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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 125 (2026)

Forfeiture or suspension of licenses; notice

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[Text of section effective until January 25, 2026. For text effective January 25, 2026, see below.]

Section 125. The officials authorized to issue a license under section one hundred and twenty-two, after due notice to the licensee and reasonable opportunity for him to be heard, may declare his license forfeited, or may suspend his license for such period of time as they may deem proper, upon satisfactory proof that he has violated or permitted a violation of any condition thereof or has violated any provision of this chapter, or has been convicted of a felony. The pendency of proceedings before a court shall not suspend or interfere with the power to declare a forfeiture. If the license is declared forfeited, the licensee shall be disqualified to receive a license for one year after the expiration of the term of the license so forfeited. The commissioner of the department of criminal justice information services shall be notified in writing of any forfeiture under this section.


Chapter 140: Section 125. Training seminars; curriculum; rules and regulations

[Text of section as amended by 2024, 135, Sec. 38 effective January 25, 2026. See 2024, 135, Sec. 159 as amended by 2024, 206, Sec. 51. For text effective until January 25, 2026, see above.]

Section 125. (a) Licensing authorities shall participate in training seminars as prescribed by the executive office of public safety and security, which shall include, but shall not be limited to, instruction on: (i) current laws, regulations and rules relating to this chapter; (ii) licensing responsibilities; (iii) record keeping obligations; (iv) firearm surrender, registration and tracing; (v) responsibilities and requirements regarding the annual inspection of establishments licensed under section 122; and (v) electronic database use.

(b) Any person making an application for the issuance of a license to sell or renewal thereof under section 122 shall, in addition to the requirements set forth in this chapter, complete a dealer training program developed and offered online by the executive office of public safety and security. No application for the issuance of a license to sell shall be accepted or processed by the licensing authority without a certification of program completion.

(c) The curriculum for the training program pursuant to subsection (b) shall include: (i) uniform standards of security for business premises; (ii) employee background check and training requirements; and (iii) information on requirements and conditions contained in chapter 140, and other laws the executive office, in its discretion, deems relevant.

(d) The executive office of public safety and security shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement this section.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1984–2015 · leading case: Ruggiero v. Police Comm'r of Boston, 464 N.E.2d 104 (Mass. App. Ct. 1984).
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Ruggiero v. Police Comm'r of Boston, 464 N.E.2d 104 (Mass. App. Ct. 1984). “140, § 122 (G. L. c. 140, § 125); (e) criminal penalties for licensees who violate provisions of § 123, and for persons who sell, rent, or lease firearms without a license to do so (G.”
Commonwealth v. Garrett, 473 Mass. 257 (Mass. 2015). “140, § 122 (fees and procedures for issuance of licenses, procedure on refusal *261 of license, and punishment for improper issuance); G. L. c. 140, § 125 (forfeiture or suspension of license if license holder convicted of felony); G.”
United States v. Caron, 941 F. Supp. 238 (D. Mass. 1996). “140, § 122 (West 1991); obtaining licenses to sell ammunition, Mass.Gen.Laws Ann. ch. 140, § 122B (West 1991); 19 and retaining any licenses *251 granted pursuant to section 122, Mass.”
Sullivan v. Reilly, 12 Mass. L. Rptr. 184 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2000). · cites it 8× “The letter advised suspension or forfeiture “under the applicable provision of G.L.c. 140, §125.” Pursuant to this letter defendant Massachusetts chiefs of police proceeded to terminate the plaintiffs’ state gun dealer licenses as follows: Defendant East Longmeadow chief of…”
Giragosian v. Chief of Police of Arlington, 937 N.E.2d 60 (Mass. App. Ct. 2010). “140, § 122, the chief was empowered to forfeit or suspend such licenses by G. L. c. 140, § 125. See Randall & Franklin, Municipal Law and Practice § 16.”
Sullivan v. Dep't of the State Police, 13 Mass. L. Rptr. 179 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2001). “Any person refused a license by a police chief may appeal to the colonel of the state police, who may direct the granting of a license if, after a hearing, he is satisfied there are no reasonable grounds for the refusal and “that the applicant was not barred by the provisions of…”
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