Chapter 6 - THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL, CERTAIN OFFICERS UNDER THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL, AND STATE LIBRARY
- Section 6:1 - Salary of governor; housing expenses; other source of income
- Section 6:2 - Salary of lieutenant governor; term limitation; other sources of income
- Section 6:3 - Salary of council members; term limitation
- Section 6:4 - Traveling expenses of lieutenant governor and council members; term limitation
- Section 6:5 - Governor's employees; compensation
- Section 6:6 to 6:7 - [Repealed]
- Section 6:8 - Entertainment of distinguished guests; expenditures
- Section 6:9 - Cooperation with federal surveys of waters, etc
- Section 6:10 - Appointment of delegates to represent commonwealth at conventions
- Section 6:11 - [Repealed]
- Section 6:12 - Compensation of legal counsel and commissioners
- Section 6:12A - Veterans Day
- Section 6:12B - Anniversary of death of General Pulaski
- Section 6:12C - Bunker Hill battle anniversary
- Section 6:12D - Boston massacre anniversary
- Section 6:12E - Commodore John Barry Day
- Section 6:12F - New Orleans Day
- Section 6:12G - American Education Week
- Section 6:12H - Anniversary of death of General Lafayette
- Section 6:12I - American Indian Heritage Week
- Section 6:12J - Patriots' Day
- Section 6:12K - Evacuation Day
- Section 6:12L - Veteran Firemen's Muster Day
- Section 6:12M - Student Government Day
- Section 6:12N - United Nations Day
- Section 6:12O - Loyalty Day
- Section 6:12P - Civil Rights Week
- Section 6:12Q - Memorial Day
- Section 6:12R - Polish Constitution Day
- Section 6:12S - Peter Francisco Day
- Section 6:12T - Observance of Certain Other days
- Section 6:12U - Children's Day
- Section 6:12V - Columbus Day
- Section 6:12W - Sight-Saving Month
- Section 6:12X - Teachers' Day
- Section 6:12Y - Maritime Day
- Section 6:12Z - Jamaican Independence Day
- Section 6:12AA - Iwo Jima Day
- Section 6:12BB - Tadeusz Kosciuszko Day
- Section 6:12CC - Public Employees Week
- Section 6:12DD - Pearl Harbor Day
- Section 6:12EE - Grandparents' Day
- Section 6:12FF - Anniversary of enlistment of Deborah Samson
- Section 6:12GG - Lithuanian Independence Day
- Section 6:12HH - Statue of Liberty Awareness Day
- Section 6:12II - Slovak Independence Day
- Section 6:12JJ - Visiting Nurse Association Week
- Section 6:12KK - Labor Week
- Section 6:12LL - Social Security Day
- Section 6:12MM - Korean War Veterans Day
- Section 6:12NN - Human Rights Day
- Section 6:12OO - Exercise Tiger Day
- Section 6:12PP - Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day
- Section 6:12QQ - Homeless Unity Day
- Section 6:12RR - USO Appreciation Day
- Section 6:12SS - Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Day
- Section 6:12TT - Destroyer Escort Day
- Section 6:12UU - School Principals' Recognition Day
- Section 6:12VV - Native American Day
- Section 6:12WW - Garden Week
- Section 6:12XX - Candle Safety Day
- Section 6:12YY - International Education Week
- Section 6:12ZZ - Massachusetts Biomedical Research Day
- Section 6:13 - Lincoln Day
- Section 6:14 - Flag Day
- Section 6:14A - Spanish War Memorial Day and Maine Memorial Day
- Section 6:14B - State Constitution Day
- Section 6:14C - Earth Week
- Section 6:15 - Arbor and Bird Day
- Section 6:15A - Constitution Day
- Section 6:15B - Senior Citizens Month
- Section 6:15C - American History Month
- Section 6:15D - Massachusetts Art Week
- Section 6:15E - Susan B. Anthony Day
- Section 6:15F - Employ Handicapped Persons Week
- Section 6:15G - Youth Honor Day
- Section 6:15H - Boy Scout Week
- Section 6:15I - Liberty Tree Day
- Section 6:15J - Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Inc. Day
- Section 6:15K - Cystic Fibrosis Week
- Section 6:15L - John F. Kennedy Day
- Section 6:15M - Battleship Massachusetts Memorial Day
- Section 6:15N - Police Officers' Week
- Section 6:15O - Keep Massachusetts Beautiful Month
- Section 6:15P - Traffic Safety Week
- Section 6:15Q - United States Marine Corps Day
- Section 6:15R - Armistice Day
- Section 6:15S - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Section 6:15T - Kalevala Day
- Section 6:15U - Social Justice for Ireland Day
- Section 6:15V - White Cane Safety Day
- Section 6:15W - National Hunting and Fishing Day
- Section 6:15X - Child Nutrition Week
- Section 6:15Y - Jaycee Week and Day
- Section 6:15Z - Bataan-Corregidor Day
- Section 6:15AA - Secretaries Week
- Section 6:15BB - Massachusetts National Guard Week
- Section 6:15CC - Retired Members of the Armed Forces Day
- Section 6:15DD - Independence Day
- Section 6:15EE - Endangered Species Day
- Section 6:15FF - Pro-Life Month
- Section 6:15GG - Employ the Older Worker Week
- Section 6:15HH - John Carver Day
- Section 6:15II - Armenian Martyrs' Day
- Section 6:15JJ - Fire Fighters Memorial Sunday
- Section 6:15KK - National Family Week
- Section 6:15LL - Licensed Practical Nurse Week
- Section 6:15MM - Vietnam Veterans Day
- Section 6:15NN - State Walking Sunday
- Section 6:15OO - Saint Jean de Baptiste Day
- Section 6:15PP - Town Meeting Day
- Section 6:15QQ - Parliamentary Law Month
- Section 6:15RR - Greek Independence Day
- Section 6:15SS - Massachusetts Hospice Week
- Section 6:15TT - Public Employees Appreciation Day
- Section 6:15UU - Practical Nursing Education Week
- Section 6:15VV - Presidents Day
- Section 6:15WW - Youth in Government Day
- Section 6:15XX - Joshua James Day
- Section 6:15YY - Leif Ericson Day
- Section 6:15ZZ - Massachusetts Whale Awareness Day
- Section 6:15AAA - School Library Media Month
- Section 6:15BBB - POW/MIA Day
- Section 6:15CCC - Homeless Awareness Week
- Section 6:15DDD - Silver-Haired Legislature Days
- Section 6:15EEE - Rabies Prevention Week
- Section 6:15FFF - Official state crier and greeter of commonwealth
- Section 6:15GGG - Alzheimer's Awareness Week
- Section 6:15HHH - Employee Involvement and Employee Ownership Week
- Section 6:15III - Independent Living Center Day
- Section 6:15JJJ - Massachusetts Police Memorial Day
- Section 6:15KKK - Workers' Memorial Day
- Section 6:15LLL - Lupus Awareness Month
- Section 6:15MMM - Geographic Education Awareness Week
- Section 6:15NNN - Literacy Awareness Month
- Section 6:15OOO - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Awareness Month
- Section 6:15PPP - Samuel Slater Day
- Section 6:15QQQ - Caribbean Week
- Section 6:15RRR - Emergency Responders Memorial Day
- Section 6:15SSS - Emergency Management Week
- Section 6:15TTT - Law Enforcement Memorial Month
- Section 6:15UUU - Home Composting Recognition Week
- Section 6:15VVV - Head Injury Awareness Month
- Section 6:15WWW - Polish-American Heritage Month
- Section 6:15XXX - Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
- Section 6:15YYY - Clara Barton Week
- Section 6:15ZZZ - Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Week
- Section 6:15AAAA - Robert Goddard Day
- Section 6:15BBBB - Lucy Stone Day
- Section 6:15CCCC - Robert Frost Day
- Section 6:15DDDD - Lucy Stone Day
- Section 6:15EEEE - Italian-American Heritage Month
- Section 6:15FFFF - Irish-American Heritage Month
- Section 6:15GGGG - Portuguese-American Heritage Month
- Section 6:15HHHH - Time period for survivors of homicide victims awareness
- Section 6:15IIII - Public Health Month
- Section 6:15JJJJ - Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day
- Section 6:15KKKK - Arthritis Awareness Day
- Section 6:15LLLL - Autistic Awareness Month
- Section 6:15MMMM - Luther Burbank Day
- Section 6:15NNNN - Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Time
- Section 6:15OOOO - Civilian Conservation Corps Day
- Section 6:15PPPP - Thomas Paine Day
- Section 6:15QQQQ - Tartan Day
- Section 6:15RRRR - Missing Children's Day
- Section 6:15SSSS - Unity Day
- Section 6:15TTTT - Myositis Awareness Day
- Section 6:15UUUU - Ninth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Civil War Day
- Section 6:15VVVV - Fifty-Fourthth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Civil War Day
- Section 6:15WWWW - Armenian-American Heritage Month
- Section 6:15XXXX - Guardians' Day
- Section 6:15YYYY - World War II Commemoration Day
- Section 6:15ZZZZ - Stalking Awareness Month
- Section 6:15AAAAA - Bill of Rights Day
- Section 6:15BBBBB - Juneteenth Independence Day
- Section 6:15CCCCC - Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month
- Section 6:15DDDDD - Leopoldville Disaster Remembrance Day
- Section 6:15EEEEE - Thrombosis Awareness Month
- Section 6:15FFFFF - Phenylketonuria Awareness Day
- Section 6:15GGGGG - [Effective Until 8/29/2024] Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week
- Section 6:15GGGGG - [Effective 8/29/2024] Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week and Noah Fernandes Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Day
- Section 6:15HHHHH - Philanthropy Day
- Section 6:15IIIII - Jack Kerouac Day
- Section 6:15JJJJJ - Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- Section 6:15KKKKK - Massachusetts Nonprofit Awareness Day
- Section 6:15LLLLL - Disability History Month
- Section 6:15MMMMM - Polish American Congress Day
- Section 6:15NNNNN - No Name Calling Day
- Section 6:15OOOOO - Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day
- Section 6:15PPPPP - World Voice Week
- Section 6:15QQQQQ - Fragile X Awareness Day
- Section 6:15RRRRR - Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week
- Section 6:15SSSSS - [Multiple versions] Massachusetts Service and Volunteerism Day
- Section 6:15SSSSS - [Multiple versions] United States Army Birthday Day
- Section 6:15TTTTT - General Sylvanus Thayer Day
- Section 6:15UUUUU - Blue Star Mothers Month
- Section 6:15VVVVV - PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day
- Section 6:15WWWWW - Ataxia Awareness Day
- Section 6:15XXXXX - Southbridge Lions Club Bow Ties for Esophageal Cancer Awareness Day
- Section 6:15YYYYY - Massachusetts Race Amity Day
- Section 6:15ZZZZZ - [Multiple versions] First Responder Day
- Section 6:15ZZZZZ - [Multiple versions] Kindness Month
- Section 6:15AAAAAA - Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy Day
- Section 6:15BBBBBB - [Multiple versions] Farm-to-School Month
- Section 6:15BBBBBB - [Multiple versions] Peace Day
- Section 6:15CCCCCC - Ice Bucket Challenge Week
- Section 6:15DDDDDD - Seatbelt Awareness Month
- Section 6:15EEEEEE - Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
- Section 6:15FFFFFF - Asian American Pacific Islander Month
- Section 6:15GGGGGG - [Multiple versions] Massachusetts Maple Month
- Section 6:15GGGGGG - [Multiple versions] Massachusetts Women's Defense Corps Remembrance Day
- Section 6:15HHHHHH - Gold Star Wives Day
- Section 6:15IIIIII - Gold Star Mothers and Families Day
- Section 6:15JJJJJJ - Frederick Douglass Day
- Section 6:15KKKKKK - United States Navy Day
- Section 6:15LLLLLL - United States Cadet Nurse Corps Day
- Section 6:15MMMMMM - Overdose Awareness Day
- Section 6:15NNNNNN - Negro Election Day
- Section 6:15OOOOOO - Recognition of distinguished patriotic services rendered by U.S. Army
- Section 6:15PPPPPP - Recognition of distinguished history of service rendered by U.S. Air Force
- Section 6:15QQQQQQ - Recognition of roll of National Guard as operational reserve of U.S. Army and Air Force
- Section 6:15RRRRRR - Recognition of distinguished history and seagoing service of U.S. Coast Guard
- Section 6:15SSSSSS - Massachusetts Emancipation Day
- Section 6:15TTTTTT - [Multiple Versions] Rare Disease Day
- Section 6:15TTTTTT - [Multiple Versions] Moyamoya Awareness Day
- Section 6:15TTTTTT - [Multiple Versions] Inflammatory Breast Cancer Awareness Day
- Section 6:15XXXXXX - School Custodian Day
- Section 6:15YYYYYY - United States Navy Seabees Day
- Section 6:15ZZZZZZ - Right Whale Day
- Section 6:15AAAAAAA - United States Merchant Marine Day
- Section 6:15BBBBBBB - United States Space Force Day
- Section 6:15CCCCCCC - Commemorations in recognition of the sacrifices of Gold Star families
- Section 6:16 - Military officers serving under governor
- Section 6:17 - Commissions and boards serving under governor
- Section 6:17A - Governor's cabinet
- Section 6:18 - Armory commission; composition
- Section 6:18B - Public education nominating council; membership; duties
- Section 6:19 - [Repealed]
- Section 6:20 - Powers and duties of art commission
- Section 6:26 - Commissioners on uniform state laws; appointment, term; organization; removal
- Section 6:27 - Duties of commissioners
- Section 6:28 - Compensation and expenses of commissioners
- Section 6:33 - Trustees of state library; composition; appointment; term; designated trustees; chairman; clerk; quorum
- Section 6:34 - Powers and duties of trustees
- Section 6:35 - Librarian; compensation, etc
- Section 6:36 - Expenditures for state library; approval of accounts
- Section 6:37 - Trustees' annual report
- Section 6:37A - Gifts in trust for state library
- Section 6:38 - State library; location; persons authorized to use
- Section 6:39 - Definitions
- Section 6:39A - Depository library for state publications; collection; system
- Section 6:39B - Copies of state agency publications
- Section 6:40 - Board of trustees for each state-operated veterans' home
- Section 6:41 - Veterans' homes council
- Section 6:43 to 6:45 - [Repealed]
- Section 6:48 - [Repealed]
- Section 6:56 - Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination; appointment, responsibilities; employees; regional offices; advisory board
- Section 6:57 to 6:59 - [Repealed]
- Section 6:59A to 6:59C - [Repealed]
- Section 6:70 - [Repealed]
- Section 6:71 - [Repealed]
- Section 6:74 - Massachusetts rehabilitation commission; establishment; expenditure of funds
- Section 6:75 - Commissioner; employees; other offices
- Section 6:76 - Advisory council
- Section 6:77 - Definitions applicable to secs. 74 to 84
- Section 6:78 - Vocational rehabilitation services; independent living rehabilitation services
- Section 6:78A - [Repealed]
- Section 6:79 - Commission; powers and duties
- Section 6:80 - Additional powers and duties of commission
- Section 6:81 - Cooperation with state agencies; agreements
- Section 6:82 - Federal funds; custodian; expenditure
- Section 6:83 - Gifts to commission; acceptance; investment
- Section 6:84 - Information or records confidential
- Section 6:85 - Definitions applicable to secs. 86 to 92
- Section 6:88 - Duties of commission
- Section 6:91 - Changes in laws; certain departments to initiate studies
- Section 6:92 - Nuclear material or facility; license or permit
- Section 6:93 - Injunction against violations
- Section 6:97 - State finance and governance board
- Section 6:98 - Duties of state finance and governance board
- Section 6:99 - [Repealed]
- Section 6:101 - Obscene literature control commission; members; appointment, compensation, etc.
- Section 6:105 - Commission on employment of people with disabilities; members; chairperson; appointments
- Section 6:106 - Duties of commission
- Section 6:107 - Annual reports; compensation of members; executive secretary; gifts and bequests
- Section 6:108 - Manufactured homes commission; members; duties; compensation
- Section 6:115A - Unit pricing of packaged commodities; retail sale; regulations; enforcement; penalties; report
- Section 6:116 - Municipal police training committee; members; chairman; appointments
- Section 6:116A - Domestic violence and sexual violence complaints; basic training course; enforcement guidelines
- Section 6:116B - Hate crimes; police instruction
- Section 6:116C - Development and establishment of course on use and application of technology to increase public safety; regional and municipal police training schools
- Section 6:116D - Protection, care and custody of minors upon arrest of parents or guardians; police instruction
- Section 6:116E - Bicycle safety enforcement training for law enforcement officers
- Section 6:116F - Harbormaster training council
- Section 6:116G - In-service training program for local law enforcement officials; bias-free policing; de-escalation and disengagement tactics; incidents impacted by mental health or developmental disability issues
- Section 6:116H - In-service training program to train school resource officers
- Section 6:116I - Training of law enforcement officers in appropriate interactions with persons on autism spectrum and other intellectual and development disabilities
- Section 6:116J - Training programs for officers on regulation of physical force
- Section 6:116K - Training of law enforcement officers on mental wellness and suicide prevention
- Section 6:117 - Meetings; compensation of members
- Section 6:118 - Municipal police training schools; approval; rules and regulations relative to schools; collection and sharing of resources
- Section 6:119 - [Repealed]
- Section 6:121 - [Repealed]
- Section 6:124A - World War II, Korean Emergency and Vietnam Conflict memorial commission; members; compensation; honor rolls
- Section 6:125 - Health and welfare commission; establishment
- Section 6:126 - Duties of commission
- Section 6:127 - Advisory committee; members; meetings
- Section 6:128 - Regional offices; service regions; regional advisory committees; annual reports
- Section 6:129 - Massachusetts commission for the blind; composition; cooperation with federal agency; commissioner; advisory board
- Section 6:130 - Commissioner's duties and powers; supervisors; divisions and directors; assistance to blind persons; funeral expenses
- Section 6:131 - Financial assistance program; eligibility, restriction; payment levels
- Section 6:131A - State supplementary payments; annual increases
- Section 6:131B - Federal agreement
- Section 6:131C - Applications; eligibility for assistance
- Section 6:131D - Monthly advancements to health and human services; audit
- Section 6:131E - Medical assistance program; eligibility
- Section 6:131F - Fraudulent procuring of payments; penalties
- Section 6:131G - Vouchers submitted by vendors
- Section 6:131H - Violations by vendor; ineligibility period
- Section 6:131I - Return of payments by ineligible recipients or vendors required
- Section 6:131J - Rules and regulations for administration of secs. 129 to 149
- Section 6:132 - Advances to commissioner
- Section 6:133 - Definitions applicable to secs. 133A to 133F
- Section 6:133A - Duties of officers, boards or authorities in charge of state buildings or property
- Section 6:133B - Powers and duties of commission
- Section 6:133C - New construction, remodeling, etc., of public buildings or properties, vending facilities
- Section 6:133D - Rental or other charge for operation of vending facility
- Section 6:133E - Existing vending facilities; removal or nonrenewal of lease
- Section 6:133G - Braille instruction for registrants; assessment
- Section 6:134 - Purchase of articles made by blind persons for use in state and other public institutions; release
- Section 6:135 - Register of the blind; identification card; acceptance to verify identity; information displayed
- Section 6:136 - Reports of medical authorities establishing blindness
- Section 6:137 - Applicants for medical assistance who do not qualify for cash assistance under sec. 131; determination as "blind"
- Section 6:138 - Solicitations for benefit of blind; license; appeal from refusal to issue
- Section 6:139 - Prohibition on solicitation for benefit of blind without a license; statement and display of license
- Section 6:140 - Rules and regulations relative to fund raising for blind; provision for penalties
- Section 6:141 - Penalty for violation of rules regulating solicitations for blind
- Section 6:142 - Exemptions and inapplicability of sections governing solicitation for blind
- Section 6:143 - Schools and workshops
- Section 6:144 - Support of workmen and pupils at workshops; pupils from other states
- Section 6:145 - Study of problems relating to blindness; investigations; contact with physicians and other qualified facilities
- Section 6:146 - Commission divisions or bureaus; organizations and functions
- Section 6:147 - Cooperation with federal departments; development of state plans
- Section 6:148 - Acceptance and use of gifts
- Section 6:149 - Records concerning blind persons; custody, use and preservation
- Section 6:156 - Committee on criminal justice; establishment; membership, etc.; meetings; powers and duties
- Section 6:156A - Proposal review board; members; powers, etc
- Section 6:156B - Executive director; qualifications; duties; staff; compensation
- Section 6:157 - American and canadian french cultural exchange commission; establishment; membership; appointment; terms; expenses; function
- Section 6:158 - Massachusetts educational communications commission; establishment; membership; appointment; terms; duties and powers; personnel; facilities; programming
- Section 6:159 - State council on juvenile behavior; establishment; membership; appointment; qualifications; chairman; term of successors; expenses; executive secretary; salary
- Section 6:160 - Duties; quarters; clerical assistants
- Section 6:161 - Report
- Section 6:162 - Advisory board on legislative and constitutional officers' compensation; establishment; appointment of memebers; term; duties; report; compensation; quarters
- Section 6:163 - Management engineering task force; establishment; membership; appointment; term; duties; survey reports and recommendations; filing
- Section 6:164 - Massachusetts fire training council; establishment; members; appointment; terms; compensation and expenses; meetings; report
- Section 6:165 - Duties
- Section 6:165A - Massachusetts firefighting academy; establishment; executive director; donations and grants; trust fund
- Section 6:165B - Massachusetts fire service commission
- Section 6:166 - Health facilities appeals board; establishment; function; members; appointment; qualifications; compensation; personnel
- Section 6:166B - Advisory committee on chaplains in state institutions; establishment; members; meetings; function
- Section 6:167 - Definitions for secs. 168 to 178L
- Section 6:167A - Department of criminal justice information services
- Section 6:168 - Criminal record review board; meetings; expenses; regulations; powers and duties; executive director and other employees; reports; funds
- Section 6:168A - Probation and parole records; transmission to department; access
- Section 6:168B - Rules and regulations
- Section 6:168C - Post-secondary schools; annual uniform crime reports; campus security policies
- Section 6:168D - Sexual misconduct climate survey of students; task force
- Section 6:168E - Policies on sexual misconduct involving students or employees; campus safety advisor
- Section 6:171 - Regulations generally; continuing education program; evaluative information
- Section 6:171A - Right of applicant to criminal history record prior to questioning or adverse decision; penalties for failure to provide applicant with criminal history information; maintenance of written criminal offender record information policy
- Section 6:172 - Maintenance, use and dissemination of criminal offender record information in electronic format; access via world wide web; eligibility for database access
- Section 6:172A - Fee assessments for requests for criminal offender record information or self-audit; permitted use of revenues received under this section
- Section 6:172B - Availability of information to social services and youth services departments
- Section 6:172B 1/2 - Local fingerprint submission requirement for applicants for licenses in specified occupations
- Section 6:172C - Dissemination of criminal offender record information to agencies employing or referring individuals to provide services to elderly or disabled persons
- Section 6:172D - Availability of information to IV-D agency
- Section 6:172E - Dissemination of criminal offender record information to long term care facilities
- Section 6:172F - Conviction and arrest data available to child care services
- Section 6:172G - Children's camps to obtain criminal and juvenile data; employees and volunteers
- Section 6:172H - Conviction and arrest data available to organizations accepting employees, volunteers, vendors or contractors
- Section 6:172I - Schools to obtain criminal records of taxicab employees
- Section 6:172J - Commissioner of banks to obtain criminal records for mortgage loan originator applicants
- Section 6:172K - Record checks for persons seeking employment or volunteer work in climbing wall or challenge course program at children's camp or school
- Section 6:172L - Navigator organizations certified by commonwealth health insurance connector under 42 U.S.C. 18031(i) required to obtain criminal offender record information prior to hiring new employee
- Section 6:172M - [Effective Until 10/23/2024] Person licensed pursuant to section 122 of chapter 140 required to obtain criminal offender record information prior to hiring new employee who may have direct and unmonitored contact with firearms, shotguns or rifles
- Section 6:172M - [Effective 10/23/2024] Person licensed pursuant to section 122 of chapter 140 required to obtain criminal offender record information prior to hiring new employee who may have direct and unmonitored contact with firearms, shotguns or rifles
- Section 6:172N - Requirements for professional licenses; list of disqualifying criminal convictions
- Section 6:172O - Fingerprinting of qualified entities
- Section 6:173 - Regulations for program research; monitoring; access restricted
- Section 6:174 - Interstate system for exchange of record information; supervision of participation by state and local agencies; access limited; telecommunications access terminals
- Section 6:175 - Inspection of record information by individual concerned; corrections; procedure; restrictions
- Section 6:176 - Appeal; de novo hearing; equitable relief
- Section 6:177 - Violations; civil liability
- Section 6:178 - Violations; punishment
- Section 6:178 1/2 - Use of criminal offender record information to commit crime against or harass subject; penalty
- Section 6:178A - Requests for information from victims, witnesses, or family members of homicide victims; certification
- Section 6:178B - Restrictions to cease upon death of individuals concerned
- Section 6:178C - [Effective Until 11/6/2024] Definitions
- Section 6:178C - [Effective 11/6/2024] Definitions
- Section 6:178D - Sex offender registry
- Section 6:178E - Transmission of registration data to sex offender registry board, police departments and FBI
- Section 6:178F - Annual verification of registration data by mail
- Section 6:178F 1/2 - Registration by personal appearance; level 2 or level 3 sex offenders
- Section 6:178F 3/4 - Global positioning system device to be worn by homeless sex offender
- Section 6:178G - Termination of duty to register
- Section 6:178H - Failure to register, to verify registration information or to provide change of address notice; false information; penalties
- Section 6:178I - Requests for sex offender registration information
- Section 6:178J - Requests for information; requirements
- Section 6:178K - Sex offender registry board; guidelines to assess risk of reoffense and degree of dangerousness posed to public; classification; evidentiary hearing
- Section 6:178L - Recommended classifications; notification; evidentiary hearings; right to counsel
- Section 6:178M - Judicial review of board's final classification and registration requirements; confidential proceedings and records
- Section 6:178N - Misuse of information; penalties
- Section 6:178O - Liability of police officials and public employees
- Section 6:178P - Failure to comply with registration requirements; right to arrest; risk of reoffense information disclosure
- Section 6:178Q - Sex offender registry fee
- Section 6:179 - Board of underwater archaeological resources; members; terms; director; staff
- Section 6:180 - Powers and duties in preserving underwater archaeological resources; commonwealth title; definition
- Section 6:181 - Nutrition board; establishment; members; secretary and executive secretary; staff; appointment
- Section 6:182 - Advisory function and duties
- Section 6:182A - Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey advisory board; membership; term; compensation; meeting
- Section 6:182B - Powers of Massachusetts Maritime Academy in relationg to Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey commission
- Section 6:182C - Schooner Ernestina home berth
- Section 6:183 - [Repealed]
- Section 6:183A - Massachusetts cost containment council
- Section 6:184 - Medicolegal investigation commission
- Section 6:184A - Forensic science oversight board
- Section 6:185 - Massachusetts office on disability; director; appointments
- Section 6:186 - Application for grants; agreements; standards and procedures
- Section 6:187 - Duties and functions
- Section 6:188 - Availability of information
- Section 6:189 - Advisory council; membership; duties
- Section 6:190 - [Repealed]
- Section 6:191 - Definitions applicable to secs. 191 to 199
- Section 6:192 - Commission for the deaf and hard of hearing; creation; financing; agreements; regulations
- Section 6:193 - Commissioner
- Section 6:194 - Functions of commission
- Section 6:195 - Advisory council
- Section 6:196 - Interpreter referral service
- Section 6:197 - Telecommunication devices; rental, lease or sale
- Section 6:198 - Advice to other agencies; provision of requested resources
- Section 6:199 - Records of commission; confidentiality
- Section 6:200 - Fire safety commission; membership; quorum; compensation; duties
- Section 6:201 - Automatic sprinkler appeals board; procedures
- Section 6:202 - Child abuse prevention board; members; term; executive director; removal
- Section 6:203 - Meetings; reports; powers and duties
- Section 6:204 - Employee ownership advisory board; members; term; meetings; duties
- Section 6:205 - Office for refugees and immigrants
- Section 6:206 - State refugee coordinator; duties; salary; hours; appointment of employees
- Section 6:207 - Powers and duties of office for refugees and immigrants
- Section 6:208 - Governor's advisory council for refugees and immigrants; membership; functions
- Section 6:208A - Office for Refugees and Immigrants Trust Fund
- Section 6:209 to 6:213 - [Repealed]
- Section 6:214 - Award for civilian bravery
- Section 6:215 - Interagency child welfare task force
- Section 6:216 - Military asset and security strategy task force; membership; powers and duties; meetings
- Section 6:217 - Commission on autism
- Section 6:218 - Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) advisory council
- Section 6:219 - Commission on community behavioral health promotion and prevention
- Section 6:220 - Facial recognition searches
- Section 6:221 - Task force on hate crimes
- Section 6:222 - State agencies; responsibilities