{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-160-177","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 177","heading":"Caps and badges","body":"Section 177. Every railroad corporation shall provide a uniform hat or cap and distinguishing badge, which shall be worn by all its employees whose duties relate immediately to the transportation of passengers or their baggage. A corporation neglecting to provide such uniform hat or cap and badge shall forfeit one hundred dollars for each week of such neglect; and if such an employee neglects to wear the same when on duty, the corporation which employs him shall for each case of such neglect forfeit twenty-five dollars; and no employee, unless wearing his uniform hat or cap and badge, shall be permitted to exercise any authority or to perform any of the duties of his office.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 160"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter160/Section177","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:48Z","sha256":"65dedc11e32a6fa4eefa5c7ecc2ce6125efb15ed6afaa78b48e1a98e43df22b7","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-160-176a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-160-178"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}