Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 90 (2026)
Fire district; municipal agency
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Section 90. For the purposes of chapter 268A, a fire district shall be considered a municipal agency and each part-time firefighter of such fire district and any person who performs professional services for such a fire district on a part-time, intermittent or consultant basis, shall be considered a special municipal employee.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1992–1992 · leading case: Cohen v. Bd. of Water Commrs., 585 N.E.2d 737 (Mass. 1992).
Cohen v. Bd. of Water Commrs., 585 N.E.2d 737 (Mass. 1992). “See G.L.c. 48, § 90 (1990 ed.). Thus, fire districts are analogous, but not identical, to municipal corporations.”
Cohen v. Bd. of Water Commissioners, 411 Mass. 744 (1992). “See G. L. c. 48, § 90 (1990 ed.). Thus, fire districts are analogous, but not identical, to municipal corporations.”
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