Massachusetts Chapter 22C — The Department of State Police
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 1— Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 2— Department; supervision and control
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 3— Colonel of state police; powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 4— Divisions; heads of divisions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 5— Division of field services
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 6— Division of investigation and intelligence; investigation and prosecution of state firearm crimes; criminal firearms and trafficking unit
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 7— Division of special police services
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 8— Division of support services
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 9— Experts, clerks and assistants; appointment and removal
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 10— Appointments to department of state police; governor's authorization; restrictions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 10A— State police cadet program
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 11— Appointment for initial enlistment; competitive examination; eligible list
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 12— Misdemeanors committed in presence of on-duty uniformed member; enforcement powers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 13— Charges against uniformed member; trial; review: suspension; other disciplinary actions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 14— Felony or controlled substance convictions; receipt of gratuities for official services
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 15— Oath of office
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 16— Expenses for injuries sustained during employment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 17— Estimate of expenses and patrolling time; recommendation of appropriations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 18— Additional work time; compensation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 19— Uniforms and identification cards; rules and regulations; violations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 20— Training programs for newly enlisted and uniformed department members
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 21— Training programs for city or town police officers and certain state employees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 22— Evaluation reports; annual filing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 23— Affirmative action office; responsibilities; annual report
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 24— Separation from employment due to lack of work or money or abolition of positions; reinstatement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 24A— Persons retired for disability; certification for reinstatement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 25— Notice for promotional examinations; right to appeal questions or results; regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 26— Promotion of uniformed members to title of noncommissioned officer or lieutenant; examination and assessment; eligibility
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 26A— Promotion of uniformed members to title of captain; eligibility; additional criteria
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 27— Vacancies in titles of lieutenant colonel and major
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 28— Repealed, 2024, 140, Sec. 41
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 28A— Base salaries; review of salary schedule; adjustments
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 29— Agreement with Massachusetts department of transportation for police services; contents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 30— Port Authority; agreement for police services; contents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 31— Water resources authority; agreement for police service; contents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 32— Definitions applicable to Secs. 33 to 35
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 33— Collection of hate crime data; regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 34— Hate crime data reports; public record
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 35— Availability of hate crime data to law enforcement and other agencies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 36— Identification of criminals; furnishing of information to other departments and states; transmission of information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in cases where fingerprint identification sent though Interstate Identification Index
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 36A— Identifying and locating information from records; individuals wanted on default or arrest warrants
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 37— Release or discharge of persons confined for certain sexual assaults and other crimes; notification to department and local authorities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 38— Criminal information section; duties and functions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 39— Chemical analysis of narcotic drug or drug substitute, etc.; certificate of results; prima facie evidence
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 39A— Analysis of samples of alcoholic beverages
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 39B— Procedural rules and policies for testing and analysis of drug samples; quality assurance program
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 40— Narcotics unit; duties and functions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 41— Chemist's analysis for presence of sperm cells; certificate of results; prima facie evidence
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 42— Motor vehicle ownership records; certified copies; prima facie evidence
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 43— Persons affected by orders of department; appeals
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 44— Destruction or disposal of certain entertainment permit applications or reports
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 45— Property lost, stolen or taken from arrested persons; unclaimed property; public auction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 46— Perishable property; property deteriorating in value; public auction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 47— Proceeds from public auctions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 48— Claim by owner after public auction; payment to owner
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 49— Police reports; indication of domestic abuse
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 50— Police officers' duties on reservations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 51— Special state police officer appointments upon petition by railroad corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 52— Records of appointments under Sec. 51
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 53— Swearing in of special state police officers; licenses; duration of appointment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 54— Aid to governor in performance of duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 55— [There is no 22C:55.]
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 56— Agents of Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children; appointment as special officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 57— Agents of humane societies and associations; appointment as special officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 58— Port of Boston Authority employees; appointment as special officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 59— Employees of mental health or developmental services departments; appointment as special officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 60— Public health department employees; appointment as special officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 61— Repealed, 2009, 25, Sec. 26
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 62— Employees of state-operated veterans' home; appointment as special officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 63— Employees of colleges, universities, other educational institutions and hospitals; appointment as special officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 64— Civil defense agency employees; appointment as special officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 65— Middlesex County Sanatorium employees; appointment as special officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 66— Employment and training division employees; appointment as special officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 67— State lottery commission employees; appointment as special officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 68— Special state police officers; appointment; powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 69— Standards of skill for special officers licensed under Secs. 56 to 68; rules and regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 70— Gaming enforcement unit
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 71— AMBER alert plan; activation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 72— Special audit unit
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 73— Maintenance of certification or accreditation from state or nationally recognized accrediting agency