General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 221A The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation Act

• Massachusetts General Laws - Definitions - Chapter 221A, Section 1
  As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:— “Board”, the board of directors of the Massachusetts Legal Assistance...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Creation of corporation; purpose - Chapter 221A, Section 2
  There is hereby created a body politic and corporate to be known as the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation for the purpose of providing financial support...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Board of directors - Chapter 221A, Section 3
  The corporation shall be governed and its corporate powers exercised by a board of directors consisting of eleven persons, one of whom shall be the...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Executive director; employees - Chapter 221A, Section 4
  The board shall hire an executive director and establish his salary. The executive director shall be the chief administrative and operational officer of the corporation....
• Massachusetts General Laws - Vice chairman, secretary and treasurer of board of directors; duties; bond - Chapter 221A, Section 5
  The directors shall annually elect one of their members as vice chairman and shall designate a secretary and treasurer who need not be members of...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Powers of corporation - Chapter 221A, Section 6
  The corporation shall have the following powers: (a) to make, amend, and repeal by-laws, rules and regulations, for the management of its affairs; (b) to...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Compliance of recipients and employees with chapter provisions and rules, etc.; attorney responsibilities; non-English speaking clients - Chapter 221A, Section 7
  The corporation shall have authority to insure the compliance of recipients and their employees with the provisions of this chapter and the rules, regulations, and...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Participation in litigation; influencing legislation; political activity; attorney compensation - Chapter 221A, Section 8
  The corporation shall not itself participate in litigation unless the corporation or a recipient of the corporation is a party, or a recipient is representing...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Financial assistance to state and local programs - Chapter 221A, Section 9
  The corporation shall, subject to appropriation or to the amount of monies available from the fund, or from funds made available from any other public...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Annual report - Chapter 221A, Section 10
  The corporation shall annually submit a complete and detailed report of its activities within ninety days after the end of the fiscal year to the...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Audit - Chapter 221A, Section 11
  The books and records of the corporation shall be subject to a biennial audit by the auditor of the commonwealth.
• Massachusetts General Laws - Legal assistance fund; applications; financial statements - Chapter 221A, Section 12
  There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a fund, as defined in section one. The corporation shall establish procedures...

Last modified: September 11, 2015