RESEARCH GUIDE

MASSACHUSETTS ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

CODE OF MASSACHUSETTS REGULATIONS (CMR)

	Resource/Location	Library/Call Number
Current Edition, Loose-leaf, vols. 1 – 26 & Cumulative Table of Changes	4th Floor REFERENCE	KFM 2435 1987 .A22
Subject Index	4th Floor REFERENCE	KFM 2440 .W45 1995
Electronic Format:		SLL Administrative Database
Historical Editions:
Massachusetts Rules and Regulations (1971)	1st Floor	KFM 2434 1971 .A22
First Edition of the CMR (1976)	1st Floor	KFM 2435 1976 .A22
Second Edition of the CMR (1978)	1st Floor	KFM 2435 1978 .A22
Annual Edition of the CMR 1987-		LLMC Digital Database (accessible by SLL Members)
Annual microfiche editions1987-2016	MICROFICHE	MICROFICHE

MASSACHUSETTS REGISTER

	Resource/Location	Library/Call Number
Current issues (published bi-weekly)	4th Floor Mass & 5th Floor State	KFM 2435 1987.A22
Register Issues 555 (1987) to present		LLMC Digital Database (accessible by SLL Members)
Register Issues 555 -1327(1987-2016) bound	MICROFICHE	MICROFICHE
Register Issues1-568	1st Floor	KFM 2436.M35

EXECUTIVE ORDERS

Prior to 1941, Executive Orders of the Governor of Massachusetts were not widely disseminated or published, nor were they formally numbered. Beginning with No. 128, Executive Orders are published in the Massachusetts Register.
	Resource/Location	Library/Call Number
Old Number Series: 1941-1949, Nos. 1-99	MICROFICHE	MICROFICHE
New Number Series: 1950-1974, Nos. 1-113	MICROFICHE	MICROFICHE
1975-1997, Nos. 114-400 (bound)	5th FLOOR STATES	KFM 2434 .A2 M37
1997- Nos. 401 - (loose-leaf)	5th FLOOR STATES	KFM 2434 .A2 M37
Numerical Index to Executive Orders	4th Floor REFERENCE	KFM 2840 .A56 S82 1980z

ADJUDICATORY DECISIONS

	Resource/Location	Library/Call Number
Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission 1979-	5th Floor States	KFM 2775 .A2 M37
Decisions 1979-		SLL Administrative Database
Appellate Tax Board
1930-1939 Reports, vols. I, II	5th Floor States	KFM 2871.5 .A56 R46
1939-1962 Advance Sheets	5th Floor States	KFM 2870 .A556
1963-1972 CCH Massachusetts Tax Reporter Transfer Binders	5th Floor States	KFM 2870 .A6 M37
1973-1981 Advance Sheets	5th Floor States	KFM 2870 .A556
Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board Reporter, 1981-2014		KFM 2870 A5575
Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board Reporter 2014		E-Book
Appellate Tax Board Decisions, 1986-		SLL Administrative Database
Attorney General
Attorney General Reports, 1881-	5th Floor States	KFM 2849 .A552
Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1832-2012		HeinOnline
Opinions of the Attorney General, 1985-		SLL Administrative Database
Attorney General's Bid Protest Decisions 1992-		SLL Administrative Database
Attorney General’s Fair Labor and Business Advisory Opinions		SLL Substantive Database
Board of Bar Overseers
Massachusetts Attorney Discipline Reports, 1974-	5th Floor States	KFM 2734.A554
Decisions, 1979-		SLL Administrative Database
Board of Conciliation and Arbitration 2000-2007		SLL Administrative Database
Board of Registration in Medicine
Board Decisions 1979-	5th Floor States	KFM 2726.3 .A55
Decisions, 1989-		SLL Administrative Database
Bureau of Special Education Appeals, 1974- 1995	5th Floor States	KFM 2795.9 .H3 A495
Massachusetts Special Education Reporter 1995-	5th Floor States	KFM 2795.9 H3 M37
Decisions 1989 -		SLL Administrative Database
Civil Service Commission
Massachusetts Civil Service Reporter 1988-	5th Floor States	KFM 2835 .A55 M37
Civil Service Commission Decisions 2000-		SLL Administrative Database
Contributory Retirement Appeals Board, 1993-		SLL Administrative Database
Department of Environmental Protection
DEP Reporter, 1994-	5th Floor States	KFM 2754 A552
Massachusetts Environmental Law Reports, 1983-1994	5th Floor States	KFM 2754 .A555
Decisions, 1983-		SLL Administrative Database
Department of Industrial Accidents
Massachusetts Workers Compensation Reports	5th Floor States	KFM 2742 .A5517
Decisions, 1987-		SLL Administrative Database
Department of Public Health 2006-		SLL Administrative Database
Department of Public Safety, Decisions 2002-		SLL Administrative Database
Department of Public Utilities 1984-	5th Floor States	KFM 2685 .A556
Decisions, 1989-		SLL Administrative Database
Department of Administrative Law Appeals
DALA Fair Labor and Business Decisions, 2009 -		SLL Administrative Database
Division of Insurance
Decisions, 1992-		SLL Administrative Database
Health Professions Licensure
Decisions, 2011		SLL Administrative Database
Housing Appeals Committee, 1976-		SLL Administrative Database
Joint Labor Management Committee 1989-		SLL Administrative Database
Labor Relations Commission/Division/Department
Mass. Labor Relations Reporter	5th Floor States	KFM 2731 .A555
Mass. Labor Cases, 1974-	5th Floor States	KFM 2731 .A554
Mass. Labor Relations Commission, 1937-1975	5th Floor States	KFM 2732 A55
Decisions, 1989-		SLL Administrative Database
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Mass. Discrimination Law Reporter	5th Floor States	KFM 2811 .A555
Decisions, 1983-		SLL Administrative Database
Energy Facilities Siting Board
Energy Facilities Siting Board Decisions, 1977-	5th Floor States	KFM 2686 .A553
Decisions, 2000-2019		SLL Administrative Database
Mass. Unemployment Compensation Board
Decisions, 1938-1941	5th Floor States	KFM 2745 .A554
State Ethics Commission		SLL Administrative Database
Decisions, 1980-

RULES OF ADJUDICATORY PROCEDURE

Rules under the Administrative Procedure Act, G.L. c. 30A, are published in 801 CMR 1.00, “Standard Adjudicatory Rules of Practice and Procedure”.

TREATISES & PRACTICE MATERIALS

	Resource/Location	Library/Call Number
Administrative Law and Practice. Mass. Practice Series,v. 38-40, 2016	5th Floor States	KFM 2480 .M3 [v.38-40]
Handbook of Legal Research in Massachusetts (MCLE)	5th Floor MCLE	KFM 2475 .H36 2017
MACC’s Electronic Environmental Handbook for Massachusetts Conservation Commissioners		(In-Library Only)
Massachusetts Administrative Law and Practice (LexisNexis)	5th Floor	KFM 2840 .L49 E-book
Massachusetts Bar Discipline: History, Practice, and Procedure, BBO	5th Floor States	KF 2476.5 .A2 M37 2018
Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation, Lexis/Nexis	5th Floor States	KFM 2742 .M373 Available as an eBook
Real Estate Tax Abatement Practice and Procedure, 6th Editions, MCLE	5th Floor MCLE	KFM 2879 .Z9 M48 2020
Representing Clients Before the MCAD in Employment Cases, MCLE	5th Floor MCLE	KFM 2734.5 .D5 M67 2022