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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12A, § 7 (2026)

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Section 7. The office of inspector general shall act to prevent and detect fraud, waste and abuse in the expenditure of public funds, whether state, federal, or local, or relating to programs and operations involving the procurement of any supplies, services, or construction, by agencies, bureaus, divisions, sections, departments, offices, commissions, institutions and activities of the commonwealth, including those districts, authorities, instrumentalities or political subdivisions created by the general court and including the cities and towns.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1994–2012 · leading case: Ne. Energy Partners, LLC v. Mahar Reg'l Sch. Dist. Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., 971 N.E.2d 258 (Mass. 2012).
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Ne. Energy Partners, LLC v. Mahar Reg'l Sch. Dist. Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., 971 N.E.2d 258 (Mass. 2012). “See G. L. c. 12A, § 7. According to that letter, energy related services are limited to those services “that are ancillary to the delivery of energy, such as reactive power and voltage control, loss compensation, and load following.”
Barr Inc. v. Town of Holliston, 967 N.E.2d 106 (Mass. 2012). “G. L. c. 12A, §§ 7, 8. We note that he and the Attorney General, as amici, support the town’s interpretation of the statute.”
Devlin v. Sch. Comm. of City of Chelsea, 2 Mass. L. Rptr. 355 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1994). “” G.L.c. 12A, §7. Under Section 6, BU is subject to the open meeting law, G.”
White's Farm Dairy, Inc. v. City of New Bedford, 10 Mass. L. Rptr. 348 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1999). “” G.L.c. 12A, §7. The Inspector General is authorized to “make such investigations, audits and reports relating to the administration of the programs and operations of the applicable public bodies described in section seven, as are in [his] judgment necessary and may conduct an…”
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