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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title II EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
  4. Chapter 6 THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL, CERTAIN OFFICERS UNDER THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL, AND STATE LIBRARY
  5. Section 39B State library; copies of state agency publications

Section 39B

Section 39B: State library; copies of state agency publications

[ Text of section effective until September 16, 2024. For text effective September 16, 2024, see below.]

  Section 39B. Each state agency shall furnish the state library eight copies of its publications. Said copies shall be forwarded to the state library no later than five working days after they are received from the printer or contractor. The state library shall make three copies available for public consultation in the library and for permanent historic preservation by the library. The others shall be provided to the Library of Congress and to each of the state's regional public libraries.

Chapter 6: Section 39B. State library; copies of state agency publications

[ Text of section as amended by 2024, 206, Sec. 3 effective September 16, 2024. For text effective until September 16, 2024, see above.]

  Section 39B. Each state agency shall furnish the state library 1 copy of its publications, provided in the format in which it was created, such as print or electronic, not later than 5 working days after creation of said publication. The state library shall make copies available for public consultation and for permanent historic preservation. Digitized publications shall be made available to the Library of Congress and to each of the state's regional public libraries through the state library's digital collections.