Massachusetts Code — 12
Browse 85 sections in division 12 of the Massachusetts code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
Sections (showing up to 300)
- § 1. Attorney general; supervision of department; salary; qualifications; other sources of income
- § 2. Assistants and employees; appointment; duties; compensation; tenure; vacancies
- § 2A. Attorney general; disability; filling vacancies
- § 2B. Annual personnel report
- § 3. Appearances for commonwealth, prosecution or defense; rendering of legal services; payment of expenses for representation of department of transportation
- § 3E. Defense of actions against officers or employees
- § 4. Claims of commonwealth; enforcement
- § 4A. Acceptance of gifts or grants of money or property
- § 5. Civil actions to recover money for commonwealth
- § 5A. False claims; definitions applicable to Secs. 5A to 5O
- § 5B. False claims; liability
- § 5C. Violations under Secs. 5B to 5O; investigation by attorney general; relators; civil actions
- § 5D. Prosecution by attorney general; relator's right to continue as party to action
- § 5E. Alternate remedies available to determine civil penalty
- § 5F. Payments to relators; limitations
- § 5G. Actions brought against governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer, secretary of state, etc.; jurisdiction
- § 5H. Money recovered by commonwealth; false claims prosecution fund
- § 5I. Awards of attorney general fees and expenses; awards of costs and attorney fees against relators; liability
- § 5J. Employers preventing employees from acting to further false claim actions; liability
- § 5K. Limitation of actions; intervention by attorney general; final judgments in criminal proceedings
- § 5L. Preponderance of the evidence standard
- § 5M. Rules, regulations or guidelines; attorney general
- § 5N. Civil investigative demands; attorney general
- § 5O. Agency reporting requirements
- § 6. Consultation with and giving of advice and assistance to district attorneys
- § 6A. Conferences of district attorneys and other officials; notification as to new laws
- § 7. Persons intruding on land, property or rights of commonwealth; prosecution
- § 8. Due application of charity funds enforced
- § 8A. Definitions applicable to Secs. 8A to 8M
- § 8B. Division of public charities; duties
- § 8C. Director of public charities; designation
- § 8D. Employees; appointment and removal
- § 8E. Charitable corporations; registration by filing of information; exceptions; penalties; enforcement
- § 8F. Annual reports of public charities; financial statements; fees; penalties; enforcement
- § 8G. Attorney general as a party; service
- § 8H. Investigations by attorney general
- § 8I. Compliance with investigations; enforcement; penalties
- § 8J. Rules and regulations
- § 8K. Gift for public charitable purpose; presumed intention
- § 8L. Fiscal records
- § 8M. Public records; inspection
- § 8N. Fees, costs, penalties and other monies; general fund
- § 9. Advice and aid to general court and committees
- § 10. Violations of court orders; restraint of trade; institution of investigations and appropriate actions
- § 11. Annual report of cases handled
- § 11A. Division of civil rights and liberties
- § 11B. Board of commissioners on uniform state laws; obscene literature commission
- § 11C. Narcotic and harmful drugs; training program for law enforcement officers
- § 11D. Division of environmental protection
- § 11E. Public utilities; office of ratepayer advocacy; intervention in legal proceedings on behalf of consumers; expenditure of funds; expert or consultant; information requests
- § 11F. Insurance companies; intervention in legal proceedings on behalf of consumers; expenditure of funds
- § 11G. Local consumer aid fund; eligibility for assistance
- § 11H. Violations of constitutional rights; civil actions by attorney general; right to bias-free professional policing
- § 11I. Violations of constitutional rights; civil actions by aggrieved persons; costs and fees
- § 11J. Violations of constitutional rights; temporary restraining orders and injunctions; violations; punishment; vacation of order
- § 11K. Division of victim compensation and assistance
- § 11L. Unlicensed mental health and unlicensed health professionals; sexual contact with patients or clients; temporary restraining order, injunction; violation; penalty
- § 11M. Division of gaming enforcement
- § 11N. Monitoring health care market trends; investigation of unfair methods of competition or anti-competitive behavior; exemption or waiver from federal law
- § 12. District attorneys; qualifications; election; term; appearances
- § 13. Districts for administration of criminal law or defense of civil actions
- § 15. Practice of law prohibited; salary
- § 16. Salaries of assistant district attorneys
- § 18. Appointment of an assistant to district attorney; compensation
- § 19. Suffolk district; appointment of messengers and other employees
- § 20. Additional legal assistants; tenure; compensation; powers
- § 20A. Suffolk and Northern districts; special assistant district attorney, appointment and removal; duties; power; salary
- § 20C. Special assistant district attorneys; appointment, removal and salary; participation in federal demonstration programs
- § 20D. District Attorneys Association; executive director; report on criminally prosecuted child abuse and neglect cases
- § 21. Suffolk district; police and detective service
- § 22. Clerical and stenographic workers
- § 23. Payment for traveling expenses; exceptions
- § 24. Expenses payable by commonwealth
- § 25. Advanced expenses; conditions; vouchers
- § 25A. Advance of expenses necessary in performance of duties; limitation; accounting; unexpended balance
- § 26. Court appointment of substitute in absence of attorney general and district attorney
- § 27. District attorneys; duties; control of attorney general
- § 28. Suits on recognizances; discontinuance
- § 29. Accounting for fees, bills of costs and money received
- § 30. Fees for services in performance of duty; appearance in civil action
- § 32. Community based juvenile justice programs; district attorneys
- § 33. Domestic violence and sexual violence training program for district attorneys and assistant district attorneys
- § 34. Pre-arraignment diversion program
- § 35. Student loan ombudsman
- § 36. Development and administration of comprehensive educational diversion program regarding ''sexting''; purpose; curriculum; application of program; educational materials