Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 1 (2026)

Attorney general; supervision of department; salary; qualifications; other sources of income

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Section 1. (a) There shall be a department of the attorney general, under the supervision and control of the attorney general, which shall be organized as provided in this chapter. The attorney general shall receive a salary of $175,000 and an additional amount to be adjusted biennially to reflect the aggregate quarterly change in salaries and wages in the commonwealth for the most recent 8 quarters as determined by the Bureau of Economic Analysis in the United States Department of Commerce. The attorney general shall be a member of the bar of the commonwealth.

(b) The attorney general shall not receive earned income from any other source but may receive unearned or passive income.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 10 cases, 1991–2018 · leading case: Augat, Inc. v. Liberty Mut. Ins., 571 N.E.2d 357 (Mass. 1991).

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Augat, Inc. v. Liberty Mut. Ins., 571 N.E.2d 357 (Mass. 1991). “The Commonwealth drafted a complaint against Augat seeking damages, injunctive relief, and civil penalties pursuant to G. L. c. 12, § 1 ID (1988 ed.). According to an Augat official, the Commonwealth indicated that, unless Augat consented to a judgment and agreed to…”

Islam v. Option One Mortg. Corp., 432 F. Supp. 2d 181 (D. Mass. 2006). “See Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, §§ 1 -11L (defining the duties of the Attorney General); cf.”

Afreedi v. Bennett, 517 F. Supp. 2d 521 (D. Mass. 2007). “93, § 103; (3) for violations of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and/or Article 14 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights, brought pursuant to M.G.L. c. 12, § 1 II; and, (4) for malicious prosecution, brought pursuant to state common law.”

In re Civil Investigative Demand No. 2016-EPD-36, 34 Mass. L. Rptr. 104 (Suffolk Mass. Super. Ct. 2017). “See also G.L.c. 12, §1 ID (attorney general shall have authority to prevent or remedy damage to the environment caused by any person or corporation).”

Bartel v. Walsh (In Re Bartel), 395 B.R. 208 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2008). “§ 1983 , the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, G.L. c. 12, § 1 1A, and the automatic stay, 11 U.”

Evans v. Maxx, 19 Mass. L. Rptr. 129 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2005). “15 IB is the exclusive remedy for employment discrimination claims.”

Williams et.al.v. Devos (D. Mass. 2018). “2; see Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 1 (requiring state bar membership for position of Massachusetts Attorney General).”

Vondra v. Crown Publ'g Co., 15 Mass. L. Rptr. 272 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2002). “because the Federal statute requires “State action” . . . The statute encompassed private action where otherwise “State action” would be required .”

Mirsky v. Barkas, 28 Mass. L. Rptr. 384 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2011). “Under G.L.c. 12, §§1 II and 11H, the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act (“MCRA”), any person whose rights, as secured by the United States or Massachusetts Constitutions, have been interfered with by threats, intimidation, or coercion, may bring a civil action in his own name for…”

Bay State Gas Co. v. Robert J. Devereaux Corp., 30 Mass. L. Rptr. 349 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2012). “G.L.c. 12, §1 IE authorizes the attorney general to intervene in administrative, regulatory, or judicial proceedings in connection with any matter involving gas companies doing business within the Commonwealth.”

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