Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 4A (2026)

Acceptance of gifts or grants of money or property

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Section 4A. The department may accept any gifts or grants of money or property, whether real or personal, from any source, whether public or private, including but not limited to the United States of America or its agencies, for the purpose of assisting the department in the discharge of its duties.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1998–2009 · leading case: McGuigan v. Conte, 629 F. Supp. 2d 76 (D. Mass. 2009).

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McGuigan v. Conte, 629 F. Supp. 2d 76 (D. Mass. 2009). “” Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 4A. Taken together, it would appear that the statutes authorize District Attorneys to offer rewards in criminal investigations and to augment those rewards with private donations.”

Commonwealth v. Ellis, 8 Mass. L. Rptr. 678 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1998). · cites it 3× “12, §30 and G.L.c. 12, §4A, as well as a comparison to assessments against other industries used to fund other divisions within the Office of the Attorney General, reveals that the financial arrangement is not as unusual or detrimental as the defendant would have us believe.”

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