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§ 178O — Liability of public officials and employees for sex offender registry information

Massachusetts § 178O
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title IIEXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Ch. 6THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL, CERTAIN OFFICERS UNDER THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL, AND STATE LIBRARY

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 178O (2026).

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Section 178O. Police officials and other public employees acting in good faith shall not be liable in a civil or criminal proceeding for any publication on the internet under section 178D or other dissemination of sex offender registry information or for any act or omission pursuant to the provisions of sections 178C to 178P, inclusive.

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