Chapter 22C

Section 53. Such special state police officers shall be sworn before a justice of the peace or notary public who shall make a return thereof to the department upon a form provided by said department. Upon receipt of said return, said department shall issue a license to each perso…

Section 54. Constables, city marshals, chiefs of police and all other police officers shall, within the respective cities and towns, aid the governor in the performance of his duties whenever called upon, and any such officer who refuses so to do when called upon shall be punishe…

[There is no 22C:55.]

Section 56. The colonel may appoint two or more agents of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children as special state police officers for a term of three years, who shall serve without pay and shall have and exercise throughout the commonwealth the powers…

Section 57. The colonel may appoint, at the request of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Berkshire Animal Protective Society, Inc., the Animal Rescue League of Boston, the Boston Work Horse Relief Association, the Lowell Humane Society, the W…

Section 58. The colonel may, at the request of the Port of Boston Authority, appoint as special state police officers employees of said authority. Such special state police officers shall serve for one year, subject to removal by the colonel, and they shall have the same power to…

Section 59. The colonel may, upon petition of the commissioner of mental health or the commissioner of developmental services, appoint as special state police officers employees of the department of mental health or the department of developmental services or employees of various…

Section 6. There shall be within the division of investigation and intelligence two bureaus, which shall be designated as the bureau of investigative services/eastern region and the bureau of investigative services/western region. The head of each such bureau shall be designated …

Section 60. The colonel may, upon petition of the commissioner of public health, appoint as special state police officers employees of the department of public health or employees of the various institutions under its jurisdiction, who shall have the same power to make arrests as…

Section 62. The colonel may, upon petition of the superintendent of a state-operated veterans' home, appoint as special state police officers employees of said institutions, who shall have the same power to make arrests as the state police for any criminal offense committed in or…

Section 63. The colonel may, upon such reasonable terms and conditions as may be prescribed by him, at the request of an officer of a college, university, other educational institution or hospital licensed pursuant to section fifty-one of chapter one hundred and eleven, appoint e…

Section 64. The colonel may, at the request of the director of civil defense, appoint employees of the civil defense agency as special state police officers. Such special state police officers shall: (i) serve for 1 year, subject to removal by the colonel; (ii) receive such certi…

Section 65. The colonel may, upon petition of the board of trustees of the Middlesex County Sanatorium, appoint as special state police officers employees of said institution, who shall have the same power to make arrests as regular police officers for any criminal offense commit…

Section 66. The colonel may, at the request of the deputy director of the division of employment and training, appoint as special state police officers employees of said division. Such special state police officers shall serve for one year, subject to removal by the colonel, and …

Section 67. The colonel may, at the request of the state lottery commission, appoint as special state police officers employees of said lottery commission holding the title of chief of security, security officer, license agent, field investigator, supervisor of beano, or assistan…

Section 68. The colonel may, at the request of the director of the bureau of special investigations, with the approval of the fraudulent claims commission, appoint as special state police officers employees of said bureau who have undergone certification as required by the Massac…

Section 69. The colonel of state police may promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to insure proper standards of skill for special state police officers licensed by said colonel under the provisions of sections fifty-six to sixty-eight, inclusive.

Section 7. There shall be within the division of special police services three bureaus, which shall be designated as the bureau of facility security, the bureau of motor vehicle enforcement and the bureau of metropolitan district operations which shall provide services, including…

Section 70. The colonel of state police shall establish a gaming enforcement unit the responsibilities of which shall include, but not be limited to, the investigation of criminal violations of chapter 23K or any other general or special law pertaining to gaming. The gaming enfor…

Section 71. (a) The department shall establish and maintain an AMBER alert plan to assist in the recovery of abducted children under the age of 18 through notification to the general public and law enforcement agencies. The department shall establish protocols and procedures nece…

Section 72. (a) There shall be within the department, but not subject to the control of the department, an internal special audit unit. The inspector general shall appoint a director of the special audit unit, who shall serve as an assistant inspector general, under the supervisi…

Section 73. The department shall maintain certification or accreditation from a state or nationally recognized accrediting agency. If at any time the department fails to maintain certification or accreditation, the colonel shall report quarterly to the secretary of public safety …

Section 8. There shall be within the division of support services two bureaus, which shall be designated as the bureau of administrative services and the bureau of technical services. The head of each such bureau shall be designated by the colonel and shall hold such rank or temp…

Section 9. The colonel may appoint, transfer and remove experts, clerks and other assistants as he may deem necessary for the operation of the department; provided, however, that all such actions shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter thirty-one; and provided, further, th…