{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-147-16b","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, § 16B","heading":"Days off for police; one day out of six","body":"Section 16B. Except in Boston, members of the police department of every town which accepts this section by vote of its city council in case of a city or of the town, in case of a town, whether or not section fourteen, fifteen, sixteen or sixteen A has theretofore been operative therein, shall be excused from duty for one day out of every six without loss of pay.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 147"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter147/Section16B","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:24Z","sha256":"122bf3d9bb5f263594917a906fd232d56248fd51cdb6f585f970e40803edc60a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-147-16a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-147-16c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}