General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 268B Financial Disclosure by Certain Public Officials and Employees

• Massachusetts General Laws - Definitions - Chapter 268B, Section 1
  As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise have the following meanings: “Amount”, a category of value, rather...
• Massachusetts General Laws - State ethics commission - Chapter 268B, Section 2
  (a) There is established a state ethics commission composed of five members. At no time shall more than three members be from the same political...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Powers and duties of the commission - Chapter 268B, Section 3
  The commission shall: (a) prescribe and publish, pursuant to chapter 30A, rules and regulations: (1) to carry out this chapter, including rules governing the conduct...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Investigations by the commission - Chapter 268B, Section 4
  (a) Upon receipt of a sworn complaint signed under the penalties of perjury, or upon receipt of evidence which is deemed sufficient by the commission,...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Statements of financial interests - Chapter 268B, Section 5
  (a) Every candidate for public office shall file a statement of financial interest for the preceding calendar year with the commission on or before the...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Gifts from executive or legislative agents; exclusions to be established by state ethics commission - Chapter 268B, Section 6
  No executive or legislative agent shall knowingly and willfully offer or give to any public official or public employee or a member of such person’s...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Penalties for violation of confidentiality and for perjury - Chapter 268B, Section 7
  Any person who violates the confidentiality of a commission inquiry under the provisions of paragraph (a) of section four of this chapter shall be punished...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Retribution for engaging in commission proceedings - Chapter 268B, Section 8
  No officer or employee of the commonwealth or of any county, city or town shall discharge an officer or employee, or change his official rank,...

Last modified: September 11, 2015