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GENERAL LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS

TITLE X.
PUBLIC RECORDS.

 

CHAPTER 66. PUBLIC RECORDS.

 

Chapter 66, Section 1. Supervision of public records; powers and duties.

 

Chapter 66, Section 2. Repealed, 1977, 80, Sec. 1.

 

Chapter 66, Section 3. "Record", defined; quality of paper and film; microfilm records.

 

Chapter 66, Section 4. Regulation of recording materials and devices; mandamus.

 

Chapter 66, Section 5. Municipal records; copies.

 

Chapter 66, Section 5A. Records of meetings of boards and commissions; contents.

 

Chapter 66, Section 6. Records of public proceedings; preparation; custody.

 

Chapter 66, Section 7. Custody of old and other records.

 

Chapter 66, Section 8. Preservation and destruction of records, books and papers.

 

Chapter 66, Section 8A. Destruction of certain records by city and town clerks if micro-photographed.

 

Chapter 66, Section 9. Preservation and copying of worn, etc., records.

 

Chapter 66, Section 10. Public inspection and copies of records; presumption; exceptions.

 

Chapter 66, Section 11. Fireproof vaults and safes.

 

Chapter 66, Section 12. Arrangement of records.

 

Chapter 66, Section 13. Custodian to demand records; compelling compliance.

 

Chapter 66, Section 14. Surrender of records by retiring officer.

 

Chapter 66, Section 15. Penalties.

 

Chapter 66, Section 16. Surrender of church records; jurisdiction of superior court.

 

Chapter 66, Section 17. Municipality in which records to be kept; penalty.

 

Chapter 66, Section 17A. Public assistance records; public inspection; destruction.

 

Chapter 66, Section 17B. Repealed, 1973, 1050, Sec. 4.

 

Chapter 66, Section 17C. Failure to maintain public records of meetings; orders to maintain.

 

Chapter 66, Section 17D. Massachusetts natural heritage program data base; division records; site-specific rare species information.

 

Chapter 66, Section 18. Application of chapter.