{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-147-16","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, § 16","heading":"Days off for police; one day out of eight","body":"Section 16. Except in Boston, members of the police department of every town which accepts or has accepted the provisions of this section by vote of its city council or selectmen, or has accepted the corresponding provisions of earlier laws in the manner therein provided, shall be excused from duty for one day out of every eight without loss of pay.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 147"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter147/Section16","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:24Z","sha256":"b7b990ba73dd3b1c91e70c6568be1029484e0af3afb9ebe8f2997ecbfe448135","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-147-15","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-147-16a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}