{"id":"DUT-MA-005","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"General Court (codified statute; powers exercised by municipal boards of health)","authority":"Massachusetts General Laws, Part I, Title XVI, Chapter 111","instrument":"G.L. c. 111, s. 95","title":"Powers and duties of boards in cases of infectious diseases","dateIssued":"2026-09-28","effective":"standing","end":"standing","startDate":"2026-09-28","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","QUAR","CLOSE"],"addressees":["persons generally; owners or persons in control of premises; wage earners restrained by the board"],"clause":"If a disease dangerous to the public health breaks out in a town... the board of health shall immediately provide such hospital or place of reception... otherwise the house or place in which he remains shall be considered as a hospital, and all persons residing in or in any way connected therewith shall be subject to the regulations of the board","enforcement":"Enforced through the board\u0027s regulations (s. 31 fine) and the warrant power of s. 96 (removal by sheriff, constable or police under the board\u0027s direction)","functions":[],"notes":"On an outbreak of a dangerous disease the board of health acts immediately; an infected person may be removed, or the premises where the person remains are treated as a hospital and \u0027all persons residing in or in any way connected therewith shall be subject to the regulations of the board\u0027; \u0027if necessary, persons in the neighborhood may be removed\u0027; the section also provides wage compensation (three fourths of regular wages, capped) to a resident wage earner the board confines or keeps from his employment.","sourceUrl":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVI/Chapter111/Section95","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":54146,"grade":"primary","character":"statutory_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-MA","url":"/library/DUT-MA-005","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-MA-005","citation":"General Court (codified statute; powers exercised by municipal boards of health), G.L. c. 111, s. 95 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-005)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["DUT-MA-004"]}