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2021 Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 22c - The Department of State Police
- Section 1 - Definitions
- Section 2 - Department; Supervision and Control
- Section 3 - Colonel of State Police; Powers and Duties
- Section 4 - Divisions; Heads of Divisions
- Section 5 - Division of Field Services
- Section 6 - Division of Investigation and Intelligence; Investigation and Prosecution of State Firearm Crimes; Criminal Firearms and Trafficking Unit
- Section 7 - Division of Special Police Services
- Section 8 - Division of Support Services
- Section 9 - Experts, Clerks and Assistants; Appointment and Removal
- Section 10 - Appointments to Department of State Police; Governor's Authorization; Restrictions
- Section 10a - State Police Cadet Program
- Section 11 - Appointment for Initial Enlistment; Competitive Examination; Eligible List
- Section 12 - Misdemeanors Committed in Presence of On-Duty Uniformed Member; Enforcement Powers
- Section 13 - Charges Against Uniformed Member; Trial; Review: Suspension; Other Disciplinary Actions
- Section 14 - Felony or Controlled Substance Convictions; Receipt of Gratuities for Official Services
- Section 15 - Oath of Office
- Section 16 - Expenses for Injuries Sustained During Employment
- Section 17 - Estimate of Expenses and Patrolling Time; Recommendation of Appropriations
- Section 18 - Additional Work Time; Compensation
- Section 19 - Uniforms and Identification Cards; Rules and Regulations; Violations
- Section 20 - Training Programs for Newly Enlisted and Uniformed Department Members
- Section 21 - Training Programs for City or Town Police Officers and Certain State Employees
- Section 22 - Evaluation Reports; Annual Filing
- Section 23 - Affirmative Action Office; Responsibilities; Annual Report
- Section 24 - Separation From Employment Due to Lack of Work or Money or Abolition of Positions; Reinstatement
- Section 24a - Persons Retired for Disability; Certification for Reinstatement
- Section 25 - Notice for Promotional Examinations; Right to Appeal Questions or Results; Regulations
- Section 26 - Promotion of Uniformed Members; Factors for Consideration; List of Eligible Members
- Section 27 - Vacancies in Titles of Lieutenant Colonel and Major
- Section 28 - Period of Service Requirements for Certain Appointments
- Section 28a - Base Salaries; Review of Salary Schedule; Adjustments
- Section 29 - Agreement With Massachusetts Department of Transportation for Police Services; Contents
- Section 30 - Port Authority; Agreement for Police Services; Contents
- Section 31 - Water Resources Authority; Agreement for Police Service; Contents
- Section 32 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 33 to 35
- Section 33 - Collection of Hate Crime Data; Regulations
- Section 34 - Hate Crime Data Reports; Public Record
- Section 35 - Availability of Hate Crime Data to Law Enforcement and Other Agencies
- Section 36 - Identification of Criminals; Furnishing of Information to Other Departments and States; Transmission of Information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Cases Where Fingerprint Identification Sent Though Interstate Identification Index
- Section 36a - Identifying and Locating Information From Records; Individuals Wanted on Default or Arrest Warrants
- Section 37 - Release or Discharge of Persons Confined for Certain Sexual Assaults and Other Crimes; Notification to Department and Local Authorities
- Section 38 - Criminal Information Section; Duties and Functions
- Section 39 - Chemical Analysis of Narcotic Drug or Drug Substitute, etc.; Certificate of Results; Prima Facie Evidence
- Section 39a - Analysis of Samples of Alcoholic Beverages
- Section 39b - Procedural Rules and Policies for Testing and Analysis of Drug Samples; Quality Assurance Program
- Section 40 - Narcotics Unit; Duties and Functions
- Section 41 - Chemist's Analysis for Presence of Sperm Cells; Certificate of Results; Prima Facie Evidence
- Section 42 - Motor Vehicle Ownership Records; Certified Copies; Prima Facie Evidence
- Section 43 - Persons Affected by Orders of Department; Appeals
- Section 44 - Destruction or Disposal of Certain Entertainment Permit Applications or Reports
- Section 45 - Property Lost, Stolen or Taken From Arrested Persons; Unclaimed Property; Public Auction
- Section 46 - Perishable Property; Property Deteriorating in Value; Public Auction
- Section 47 - Proceeds From Public Auctions
- Section 48 - Claim by Owner After Public Auction; Payment to Owner
- Section 49 - Police Reports; Indication of Domestic Abuse
- Section 50 - Police Officers' Duties on Reservations
- Section 51 - Special State Police Officer Appointments Upon Petition by Railroad Corporation
- Section 52 - Records of Appointments Under Sec. 51
- Section 53 - Swearing in of Special State Police Officers; Licenses; Duration of Appointment
- Section 54 - Aid to Governor in Performance of Duties
- Section 55 - [There Is No 22c:55.]
- Section 56 - Agents of Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children; Appointment as Special Officers
- Section 57 - Agents of Humane Societies and Associations; Appointment as Special Officers
- Section 58 - Port of Boston Authority Employees; Appointment as Special Officers
- Section 59 - Employees of Mental Health or Developmental Services Departments; Appointment as Special Officers
- Section 60 - Public Health Department Employees; Appointment as Special Officers
- Section 61 - Repealed, 2009, 25, Sec. 26
- Section 62 - Employees of Soldiers' Homes; Appointment as Special Officers
- Section 63 - Employees of Colleges, Universities, Other Educational Institutions and Hospitals; Appointment as Special Officers
- Section 64 - Civil Defense Agency Employees; Appointment as Special Officers
- Section 65 - Middlesex County Sanatorium Employees; Appointment as Special Officers
- Section 66 - Employment and Training Division Employees; Appointment as Special Officers
- Section 67 - State Lottery Commission Employees; Appointment as Special Officers
- Section 68 - Special State Police Officers; Appointment; Powers and Duties
- Section 69 - Standards of Skill for Special Officers Licensed Under Secs. 56 to 68; Rules and Regulations
- Section 70 - Gaming Enforcement Unit
- Section 71 - Amber Alert Plan; Activation
- Section 72 - Special Audit Unit
- Section 73 - Maintenance of Certification or Accreditation From State or Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agency
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