{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-41-98b","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 98B","heading":"Foot patrol","body":"Section 98B. In every city or town which has a population of forty thousand or more and which accepts the provisions of this section there shall be at all times a minimum of one police officer on foot patrol for every ten thousand inhabitants or major portion thereof.\n''On foot patrol'', as used in this section, shall mean an assignment to patrol a certain area on foot.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 41"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter41/Section98B","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:36Z","sha256":"a2ef1843aae715a1019c8cc225fc3676ae72cd06228072de2322783b9f8fb8cb","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-41-98a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-41-98c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}