Section 1 : Supervision of public records; powers and duties
Section 1A : Creation of educational materials; preparation of forms and reference materials; operation of website; development of best practices
Section 2 : Repealed, 1977, 80, Sec. 1
Section 3 : ''Record'', defined; quality of paper and film; microfilm records
Section 3A : Recommendations for employment submitted in support of candidates hired by the commonwealth; use of recommendation by hiring authority
Section 4 : Regulation of recording materials and devices; mandamus
Section 5 : Municipal records; copies
Section 5A : Records of meetings of boards and commissions; contents
Section 6 : Records of public proceedings; preparation; custody
Section 6A : Records access officers; designation; powers and duties
Section 7 : Custody of old and other records
Section 8 : Preservation and destruction of records, books and papers
Section 8A : Destruction of certain records by city and town clerks if micro-photographed
Section 8B : Destruction or disposal of records in accordance with chapter 93I
Section 9 : Preservation and copying of worn, etc., records
Section 10 : Public inspection and copies of records; presumption; exceptions
Section 10A : Petition for determination of violation of Sec. 10; enforcement by Attorney General; civil actions
Section 10B : Records divulging name, home or email address and phone number; persons who own, possess or have license to carry firearms; government personnel
Section 11 : Fireproof vaults and safes
Section 12 : Arrangement of records
Section 13 : Custodian to demand records; compelling compliance
Section 14 : Surrender of records by retiring officer
Section 15 : Penalties
Section 16 : Surrender of church records; jurisdiction of superior court
Section 17 : Municipality in which records to be kept; penalty
Section 17A : Public assistance records; public inspection; destruction
Section 17B : Repealed, 1973, 1050, Sec. 4
Section 17C : Failure to maintain public records of meetings; orders to maintain
Section 17D : Massachusetts natural heritage and endangered species program data base; division records; site-specific rare species information
Section 17E : Local filing offices; former Article 9 Uniform Commercial Code records; revised Article 9 records
Section 18 : Application of chapter
Section 19 : Electronic record keeping systems and databases; capability requirements; storage contracts; certain records to be available on searchable website
Section 20 : Payroll, financial and other data in centralized state accounting and payroll systems
Section 21 : Documents related to pensions of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority employees