General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 268A Conduct of Public Officials and Employees
- Massachusetts General Laws - Definitions - Chapter 268A, Section 1
In this chapter the following words, unless a different meaning is required by the context or is specifically prescribed, shall have the following meanings:— (a)...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Corrupt gifts, offers or promises to influence official acts; corruption of witnesses - Chapter 268A, Section 2
(a) Whoever, directly or indirectly, corruptly gives, offers or promises anything of value to any state, county or municipal employee, or to any person who...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Gifts, offers or promises for acts performed or to be performed; corruption of witnesses; solicitation of gifts; witness fees; regulations - Chapter 268A, Section 3
(a) Whoever knowingly, otherwise than as provided by law for the proper discharge of official duty, directly or indirectly, gives, offers or promises anything of...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Other compensation; offer, gift, receipt or request; acting as agent or attorney for other than state; legislators; special state employees - Chapter 268A, Section 4
(a) No state employee shall otherwise than as provided by law for the proper discharge of official duties, directly or indirectly receive or request compensation...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Former state employees; acting as agent or attorney or receiving compensation; partners of state employees or legislators - Chapter 268A, Section 5
(a) A former state employee who knowingly acts as agent or attorney for, or receives compensation directly or indirectly from anyone other than the commonwealth...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Financial interest of state employee, relative or associates; disclosure - Chapter 268A, Section 6
(a) Except as permitted by this section, any state employee who participates as such employee in a particular matter in which to his knowledge he,...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Conflict of interest of public official; reporting requirement - Chapter 268A, Section 6A
Any public official, as defined by section one of chapter two hundred and sixty-eight B, who in the discharge of his official duties would be...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Candidates for employment as state employee; disclosure of relation to state employee - Chapter 268A, Section 6B
Each candidate for employment as a state employee shall be required by the hiring authority as part of the application process to disclose, in writing,...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Financial interest in contracts of state agency; application of section - Chapter 268A, Section 7
A state employee who has a financial interest, directly or indirectly, in a contract made by a state agency, in which the commonwealth or a...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Public building or construction contracts - Chapter 268A, Section 8
No state, county or municipal employee and no person acting or purporting to act on behalf of such employee, or any state, county or municipal...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Members of state commissions or boards; prohibited appointments to other positions - Chapter 268A, Section 8A
No member of a state commission or board shall be eligible for appointment or election by the members of such commission or board to any...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Members of commonwealth utilities commission; prohibited lobbying activities - Chapter 268A, Section 8B
No member of the commonwealth utilities commission, appointed pursuant to section 2 of chapter 25, or the commissioner of telecommunications and cable shall, within one...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Avoiding, rescinding or canceling state agency actions resulting from violations of chapter; restitution and damages - Chapter 268A, Section 9
(a) In addition to any other remedies provided by law, any violation of sections 2 to 8, inclusive, or section 23 which has substantially influenced...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Opinions of state ethics commission - Chapter 268A, Section 10
The state ethics commission shall issue opinions interpreting the requirements of this chapter in accordance with clause (g) of section three of chapter two hundred...
- Massachusetts General Laws - County employees; receiving or requesting compensation from, or acting as agent or attorney for other than county agency - Chapter 268A, Section 11
(a) No county employee shall, otherwise than as provided for the proper discharge of official duties, directly or indirectly receive or request compensation from anyone...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Former county employees; acting as attorney or receiving compensation from other than county; partners of employees or former employees or legislators - Chapter 268A, Section 12
(a) A former county employee who knowingly acts as agent or attorney for or receives compensation directly or indirectly from anyone other than a county...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Financial interest of county employee, relatives or associates; disclosure - Chapter 268A, Section 13
(a) Except as permitted by paragraph (b), a county employee who participates as such an employee in a particular matter in which to his knowledge...
- Massachusetts General Laws - County employees; financial interest in contracts of county agency - Chapter 268A, Section 14
A county employee who has a financial interest, directly or indirectly, in a contract made by a county agency of the same county, in which...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Avoiding, rescinding or canceling county agency actions resulting from violations of chapter; restitution and damages - Chapter 268A, Section 15
(a) In addition to any other remedies provided by law, a violation of section 2, 3, 8, or sections 11 to 14, inclusive, or section...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Members of county commission or board; restrictions on appointments to certain positions - Chapter 268A, Section 15A
No member of a county commission or board shall be eligible for appointment or election by the members of such commission or board to any...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1978, 210, Sec. 19 - Chapter 268A, Section 16
Repealed, 1978, 210, Sec.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Municipal employees; gift or receipt of compensation from other than municipality; acting as agent or attorney - Chapter 268A, Section 17
(a) No municipal employee shall, otherwise than as provided by law for the proper discharge of official duties, directly or indirectly receive or request compensation...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Former municipal employee; acting as attorney or receiving compensation; from other than municipality; partners - Chapter 268A, Section 18
(a) A former municipal employee who knowingly acts as agent or attorney for or receives compensation, directly or indirectly from anyone other than the same...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Municipal employees, relatives or associates; financial interest in particular matter - Chapter 268A, Section 19
(a) Except as permitted by paragraph (b), a municipal employee who participates as such an employee in a particular matter in which to his knowledge...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Municipal employees; financial interest in contracts; holding one or more elected positions - Chapter 268A, Section 20
(a) A municipal employee who has a financial interest, directly or indirectly, in a contract made by a municipal agency of the same city or...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Avoiding, rescinding or canceling municipal action resulting from violations of chapter; restitution and damages - Chapter 268A, Section 21
(a) In addition to any other remedies provided by law, a finding by the commission pursuant to an adjudicatory proceeding that there has been any...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Members of municipal commission or board; restrictions on appointments to certain positions - Chapter 268A, Section 21A
Except as hereinafter provided, no member of a municipal commission or board shall be eligible for appointment or election by the members of such commission...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Prospective municipal appointees; demanding undated resignations prohibited - Chapter 268A, Section 21B
No mayor, city manager, or town manager shall require a prospective appointee to a board, commission or position under his jurisdiction to submit as a...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Opinions of corporation counsel, city solicitor or town counsel - Chapter 268A, Section 22
Any municipal employee shall be entitled to the opinion of the corporation counsel, city solicitor or town counsel upon any question arising under this chapter...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Supplemental provisions; standards of conduct - Chapter 268A, Section 23
(a) In addition to the other provisions of this chapter, and in supplement thereto, standards of conduct, as hereinafter set forth, are hereby established for...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Trustees of public institutions of higher learning; prohibited positions - Chapter 268A, Section 23A
No trustee of any public institution of higher education operated by the commonwealth shall be eligible to be appointed to or hold any other office...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Disclosures and certifications; form; public inspection - Chapter 268A, Section 24
All disclosures and certifications provided for in this chapter and made in accordance with its provisions shall be made in writing and, unless otherwise specifically...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Suspension of persons under indictment for misconduct in office; notice; compensation and fringe benefits; temporary replacements; reinstatement - Chapter 268A, Section 25
An officer or employee of a county, city, town or district, howsoever formed, including, but not limited to, regional school districts and regional planning districts,...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Penalty for violations of clause (b)(2) or (b)(4) of Sec. 23 - Chapter 268A, Section 26
(a) Any person who, directly or through another, with fraudulent intent, violates clause (2) or (4) of subsection (b) of section 23, or any person...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Publication of summaries of Chapter 268A; filing of acknowledgment by employees - Chapter 268A, Section 27
The commission shall prepare, and update as necessary, summaries of this chapter for state, county, and municipal employees, respectively, which the commission shall publish on...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Online training programs - Chapter 268A, Section 28
The state ethics commission shall prepare and update from time to time the following online training programs, which the commission shall publish on its official...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Municipal liaisons to state ethics commission - Chapter 268A, Section 29
Each municipality, acting through its city council, board of selectmen, or board of aldermen, shall designate a senior level employee of the municipality as its...
Last modified: September 11, 2015