Massachusetts § 18 - Appointment of an assistant to district attorney; compensation
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 18 — Appointment of an assistant to district attorney; compensation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18. Appointment of an assistant to district attorney; compensation
Section 18. If there is no assistant district attorney, the district attorney may employ a clerk to aid him; and in the northern, eastern, middle, Norfolk, Plymouth, Berkshire, Hampden and northwestern districts, the district attorney may appoint, for the sitting at which the appointment is made, a competent person to act as an assistant to the district attorney. The compensation of any person employed or appointed hereunder shall be paid by the commonwealth.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18 ("Appointment of an assistant to district attorney; compensation") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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