Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 14 (2026)

Soliciting contributions in public buildings prohibited; penalties

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Section 14. No person shall in any building or part thereof occupied for state, county or municipal purposes demand, solicit or receive any payment or gift of money or other thing of value for the purposes set forth in section thirteen.

Any appointed officer or employee convicted of violating any provision of this section may be removed by the appointing authority without a hearing.

Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1978–2015 · leading case: Massachusetts Prisoners Ass'n Political Action Comm. v. Acting Governor, 435 Mass. 811 (Mass. 2002).

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Massachusetts Prisoners Ass'n Political Action Comm. v. Acting Governor, 435 Mass. 811 (Mass. 2002). · cites it 14× “399, which directed the Department of Correction (department) to prohibit political fundraising in prisons, as required by G. L. c. 55, § 14. The plaintiff Michael Shea also sought to overturn disciplinary sanctions imposed on him for violation of that statute.”

Anderson v. City of Boston, 380 N.E.2d 628 (Mass. 1978). “G. L. c. 55, § 14. Generally, no person in the service of a city shall deliver to another such person any money to be applied to "the promotion of any political object whatever.”

Commonwealth v. Griffin, 535 N.E.2d 594 (Mass. 1989). “55, § 13; (3) that he solicited campaign contributions in a municipal building in violation of G. L. c. 55, § 14; (4) that he secretly recorded a meeting in violation of G.”

O'Connor v. Spain, 84 F. Supp. 3d 60 (D. Mass. 2015). · cites it 2× “On July 9, 2013, Doocey issued a 22-page decision in which he found that the town’s employee handbook was not enforceable against Plaintiff, and that M.G.L. c. 55 § 14 did not apply to Plaintiffs conduct because she had not engaged in fundraising activities.”

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