Massachusetts § 26 - Physicians or unregistered practitioners convicted of crimes; clerk to report convictions to board of registration in medicine
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 26 — Physicians or unregistered practitioners convicted of crimes; clerk to report convictions to board of registration in medicine, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26. Physicians or unregistered practitioners convicted of crimes; clerk to report convictions to board of registration in medicine
Section 26. The clerk of any court in which a physician registered in the commonwealth is convicted of any crime or in which an unregistered practitioner is convicted of holding himself out as a practitioner of medicine or of practicing medicine shall, within one week thereafter, report the same to the board of registration in medicine together with a copy of the court proceedings in the case. For the purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed to be convicted of a crime if he pleaded guilty or was found or adjudged guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction.
In the instance where a physician pleads nolo contendere to charges or where sufficient facts of guilt were found and the matter was continued without a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction, such clerk shall, within one week thereafter, report the same to the board of registration in medicine together with a copy of the court proceedings in the case.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 26 cover?
Section 26 ("Physicians or unregistered practitioners convicted of crimes; clerk to report convictions to board of registration in medicine") 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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