383:, made or received by any officer or employee of any agency, executive office, department, board, commission, bureau, division or authority of the commonwealth, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any authority established by the general court to serve a public purpose, or any person, corporation, association, partnership or other legal entity which receives or expends public funds for the payment or administration of pensions for any current or former employees of the commonwealth or any political subdivision as defined in section 1 of chapter 32, unless such materials or data fall within the following exemptions found
43:
764:
514:
442:
404:
780:
547:
221:
95:
292:
352:
See G. L. c. 66, § 10(a) (public records are to be provided to “any person”); see also 950 CMR 32.05(5) (custodian prohibited from inquiring into a requester’s status or motivation); but see G. L. c. 4, § 7(26)(n) (a records custodian may ask the requester to voluntarily provide additional
470:"Those records created by Massachusetts government agencies and institutions held by the Massachusetts Archives are not copyrighted and are available for public use. Copyright for materials submitted to state agencies may be held by the person or organization that created the document."
1125:
487:
prevents state law from overriding the author's right to copyright protection that is granted by federal law. For example, a state agency may post images online of the final appearance of a building under construction; while the images may be "public records", their creator (eg.
316:. This copyright does not extend to those records created, received, or under the custody of municipalities by M. G. L. c. 66, § 7, unless otherwise stated, nor does this apply to copy-written materials for commercial purposes received by employees of the Commonwealth.
335:"With the exception of situations in which a records custodian is withholding records pursuant to Exemption (n), inquiries into a requester's status or motivation for seeking information are expressly prohibited. Consequently, all requests for public records,
1142:{{Information |Description ={{en|1=Town seals in Massachusetts are public information; however, under Mass. General Laws, Chapter 268, Section 35, it is a crime to use such a seal "with intent to give to such paper or article an official character w...
144:
Town seals in
Massachusetts are public information; however, under Mass. General Laws, Chapter 268, Section 35, it is a crime to use such a seal "with intent to give to such paper or article an official character which it does not
448:
This template is based on official statements by the
Secretary of the Commonwealth, which are not definitive in the way a statute or a court ruling is. This formal statement only speaks to public records
370:
Public records are defined in A Guide to the
Massachusetts Public Records Law, Published by William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Division of Public Records, (Updated January 2017) at
584:), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.
326:
A Guide to the
Massachusetts Public Records Law, Published by William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Division of Public Records, (Updated January 2017) can be found at
414:
that copyright protections exist for state regulations based on technical codes developed and copyrighted by private organizations. Where such works/allegations are concerned,
1309:
1299:
1259:
1156:
69:
65:
61:
57:
53:
47:
309:
425:
106:
78:
1319:
453:, so the use of this template for public records of the Commonwealth sourced from individuals or groups not affiliated therewith is not encouraged.
154:
479:
Works that are considered "public records" but were not created by a state or municipal government agency may be copyrighted by their author; the
562:
379:
all books, papers, maps, photographs, recorded tapes, financial statements, statistical tabulations, or other documentary materials or data,
1349:
560:
because it was published in the United States between 1929 and 1963, and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the
339:
or to assist the requester in a lawsuit against the holder of the records, must be honored in accordance with the Public
Records Law."
188:
499:
The information provided, especially the list of agencies permitted to claim copyright, may not be complete. Wikimedia
Commons makes
1070:
1000:
964:
488:
architecture/construction firm) retains copyright rights to the image unless the contract with the agency says otherwise. See:
1362:
This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it.
490:
Government-in-the-Sunshine Manual: To what extent does federal law preempt state law regarding public inspection of records?
1054:
948:
920:
907:
892:
1020:
984:
865:
848:
484:
899:
581:
1161:
577:
231:. It has been digitally enhanced and/or modified. This derivative work has been (or is hereby) released into the
754:
489:
1365:
If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file.
1152:
The following pages on the
English Knowledge (XXG) use this file (pages on other projects are not listed):
1124:
1119:
504:
42:
803:. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the
513:
927:
353:
information in order to reach a “reasonable judgment” regarding disclosure of responsive records).
1135:
114:
384:
371:
327:
779:
480:
567:
417:
252:
239:
177:
794:
556:
233:
228:
790:
580:
for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (70 years
101:
744:
735:
463:
308:
public record disseminated by a
Commonwealth agency or the Massachusetts Archives.
690:
708:
726:
717:
699:
681:
672:
663:
654:
645:
636:
627:
618:
609:
600:
591:
305:
300:
804:
411:
576:
Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the
571:
799:
1269:
1279:
410:
Concerned wikipedia editors have noticed that the
Commonwealth may make
1239:
1229:
1219:
1199:
1189:
1179:
1289:
1249:
260:, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.
1092:
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
786:
157:
date QS:P,+1951-12-31T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1951-12-31T00:00:00Z/11
965:
copyrighted, dedicated to the public domain by copyright holder
774:
541:
286:
215:
89:
372:
https://www.mass.gov/files/2017-06/Public%20Records%20Law.pdf
328:
https://www.mass.gov/files/2017-06/Public%20Records%20Law.pdf
762:
247:
In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so:
83:(SVG file, nominally 288 × 288 pixels, file size: 284 KB)
1329:
1209:
1001:
released into the public domain by the copyright holder
832:
Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents
745:
736:
691:
128:
113:
Commons is a freely licensed media file repository.
1339:
709:
727:
718:
700:
682:
673:
664:
655:
646:
637:
628:
619:
610:
601:
592:
312:has stated that such works can be copied and used
763:
928:https://commons.wikimedia.org/user:Simtropolitan
464:http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ARC/arcres/residx.htm
377:
333:
1157:List of United States county and city insignia
381:regardless of physical form or characteristics
94:
8:
374:on page 40, under M. G. L. c. 4, § 7(26) as:
310:Massachusetts' Secretary of the Commonwealth
46:Size of this PNG preview of this SVG file:
1367:
1094:
828:
753:
521:
503:of this information in this template (see
436:
426:PD-US-Codes-and-Standards-as-Statutory-Law
398:
266:
195:
1172:The following other wikis use this file:
462:This is consistent with the statement at
256:grants anyone the right to use this work
501:no guarantee of the adequacy or validity
1377:
1369:
1154:
1068:
1052:
1034:
1018:
998:
982:
962:
946:
879:
863:
846:
843:
824:
817:
446:
408:
343:
304:in the United States because it was a
546:
337:even if made for a commercial purpose
220:
134:Seal of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.svg
7:
227:This work is based on a work in the
1083:
423:
415:
1360:
837:
831:
552:
451:held by the Massachusetts Archives
297:
226:
138:
126:
76:
836:
822:
778:
545:
512:
440:
402:
290:
219:
93:
31:
21:
819:
566:. For further explanation, see
441:
403:
346:
320:Language describing permissions
139:
14:
1266:Usage on simple.wikipedia.org
818:
26:
1:
1071:original creation by uploader
394:Limitations of template usage
364:Definition of "public record"
306:Commonwealth of Massachusetts
36:
844:Items portrayed in this file
439:
401:
1276:Usage on szl.wikipedia.org
243:. This applies worldwide.
1399:
1346:Usage on zh.wikipedia.org
1336:Usage on www.wikidata.org
1326:Usage on uz.wikipedia.org
1316:Usage on ur.wikipedia.org
1306:Usage on uk.wikipedia.org
1296:Usage on tt.wikipedia.org
1286:Usage on tr.wikipedia.org
1280:Pittsfield (Massachusetts)
1256:Usage on ru.wikipedia.org
1246:Usage on ro.wikipedia.org
1240:Pittsfield (Massachusetts)
1236:Usage on pl.wikipedia.org
1230:Pittsfield (Massachusetts)
1226:Usage on it.wikipedia.org
1220:Pittsfield (Massachusetts)
1216:Usage on hu.wikipedia.org
1206:Usage on ga.wikipedia.org
1200:Pittsfield (Massachusetts)
1196:Usage on es.wikipedia.org
1190:Pittsfield (Massachusetts)
1186:Usage on de.wikipedia.org
1180:Pittsfield (Massachusetts)
1176:Usage on ca.wikipedia.org
572:the copyright renewal logs
485:United States Constitution
1290:Pittsfield, Massachusetts
1270:Pittsfield, Massachusetts
1250:Pittsfield, Massachusetts
1162:Pittsfield, Massachusetts
1084:
767:Flag of the United States
563:copyright was not renewed
167:
16:
1120:12:44, 23 September 2015
821:
578:rule of the shorter term
100:This is a file from the
1310:Піттсфілд (Массачусетс)
1300:Питтсфилд (Массачусетс)
1141:
797:or some other official
183:
173:
163:
155:before 31 December 1951
153:
150:
131:
104:. Information from its
1260:Питсфилд (Массачусетс)
768:
388:
341:
107:description page there
766:
412:unfounded allegations
568:Commons:Hirtle chart
554:This work is in the
298:This work is in the
70:2,048 × 2,048 pixels
66:1,024 × 1,024 pixels
785:This image shows a
692:português do Brasil
430:may be appropriate.
52:Other resolutions:
1320:پٹسفیلڈ، میساچوسٹس
908:author name string
893:Wikimedia username
769:
1386:
1385:
1168:Global file usage
1145:
985:copyright license
830:
815:
814:
811:
810:
773:
772:
757:
540:
539:
520:
519:
508:
493:
458:
457:
454:
435:
434:
431:
375:
354:
331:
285:
284:
265:
264:
248:
214:
213:
192:
189:Reusing this file
122:
121:
102:Wikimedia Commons
32:Global file usage
1390:
1368:
1132:
949:copyright status
930:
925:
915:
912:
902:
897:
782:
775:
765:
758:
549:
548:
542:
536:
533:
530:
527:
522:
516:
495:
481:Supremacy Clause
475:
447:
444:
443:
437:
429:
421:
409:
406:
405:
399:
395:
369:
365:
355:
351:
349:
330:and page 7 says:
325:
321:
294:
293:
287:
281:
278:
275:
272:
267:
246:
223:
222:
216:
210:
207:
204:
201:
196:
186:
169:
143:
135:
129:
118:
97:
96:
90:
84:
73:
62:768 × 768 pixels
58:480 × 480 pixels
54:240 × 240 pixels
48:288 × 288 pixels
1398:
1397:
1393:
1392:
1391:
1389:
1388:
1387:
1356:
1166:
1153:
1146:
1138:
1130:
1086:
1085:
1082:
1081:
1080:
1079:
1078:
1077:
1076:
1075:
1073:
1061:
1060:
1059:
1057:
1046:
1045:
1044:
1043:
1042:
1041:
1040:
1039:
1037:
1027:
1026:
1025:
1023:
1012:
1011:
1010:
1009:
1008:
1007:
1006:
1005:
1003:
991:
990:
989:
987:
976:
975:
974:
973:
972:
971:
970:
969:
967:
955:
954:
953:
951:
940:
939:
938:
937:
936:
935:
934:
933:
932:
931:
926:
923:
917:
916:
913:
910:
904:
903:
898:
895:
886:
885:
884:
882:
872:
871:
870:
868:
857:
856:
855:
854:
853:
851:
835:
834:
833:
816:
747:
738:
729:
720:
711:
702:
693:
684:
675:
666:
657:
648:
639:
630:
621:
612:
603:
594:
590:
587:
585:
534:
531:
528:
525:
473:
460:
459:
396:
393:
390:
389:
366:
363:
360:
359:
358:
350:
345:
322:
319:
314:for any purpose
291:
279:
276:
273:
270:
261:
258:for any purpose
237:by its author,
208:
205:
202:
199:
158:
146:
133:
124:
123:
112:
111:
110:is shown below.
86:
82:
75:
74:
51:
12:
11:
5:
1396:
1394:
1384:
1383:
1380:
1376:
1375:
1372:
1359:
1355:
1354:
1353:
1352:
1344:
1343:
1342:
1334:
1333:
1332:
1324:
1323:
1322:
1314:
1313:
1312:
1304:
1303:
1302:
1294:
1293:
1292:
1284:
1283:
1282:
1274:
1273:
1272:
1264:
1263:
1262:
1254:
1253:
1252:
1244:
1243:
1242:
1234:
1233:
1232:
1224:
1223:
1222:
1214:
1213:
1212:
1204:
1203:
1202:
1194:
1193:
1192:
1184:
1183:
1182:
1170:
1169:
1165:
1164:
1159:
1151:
1150:
1149:
1144:
1143:
1140:
1136:
1133:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1113:
1112:
1109:
1106:
1103:
1100:
1097:
1090:
1089:
1074:
1069:
1067:
1066:
1065:
1064:
1063:
1062:
1058:
1055:source of file
1053:
1051:
1050:
1049:
1048:
1047:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1032:
1031:
1030:
1029:
1028:
1024:
1019:
1017:
1016:
1015:
1014:
1013:
1004:
999:
997:
996:
995:
994:
993:
992:
988:
983:
981:
980:
979:
978:
977:
968:
963:
961:
960:
959:
958:
957:
956:
952:
947:
945:
944:
943:
942:
941:
919:
918:
906:
905:
891:
890:
889:
888:
887:
883:
880:
878:
877:
876:
875:
874:
873:
869:
864:
862:
861:
860:
859:
858:
852:
847:
845:
842:
841:
840:
839:
838:
827:
826:
823:
820:
813:
812:
809:
808:
783:
771:
770:
760:
575:
550:
538:
537:
518:
517:
510:
472:
471:
456:
455:
445:
433:
432:
407:
397:
392:
391:
367:
362:
361:
357:
356:
342:
323:
318:
317:
295:
283:
282:
263:
262:
224:
212:
211:
193:
181:
180:
175:
171:
170:
165:
161:
160:
156:
152:
148:
147:
136:
127:
125:
120:
119:
98:
88:
87:
45:
41:
40:
39:
34:
29:
24:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1395:
1381:
1378:
1373:
1370:
1366:
1363:
1357:
1351:
1350:皮茨菲尔德 (马萨诸塞州)
1348:
1347:
1345:
1341:
1338:
1337:
1335:
1331:
1328:
1327:
1325:
1321:
1318:
1317:
1315:
1311:
1308:
1307:
1305:
1301:
1298:
1297:
1295:
1291:
1288:
1287:
1285:
1281:
1278:
1277:
1275:
1271:
1268:
1267:
1265:
1261:
1258:
1257:
1255:
1251:
1248:
1247:
1245:
1241:
1238:
1237:
1235:
1231:
1228:
1227:
1225:
1221:
1218:
1217:
1215:
1211:
1208:
1207:
1205:
1201:
1198:
1197:
1195:
1191:
1188:
1187:
1185:
1181:
1178:
1177:
1175:
1174:
1173:
1167:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1147:
1139:
1137:Simtropolitan
1134:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1115:
1114:
1110:
1107:
1104:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1095:
1093:
1087:
1072:
1056:
1022:
1002:
986:
966:
950:
929:
922:
914:Simtropolitan
909:
901:
900:Simtropolitan
894:
867:
850:
806:
802:
801:
796:
792:
788:
784:
781:
777:
776:
761:
759:
756:
752:
748:
743:
739:
734:
730:
725:
721:
716:
712:
707:
703:
698:
694:
689:
685:
680:
676:
671:
667:
662:
658:
653:
649:
644:
640:
635:
631:
626:
622:
617:
613:
608:
604:
599:
595:
588:
586:
583:
579:
573:
569:
565:
564:
559:
558:
557:public domain
551:
544:
543:
529:Public domain
526:Public domain
524:
523:
515:
511:
509:
506:
502:
498:
494:
491:
486:
482:
478:
469:
468:
467:
465:
452:
438:
427:
419:
413:
400:
387:
386:
382:
376:
373:
348:
344:
340:
338:
332:
329:
315:
311:
307:
303:
302:
301:public domain
296:
289:
288:
274:Public domain
271:Public domain
269:
268:
259:
255:
254:
253:Simtropolitan
250:
249:
244:
242:
241:
240:Simtropolitan
236:
235:
234:public domain
230:
229:public domain
225:
218:
217:
203:Public domain
200:Public domain
198:
197:
194:
190:
185:
182:
179:
178:Simtropolitan
176:
172:
166:
162:
159:
149:
142:
137:
130:
116:
109:
108:
103:
99:
92:
91:
85:
80:
79:Original file
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:
49:
44:
38:
35:
33:
30:
28:
25:
23:
20:
18:
15:
1364:
1361:
1171:
1091:
1088:File history
798:
791:coat of arms
750:
741:
732:
723:
714:
705:
696:
687:
678:
669:
660:
651:
642:
633:
624:
615:
606:
597:
589:
561:
555:
553:
500:
496:
476:
474:
461:
450:
380:
378:
368:
336:
334:
324:
313:
299:
257:
251:
245:
238:
232:
140:
115:You can help
105:
77:
22:File history
1374:81.276314mm
719:slovenščina
497:Disclaimer:
418:PD-EdictGov
132:Description
1382:81.33271mm
1330:Pittsfield
1210:Pittsfield
1148:File usage
1129:288 × 288
1105:Dimensions
881:some value
728:українська
674:македонски
505:disclaimer
385:on page 40
184:Permission
27:File usage
1102:Thumbnail
1099:Date/Time
1021:inception
805:copyright
710:sicilianu
683:português
145:possess".
141:English:
1358:Metadata
1131:(284 KB)
825:Captions
807:status.
800:insignia
647:italiano
629:français
168:Own work
37:Metadata
1116:current
1111:Comment
866:creator
849:depicts
829:English
701:русский
620:español
611:English
602:Deutsch
593:العربية
483:of the
81:
1379:Height
1340:Q49184
749:
740:
731:
722:
713:
704:
695:
686:
677:
668:
659:
650:
641:
638:galego
632:
623:
614:
605:
596:
582:p.m.a.
174:Author
164:Source
1371:Width
535:false
532:false
477:Note:
280:false
277:false
209:false
206:false
1108:User
1036:2015
795:seal
793:, a
789:, a
787:flag
746:繁體中文
737:简体中文
570:and
422:and
151:Date
17:File
921:URL
755:+/−
665:한국어
656:日本語
924::
911::
896::
574:.
507:).
466::
428:}}
424:{{
420:}}
416:{{
68:|
64:|
60:|
56:|
50:.
751:∙
742:∙
733:∙
724:∙
715:∙
706:∙
697:∙
688:∙
679:∙
670:∙
661:∙
652:∙
643:∙
634:∙
625:∙
616:∙
607:∙
598:∙
492:.
347:↑
191:)
187:(
117:.
72:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
