Massachusetts § 21B Prospective municipal appointees; demanding undated resignations prohibited

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 21B — Prospective municipal appointees; demanding undated resignations prohibited

Massachusetts § 21B

Part IVCRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Title ICRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

Ch. 268ACONDUCT OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268A, § 21B (2026).

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Section 21B. No mayor, city manager, or town manager shall require a prospective appointee to a board, commission or position under his jurisdiction to submit as a condition precedent to said appointment an undated resignation from said board, commission or position. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.

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