Massachusetts Statutes

§ 3 — Rewards or gifts for services; failure to perform duties

Massachusetts § 3

JurisdictionMassachusetts

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title XXPUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER

Ch. 147STATE AND OTHER POLICE, AND CERTAIN POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND INSPECTIONS OF THE DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, § 3 (2026).

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Section 3. Any inspector of the division 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 inspector who fails to faithfully perform his duties shall be immediately discharged from office.

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