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Massachusetts Statutes

§ 54 — Aid to governor in performance of duties

Massachusetts § 54
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title IIEXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Ch. 22CTHE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 54 (2026).

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Section 54. Constables, city marshals, chiefs of police and all other police officers shall, within the respective cities and towns, aid the governor in the performance of his duties whenever called upon, and any such officer who refuses so to do when called upon shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than three months.

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