# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 13A: Towns authorized to establish reserve police force; number; appointments; removal; regulations; powers and duties; compensation

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 13A
- **Heading:** Towns authorized to establish reserve police force; number; appointments; removal; regulations; powers and duties; compensation
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 147 / Section 13A

## Text

Section 13A. A town having an organized police force or department, other than a town in which a reserve police force is established under special law, which accepts the provisions of this section, may establish a reserve police force consisting of such number of members as the town may determine. Appointments to such force shall be made in the same manner and subject to the same provisions of law as appointments to its regular police force. Members of said reserve force may be removed by the selectmen at any time for any reason satisfactory to them and shall be subject to such rules and regulations as the selectmen may prescribe. Said members shall, when on duty, have all the powers and duties of members of the regular police force of said town and shall be paid by the town such compensation as the selectmen may fix.

Section 13A. A town having an organized police force or department, other than a town in which a reserve police force is established under special law, which accepts the provisions of this section, may establish a reserve police force consisting of such number of members as the town may determine. Appointments to such force shall be made in the same manner and subject to the same provisions of law as appointments to its regular police force. Members of said reserve force may be removed by the selectmen at any time for any reason satisfactory to them and shall be subject to such rules and regulations as the selectmen may prescribe. Said members shall, when on duty, have all the powers and duties of members of the regular police force of said town and shall be paid by the town such compensation as the selectmen may fix.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 1 Definitions and duties of commissioner and division of occupational licensure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXX_C147_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 2 Inspectors; powers and duties; appointment as special state police](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXX_C147_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 3 Rewards or gifts for services; failure to perform duties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXX_C147_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 8 County police; appointment; badge; powers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXX_C147_S8.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 8A Carrying police weapons and equipment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXX_C147_S8A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 10F Parking control officers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXX_C147_S10F.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 11 Cities authorized to establish police force; appointments to force](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXX_C147_S11.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 12 Number of members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXX_C147_S12.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 13 Assignment to duty; powers and duties; compensation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXX_C147_S13.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 13A Towns authorized to establish reserve police force; number; appointments; removal; regulations; powers and duties; compensation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXX_C147_S13A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 13B Reserve police forces in cities; appointments from civil service eligible list](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXX_C147_S13B.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 13C Reserve police forces in towns; appointments from civil service eligible list](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXX_C147_S13C.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 14 Days off for police; one day out of thirty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXX_C147_S14.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 15 Days off for police; one day out of fifteen](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXX_C147_S15.md)

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