{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-268a-6a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268A, § 6A","heading":"Conflict of interest of public official; reporting requirement","body":"Section 6A. Any public official, as defined by section one of chapter two hundred and sixty-eight B, who in the discharge of his official duties would be required knowingly to take an action which would substantially affect such official's financial interests, unless the effect on such an official is no greater than the effect on the general public, shall file a written description of the required action and the potential conflict of interest with the state ethics commission established by said chapter two hundred and sixty-eight B.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 268A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter268A/Section6A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:14Z","sha256":"6777a64bd83fa082070111277f72b83c6dedf54ecfc33a887bebcf433051dc37","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-268a-6","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-268a-6b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}