Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30A, § 1A (2026)

Department of correction; application of chapter

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Section 1A. The department of correction shall be subject to sections one through eight, inclusive, and shall not otherwise be subject to this chapter, notwithstanding the exclusion of said department from the definition of the word ''agency'' in section one.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 12 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1983–2023 · leading case: Grady v. Comm'r of Corr., 981 N.E.2d 730 (Mass. App. Ct. 2013).

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Grady v. Comm'r of Corr., 981 N.E.2d 730 (Mass. App. Ct. 2013). · cites it 3× “30A, § 14, to inmate grievance appeals because G. L. c. 30A, § 1A, inserted by St. 1972, c.”

Nelson v. Comm'r of Corr., 456 N.E.2d 1100 (Mass. 1983). · cites it 2× “See G. L. c. 30A, § 1A. The Department of Correction is bound, therefore, by G.”

John J. Sullivan v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Corr. Inst., Shirley, & Others., 196 N.E.3d 760 (Mass. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 2× “See G. L. c. 30A, § 1A; Grady v. Commissioner of Correction, 83 Mass.”

Royce v. Comm'r of Corr., 456 N.E.2d 1127 (Mass. 1983). “See also G. L. c. 30A, § 1A. Because of its importance to the instant case, we reprint the pertinent section in the margin.”

Kenney v. Comm'r of Corr., 468 N.E.2d 616 (Mass. 1984). “See G. L. c. 30A, §§ 1A, 7; G. L. c. 231 A, § 2.”

Rosado v. Comm'r of Corr. (Mass. App. Ct. 2017). “231A supports an action for a declaratory judgment on the plaintiff's claim of a due process violation, it is subsumed in our discussion of that issue, infra.”

Haas v. Comm'r of Corr. (Mass. App. Ct. 2023). “30A, § 1 (2) (defining "agency" and excluding DOC, among others, therefrom); G. L. c. 30A, § 1A (notwithstanding DOC's exclusion from G.”

Rashad Rasheed v. Comm'r of Corr. & Others. (Mass. App. Ct. 2023). “124, § 1 (c)-(g), (q); and G. L. c. 30A, § 1A. 4 person "who suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder which makes the person likely to engage in sexual offenses if not confined to a secure facility.”

Edward G. Wright v. Massachusetts Dep't of Corr. & Steven Silva (Mass. Super. Ct. 2020). “30A, § 2 ("A public hearing is required prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any regulation if: (a) violation of the regulation is punishable by fine or imprisonment; or, (b) a public hearing is required by the enabling legislation of the agency or by any other law;…”

Lachance v. Coalter, 15 Mass. L. Rptr. 757 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2003). “The DOC is subject to the first eight sections of the State Administrative Procedure Act, G.L.c. 30A, §1A and Section 7 provides that judicial review of any regulation may be had through an action for declaratory judgment.”

Perry v. Reed, 1 Mass. L. Rptr. 326 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1993). “Administrative Procedures Act Pursuant to M.G.L.c. 30A, §1A, the Department of Correction is subject to the demands of §§1-8 of the APA.”

Abdullah v. Rapone, 4 Mass. L. Rptr. 615 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1995). “Pursuant to G.L.c. 30A, §§1A, 2, the Department of Correction is required to provide notice and public hearing prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any regulation.”

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