General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 12A Office of Inspector General

• Massachusetts General Laws - Definitions - Chapter 12A, Section 1
  As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the following words shall have the following meanings:— “Construction”, the process of planning, acquiring, designing,...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Establishment of office; appointment and removal of inspector general - Chapter 12A, Section 2
  There is hereby established an office of inspector general, hereinafter called the office. There shall be in said office an inspector general, who shall be...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Inspector general council; establishment - Chapter 12A, Section 3
  There shall be an inspector general council which shall consist of the attorney general, the state auditor, the secretary of public safety, the state comptroller,...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Employees; appointment and removal, salaries, qualifications - Chapter 12A, Section 4
  The inspector general may, subject to appropriation, appoint and may remove such employees, as he deems necessary to perform the duties of his office, including...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Inspector general; salary - Chapter 12A, Section 5
  The inspector general council shall annually set the salary of the inspector general which salary shall not exceed ninety per cent of the salary of...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Rules and regulations - Chapter 12A, Section 6
  The office shall, pursuant to the provisions of chapter thirty A, promulgate rules and regulations which shall govern its proceedings. The state secretary shall not...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Purpose - Chapter 12A, Section 7
  The office of inspector general shall act to prevent and detect fraud, waste and abuse in the expenditure of public funds, whether state, federal, or...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Duties - Chapter 12A, Section 8
  The inspector general may supervise, coordinate and conduct audits and investigations, when necessary, relating to programs and operations described in section seven. He shall review...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Inspection of records and papers; investigations; summons - Chapter 12A, Section 9
  The inspector general in carrying out the provisions of this chapter shall have access to all records, reports, audits, reviews, papers, books, documents, recommendations, correspondence,...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Reports to attorney general or United States attorney - Chapter 12A, Section 10
  In carrying out his duties and responsibilities, the inspector general shall report to the attorney general, the United States attorney, or both, whenever the inspector...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Civil actions - Chapter 12A, Section 11
  The inspector general shall have the authority to institute a civil recovery action if authorized by the attorney general. In any case where the inspector...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Annual and interim reports - Chapter 12A, Section 12
  The office of inspector general shall, not later than April thirtieth of each year, prepare a report summarizing the activities of the office for the...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Confidentiality of records - Chapter 12A, Section 13
  All records of the office of inspector general shall be confidential unless, it is necessary for the inspector general to make such records public in...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Complaints by public employees; investigation - Chapter 12A, Section 14
  (a) The inspector general may receive and investigate complaints or information from any public employee concerning the possible existence of any activity constituting fraud, waste...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Summons for witness to attend and testify - Chapter 12A, Section 15
  Whenever the inspector general has reason to believe that a person has information with respect to any matter which is within the inspector general’s jurisdiction...

Last modified: September 11, 2015