{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-41-96a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 96A","heading":"Persons disqualified","body":"Section 96A. No person who has been convicted of any felony or whose name is listed in the national decertification index or the database of decertified law enforcement officers maintained by the Massachusetts peace officer standards and training commission pursuant to chapter 6E shall be appointed as a police officer of a city, town or district.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 41"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter41/Section96A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:36Z","sha256":"cb7b5f5961801a813dfe472eeae664c96745924014c2caf57356f7fe5ece268e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-41-96","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-41-96b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}