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MA Gen L ch 22 § 12 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 22 - Division of Professional Licensure Office of Public Safety and Inspections|Section 12 - State Athletic Commission

[ First paragraph effective until July 18, 2021. For text effective July 18, 2021, see below.]  Section 12. There shall be in the office of public safety and inspections a commission, to be known as the state athletic commission, which shall consist of the commissioner of the division of professional licensure or his designee, and 4 persons to be appointed by the governor who shall serve for terms of 3 years. At least 1 person shall have a background in the sport of boxing and at least 1 person shall have a background in the sport of mixed martial arts. Mixed martial arts shall have the same meaning as defined in section 32 of chapter 147.[ First paragraph as amended by 2021, 39, Sec. 28 effective July 18, 2021. See 2021, 39, Sec. 128. For text effective until July 18, 2021, see above.]  There shall be in the office of public safety and inspections a commission, to be known as the state athletic commission, which shall consist of the commissioner of the division of occupational licensure or his designee, and 4 persons to be appointed by the governor who shall serve for terms of 3 years. At least 1 person shall have a background in the sport of boxing and at least 1 person shall have a background in the sport of mixed martial arts. Mixed martial arts shall have the same meaning as defined in section 32 of chapter 147.  The governor shall from time to time designate 1 member as chair. The members shall receive their traveling expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties and shall be allowed such sums for clerical assistance as the governor and council may approve. The division shall provide administrative support to the commission. The commission may deputize 1 or more persons to represent the commission and to be present at a match or exhibition held under sections 32 to 51, inclusive, of chapter 147; provided, however, that such deputies shall be compensated in the amount of $75 for each match or exhibition attended pursuant to this section; provided, further, that deputies shall not receive compensation for travel and incidental expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of their duties.
MA Gen L ch 22 § 20 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 22 - Division of Professional Licensure Office of Public Safety and Inspections|Section 20 - Operation of Carriage Horses; Rules and Regulations

[ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For text effective July 18, 2021, see below.]  Section 20. The office of public safety and inspections within the division of professional licensure is hereby authorized and directed to promulgate rules and regulations governing the operation of carriage horses. Chapter 22: Section 20. Operation of carriage horses; rules and regulations [ Text of section as amended by 2021, 39, Sec. 30 effective July 18, 2021. See 2021, 39, Sec. 128. For text effective until July 18, 2021, see above.]  Section 20. The office of public safety and inspections within the division of occupational licensure is hereby authorized and directed to promulgate rules and regulations governing the operation of carriage horses.
MA Gen L ch 22a § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 22a - Missing Persons|Section 1 - Definitions

Section 1. As used in sections two to eight, inclusive, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:  ''Central register'', identifying data file of missing children.  ''Department'', the department of criminal justice information services.  ''Director'', the commissioner of the department of criminal justice information services.  ''Law enforcement authority'', any police department in the commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions.  ''Missing child or children'', any person under the age of eighteen years missing from his normal and ordinary place of residence and whose whereabouts cannot be determined by the person responsible for such child's care.
MA Gen L ch 22a § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 22a - Missing Persons|Section 2 - Central Register; Included Information

Section 2. The director, in consultation with the colonel of state police, through electronic data processing and related procedures, shall establish a statewide central register containing all necessary and available identifying information of a missing child in the commonwealth. The register shall include the same information required by 42 U.S.C. section 5780 and may include: (i) the missing child's identifying marks; (ii) prosthetics or surgical implants; (iii) a photograph; (iv) a description of the missing child's clothing; (v) items that might be with the missing child; (vi) reasons why the reporting person believes that the child is missing; (vii) circumstances that indicate the disappearance was involuntary; (viii) circumstances that indicate the missing child may be at risk of injury or death; (ix) the means of transportation of the missing person; (x) the missing child's fingerprints; and (xi) the missing child's blood type. The director may use existing data processing and data communications systems of the criminal justice information system.
MA Gen L ch 22a § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 22a - Missing Persons|Section 3 - Rules and Regulations

Section 3. The director with the advice and consent of the colonel of state police shall promulgate rules and regulations which shall (1) insure the accuracy of the data contained in the central register; (2) prescribe the manner in which reports to the central register shall be made; (3) prescribe the manner which inquiries to the central register shall be made and processed; (4) prescribe the manner and extent of dissemination of the data contained in the central register to law enforcement personnel, other interested parties and the public; and (5) insure the prompt removal of all obsolete data from the central register.  The department shall not charge a fee for providing information in response to inquiries made pursuant to this section.
MA Gen L ch 22a § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 22a - Missing Persons|Section 4 - Entry of Information Relative to Missing Children; Access to Data

Section 4. Whenever a parent, guardian, or governmental unit responsible for a child, reports to any police officer or law enforcement official that a child is missing, such police officer or official shall immediately cause to be entered into the central register relevant information relative to said missing child. Such police officer or law enforcement official shall also immediately undertake to locate such missing child.  Police officers, law enforcement officials and others so designated by the colonel of state police solely for the purpose of locating a missing child shall have access to the fingerprints and other data and information concerning the missing child on file with the central register.
MA Gen L ch 22a § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 22a - Missing Persons|Section 5 - Deceased Persons; Fingerprints and Identifying Data; Dental Examinations; Comparisons to Missing Persons Files

Section 5. The medical examiner shall promptly furnish the department of the state police with copies of fingerprints, personal descriptions and other identifying data, including the date and place of death, of all deceased persons whose deaths are in a classification requiring inquiry by the medical examiner where the deceased is not identified or the medical examiner is not satisfied with the decedent's identification. In any case where it is not physically possible to furnish prints of the 10 fingers of the deceased, prints or partial prints of any fingers with other identifying data shall be provided to the department of the state police.  Additionally, the medical examiner shall cause a dentist to carry out a dental examination in any case where the deceased cannot be identified. The medical examiner may forward the dental records to the department on a form supplied by the department of the state police for such purposes.  The department of the state police shall compare the fingerprints received from the medical examiners to fingerprints on file with the department of the state police to attempt to determine the identity of the deceased. Other descriptive data supplied with the fingerprints shall also be compared to records maintained by the department concerning missing persons. The department of the state police shall submit the results of the comparisons to the appropriate medical examiner and if a tentative or positive identification is made, to the law enforcement authority which submitted the report of the missing person.
MA Gen L ch 22a § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 22a - Missing Persons|Section 6 - Release of Medical and Dental Records; Comparison of Dental Records

Section 6. When any person makes a report of a missing person to a law enforcement authority, the authority shall request a member of the family or next of kin of the missing person to authorize the release to the department of the medical and dental records of the person reported missing.  The department of the state police shall compare the dental records received from the medical examiner to dental records of missing persons on file with the department. The department of the state police shall submit the results of the comparison to the medical examiner and if a tentative or positive identification is made, to the law enforcement authority which submitted the report of the missing person.
MA Gen L ch 22a § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 22a - Missing Persons|Section 7 - Report of Missing Child to Central Register

Section 7. Notwithstanding the provisions of any special or general law to the contrary, the department of children and families, the department of youth services, the department of public health, and the department of mental health shall report a missing child under its custody to the central register and shall provide said central register with available identifying data relating to said missing child.
MA Gen L ch 22a § 9 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 22a - Missing Persons|Section 9 - Marking of School Records; Notification Requirements

Section 9. Upon receipt of a report of a missing child to a law enforcement authority, such authority shall notify the last known elementary or secondary school, either public or private, in which such child had been enrolled as to such child's disappearance. If said law enforcement authority has reason to believe that a missing child or person has been enrolled in a specific school in the commonwealth, said authority shall notify such school as to such disappearance. Upon notification by a law enforcement authority of a child's disappearance, each elementary and secondary school, either public or private, in which such child is currently or was previously enrolled shall mark the record of such child in such a manner that whenever a copy of or information regarding the record is requested, said school shall be alerted to the fact that the record is that of a missing child. The school shall immediately report to the appropriate law enforcement authority any request concerning such marked records or knowledge as to the whereabouts of such missing child.  Upon learning that a missing child has been located, such law enforcement authority shall notify any school previously informed of such child's disappearance that such child has been located, and the school shall remove such mark from the record of such child.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 1 (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 1 - Definitions

Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the following meanings:—  ''AMBER alert plan'', the America's Missing Broadcast Emergency Response Alert Plan authorizing the broadcast media, upon notice from the department, to transmit an emergency alert to inform the public of a child abduction.  ''Colonel'', the colonel of state police, the head of the department of state police.  ''Department'', the department of state police.  ''Commissioned officer'', a member of the state police holding a title of the rank of lieutenant, detective lieutenant, captain or detective captain.  ''Noncommissioned officer'', a member of the state police holding a title of sergeant.  ''Staff officer'', a member of the state police holding a title of the rank of major, lieutenant colonel or colonel.  ''Uniformed member'', member of the state police who has been appointed under the provisions of section ten.  ''Veteran'', any person who:  (1) comes within the definition of a veteran pursuant to the provisions of the forty-third clause of section seven of chapter four;  (2) comes within such definition except that instead of having performed ''wartime service'' as defined therein, he has been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor or one of the following campaign badges: Second Nicaraguan Campaign, Yangtze Service, Navy Occupation Service, Army of Occupation or Medal for Humane Action; or  (3) is a person eligible to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor or one of the campaign badges enumerated in clause (2) and who presents proof of such eligibility which is satisfactory to the personnel administrator; provided that a veteran shall not include active duty for training in the army national guard or air national guard or active duty for training as a reservist in the armed forces of the United States.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 2 (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 2 - Department; Supervision and Control

Section 2. There shall be within the executive office of public safety a department of state police under the supervision and control of the colonel of state police.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 3 (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 3 - Colonel of State Police; Powers and Duties

Section 3. The colonel shall be the executive and administrative head of the department and shall have charge of the administration and organization thereof. The colonel may, subject to the approval of the governor and the secretary of public safety and except as otherwise provided, organize such divisions, bureaus, sections and units as the colonel deems necessary for the effective management of the department and, when the colonel deems necessary for such purpose, may abolish or consolidate such divisions, bureaus, sections or units. The colonel shall, except as otherwise provided, direct all inspections and investigations. The colonel shall make all necessary rules and regulations for the government of the department, for reports to be made by employees of the department and for the performance of the duties of said employees. The colonel shall make an annual report to the governor and the secretary of public safety.  The governor, upon the recommendation of the secretary of public safety and security, shall appoint the colonel, who shall be qualified by training and experience, to direct the work of the department. At the time of appointment, the colonel shall have not less than 10 years of full-time experience as a sworn law enforcement officer and not less than 5 years of full-time experience in a senior administrative or supervisory position in a police force or a military body with law enforcement responsibilities. The appointment shall constitute an appointment as a uniformed member of the department and shall qualify the colonel to exercise all powers granted to a uniformed member under this chapter. The colonel shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall devote their full time during business hours to the duties of the office.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 4 (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 4 - Divisions; Heads of Divisions

Section 4. There shall be within the department of state police four divisions which shall be known as: (a) the division of field services; (b) the division of investigation and intelligence; (c) the division of special police services; and (d) the division of support services. The head of each division shall be designated by the colonel and shall hold such rank or temporary rank as the colonel may determine.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 5 (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 5 - Division of Field Services

Section 5. There shall be within the division of field services two bureaus, which shall be designated as the bureau of eastern field operations and the bureau of western field operations. The head of each such bureau shall be designated by the colonel and shall hold such rank or temporary rank as the colonel may determine. The colonel may from time to time assign to each such bureau such uniformed members and other employees of the department as he may deem necessary to carry out its duties.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 6 (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 6 - Division of Investigation and Intelligence; Investigation and Prosecution of State Firearm Crimes; Criminal Firearms and Trafficking Unit

Section 6. There shall be within the division of investigation and intelligence two bureaus, which shall be designated as the bureau of investigative services/eastern region and the bureau of investigative services/western region. The head of each such bureau shall be designated by the colonel and shall hold such rank or temporary rank as the colonel may determine. The colonel may from time to time assign to each such bureau such uniformed members and other employees of the department as he may deem necessary to carry out its duties.  Subject to appropriation, the commonwealth fusion center shall assist the offices of the attorney general and district attorneys in the investigation and prosecution of state firearm crimes; provided, however, that the colonel may establish within the division a special unit known as the criminal firearms and trafficking unit to assist the offices of the attorney general and district attorneys in the investigation and prosecution of state firearm crimes.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 7 (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 7 - Division of Special Police Services

Section 7. There shall be within the division of special police services three bureaus, which shall be designated as the bureau of facility security, the bureau of motor vehicle enforcement and the bureau of metropolitan district operations which shall provide services, including but not limited to, school crossing guards and the protection of watershed properties managed by the metropolitan district commission. The head of each such bureau shall be designated by the colonel and shall hold such rank or temporary rank as the colonel may determine. The colonel may from time to time assign to each bureau such uniformed members and other employees of the department as he may deem necessary to carry out its duties.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 8 (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 8 - Division of Support Services

Section 8. There shall be within the division of support services two bureaus, which shall be designated as the bureau of administrative services and the bureau of technical services. The head of each such bureau shall be designated by the colonel and shall hold such rank or temporary rank as the colonel may determine. The colonel may from time to time assign to said bureau such uniformed members and other employees of the department as he may deem necessary to carry out its duties.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 9 (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 9 - Experts, Clerks and Assistants; Appointment and Removal

Section 9. The colonel may appoint, transfer and remove experts, clerks and other assistants as he may deem necessary for the operation of the department; provided, however, that all such actions shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter thirty-one; and provided, further, that such positions shall be subject to the provisions of sections forty-five, forty-six and forty-six C of chapter thirty.
MA Gen L ch 22c § 12 (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 12 - Misdemeanors Committed in Presence of On-Duty Uniformed Member; Enforcement Powers

Section 12. Any uniformed member of the state police may, upon view of any misdemeanor committed in his presence while on duty, arrest the person committing such misdemeanor, where such misdemeanor was committed in any building or grounds owned or occupied, wholly or in part by the commonwealth, or on streets adjacent to any such building, and shall enforce all traffic rules, regulations and ordinances on streets adjacent to buildings owned or occupied, wholly or in part, by the commonwealth.