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Massachusetts Statutes

§ 5 — Legal counsel

Massachusetts § 5
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title IIEXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Ch. 19DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19, § 5 (2026).

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Section 5. The commissioner shall appoint a member of the Massachusetts bar to serve as legal counsel to the commissioner. Such legal counsel shall devote full time to his duties. Such legal counsel shall have been a member of the bar for not less than six years and shall have been actively engaged in the practice of law.

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