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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32, § 57B (2026)

Retirement of police or fire department members under Secs. 56 to 60; creditable service; effective date of section

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Section 57B. A member of a police or fire department of a city, town or a fire or water district who retires under sections 56 to 60, inclusive and who was appointed a reserve police officer or call fire fighter shall, for the purpose of retirement, be entitled to count as creditable service the person's service as a reserve police officer or call fire fighter as the retiring authority shall determine.

This section shall take effect: (i) in a city having a Plan E charter, when accepted by an affirmative vote of 2/3 of the city council and approved by the city manager; (ii) in the case of other cities, by a 2/3 vote of the city council and approved by the mayor; and (iii) in a town, or district by a majority vote at the annual town meeting or district meeting.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1979–1979 · leading case: Town of Lexington v. Town of Bedford, 393 N.E.2d 321 (Mass. 1979).
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Town of Lexington v. Town of Bedford, 393 N.E.2d 321 (Mass. 1979). · cites it 2× “32, §§ 56, 57, and 58; (2) service as a reserve police officer or call fire fighter is creditable, G. L. c. 32, § 57B; and (3) military service is creditable if the veteran, on his discharge, was reemployed in the public sector within two years, G.”
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