{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-41-96","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 96","heading":"Police officers; appointment; tenure; discharge","body":"Section 96. In any town in which such appointments are not subject to chapter thirty-one, they shall be made annually or for a term of years not exceeding three years, as the selectmen shall determine, and the selectmen may remove such officers for cause at any time during such appointment after a hearing.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 41"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter41/Section96","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:36Z","sha256":"8facf9a64706e521087a76e123aab2a41f91aa1900b6a0908c5e3b4c66b79e9c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-41-95b","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-41-96a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}