{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-51-53","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 53","heading":"Police assistance at meetings","body":"Section 53. The board of police or officer in charge of the police force of a city or town shall, when requested by the registrars, detail a sufficient number of police officers to attend any meeting held by a registrar in the performance of his duties, and to preserve order and enforce his directions.","path":["Part I","Title VIII","Chapter 51"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter51/Section53","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:46Z","sha256":"ac219f13a280b0650ab3132e6a0db8c624b4889b0081ac660a923c1a4f1df658","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-51-52a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-51-54"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}