{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-31-62a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 31, § 62A","heading":"Punishment duty; police officers or firefighters employed by cities or towns","body":"Section 62A. Notwithstanding the provisions of section sixty-two punishment duty shall not be imposed upon any police officer or firefighter, who is employed by a city or town subject to the provisions of this chapter, unless such police officer or firefighter assents thereto. This section shall take effect in a city or town upon its acceptance and shall become ineffective in any city or town which rescinds its acceptance in the same manner as it was accepted.","path":["Part I","Title IV","Chapter 31"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIV/Chapter31/Section62A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:18Z","sha256":"aa9cc078b299699e97bc588552d76819f898ed9ebf90ee1ee95ef0cb792abe79","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-31-62","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-31-63"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}