Massachusetts General Laws
Title X - Public Records
Chapter 66 - Public Records

Section 1 - Supervision of Public Records; Powers and Duties - Section 1. The supervisor of public records, in this chapter...

Section 1a - Creation of Educational Materials; Preparation of Forms and Reference Materials; Operation of Website; Development of Best Practices - Section 1A. The supervisor of records shall: (i) create educational...

Section 3 - ''record'' Defined; Quality of Paper and Film; Microfilm Records - Section 3. The word ''record'' in this chapter shall mean...

Section 3a - Recommendations for Employment Submitted in Support of Candidates Hired by the Commonwealth; Use of Recommendation by Hiring Authority - Section 3A. Recommendations for employment submitted in support of candidates...

Section 4 - Regulation of Recording Materials and Devices; Mandamus - Section 4. No ink shall be used upon any permanent...

Section 5 - Municipal Records; Copies - Section 5. County commissioners, city councils and selectmen may cause...

Section 5a - Records of Meetings of Boards and Commissions; Contents - Section 5A. The records, required to be kept by sections...

Section 6 - Records of Public Proceedings; Preparation; Custody - Section 6. Every department, board, commission or office of the...

Section 6a - Records Access Officers; Designation; Powers and Duties - Section 6A. (a) Each agency and municipality shall designate 1...

Section 7 - Custody of Old and Other Records - Section 7. Every town clerk shall have the custody of...

Section 8 - Preservation and Destruction of Records, Books and Papers - Section 8. Every original paper belonging to the files of...

Section 8a - Destruction of Certain Records by City and Town Clerks if Micro-Photographed - Section 8A. Any provision of general or special law to...

Section 8b - Destruction or Disposal of Records in Accordance With Chapter 93i - Section 8B. Records or documents required to be destroyed or...

Section 9 - Preservation and Copying of Worn, etc., Records - Section 9. Every person having custody of any public record...

Section 10 - Inspection and Copies of Public Records; Requests; Written Responses; Extension of Time; Fees - Section 10. (a) A records access officer appointed pursuant to...

Section 10a - Petition for Determination of Violation of Sec. 10; Enforcement by Attorney General; Civil Actions - Section 10A. (a) If an agency or municipality fails to...

Section 10b - Records Divulging Name, Home or Email Address and Phone Number; Persons Who Own, Possess or Have License to Carry Firearms; Government Personnel - Section 10B. The commissioner of the department of criminal justice...

Section 11 - Fireproof Vaults and Safes - Section 11. Officers in charge of a state department, county...

Section 12 - Arrangement of Records - Section 12. All such records shall be kept in the...

Section 13 - Custodian to Demand Records; Compelling Compliance - Section 13. Whoever is entitled to the custody of public...

Section 14 - Surrender of Records by Retiring Officer - Section 14. Whoever has custody of any public records shall,...

Section 15 - Penalties - Section 15. Whoever unlawfully keeps in his possession any public...

Section 16 - Surrender of Church Records; Jurisdiction of Superior Court - Section 16. If a church, parish, religious society, monthly meeting...

Section 17 - Municipality in Which Records to Be Kept; Contracts for Records Storage; Penalty - Section 17. Except as otherwise provided by law, all public...

Section 17a - Public Assistance Records; Public Inspection; Destruction - Section 17A. The records of the department of transitional assistance,...

Section 17c - Failure to Maintain Public Records of Meetings; Orders to Maintain - Section 17C. Upon proof of failure of a governmental body...

Section 17d - Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program Data Base; Division Records; Site-Specific Rare Species Information - Section 17D. Records of the division of fisheries and wildlife...

Section 17e - Local Filing Offices; Former Article 9 Uniform Commercial Code Records; Revised Article 9 Records - Section 17E. (a) In this section the following words shall...

Section 18 - Application of Chapter - Section 18. This chapter shall not apply to the records...

Section 19 - Electronic Record Keeping Systems and Databases; Capability Requirements; Storage Contracts; Certain Records to Be Available on Searchable Website - Section 19. (a) When designing or acquiring an electronic record...

Section 20 - Payroll, Financial and Other Data in Centralized State Accounting and Payroll Systems - Section 20. For requests of payroll, financial and other data...

Section 21 - Documents Related to Pensions of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Employees - Section 21. A document made or received by the Massachusetts...