Massachusetts § 56 Agents of Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children; appointment as special officers

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§ 56 — Agents of Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children; appointment as special officers

Massachusetts § 56

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, § 56 (2026).

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Section 56. The colonel may appoint two or more agents of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children as special state police officers for a term of three years, who shall serve without pay and shall have and exercise throughout the commonwealth the powers of state police officers to serve warrants and other criminal processes, except the authority to arrest without warrant.

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Section 56. The colonel may appoint two or more agents of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children as special state police officers for a term of three years, who shall serve without pay and shall have and exercise throughout the commonwealth the powers of state police officers to serve warrants and other criminal processes, except the authority to arrest without warrant.

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