Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts

Section 1 - Town Officers to Be Elected; Tenure
Section 1a - District Defined
Section 1b - Appointed Town Offices and Boards; Acceptance by Voters
Section 2 - Establishment of New Board or Office; Effect; Increase or Decrease in Board Membership or Number of Officers
Section 3 - City Officers; Powers and Duties
Section 4 - Penalty for Failure to Choose Selectmen or Assessors
Section 4a - Members of Town and District Boards Eligible to Hold Other Offices; Salary
Section 5 - Voting List; Use
Section 6 - Use of Official Ballots; Towns Authorized to Provide For
Section 7 - Use of Official Ballot; Determination of Extent
Section 8 - Handling of Ballots
Section 9 - Handling of Ballots After Tabulation; Sealing
Section 10 - Failure to Elect; Procedure to Fill Vacancy; Notice
Section 11 - Appointment to Fill Vacancy in Town Office
Section 12 - City Clerks; Tenure
Section 13 - Bond of Town Clerk
Section 13a - Bond of City Clerk
Section 13b - Renewal of Licenses and Permits; Delegation of Authority
Section 14 - Temporary Clerk
Section 15 - Town Clerks; Powers and Duties
Section 15a - Certification of Appropriations
Section 16 - Oaths of Town Officers; Return of Certificate
Section 17 - Filing of City Contracts; Penalty for Noncompliance
Section 18 - Assistant City Clerk
Section 18a - Records of City Clerk; Attestation
Section 18b - Facsimile Signatures of City Clerk or Assistant City Clerk
Section 19 - Assistant Town Clerks; Powers and Duties; Compensation
Section 19a - Certificate of Appointment or Election of Clerk; Filing Requirements
Section 19b - City and Town Clerks; Tenure of Office
Section 19c - Acceptance of Sec. 19b; Procedure; Petition
Section 19d - Removal or Suspension of Clerk Having Permanent Tenure
Section 19e - Procedure for Filling Vacancy Following Death or Removal of Clerk Having Permanent Tenure
Section 19f - Additional Compensation for Serving as Clerk of City Council
Section 19g - Additional Compensation for Serving as Member of Registrars of Voters
Section 19h - Maximum Amount of Additional Compensation for Serving as Member of Registrars of Voters
Section 19i - Additional Compensation for Serving in Other City or Town Positions
Section 19j - Additional Compensation for Serving as Member of Board of Registrars of Voters
Section 19k - Additional Compensation for Town Clerk
Section 20 - Selectmen; Duties and Oath; Penalty
Section 21 - Authorization for Selectmen to Act as or Appoint Other Town Officers
Section 21a - Removal of Persons Appointed to Positions of Chief of Police or Head of Municipal Police Department
Section 22 - Officers Appointed by Selectmen; Tenure; Compensation; Vacancies
Section 23 - Rescission of Vote by Selectmen; Election of Other Officers; Tenure
Section 23a - Executive Secretary or Town Administrator; Appointment; Tenure
Section 23b - Town Departments; Investigations and Reports
Section 23c - Persons Acting on Behalf of Selectmen; Appointment and Removal
Section 23d - Municipal Data Processing Centers
Section 24 - Assessors; Number; Method of Selection; Tenure
Section 25 - Appointment by Selectmen; Tenure of Office
Section 25a - Assistant Assessors; Appointment by Assessors; Duties; Compensation; Tenure
Section 26 - Appointment by Selectmen Where Town So Votes
Section 26a - Employment of Counsel in Certain Proceedings
Section 28 - Powers and Duties of Assistant Assessors
Section 29 - Oath of Office; Penalty for Failure to Take Oath
Section 30 - Penalty for False Valuation
Section 30a - Vacancies; Effect on Powers of Remaining Assessors
Section 30b - Agreements for Joint and Cooperative Assessment, Classification and Valuation of Property
Section 34b - Identification of Husbands and Wives in Documents and Communications
Section 35 - Bond of Treasurer; Duties
Section 36 - Powers of Treasurer; Prosecution of Actions
Section 38 - Powers of Tax Collector
Section 38a - Collection of Accounts Due City or Town; Powers and Duties of Tax Collector
Section 39 - Collection of Taxes by Constable
Section 39a - Assistant Treasurer
Section 39c - Assistant Collector
Section 40 - Temporary Town Officers
Section 41 - Payment of Compensation; Oath
Section 41a - Delivery of Payroll Checks to Department Heads
Section 41b - Payment of Public Employees by Direct Bank Credits
Section 41c - Deposits in Credit Union; Pension or Retirement Allowances
Section 42 - Contents of Pay Roll
Section 43 - Penalty for Violations of Compensation Payment Provisions
Section 43a - Defense of Actions Against Treasurers and Collectors; Indemnification
Section 44 - Sinking Fund Commissioners; Election; Tenure; Appointment of Secretary and Treasurer
Section 45 - Board of Commissioners of Trust Funds; Membership; Powers and Duties
Section 45a - Commissioners in Towns Under Five Thousand Population
Section 46 - Town Treasurer; Duties; Bond
Section 47 - Powers and Duties
Section 48 - Tenure of City Auditor
Section 49 - Vacancy in Office of Auditor
Section 49a - Assistant Auditors; Powers and Duties; Compensation
Section 50 - Powers and Duties of Auditors
Section 51 - Accounts Payable; Notice to Creditors; Part Payments
Section 52 - Approval of Bills
Section 53 - Auditing of Public Trusts
Section 54 - Notice to Auditor of Payment of Public Funds to Treasurer
Section 54a - Notification to Assessors of Receipts
Section 55 - Town Accountant; Tenure; Powers and Duties
Section 56 - Warrants for Payment of Bills
Section 57 - Books of Account and Financial Records
Section 58 - Duties; Notice of Condition of Appropriations; Record of Appropriations
Section 59 - Annual Estimates; Furnishing to Town Accountant
Section 60 - Table of Estimated Appropriations
Section 61 - Annual Report
Section 61a - Appointment of Temporary Officers Upon Vacancy of Certain Offices; Tenure; Bond; Removal; Powers and Duties
Section 62 - Highway Surveyor; Duties
Section 63 - Road and Sewer Commissioners
Section 64 - Road Commissioners; Powers and Duties
Section 65 - Sewer Commissioners; Powers and Duties
Section 66 - Superintendent of Streets; Appointment; Tenure
Section 67 - One Superintendent of Streets for Two or More Towns
Section 68 - Superintendent of Streets; Powers and Duties
Section 69 - Superintendent of Water or Sewer Department
Section 69a - Water Commissioners; Election; Tenure; Quorum; Vacancies
Section 69b - Water Commissioners; Powers and Duties
Section 69c - Submission of Adoption of Board of Public Works to Electorate; Ballot
Section 69d - Board of Public Works; Membership; Election; Tenure; Powers and Duties
Section 69e - Superintendent of Public Works; Appointment; Powers and Duties
Section 69f - Submission to Voters of Revocation of Acceptance; Conditions; Effect
Section 69g - Office of Lands and Natural Resources; Establishment; Powers and Duties; Director and Assistants
Section 70 - Planning Board; Duties
Section 71 - Annual Report
Section 72 - Ordinances and By-Laws
Section 73 - Board of Survey; Membership; Length of Existence; Suspension of Powers and Duties
Section 74 - Approval of Plans Filed by Citizens
Section 75 - Preparation of Plans by Board
Section 76 - Substitution of New Plans
Section 77 - Construction or Alteration of Public Ways; Restrictions
Section 78 - Recordation of Plan; Necessity of Approval by Board
Section 79 - Entry Upon Lands by Board of Survey for Examinations and Surveys
Section 80 - Establishment and Discontinuance of Exterior Way Lines
Section 81 - Damages
Section 81a - Planning Board; Establishment; Membership; Tenure; Vacancies
Section 81b - Planning Board; Powers and Duties
Section 81c - Studies and Reports of Board; Acting as Park Commissioners
Section 81d - Master Plan; Economic Development Supplement
Section 81e - Official Map; Purpose; Recordation
Section 81f - Alteration of Official Map; Damages for Injuries
Section 81g - Applicability of Municipal Planning Laws to Municipal Powers Over Public Ways and Parks
Section 81h - Part of Official Map; Laying Out, Altering or Relocating Public Ways
Section 81i - Duties of Municipalities Having No Official Map in Respect to Construction of Ways; Reference to Planning Board
Section 81j - Establishment and Discontinuance of Exterior Lines of Ways in Municipalities With Planning Boards; Damages for Injuries
Section 81k - Designation of Subdivision Control Law
Section 81l - Definitions for Subdivision Control Law Under Secs. 81k to 81gg
Section 81m - Purpose of Subdivision Control Law
Section 81n - Territorial Extent of Law; Acceptance by Municipalities
Section 81o - Regulation of New Subdivisions
Section 81p - Approval of Plans Not Subject to Control Law; Procedure
Section 81q - Planning Board; Adoption of Rules and Regulations
Section 81r - Waiver of Strict Compliance With Rules and Regulations
Section 81s - Submission of Preliminary Plan; Approval or Disapproval; Recording
Section 81t - Notice of Submission of Plan; Hearing
Section 81u - Approval, Modification or Disapproval of Plan by Board; Prerequisites for Decision
Section 81v - Final Approval of Plan; Endorsements; Certificate
Section 81w - Modification, Amendment or Rescission of Approval of Plan; Conditions
Section 81x - Requirements for Registration of Plan
Section 81y - Restrictions on Construction of Public Ways, Improvements and Buildings; Liability of Grantors, etc.; Court Jurisdiction
Section 81z - Board of Appeals; Membership; Tenure; Removal; Vacancies; Jurisdiction
Section 81aa - Board of Appeals; Rules; Meetings; Powers and Duties; Hearings
Section 81bb - Appeal to Superior Court; Counsel; Costs; Surety or Bond; Speedy Trial
Section 81cc - Powers of Planning Boards; Entry on Lands
Section 81dd - Application of Subdivision Control Law; Damages
Section 81ee - Recordation; Evidence That Subdivision Control Law Is in Effect; Suspension
Section 81ff - Application of Subdivision Control Law on Registered and Unregistered Land; Jurisdiction of Land Court
Section 81gg - Powers of Planning Boards Established Under Prior Law; Severability Provision
Section 82 - Authority to Establish Art Commissions
Section 83 - Appointment; Membership; Compensation; Tenure; Removal
Section 84 - Powers and Duties; Penalty
Section 85 - Weighers, Measurers and Surveyors of Goods or Commodities; Appointment; Qualifications; Tenure; Removal
Section 86 - Powers and Duties; Penalty for Misrepresentation
Section 87 - Applicability of Secs. 85 and 86 to Weighers, etc., of Particular Commodities
Section 87a - Weighers and Measurers of Motor Vehicles and Trailers; Appointment
Section 88 - Weighers of Fish
Section 89 - Deputy Weighers of Fish
Section 90 - Weighers of Fish; Penalty for Violation of Oath of Office
Section 90a - Interfering With Fish Weigher or Deputies; Penalty
Section 91 - Constables; Appointment and Removal in Cities
Section 91a - Constables; Appointment in Towns
Section 91b - Appointments; Qualifications; Application; Investigation
Section 92 - Service of Civil Process
Section 93 - Remedies on Bond
Section 94 - Powers and Duties
Section 95 - Territorial Jurisdiction
Section 95a - Service of Civil Process Fees
Section 95b - Records of Service of Civil Process Fees
Section 96 - Police Officers; Appointment; Tenure; Discharge
Section 96a - Felons Disqualified
Section 96b - Police Training Schools; Supervisory Training; Attendance by Persons Exercising Police Powers; Wages and Expenses; Exceptions; Removal for Failure to Attend
Section 97 - Police Departments; Establishment
Section 97a - Police Departments; Chief of Police; Powers and Duties
Section 97b - Rape Reporting and Prosecution Units Within Police Departments; Training and Funding; Personnel; Retention and Preservation of Forensic Evidence
Section 97b1/2 - Notification to Local Law Enforcement by Medical Facilities When Evidence of Sexual Assault Obtained; Submission of Evidence Kit to Crime Laboratory; Entering of Evidence Into DNA Database and Statewide Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Tracking System
Section 97c - Special Telephone Exchange for Reporting of Rape
Section 97d - Confidentiality of Reports of Rape, Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence; Access by Victim and Certain Individuals in Performance of Their Duties; Violations; Penalties
Section 97e - Chief of Police; Attendance at Conventions
Section 97f - Firefighter Duties; Performance by Police
Section 98 - Powers and Duties
Section 98a - Arrest on Fresh and Continued Pursuit
Section 98b - Foot Patrol
Section 98c - Badges; Identification by Name or Number
Section 98d - Identification Cards
Section 98e - Public Solicitations Using Words ''police'' or ''firefighters''
Section 98f - Daily Logs; Public Records; Confidentiality of Certain Entries
Section 98g - Domestic Abuse; Police Reports
Section 99 - Requisition of Police Officers by Other Towns
Section 99a - Members of Regular Police or Fire Department and Fire Alarm Division; Residence Outside City or Town
Section 99b - Regional Police District Law; Purpose of Secs. 99b to 99k
Section 99c - Establishment
Section 99d - Town Elections for Acceptance; Ballots
Section 99e - Powers and Duties
Section 99f - Regional Police District Commission; Membership; Officers
Section 99g - Budget; Apportionment; Appropriations
Section 99h - Annual Audits
Section 99i - Costs and Expenses; Annual Estimates; Apportionment; Assessment of Towns
Section 99j - Regional District Police Department; Pending Prosecutions; Personnel Transfers.
Section 99k - Revocation of Acceptance of Regional Police District Law; Town Elections; Ballot; Continuity of District
Section 100 - Indemnification of Police Officers, Firemen and Persons Aiding Them; Actions for Intentional or Negligent Injuries Inflicted Upon Same
Section 100b - Indemnification of Retired Police Officers and Fire Fighters
Section 100g - Payment of Funeral and Burial Expenses of Fire Fighters and Police Officers Killed in Performance of Duties; Acceptance of Section
Section 100g1/4 - Payment of Funeral and Burial Expenses of Firefighters and Police Officers Killed in Performance of Duties; Acceptance of Section
Section 100g1/2 - Attendance by Police Officers at Police Association Executive Board Meetings; Acceptance of Section
Section 100h - Indemnification of Law Enforcement Officers for Dogs Used in Connection With Official Duties
Section 101 - Commissioner of Public Safety; Powers and Duties
Section 101a - Police Officers or Firefighters; Tobacco Smoking
Section 102 - Inspector of Health
Section 102a - Appointment in Towns Under Three Thousand Population
Section 102b - Appointment in Towns of 5,000 or More Inhabitants
Section 103 - Purchasing Department; Purchasing Agent; Duties and Salaries
Section 104 - Establishment of Purchasing Department; Submission to Electorate
Section 105 - Board of Trustees for Soldiers' Memorials; Powers and Duties; Membership; Tenure; Vacancies; Rules and Regulations
Section 106 - Tree Warden; Appointment; Term
Section 106a - Town Physician; Appointment in Certain Towns
Section 106b - Capital Planning Committee; Establishment; Duties
Section 107 - Oath of Office; Beginning of Term
Section 108 - Compensation
Section 108a - Classification of Positions; Compensation Plans; Rules and Regulations
Section 108b - Assessors and Tax Collectors in Districts; Compensation and Expenses
Section 108c - By-Laws Pertaining to Administration of Personnel; Consolidation
Section 108d - Fire Fighters; Minimum Annual Compensation
Section 108e - Policemen; Schedule of Minimum Annual Compensation
Section 108f - Fire Fighters; Schedule of Minimum Annual Compensation
Section 108g - Policemen; Alternate Schedule of Minimum Annual Compensation
Section 108h - Fire Fighters Assigned to Photographic Work; Additional Compensation
Section 108i - Policemen Assigned to Photographic or Fingerprint Identification Work; Additional Compensation
Section 108j - Equal Pay of Male and Female Employees
Section 108k - Female Police Officers; Equality of Compensation
Section 108l - Police Career Incentive Pay Program; Salary Increases; Reimbursement of Cities or Towns
Section 108m - Police Officers Attending Law Enforcement Courses at Accredited College or University for Degree; Payment of Salary; Duty Hours; Agreement
Section 108n - Town Manager, Administrator, Executive Secretary, or Administrative Assistant; Employment Contract
Section 108n1/2 - Employment Contracts for Appointed Municipal Treasurers, Assessors or Collectors
Section 108o - Employment Contracts for Police Chiefs and Fire Chiefs
Section 108p - Additional Compensation for Collectors or Treasurers
Section 109 - Resignation; Notice; Residence Requirements
Section 109a - Fidelity Bonds; Payment of Premiums
Section 110 - Authorization for Holidays
Section 110a - Office Hours on Saturday
Section 111 - Vacations of Certain Employees
Section 111a - Vacations for Police and Firemen
Section 111b - Sick Leaves; Accumulation
Section 111c - Attendance by Employee Veterans at Funerals or Memorial Services for Veterans
Section 111d - Vacations for Police and Firemen
Section 111e - Vacation Pay for Terminated Employees; Conditions
Section 111f - Leave With Pay for Incapacitated Employees
Section 111g - Additional Vacation Time for Longevity
Section 111g1/2 - Vacations; Duration
Section 111h - Overtime Pay for Police Officers; Conditions
Section 111i - Compensation Due Deceased Employees; Disposition
Section 111j - Attendance at Veterans' Conventions
Section 111k - Firemen; Summer Vacations
Section 111l - Policemen and Firemen; Vacations; 20 Years' Service
Section 111m - Emergency Medical Technicians; Leave Without Loss of Pay While Incapacitated
Section 111n - Indemnification of Emergency Medical Technicians for Certain Expenses
Section 112 - Preference in Public Employment
Section 112a - Veterans in Unclassified Positions; Procedure for Involuntary Separation
Section 113 - Use of Official Ballots
Section 114 - Application of Election Laws
Section 115 - Nomination Papers; Filing; Certificates of Nomination
Section 116 - Duties of Prudential Committee and Clerk in Certain Districts
Section 117 - District Elections; Provision for Election Equipment; Liability for Expenses
Section 118 - District Elections; Provision for Forms, Tally and Vote Sheets
Section 119 - District Meetings; Qualifications
Section 120 - Fiscal Year of Districts
Section 121 - District Treasurers; Qualifications
Section 122 - Temporary Treasurer; Appointment; Bond
Section 123 - Temporary Clerk; Appointment; Bond
Section 123a - Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Clerks; Appointment; Bond
Section 124 - Fire and Water Districts; Appropriation for Cost of Water Favorability Studies
Section 125 - Temporary Housing Assistance Plans
Section 126 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 126 to 132
Section 127 - Eligibility to Apply for Tenure; Offices Excepted; Restrictions; Duration of Tenure; Removal for Cause
Section 128 - City Offices; Application Statement; Filing; Approval Procedure; Denial, Re-Application Time Limit
Section 129 - Town Offices; Application Statement; Filing; Approval Procedure; Denial, Re-Application Time Limit
Section 130 - Applicability of Town Tenure Provisions to Districts
Section 131 - City or Town Offices; Application Statement by Head of Department for Tenure of Its Members; Filing; Approval Procedure; Denial, Re-Application Time Limit
Section 132 - Tenure Limitations
Section 133 - Appointment and Reappointment of Police Officers