Section 3. A sheriff may appoint deputies, who shall be sworn before performing any official act.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title VI - Counties and County Officers
Section 3 - Deputies; Appointment; Oath
Section 4 - Special Sheriff; Appointment; Oath; Bond; Powers
Section 5 - Special Sheriffs; Powers and Duties
Section 7 - Failure to Post Bond; Penalty
Section 8 - Suits on Bonds of Sheriffs
Section 9 - Copies of Sheriff's Bonds; Source; Use as Evidence
Section 10 - Suits Against Sheriff; Procedure for Satisfying Judgment
Section 11 - Duties of Sheriffs and Deputies; Service of Precepts
Section 12 - Duties of Sheriffs and Deputies; Service of Demands, Notices and Citations
Section 13 - Powers and Duties; Requisition of Aid
Section 14 - Service of Writs and Precepts After Removal
Section 15 - Service of Writs Against the Sheriff or Deputies
Section 16 - Attendance at Sessions of Courts
Section 21 - Traveling Expenses
Section 21a - Travel Vouchers or Other Verification of Travel Expenses
Section 22 - Accounting of Fees; Disposition of Funds
Section 24 - Transportation of Prisoners or Persons in Custody; Sheriffs' Duties
Section 25 - Transportation of Prisoners or Persons in Custody; Costs; Appropriations; Report