Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 15 (2026)
Practice of law prohibited; salary
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Section 15. District attorneys shall devote their full time during ordinary business hours to their duties, shall neither directly nor indirectly engage in the practice of law, and shall receive from the commonwealth a salary of $223,442 annually.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1985–2003 · leading case: Miller v. City of Boston, 297 F. Supp. 2d 361 (D. Mass. 2003).
Miller v. City of Boston, 297 F. Supp. 2d 361 (D. Mass. 2003). “See Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, §§ 3 , 6, 27. 69 .”
Lodge v. Dist. Attorney for the Suffolk Dist., 486 N.E.2d 764 (Mass. App. Ct. 1985). “12 See G. L. c. 12, §§ 15 & 16, 19-20A, & 22. 13 See G.”
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