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2018 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE X PUBLIC RECORDS
Chapter 66 PUBLIC RECORDS
- Section 1 Supervision of public records; powers and duties
- Section 1A Creation of educational materials; preparation of forms and reference materials; operation of website; development of best practices
- Section 2 Repealed, 1977, 80, Sec. 1
- Section 3 ''Record'' defined; quality of paper and film; microfilm records
- Section 3A Recommendations for employment submitted in support of candidates hired by the commonwealth; use of recommendation by hiring authority
- Section 4 Regulation of recording materials and devices; mandamus
- Section 5 Municipal records; copies
- Section 5A Records of meetings of boards and commissions; contents
- Section 6 Records of public proceedings; preparation; custody
- Section 6A Records access officers; designation; powers and duties
- Section 7 Custody of old and other records
- Section 8 Preservation and destruction of records, books and papers
- Section 8A Destruction of certain records by city and town clerks if micro-photographed
- Section 8B Destruction or disposal of records in accordance with chapter 93I
- Section 9 Preservation and copying of worn, etc., records
- Section 10 Inspection and copies of public records; requests; written responses; extension of time; fees
- Section 10A Petition for determination of violation of Sec. 10; enforcement by Attorney General; civil actions
- Section 10B Records divulging name, home or email address and phone number; persons who own, possess or have license to carry firearms; government personnel
- Section 11 Fireproof vaults and safes
- Section 12 Arrangement of records
- Section 13 Custodian to demand records; compelling compliance
- Section 14 Surrender of records by retiring officer
- Section 15 Penalties
- Section 16 Surrender of church records; jurisdiction of superior court
- Section 17 Municipality in which records to be kept; contracts for records storage; penalty
- Section 17A Public assistance records; public inspection; destruction
- Section 17B Repealed, 1973, 1050, Sec. 4
- Section 17C Failure to maintain public records of meetings; orders to maintain
- Section 17D Massachusetts natural heritage and endangered species program data base; division records; site-specific rare species information
- Section 17E Local filing offices; former Article 9 Uniform Commercial Code records; revised Article 9 records
- Section 18 Application of chapter
- Section 19 Electronic record keeping systems and databases; capability requirements; storage contracts; certain records to be available on searchable website
- Section 20 Payroll, financial and other data in centralized state accounting and payroll systems
- Section 21 Documents related to pensions of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority employees
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