{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-41-98h","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 98H","heading":"Settlement agreements for professional misconduct by law enforcement officer; nondisclosure, non-disparagement or similar clauses","body":"Section 98H. An agreement by a law enforcement agency, as defined in section 1 of chapter 6E, to settle a complaint of professional misconduct by a law enforcement officer, as defined in said section 1 of said chapter 6E, shall not include a nondisclosure, non-disparagement or other similar clause in a settlement agreement between the law enforcement agency and a complainant unless the complainant requests such provision in writing.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 41"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter41/Section98H","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:36Z","sha256":"6df015760ff344d44365f0717c60c43a8c6329ecf0ebf6c854d19f78f7118dc5","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-41-98g","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-41-99"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}