{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-11-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 11, § 1","heading":"State auditor; supervision of department; bond and salary; income from other sources","body":"Section 1. (a) There shall be a department of the state auditor, under the supervision and control of the state auditor, which shall be organized as provided in this chapter. The state auditor shall receive a salary of $165,000 and an additional amount to be adjusted biennially to reflect the aggregate quarterly change in salaries and wages in the commonwealth for the most recent 8 quarters as determined by the Bureau of Economic Analysis in the United States Department of Commerce. The state auditor shall give to the state treasurer a bond for the faithful performance of the state auditor's official duties in a penal sum and with sureties approved by the governor and council.\n(b) The state auditor shall not receive earned income from any other source but may receive unearned or passive income.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 11"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter11/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:19:49Z","sha256":"fcc03060a245e4c602a377e6dfe776f339b9c323a56da4f8f88e2bb946278b35","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-10-78","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-11-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}