from civil service eligible list
Section 14 One day out of thirty
Section 15 One day out of fifteen
Section 16 One day out of eight
Section 16A One day out of seven
Section 16B One day out of six
Section 16C Five day weeks; vote of voters; petition question on ballot
Section 17 Time for days off; effect; emergencies; minimum days annually; effect on annual vacations
Section 17A Additional days off or pay
Section 17B Five day and forty hour week; compensation for additional service; reduction in compensation
Section 17C Time off or pay for overtime duty
Section 17D Annual convention of Massachusetts Police Association
Section 17E Overtime compensation upon discharge, resignation, retirement or death
Section 17F Police chiefs; working on holidays; additional pay
Section 17G Five day forty-hour week; overtime pay
Section 18 Police stations for detention of women; appointment of matrons
Section 19 Qualifications for appointment; removal; compensation; residence; on call status; powers and duties; accommodations for women held at stations
Section 20 Removal of women to nearest station with matron; jurisdiction
Section 21 “Police station” and “station” defined
Section 21A Appointment; qualifications; compensation; duties; status; retirement and pensions
Section 22 Definitions
Section 23 Necessity of license; exceptions
Section 24 Applications; qualifications of applicants
Section 25 License; disqualification of convicts; duration; posting; name of licensee and approval; renewal and revocation
Section 26 License fees; bond
Section 27 Employment to determine labor conditions or disseminate propaganda; penalty
Section 28 Assistants; employment; divulgence of information or false report; penalty
Section 29 Badges, identification cards, weapons, equipment and vehicles
Section 29A Daily records concerning guards carrying guns required
Section 30 Prohibited acts; penalty
Section 31 Names of police officers sent to municipal police training committee; failure to send names
Section 32 Necessity of license; fees; match or exhibition without license; amateur organizations
Section 33 Issuance and term of license
Section 34 Bond
Section 35 Licenses for officials, boxers, managers, trainers, seconds and matchmakers; fees; managers without license; professional boxer defined; physicians at amateur matches; age of licensee
Section 35A Amateur boxing governing bodies; acknowledgment of rules and regulations
Section 36 Necessity of referee and judges; powers and duties; vote; decision; forfeitures; fees of officials; payment
Section 37 Necessity of physician; duties; qualifications; fees; certificate of boxer's fitness
Section 38 Number and time of rounds; frequency of tournaments or contests; time of termination of amateur exhibitions; gloves; protective devices
Section 39 Ages of contestants and persons admitted to matches
Section 39A Boxer previously knocked out six or more times
Section 39B Insurance on contestants
Section 40 Percentage of receipts paid to commonwealth; reports to commission; verification; enforcement
Section 40A Boxers' fund; percentage of receipts credited to; use; enforcement of section
Section 41 Number of persons admitted; limitation
Section 42 Revocation or suspension of license; administrative penalty
Section 43 Financial interest of licensee in boxer; prepayment of contestant
Section 44 Authority of commission to summon witnesses
Section 45 Enjoining unlicensed or illegal matches
Section 46 Rules and regulations; special permits; annual report
Section 47 Distribution to towns of money received by commonwealth
Section 47A Prohibition of licensed event by municipality; notice of exercise of municipal option
Section 48 Acceptance of Secs. 32 to 47 by cities or towns
Section 49 Acceptance at city elections or town annual or special meetings; petitions
Section 50 Resubmission; petition; reacceptance
Section 50A Instruction in boxing, matches or exhibitions
Section 51 Statutes not applicable to matches or exhibitions
Section 52 to 55 Repealed, 1973, 729, Sec. 2
Section 56 Sale; safety devices required; rules and regulations; penalty
Section 57 Installation, repair or maintenance of security systems; licensure; exceptions
Section 58 Application for license; filing; contents; proof of qualifications
Section 59 Issuance of license; effect of felony conviction; term; contents; renewal
Section 60 Employee statements; filing; security check; false statements by licensee or employee; penalties
Section 61 Fees
Massachusetts Forms by Issue
Massachusetts Abortion Forms
Massachusetts Business Forms
Massachusetts Court Forms
>
DUI
>
Claims
>
Personal Protection
Massachusetts Divorce Forms
Massachusetts Family Forms
Massachusetts Guardianship Forms
Massachusetts Gun Forms
Massachusetts Marriage Forms
Massachusetts Name Change Forms
Massachusetts Tax Forms
Massachusetts Law
Massachusetts State Laws
>
Massachusetts Statutes
>
Massachusetts Gun Laws
>
Child Support Massachusetts
Massachusetts State
> Capital of Massachusetts
> Massachusetts Counties
Massachusetts Court
>
Massachusetts Attorney General
>
Massachusetts v. EPA
Massachusetts Tax
> Massachusetts Sales Tax
>
Massachusetts State Tax
Massachusetts Labor Laws
> Jobs In Massachusetts
>
Massachusetts Unemployment
Massachusetts Agencies
>
Better Business Bureau Massachusetts
>
Food Stamps Massachusetts
>
Massachusetts Department of Education
>
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
>
Massachusetts Department of Revenue
>
Massachusetts DMV
>
Massachusetts Secretary of State Corporations
>
Massachusetts State Police
>
Massachussets Secretary of State
Massachusetts Court Map
Tips