{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-44","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 44","heading":"Application of sections establishing a fire department and appointing and defining duties of fire chief","body":"Section 44. The three preceding sections shall not affect the tenure of office nor apply to the removal of permanent and call members of fire departments in towns which have accepted chapter thirty-one or corresponding provisions of earlier laws. Said sections shall not apply to cities.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 48"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter48/Section44","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:43Z","sha256":"705ac0789ab83b24828f1c68194b25e28aca25ebfe6be0891dd17b283c2c4da5","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-43","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-44a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}