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MA Gen L ch 10 § 72 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 72 - Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission; Appointments

Section 72. The commission may appoint and remove a secretary. It may expend for such investigators, clerical and other assistants as may be necessary for the performance of its duties such amounts as may be appropriated and the employees shall retain all collective bargaining and other rights previously held. The commissioner may appoint a chief investigator and other investigators, who shall be exempt from chapter 31, for the purpose of enforcing or causing to be enforced the penalties provided by law against every person who is guilty of a violation of chapter 138 of which they can obtain reasonable proof, and shall make all necessary and appropriate investigations for that purpose. Each person appointed as an investigator shall complete a basic reserve police officer training course through the criminal justice training council and shall attend a basic training course conducted by the commission. All investigators shall attend an annual in-service training course pursuant to this section. Each member of the commission, and each of its employees having access to moneys received by it, shall give to the treasurer a bond for the faithful performance of his duties in a penal sum and with sureties approved by the treasurer.
MA Gen L ch 10 § 72a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 72a - Gaming Liquor Enforcement Unit

Section 72A. The commissioner of the alcoholic beverages control commission shall establish a gaming liquor enforcement unit whose responsibilities shall include enforcing, regulating and controlling the distribution of alcoholic beverages in a gaming establishment.  The gaming liquor enforcement unit shall work in conjunction and cooperation with the investigations and enforcement bureau within the Massachusetts gaming commission established in chapter 23K. The commissioner shall assign investigators and employees of the unit to the bureau, who shall report to the director of the bureau and to the commissioner; provided, however, that the Massachusetts gaming commission shall designate the number of investigators and employees necessary to staff the unit; and provided further, that the code of ethics established pursuant to subsection (m) of section 3 of chapter 23K shall apply to all investigators and employees of the unit. No investigator or employee of the unit, other than in the performance of official duties, shall place a wager in a gaming establishment licensed under chapter 23K. The commissioner shall establish a program to rotate investigators in and out of the unit. The alcoholic beverages control commission shall be reimbursed by the Massachusetts gaming commission for the costs of operating the unit; provided, however, that the Massachusetts gaming commission shall have final approval over the budget of the unit.
MA Gen L ch 10 § 74 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 74 - Alcoholic Beverage License Applicants and Licensees; Building Safety Certificate of Inspection

Section 74. The commission shall require all applicants for alcoholic beverages licenses to submit a valid certificate of inspection, as provided in the state building code, issued by a local inspector, as defined in chapter 143, and signed by the head of the fire department, as defined in chapter 148, for the city, town or district in which the applicant intends to sell alcoholic beverages to be consumed on the premises. The certificate of inspection shall attest to the safety of the building or structure in which the applicant intends to sell alcoholic beverages to be consumed on the premises and that the building or structure meets or exceeds the requirements of the state building code.  The commission shall require that every license holder submit, annually, a valid certificate of inspection, as provided in the state building code, issued by a local inspector and signed by the head of the fire department for the city, town or district in which the premises is located and from which alcoholic beverages intended to be consumed on the premises are to be sold. The issuance of such certificate shall be a precondition for the issuance or renewal of such a license and the commission may summarily revoke any license upon notice of noncompliance or expiration of such certificate, by operation of law and without a hearing. The commission may presume that such premises conform with the inspectional safety requirements for the premises as provided for in the state building code based upon such certificate, however such presumption may be rebutted.  Failure by the inspector to issue an annual certificate of inspection, signed by the head of the fire department, may be appealed in accordance with the inspectional safety requirement procedures for appeal as provided in the state building code.  The commission may authorize the issuance of a temporary license to any applicant or license holder who has been issued a temporary certificate of inspection by a local inspector and signed by the head of the fire department, as provided in the state building code, if the applicant or license holder has complied with the terms therein and the temporary certificate of inspection has not expired. Such temporary license may be revoked by the commission, without a hearing, if the licensee has failed to comply with the terms of such temporary certificate.  Failure by the inspector to issue an annual certificate of inspection signed by the head of the fire department, may be appealed in accordance with the inspectional safety requirement procedures for appeal as provided for in the state building code.  The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section.
MA Gen L ch 11 § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 11 - Department of the State Auditor|Section 1 - State Auditor; Supervision of Department; Bond and Salary; Income From Other Sources

Section 1. (a) There shall be a department of the state auditor, under the supervision and control of the state auditor, which shall be organized as provided in this chapter. The state auditor shall receive a salary of $165,000 and an additional amount to be adjusted biennially to reflect the aggregate quarterly change in salaries and wages in the commonwealth for the most recent 8 quarters as determined by the Bureau of Economic Analysis in the United States Department of Commerce. The state auditor shall give to the state treasurer a bond for the faithful performance of the state auditor's official duties in a penal sum and with sureties approved by the governor and council.  (b) The state auditor shall not receive earned income from any other source but may receive unearned or passive income.
MA Gen L ch 11 § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 11 - Department of the State Auditor|Section 2 - First Deputy; Appointment and Removal; Duties; Bond

Section 2. The state auditor shall appoint a first deputy auditor who shall perform such duties as may be assigned him by the auditor and who may be removed by him for cause at any time. If, by reason of sickness, absence or other cause, the auditor is temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office, the first deputy shall perform the same until such disability ceases. In the event of a vacancy in the office of auditor, the first deputy shall be continued in office and shall perform all statutory duties of the auditor until an auditor shall be duly qualified. The first deputy shall give bond to the commonwealth for the faithful discharge of his duties, in a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.
MA Gen L ch 11 § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 11 - Department of the State Auditor|Section 5 - Deputies and Administrators; Appointment and Removal

Section 5. The state auditor may appoint and may for cause remove a second, third and fourth deputy auditor, administrator of field operations of state audits and an administrator of field operations of authority audits.
MA Gen L ch 11 § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 11 - Department of the State Auditor|Section 6 - Divisions; Appointments; Duties; Compensation; Tenure

Section 6. The state auditor may appoint and remove such employees as the work of the department may require. Said employees shall be organized in five divisions, namely, the division of state audits, the division of authority audits, the division of federal audits, the division of contract audits and the division of local mandates. The state auditor shall establish the salaries, duties and personnel regulations of all officers and employees within the department of the state auditor; provided, however, that the salaries of said officers and employees shall not exceed the sum annually appropriated therefor by the general court. The provisions of sections nine A and forty-five of chapter thirty, chapter thirty-one and chapter one hundred and fifty E shall not apply to officers and employees within the department of the state auditor.
MA Gen L ch 11 § 6a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 11 - Department of the State Auditor|Section 6a - Annual Personnel Report

Section 6A. The state auditor shall file an annual report not later than the first Wednesday in February with the senate and house committees on ways and means containing the job classification, duties and salary of each officer and employee within the department and all personnel regulations established pursuant to section six. The auditor shall file amendments to such report with the senate and house committees on ways and means, whenever any changes become effective.
MA Gen L ch 11 § 6b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 11 - Department of the State Auditor|Section 6b - Division of Local Mandates; Responsibilities and Powers

Section 6B. The division of local mandates, as provided for in section six of this chapter, shall have the responsibility of determining to the best of its ability and in a timely manner the estimated and actual financial effects on each city and town of laws, and rules and regulations of administrative agencies of the commonwealth either proposed or in effect, as required under section twenty-seven C of chapter twenty-nine of the General Laws.  The division shall have the power to require the chief officer of any appropriate administrative agency of the commonwealth to supply in a timely manner any information determined by the division to be necessary in the determination of local financial effects under said section twenty-seven C. The chief officer shall convey the requested information to the division with a signed statement to the effect that the information is accurate and complete to the best of his ability.  The division when requested under the provisions of subsections (d) and (f) of said section twenty-seven C, shall update its determination of financial effects based on either actual cost figures or improved estimates or both.  The division shall review every five years those laws and administrative regulations which have a significant financial impact upon cities or towns. For the purposes of this section ''Significant financial impact'' is defined as requiring municipalities to expand existing services, employ additional personnel, or increase local expenditures. Said division shall determine the costs and benefits of each such law and regulation, and submit a report to the general court of each session together with its recommendation, if any, for the continuation, modification or elimination of such law or regulation.
MA Gen L ch 11 § 13 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 11 - Department of the State Auditor|Section 13 - Federally Funded Programs; Mutual Financial Audits; Agreements

Section 13. The state auditor may enter into agreements or contracts with the federal government or its agencies, or state agencies, acting in behalf thereof for the purpose of conducting mutual financial audits of programs funded in whole or in part by the federal government and carried out by agencies of the commonwealth. Such audits shall be undertaken only after related contracts or agreements between the parties have been filed with the joint legislative committee on federal financial assistance and funds received in accordance with such agreements have been deposited with the state treasurer into a separate account and expended solely for the purpose of this section. The costs of these audits shall not exceed the amount of funds received therefor and for these purposes may be expended without appropriation and providing further that the commonwealth shall receive the maximum reimbursement for the cost of providing group insurance, workers' compensation and retirement benefits. The term of employment of any individual hired by the state auditor under the provisions of this section shall be expressly limited in duration by the availability of federal funds. The term of employment shall expire on the date of expiration of the federal funds.
MA Gen L ch 11 § 16 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 11 - Department of the State Auditor|Section 16 - Bureau of Special Investigations; Director; Duties

Section 16. There shall be in the office of the state auditor a bureau of special investigations, headed by a director, who shall be appointed by the state auditor, and who shall be a person of ability and experience and shall devote his entire time to the duties of the office. Said auditor may appoint such other experts and officers as he deems necessary to carry out the work of the bureau. Employees of the bureau shall not be members of a collective bargaining unit. The director may expend, subject to appropriation, for legal, investigative, clerical and other assistance and expenses such sums as may be available therefor by the general court. Nothing in this section shall be construed as extending the audit authority of the auditor.
MA Gen L ch 12 § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys|Section 1 - Attorney General; Supervision of Department; Salary; Qualifications; Other Sources of Income

Section 1. (a) There shall be a department of the attorney general, under the supervision and control of the attorney general, which shall be organized as provided in this chapter. The attorney general shall receive a salary of $175,000 and an additional amount to be adjusted biennially to reflect the aggregate quarterly change in salaries and wages in the commonwealth for the most recent 8 quarters as determined by the Bureau of Economic Analysis in the United States Department of Commerce. The attorney general shall be a member of the bar of the commonwealth.  (b) The attorney general shall not receive earned income from any other source but may receive unearned or passive income.
MA Gen L ch 12 § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys|Section 2 - Assistants and Employees; Appointment; Duties; Compensation; Tenure; Vacancies

Section 2. The attorney general shall appoint a first assistant attorney general and may appoint such other assistants and employees as the duties of the department require. The attorney general shall establish the salaries, duties and personnel regulations of all officers and employees within the department of the attorney general; provided, however, that the salaries of said officers and employees shall not exceed the sum annually appropriated therefor by the general court. The provisions of sections nine A and forty-five of chapter thirty, chapter thirty-one and chapter one hundred and fifty E shall not apply to officers and employees within the department of the attorney general. Persons appointed as assistant attorneys general shall, in the event of a vacancy in the office of attorney general, continue in the office until an attorney general is duly qualified.
MA Gen L ch 12 § 2a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys|Section 2a - Attorney General; Disability; Filling Vacancies

Section 2A. If the attorney general is disabled from performing his official duties, the first assistant attorney general shall perform the same during such disability. If the attorney general is disabled from performing his official duties and the first assistant attorney general is also disabled, the governor shall appoint one of the other assistant attorneys general to perform the official duties of the attorney general during the disability of the attorney general and the first assistant attorney general. In the event of a vacancy in the office of attorney general, the first assistant attorney general shall be continued in office and shall perform all statutory duties of the attorney general until an attorney general is duly qualified. In the event that the first assistant attorney general is disabled or is unable to fill the vacancy in the office of attorney general, the governor shall appoint one of the other assistant attorneys general to perform the statutory duties of the office during the disability of the first assistant attorney general or until an attorney general is duly qualified. The person upon whom such duties shall devolve shall notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained possess the powers and perform the duties of the attorney general only in matters not admitting of delay, but shall have no power to make appointments.
MA Gen L ch 12 § 2b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys|Section 2b - Annual Personnel Report

Section 2B. The attorney general shall file an annual report not later than the first Wednesday in February with the senate and house committees on ways and means containing the job classification, duties and salary of each officer and employee within the department and all personnel regulations established pursuant to section two. The attorney general shall file amendments to such report with the senate and house committees on ways and means whenever any changes become effective.
MA Gen L ch 12 § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys|Section 3 - Appearances for Commonwealth, Prosecution or Defense; Rendering of Legal Services; Payment of Expenses for Representation of Department of Transportation

Section 3. The attorney general shall appear for the commonwealth and for state departments, officers and commissions in all suits and other civil proceedings in which the commonwealth is a party or interested, or in which the official acts and doings of said departments, officers and commissions are called in question, in all the courts of the commonwealth, except upon criminal recognizances and bail bonds, and in such suits and proceedings before any other tribunal, including the prosecution of claims of the commonwealth against the United States, when requested by the governor or by the general court or either branch thereof. All such suits and proceedings shall be prosecuted or defended by him or under his direction. Writs, summonses or other processes served upon such officers shall be forthwith transmitted by them to him. All legal services required by such departments, officers, commissions and commissioners of pilots for districts 1 to 4, inclusive, in matters relating to their official duties shall, except as otherwise provided, be rendered by the attorney general or under his direction.  The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, or any successor in interest, shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the attorney general through which the authority shall provide payment to the attorney general of all direct and indirect costs of the attorney general's representation of the authority, and the attorney general may retain and expend such funds without further appropriation for the purpose of defraying such costs.
MA Gen L ch 12 § 3e (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys|Section 3e - Defense of Actions Against Officers or Employees

Section 3E. Upon the filing with the attorney general of a written request by an officer or employee of any agency within the executive office of health and human services or the department of education, that the attorney general defend him in any action alleging an intentional or unintentional tort or other wrongful act or omission, or violation of the civil rights of any person under any federal or state law, arising out of the operation of said agencies within the executive office of health and human services or of the department of education, the attorney general shall, if after investigation it appears to him that such officer or employee was at the time the cause of action arose acting within the scope of his official duties of employment, take over the management and defense of such action. The attorney general may adjust or settle any such action at any time before, during or after trial, if he finds after investigation that the plaintiff is entitled to damages from such officer or employee.
MA Gen L ch 12 § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 12 - Department of the Attorney General, and the District Attorneys|Section 4 - Claims of Commonwealth; Enforcement

Section 4. He shall enforce the collection of such money due on the bonds, notes and securities listed in the accounts transmitted to him under section nine of chapter ten, and the performance of such conditions therein referred to as, with due regard to the situation of the debtors, he may consider that the interests of the commonwealth require.