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Retention of records by state departments and commissions

M.G.L. c. 161, § 141
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c. 161, § 141. Retention of records by state departments and commissions Section 141. Every state department and commission shall keep a record of its proceedings in any matter considered by it under any laws affecting street railways in which it shall enter every request, made by any party before it, for a ruling of law and of its action upon such request, and the neglect either to grant or refuse such request shall, subject to section five of chapter twenty-five, be taken in any judicial review of such proceedings as a refusal.
Source: Massachusetts General Court (malegislature.gov)URL: https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter161/Section141Fetched: 10/20/2026

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