Massachusetts § 16 Requiring political contributions or services of persons in public service prohibited; penalty

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 16 — Requiring political contributions or services of persons in public service prohibited; penalty

Massachusetts § 16

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title VIIIELECTIONS

Ch. 55DISCLOSURE AND REGULATION OF CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS

This text of Massachusetts § 16 (Requiring political contributions or services of persons in public service prohibited; penalty) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Massachusetts primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 16 (2026).

Text

Section 16. No person in the public service shall, for that reason, be under obligation to contribute to any political fund, or to render any political service, and shall not be removed or otherwise prejudiced for refusing to do so.Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Nearby Sections

3

§ 16

Requiring political contributions or services of persons in public service prohibited; penalty

§ 16A

Obligation to make political contribution or render political service; penalty

§ 16B

Obligation to make political contributions or render political service by persons employed for compensation; penalties

View on official source ↗

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)

Massachusetts § 16, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ma/55/16.