{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-120-4","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, § 4","heading":"Rules and regulations; by-laws","body":"Section 4. The commissioner of youth services shall establish rules, regulations, and by-laws for the government of each institution and shall see that its affairs are conducted according to law and to such rules, regulations, and by-laws; but the purpose thereof and of all education, employment, training, discipline, recreation and other activities carried on in the institutions shall be to restore and build up the self-respect and self-reliance of the children lodged therein and to qualify them for good citizenship and honorable employment.","path":["Part I","Title XVII","Chapter 120"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVII/Chapter120/Section4","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:59Z","sha256":"6e1e1dd81f3ff0fecc255b56a65e5a0b0b4eecc19602dd1f539ff9088f5749a1","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-120-3","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-120-4a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}