{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-12-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 1","heading":"Attorney general; supervision of department; salary; qualifications; other sources of income","body":"Section 1. (a) There shall be a department of the attorney general, under the supervision and control of the attorney general, which shall be organized as provided in this chapter. The attorney general shall receive a salary of $175,000 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 attorney general shall be a member of the bar of the commonwealth.\n(b) The attorney general shall not receive earned income from any other source but may receive unearned or passive income.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 12"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter12/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:19:49Z","sha256":"9f53310eff416045dfee6df39b6b40891b18d9747942f0a2d5ed5a5526016cca","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-11-17","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-12-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}