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QUICK FOI INFORMATION

Open Meetings Law Open Meetings Laws G.L. c. 39, 23-24. State: G.L. c. 30, 11. County: G.L. c. 34, 9F. Municipality: G.L. c. 39, 23B.
Closed: Certain personnel matters; discussion of individual characteristics; collective bargaining; real estate negotiations; and disciplinary records.

Open Records Law G.L. c. 66, sec. 10.
Exempt: Information that would invade individual privacy; trade secrets; public policy development memos; and investigative materials.

CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

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CONTACTS

  • Massachusetts Public Records Division
  • Secretary of the Commonwealth
  • Public Records Division
  • McCormack Building, Room 1719
  • One Ashburton Place
  • Boston, MA 02108
  • Phone (617) 727-2832
  • http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/preidx.htm

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FORM LETTERS

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PUBLICATIONS

Massachusetts Journalists' Court and Legal Handbook

Open Government Guide from the
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

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