Chapter 6E

Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: ''Agency'', a law enforcement agency. ''Appointing agency'', the agency appointing a law enforcement officer. ''Bias-free policing'', policin…

Section 10. (a) The commission shall, after a hearing, revoke an officer's certification if the commission finds by clear and convincing evidence that: (i) the officer is convicted of a felony; (ii) the certification was issued as a result of administrative error; (iii) the certi…

Section 11. Neither any agency, nor a sheriff, nor the executive office of public safety nor any entity thereunder shall employ a decertified officer in any capacity, including, but not limited to, as a consultant or independent contractor.

Section 12. No officer or employee of the commonwealth or of any county, city, town or district shall discharge an officer or employee, change their official rank, grade or compensation, deny a promotion or take any other adverse action against an officer or employee or threaten …

Section 13. (a) The commission shall maintain a publicly available database of orders issued pursuant to section 10 on the commission's website, including, but not limited to: (i) the names of all decertified officers, the date of decertification, the officer's last appointing ag…

Section 14. (a) A law enforcement officer shall not use physical force upon another person unless de-escalation tactics have been attempted and failed or are not feasible based on the totality of the circumstances and such force is necessary to: (i) effect the lawful arrest or de…

Section 15. (a) An officer present and observing another officer using physical force, including deadly force, beyond that which is necessary or objectively reasonable based on the totality of the circumstances, shall intervene to prevent the use of unreasonable force unless inte…

Section 16. The commission shall annually report to the general court, the governor and the attorney general concerning: (1) all officer-involved injuries or deaths that occurred during the preceding fiscal year, including: (i) the total number of officer-involved injuries or dea…

Section 2. (a) There shall be a Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission consisting of 9 members: 3 of whom shall be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a police chief, 1 of whom shall be a retired justice of the superior court and 1 of whom shall b…

Section 3. (a) The commission shall have all powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate its purposes, including, but not limited to, the power to: (1) act as the primary civil enforcement agency for violations of this chapter; (2) establish, jointly with the munic…

Section 4. (a)(1) There shall be within the commission a division of police certification. The purpose of the division of police certification shall be to establish uniform policies and standards for the certification of all law enforcement officers, subject to the approval of th…

Section 5. (a) All law enforcement agencies shall be certified by the commission. (b) The division of police certification in consultation with the municipal police training committee established in section 116 of chapter 6, and subject to the approval of the commission, shall es…

Section 8. (a) There shall be within the commission a division of police standards. The purpose of the division of police standards shall be to investigate officer misconduct and make disciplinary recommendations to the commission. (b)(1) The head of an agency shall transmit any …

Section 9. (a)(1) The commission shall immediately suspend the certification of any officer who is arrested, charged or indicted for a felony. (2) If, after a preliminary inquiry pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of section 8, the commission concludes by a preponderance…