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MA Gen L ch 22c § 14 (2021)
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 14 - Felony or Controlled Substance Convictions; Receipt of Gratuities for Official Services

Section 14. No person who has been convicted of a felony or any offense punishable under chapter 94C or has been convicted of a misdemeanor and has been confined to any jail or house of correction as punishment for said crime shall be appointed as an employee of the department, including but not limited to a uniformed member, clerk, assistant or expert; provided, however, that the colonel may certify for appointment a civilian employee who has been convicted of a misdemeanor if that appointment will contribute substantially to the work of the department.  Any member of the state police who directly or indirectly receives a reward, gift or gratuity on account of his official services shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than three months and shall also be discharged from office. Any such member who fails to faithfully perform his duties shall be immediately discharged from office.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 15 (2021)
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 15 - Oath of Office

Section 15. Each officer shall, before entering upon the performance of his duties, be sworn to the faithful performance thereof, and unless his oath of office is taken within three months after the date of his appointment, the appointment shall be void.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 16 (2021)
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 16 - Expenses for Injuries Sustained During Employment

Section 16. The colonel may authorize the payment, out of any appropriation made for traveling or other expenses of the department, of the reasonable hospital, medical and surgical expenses incurred by any trainee or officer of the department when temporarily or permanently disabled by reason of injuries sustained while in the course of his employment without serious and willful misconduct by such trainee or officer. In determining the right of any such trainee or officer of the department performing police service, or his legal representatives, to receive compensation under any provision of law on account of injuries or death suffered by such trainee or officer during the course of his employment, such trainee or officer shall be deemed to be so engaged while travelling on public ways from his home to his station of duty and from such station to his home.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 17 (2021)
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 17 - Estimate of Expenses and Patrolling Time; Recommendation of Appropriations

Section 17. The colonel shall forward to the secretary of public safety and the commissioner of administration his estimate of expenses for the department as required under section three of chapter twenty-nine, a statement of the approximate proportion of the time of the department devoted to the service of patrolling the highways of the commonwealth for the purpose of controlling and supervising traffic. Said statement shall be the basis for a recommendation by the governor as to the proportion of the appropriations made for expenses of said department which it appears may fairly be charged to the Highway Fund.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 18 (2021)
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 18 - Additional Work Time; Compensation

Section 18. The colonel may, in the event of any public emergency, or of any unusual demand for the services of members of the state police serving in any bureau of the department, or whenever he deems it in the public interest, require such members to work additional hours of duty and prevent such members from taking time off when entitled thereto, or at the time assigned therefor; provided, however, that such members shall be compensated for any additional work in accordance with the provision of section thirty C of chapter one hundred and forty-nine.  The colonel may grant further time off to such members, in every instance without loss of compensation.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 19 (2021)
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 19 - Uniforms and Identification Cards; Rules and Regulations; Violations

Section 19. The colonel shall promulgate rules and regulations to provide a standard form or forms of uniform to be worn by members of the state police and to authorize such members to carry badges, revolvers, clubs, handcuffs, twisters or such other articles as may be required in the performance of their duties. The secretary of public safety and security may adopt regulations relative to the form, content and issuance of identification cards and to the carrying thereof by state police officers.  A uniform or any distinctive part thereof so prescribed shall be worn only by members of said department entitled thereto under said rules and regulations. Violations of this paragraph shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 20 (2021)
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 20 - Training Programs for Newly Enlisted and Uniformed Department Members

Section 20. The colonel shall prescribe a training program for persons who shall be enlisted for the first time in the department such that no person shall exercise police powers as such a uniformed member until he shall have been assigned to and satisfactorily completed such training program. The colonel shall also prescribe an in-service training program for uniformed members of the state police.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 21 (2021)
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 21 - Training Programs for City or Town Police Officers and Certain State Employees

Section 21. The colonel may conduct programs for training police officers of the cities and towns of the commonwealth and for those employees who are authorized to exercise police powers in the various state departments or agencies and the colonel shall appoint necessary instructors. Said programs shall be conducted and instructors appointed in accordance with the provisions of section one hundred and eighteen of chapter six. Cities, towns, state departments and agencies voluntarily participating in such training shall reimburse the commonwealth for the necessary expense thereof. Attendance at such programs by police officers of any city or town and those employees who are authorized to exercise police powers in the various state departments or agencies shall be on a voluntary basis.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 22 (2021)
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 22 - Evaluation Reports; Annual Filing

Section 22. Except as otherwise provided by a collective bargaining agreement in accordance with the provisions of chapter one hundred and fifty E, evaluation reports of the performance of each member of the state police shall be submitted annually to the colonel by the supervisor to whom such member has directly reported for said annum; provided, however, that whenever possible, if the supervisor of such member shall be changed by transfer of said supervisor or by transfer of such member, such evaluation report be completed prior to such change in supervision. Such evaluation reports shall be filed annually.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 23 (2021)
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 23 - Affirmative Action Office; Responsibilities; Annual Report

Section 23. There shall be within the department of state police an office of affirmative action which shall report to the secretary of public safety; provided, that such office shall be responsible for implementing policies of nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative action, as such policy relates to the employment practices of said department. Such office shall prepare, submit and review the affirmative action plan of said department.  All admissions, appointments and promotions made under the provisions of this chapter may take into consideration female and minority candidates for the positions of cadets, uniformed members, non-commissioned officers, commissioned officers, and staff officers.  Such office shall annually issue a report describing efforts undertaken by such office during the previous year to expand the pool of qualified women and minority candidates for enlistment to said department and to increase the promotional opportunities for said qualified women and minority candidates within said department; provided that such report be filed with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate on or before the first Wednesday in December.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 24 (2021)
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 24 - Separation From Employment Due to Lack of Work or Money or Abolition of Positions; Reinstatement

Section 24. If uniformed members of the state police in positions in the same rank are to be separated from such positions because of lack of work, lack of money or abolition of positions, said uniformed members shall be separated from such employment according to their seniority in such rank and shall be reinstated to such position in such rank according to such seniority, so that members senior in length of service in such rank shall be retained the longest and reinstated first. Uniformed members separated from positions pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be reinstated prior to the appointment of any other person under section ten, provided that the right to such reinstatement shall continue for no fewer than two years from the date of such separation and shall be subject to such rules and regulations as prescribed by the colonel.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 25 (2021)
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 25 - Notice for Promotional Examinations; Right to Appeal Questions or Results; Regulations

Section 25. The colonel shall prepare a notice for all promotional examinations, which shall be written examinations, and shall cause notice thereof to be published in the orders of the department no later than thirty days prior to the final date for filing of applications therefor. No such promotional examination shall be held less than thirty days after the final date for filing of applications for such examination.  The colonel shall make rules and regulations relative to the right of any uniformed member of the state police to appeal (i) a marking of a member's answers to the questions on such promotional examination; (ii) a finding by the colonel that a member does not meet the entrance requirements for such examination; and (iii) the suitability of a question to test the fitness of such member to perform the primary and dominant duties of the rank for which the examination was held. The colonel shall promulgate regulations specifying the time within which any promotional vacancy in the department shall be filled.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 27 (2021)
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 27 - Vacancies in Titles of Lieutenant Colonel and Major

Section 27. Any vacancy that occurs in the title of lieutenant colonel shall be filled by the colonel from uniformed members who hold the title of major or captain.  Any vacancy that occurs in the title of major shall be filled by the colonel from uniformed members who hold the title of captain.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 28 (2021)
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 28 - Period of Service Requirements for Certain Appointments

Section 28. No person shall be eligible for appointment to the following titles until he shall have completed the following period of service as a uniformed member of the state police: sergeant, five years; lieutenant, eight years; captain, twelve years; and major, fourteen years.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 28a (2021)
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 28a - Base Salaries; Review of Salary Schedule; Adjustments

Section 28A. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections forty-five and forty-six of chapter thirty, each officer in grade of lieutenant in the department of state police shall receive a base salary of fifteen point five percent greater than the regular salary payable to the next subordinate grade and all other commissioned officers and staff officers shall receive a base salary nine percent greater than the regular salary payable to the next subordinate grade, in accordance with a schedule submitted by the commissioner of administration to the house and senate committees on ways and means. The commissioner of administration in consultation with the colonel of state police shall establish procedures for a review of said salary schedule and shall submit recommendations for adjustments in subsequent years to the house and senate committees on ways and means.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 29 (2021)
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 29 - Agreement With Massachusetts Department of Transportation for Police Services; Contents

Section 29. The colonel shall enter into an agreement with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for police service to be provided by the department to said authority on the turnpike and the metropolitan highway system. Said agreement shall fix the legal and fiscal responsibility pertaining to the operation and maintenance of such police service and shall include, but not be limited to, a provision for payments to the commonwealth for the cost of retirement, compensation of injured officers, sick leave, and other employee benefits and for a minimum allowance for departmental supervision. Said agreement shall also require the continuation of all terms and conditions of employment established under the applicable collective bargaining agreement pursuant to the provisions of chapter one hundred and fifty E by the commonwealth and the exclusive bargaining representative of any member of the state police providing such police service including, without limitation, the payment by the authority of any benefit or contribution therefor. Said agreement shall also include a provision that all expenses incurred by the department in providing such police service shall, upon proper requisition, be paid by the authority as such expenses are incurred.  Said agreement shall also provide for the appointment under section ten and assignment of such members of the state police as deemed necessary to meet the requirements of said authority including, but not limited to, the provisions of section fifteen of chapter three hundred and fifty-four of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two; provided that such appointment and assignment of any such member of the state police by the colonel shall not be considered a violation of any provisions of chapter twenty-nine; and provided, further, that during such assignment and except as the colonel shall determine that an emergency exists or is threatened, such officers, in the performance of their duties, shall at all times be under the operational, administrative and disciplinary control of the colonel.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 30 (2021)
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 30 - Port Authority; Agreement for Police Services; Contents

Section 30. The colonel shall enter into an agreement with the Massachusetts Port Authority for police service to be provided by the department at the General Edward Lawrence Logan international airport. Said agreement shall fix the legal and fiscal responsibility pertaining to the operation and maintenance of such police service and shall include, but not be limited to, a provision for payments to the commonwealth for the cost of retirement, compensation of injured officers, sick leave, and other employee benefits and for a minimum allowance for departmental supervision. Said agreement shall also require the continuation of all terms and conditions of employment established under the applicable collective bargaining agreement pursuant to the provisions of chapter one hundred and fifty E by the commonwealth and the exclusive bargaining representative of any member of the state police providing such police service including, without limitation, the payment by the authority of any benefit or contribution therefor. Said agreement shall also include a provision that all expenses incurred by the department in providing such police service shall, upon proper requisition, be paid by the authority as such expenses are incurred.  Said agreement shall also provide for the appointment under section ten and assignment of such members of the state police as deemed necessary to meet the requirements of said authority including, but not limited to the provisions of section twenty-three of chapter four hundred and sixty-five of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-six; provided that such appointment and assignment of any such member of the state police by the colonel shall not be considered a violation of any provisions of chapter twenty-nine.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 31 (2021)
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 31 - Water Resources Authority; Agreement for Police Service; Contents

Section 31. The colonel shall enter into an agreement with the Massachusetts water resources authority for police service to be provided by the department to the authority. Said agreement shall fix the legal and fiscal responsibility pertaining to the operation and maintenance of such police service and shall include, but not be limited to, a provision for payments to the commonwealth for the cost of retirement, compensation of injured officers, sick leave, and other employee benefits and for a minimum allowance for departmental supervision. Said agreement shall also require that all terms and conditions of employment established under the applicable collective bargaining agreement pursuant to the provisions of chapter one hundred and fifty E by the commonwealth and the exclusive bargaining representative of any member of the state police providing such police service including, without limitation, the payment by the authority of any benefit or contribution therefor. Said agreement shall also include a provision that all expenses incurred by the department in providing such police service shall, upon proper requisition, be paid by the authority as such expenses are incurred.  Said agreement shall also provide for the appointment under section ten and assignment of such members of the state police as deemed necessary to meet the requirements of said authority including, but not limited to the provisions of chapter three hundred and seventy-two of the acts of nineteen hundred and eighty-four; provided that such appointment and assignment of any such member of the state police by the colonel shall not be considered a violation of any provisions of chapter twenty-nine.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 32 (2021)
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 32 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 33 to 35

Section 32. For the purposes of sections thirty-three to thirty-five, inclusive, the following words shall have the following meanings:—  ''Crime reporting unit'', a joint project of the department of state police and the department of criminal justice information services charged with the responsibility of collecting incident reports submitted by state, local and campus police departments and other law enforcement authorities and disseminating periodic reports analyzing and interpreting crime rates and trends in the commonwealth.  ''Hate crime'', any criminal act coupled with overt actions motivated by bigotry and bias including, but not limited to, a threatened, attempted or completed overt act motivated at least in part by racial, religious, ethnic, handicap, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation prejudice, or which otherwise deprives another person of his constitutional rights by threats, intimidation or coercion, or which seek to interfere with or disrupt a person's exercise of constitutional rights through harassment or intimidation. Hate crime shall also include, but not be limited to, acts that constitute violations of sections thirty-seven and thirty-nine of chapter two hundred and sixty-five, section one hundred and twenty-seven A of chapter two hundred and sixty-six and chapter two hundred and seventy-two.  ''Hate crime data'', information, incident reports, records and statistics relating to hate crimes, collected by the crime reporting unit.  ''Incident report'', an account of occurrence of a hate crime received or collected by the crime reporting unit.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 33 (2021)
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 33 - Collection of Hate Crime Data; Regulations

Section 33. The colonel shall promulgate regulations relative to the collection of hate crime data. Said regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the following:  (1) establishment of a central repository for the collection and analysis of hate crime data and, upon the establishment of such repository, the crime reporting unit shall be responsible for collecting, analyzing, classifying and reporting such data, and shall maintain this information in a central repository;  (2) procedures necessary to ensure effective data-gathering and preservation and protection of confidential information, and the disclosure of information in accordance with section thirty-five;  (3) procedures for the solicitation and acceptance of reports regarding hate crimes which are submitted to the crime reporting unit;  (4) procedures for assessing the credibility and accuracy of reports of hate crime data from law enforcement agencies.