{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-41-101a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 101A","heading":"Police officers or firefighters; tobacco smoking","body":"Section 101A. Subsequent to January first, nineteen hundred and eighty-eight, no person who smokes any tobacco product shall be eligible for appointment as a police officer or firefighter in a city or town and no person so appointed after said date shall continue in such office or position if such person thereafter smokes any tobacco products; provided, however, that prior to the termination of a police officer or firefighter for a violation of this section, the police officer or firefighter shall be provided with an opportunity to enter a smoking cessation program; provided further, that a subsequent violation may be cause for dismissal. The personnel administrator shall promulgate regulations for the implementation of this section.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 41"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter41/Section101A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:36Z","sha256":"00f07a32d480dc2a37385137e1de52079b92d731b0db1d7ce22d29fdcb75a421","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-41-101","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-41-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}