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2017 Massachusetts General 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
- 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- Section 1A Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 82A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- Section 4 to 7 Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 85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- Section 9 to 10E Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 85A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- Section 10G to 10M Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 85B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 to hold boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts or other unarmed combative sporting event or sparring match or exhibition; definitions applicable to Secs. 32 to 51
- Section 33 Issuance and term of license; revocation of license; issuance of license for toughman competition prohibited
- Section 34 Bond
- Section 35 Licenses for physician, promoter, referee, judge, timekeeper, professional boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial arts contestant or other unarmed combative sport contestant, or a manager, trainer or second of such a contestant; fees
- Section 35A Amateur boxing, mixed martial arts or other unarmed combative sporting events, sparring matches and exhibitions; acknowledgment of rules and regulations of amateur governing body; licensing of amateur referees, judges and officials; limitation on number and timing of competitions; gloves
- 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 contestant's fitness
- Section 38 Number and time of rounds; frequency of tournaments or contests; gloves; protective devices
- Section 39 Ages of contestants and persons admitted to matches
- Section 39A Boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial arts contestant or other unarmed combative sport contestant previously knocked out six or more times
- Section 39B Insurance on contestants
- Section 40 Percentage of receipts paid to commonwealth; reports to commission; filing of contracts entered into for sale, lease or exploitation of broadcasting rights; enforcement
- Section 40A Boxers' fund
- 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 to 50 Repealed, 2009, 169, Sec. 11
- Section 50A Courses of instruction in boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and other unarmed combative sports or matches or exhibitions sponsored by youth organizations, private clubs, law enforcement agencies, etc.
- 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
- Section 62 Acceptance of education, training or service completed by applicant as member of armed forces toward qualification requirements to receive license or certification; validity of license or certificate during active service of holder; expedited licensing of spouse of member of armed services
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