General Laws of Massachusetts
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Massachusetts General Law, also known as the General Laws of Massachusetts, is the collection of state laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the United States of America. The Massachusetts Constitution gives the state's elected bicameral legislative body, the Massachusetts General Court, the power to create laws, and it grants the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court the power to review and interpret these laws.
The laws are divided into parts, titles, chapters, and, finally, sections; currently there are 282 chapters across five parts.
In legal citations, Massachusetts General Law is abbreviated as M.G.L. or G.L. The two widely-used annotated collections are Massachusetts General Laws Annotated (M.G.L.A.) from West Publishing, and Annotated Laws of Massachusetts (A.L.M.) published by LexisNexis. Both are available as bound collections and by subscription online.
The General Laws replaced the General Statutes, which are abbreciated as G.S. when cited in lists of local-option statutes accepted by cities and towns.
[edit] External links
- The General Laws of Massachusetts - unofficial copy on the Massachusetts state website.
- Massachusetts Legislative Procedure - an overview of legislative procedure in Massachusetts.
- Massachusetts Legislative History - an overview of legislative history in Massachusetts.
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