{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-6-116b","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 116B","heading":"Hate crimes; police instruction","body":"Section 116B. The municipal police training committee shall provide instruction for police officers in identifying, responding to and reporting all incidents of hate crime, as defined in section thirty-two of chapter twenty-two C. The municipal police training committee shall include such instruction in all curricula for recruits and in-service trainees and in all police schools, academies and programs operated or certified by said committee.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 6"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter6/Section116B","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:19:38Z","sha256":"38fa430cd48aba0a629718ff7ded96745953177cb595bd7e8d9015c3448c7d41","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-6-116a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-6-116c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}