Chapter 31 - Civil Service

Section 1 - Definitions
Section 2 - Powers and Duties of Commission
Section 3 - Rules
Section 4 - New or Amended Rules; Hearings; Publication
Section 5 - Powers and Duties of Administrator
Section 6 - Appointments; Requisitions
Section 6a - Performance Evaluation System; Implementation
Section 6b - Weight of Performance Evaluation in Promotions
Section 6c - Employee Disagreement With Evaluation; Appeal
Section 7 - Promotional Appointments in Official Service
Section 8 - Promotional Appointments in Official Service Within Same Departmental Unit
Section 9 - Departmental Promotional Examinations
Section 10 - Alternate Departmental Promotional Examinations
Section 11 - Competitive Promotional Examinations
Section 12 - Provisional Appointments
Section 13 - Provisional Appointments; Notice; Filing
Section 14 - Provisional Appointments; Authorization; Reports; Length of Service; Termination
Section 15 - Provisional Promotions
Section 16 - Scope of Examinations; Marks; Appointments Based Solely on Training and Experience
Section 17 - Persons With Bachelor's Degrees; Examination; Eligible List; Certification
Section 18 - Notice of Examinations for Original Appointments; Posting
Section 19 - Notice of Examination for Promotional Appointments; Posting
Section 20 - Applications for Examination or Registration; Fees; Requests for Information
Section 21 - Educational and Physical Requirements; Eligibility Based on Gender
Section 22 - Passing Requirements of Examinations; Credits; Requests for Review
Section 23 - Review of Examination Papers; Errors
Section 24 - Appeals; Petitions
Section 25 - Eligible Lists; Certification; Refusal to Accept Employment
Section 26 - Order of Persons on Eligible Lists; Veteran's Preference; Disabled Veterans; Fire and Police Service
Section 27 - Appointment or Promotion; Manner of Selection
Section 28 - Labor Service Applicants; Eligibility; Age Limit; Veteran's Preference
Section 28a - Appointment of Apprentice Lineman; Age Restrictions
Section 29 - Labor Service Appointments; Promotional Bulletins
Section 30 - Promotional Appointments From Labor Service to Official Service
Section 31 - Emergency Appointments; Renewal
Section 32 - Emergency Appointments to Laborer Positions; Renewal
Section 33 - Seniority; Computing Length of Service
Section 34 - Probationary Periods
Section 35 - Transfers
Section 36 - Transfers From Official Service to Labor Service Positions
Section 37 - Leaves of Absence
Section 38 - Unauthorized Leaves of Absence; Reports; Separation From Employment; Review
Section 39 - Separation From Employment; Lack of Work or Money; Abolition of Position; Disability
Section 39a - Conditional Employees
Section 40 - Reemployment List
Section 41 - Discharge; Removal; Suspension; Transfer; Abolition of Office; Reduction of Rank or Pay; Hearings; Review
Section 41a - Discharge, Removal or Suspension; Hearing Before Disinterested Hearing Officer; Review
Section 42 - Complaints; Hearings; Jurisdiction; Filing of Civil Action
Section 43 - Hearings Before Commission
Section 44 - Judicial Review
Section 45 - Reimbursement for Defense Expenses
Section 46 - Reinstatement; Hearings
Section 47 - Blind Persons; Examinations; Temporary Appointment of Persons With an Intellectual Disability
Section 47a - Disadvantaged Persons; Certified Work-Training Programs; Examination; Eligible Lists; Appointment
Section 48 - Civil Service Offices and Positions; Exemptions
Section 48a - Career Management Service Program; Designation of Positions; Selection of Persons; Annual Listing; Performance Appraisal System
Section 49 - Students in Temporary Position Appropriate to Academic Interest; Appointments to Certain State Positions Subject to or Exempt From Civil Service Law; Confidential Employees
Section 50 - Persons Ineligible for Civil Service
Section 51 - Cities; Civil Service Offices and Positions
Section 52 - Towns; Civil Service Offices and Positions
Section 53 - Application of Chapter to Municipalities; School Districts; Elections
Section 54 - Petitions; Number of Signatures; Filing
Section 55 - Signatures to Petitions; Certification; Objections
Section 56 - Incumbents; Status; Seniority; Transfer of School Employees
Section 57 - Permanent Positions in City Labor Service; Removal of Intermittent Junior Building Custodians; Certification of Inspector of Wires
Section 58 - Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters; Qualification
Section 58a - Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters; Maximum Age Restrictions
Section 59 - Municipal Police Officers and Fire Fighters; Examinations; Appointments and Promotions
Section 60 - Intermittent or Reserve Police or Fire Forces; Appointments to Regular Force
Section 60a - Intermittent or Reserve Police or Fire Force Members; Effect of Refusals to Accept Employment on Permanent Basis in Regular Police or Fire Force
Section 61 - Municipal Police Officers or Fire Fighters; Probationary Periods; Evaluation
Section 61a - Police Officer and Firefighter Health and Physical Fitness Standards
Section 61b - Wellness Program for Police Officers and Firefighters
Section 62 - Punishment Duty; Police Officers or Fire Fighters
Section 62a - Punishment Duty; Police Officers or Firefighters Employed by Cities or Towns
Section 63 - Paraplegic Persons; Municipal Police or Fire Departments; Appointments
Section 64 - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police; Qualifications
Section 65 - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police; Appointments and Promotions; Probationary Periods; Evaluation
Section 66 - Labor Service Positions in Highways Department; Certification; Promotions; Districts
Section 67 - Annual List of Civil Service Employees; Posting; Enforcement; Penalties
Section 68 - Reports of Appointment, Promotion, Demotion, Leaves of Absence, Etc.
Section 69 - Reports of Appointment or Employment by Appointing Authority Upon Request; Enforcement; Penalties
Section 70 - Records; Examination Papers; Inspection; Destruction
Section 71 - Rosters of Positions; Filing; Use; Penalties
Section 72 - Investigations; Subpoenas; Summoning Witnesses, Etc.
Section 73 - Violations; Notice; Writs of Mandamus
Section 74 - Prohibited Activities; Penalties
Section 75 - Rights of Municipal Employees
Section 76 - Positions Subject to Federal Merit System Standards; Minimum Qualifications
Section 77 - Enforcement of Laws and Rules