Massachusetts Statutes

§ 173 — Destruction or sale of records and papers

Massachusetts § 173

JurisdictionMassachusetts

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title XXILABOR AND INDUSTRIES

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 173 (2026).

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Section 173. The commissioner, having first obtained authority from the governor and council, may destroy or sell all such records, papers and schedules accumulated in the department as in his judgment are of no value.

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