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Massachusetts Statutes

§ 98B — Foot patrol

Massachusetts § 98B
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title VIICITIES, TOWNS AND DISTRICTS
Ch. 41OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF CITIES, TOWNS AND DISTRICTS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 98B (2026).

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Section 98B. In every city or town which has a population of forty thousand or more and which accepts the provisions of this section there shall be at all times a minimum of one police officer on foot patrol for every ten thousand inhabitants or major portion thereof.''On foot patrol'', as used in this section, shall mean an assignment to patrol a certain area on foot.

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