[Text of section added by 2020, 253, Sec. 30 effective July 1, 2021. See 2020, 253, Sec. 122.]
Section 12. No officer or employee of the commonwealth or of any county, city, town or district shall discharge an officer or employee, change their official rank, grade or compensation, deny a promotion or take any other adverse action against an officer or employee or threaten to take any such action for providing information to the commission or testifying in any commission proceeding.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 6e - Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission
Section 3 - Powers and Duties of the Commission
Section 4 - Division of Police Certification
Section 5 - Certification of Law Enforcement Agencies
Section 8 - Division of Police Standards
Section 9 - Suspension of Officer Certification
Section 10 - Revocation of Officer Certification
Section 11 - Employment of Decertified Officer Prohibited
Section 12 - Retaliation for Providing Information to or Testifying Before the Commission Prohibited