Skip to Content

General Laws

Click to PrintPrint Page

Section 1Attorney general; supervision of department; salary; qualifications; term limitation
Section 2Assistants and employees; appointment; duties; compensation; tenure; vacancies
Section 2AAttorney general; disability; filling vacancies
Section 2BAnnual personnel report
Section 3Appearances for commonwealth, prosecution or defense; rendering of legal services; payment of expenses for representation of department of transportation
Section 3A to 3DRepealed, 1978, 512, Sec. 1
Section 3EDefense of actions against officers or employees
Section 4Claims of commonwealth; enforcement
Section 4AAcceptance of gifts or grants of money or property
Section 5Civil actions to recover money for commonwealth
Section 5AFalse claims; definitions
Section 5BFalse claims; liability
Section 5CViolations under Secs. 5B to 5O; investigation by attorney general; relators; civil actions
Section 5DProsecution by attorney general; relator’s right to continue as party to action
Section 5EAlternate remedies available to determine civil penalty
Section 5FPayments to relators; limitations
Section 5GActions brought against governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer, secretary of state, etc.; limitations
Section 5HMoney recovered by commonwealth; false claims prosecution fund
Section 5IAwards of attorney general fees and expenses; awards of costs and attorney fees against relators; liability
Section 5JEmployers preventing employees from acting to further false claim actions; liability
Section 5KLimitation of actions; intervention by attorney general; final judgments in criminal proceedings
Section 5LPreponderance of the evidence standard
Section 5MRules, regulations or guidelines; attorney general
Section 5NCivil investigative demands; attorney general
Section 5OAgency reporting requirements
Section 6Consultation with and giving of advice and assistance to district attorneys
Section 6AConferences of district attorneys and other officials; notification as to new laws
Section 7Persons intruding on land, property or rights of commonwealth; prosecution
Section 8Due application of charity funds enforced
Section 8ADefinitions applicable to Secs. 8A to 8M
Section 8BDivision of public charities; duties
Section 8CDirector of public charities; designation
Section 8DEmployees; appointment and removal
Section 8ECharitable corporations; registration by filing of information; exceptions; penalties; enforcement
Section 8FAnnual reports of public charities; financial statements; fees; penalties; enforcement
Section 8GAttorney general as a party; service
Section 8HInvestigations by attorney general
Section 8ICompliance with investigations; enforcement; penalties
Section 8JRules and regulations
Section 8KGift for public charitable purpose; presumed intention
Section 8LFiscal records
Section 8MPublic records; inspection
Section 8NFees, costs, penalties and other monies; general fund
Section 9Advice and aid to general court and committees
Section 10Violations of court orders; restraint of trade; institution of investigations and appropriate actions
Section 11Annual report of cases handled
Section 11ADivision of civil rights and liberties
Section 11BBoard of commissioners on uniform state laws; obscene literature commission
Section 11CNarcotic and harmful drugs; training program for law enforcement officers
Section 11DDivision of environmental protection
Section 11EPublic utilities; office of ratepayer advocacy; intervention in legal proceedings on behalf of consumers; expenditure of funds; expert or consultant; information requests
Section 11FInsurance companies; intervention in legal proceedings on behalf of consumers; expenditure of funds
Section 11GLocal consumer aid fund; eligibility for assistance
Section 11HViolations of constitutional rights; civil actions by attorney general; venue
Section 11IViolations of constitutional rights; civil actions by aggrieved persons; costs and fees
Section 11JViolations of constitutional rights; temporary restraining orders and injunctions; violations; punishment; vacation of order
Section 11KDivision of victim compensation and assistance
Section 11LUnlicensed mental health and unlicensed health professionals; sexual contact with patients or clients; temporary restraining order, injunction; violation; penalty
Section 11MDivision of gaming enforcement
Section 11NMonitoring health care market trends; investigation of unfair methods of competition or anti-competitive behavior; exemption or waiver from federal law
Section 12District attorneys; qualifications; election; term; appearances
Section 13Districts for administration of criminal law or defense of civil actions
Section 14Repealed, 1987, 723, Sec. 1
Section 15Practice of law prohibited; salary
Section 16Salaries of assistant district attorneys
Section 17Repealed, 1923, 398, Sec. 3
Section 18Appointment of an assistant to district attorney; compensation
Section 19Suffolk district; appointment of messengers and other employees
Section 20Additional legal assistants; tenure; compensation; powers
Section 20ASuffolk and Northern districts; special assistant district attorney, appointment and removal; duties; power; salary
Section 20BRepealed, 1975, 835, Sec. 3
Section 20CSpecial assistant district attorneys; appointment, removal and salary; participation in federal demonstration programs
Section 20DDistrict Attorneys Association; executive director; report on criminally prosecuted child abuse and neglect cases
Section 21Suffolk district; police and detective service
Section 22Clerical and stenographic workers
Section 23Payment for traveling expenses; exceptions
Section 24Expenses payable by commonwealth
Section 25Advanced expenses; conditions; vouchers
Section 25AAdvance of expenses necessary in performance of duties; limitation; accounting; unexpended balance
Section 26Court appointment of substitute in absence of attorney general and district attorney
Section 27District attorneys; duties; control of attorney general
Section 28Suits on recognizances; discontinuance
Section 29Accounting for fees, bills of costs and money received
Section 30Fees for services in performance of duty; appearance in civil action
Section 31Repealed, 1975, 10, Sec. 4
Section 32Community based juvenile justice programs; district attorneys