MASSACHUSETTS LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL

CRITERIA FOR INCLUSION ON MEMORIAL

Eligibility for inclusion on the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial shall be determined as follows:

I. The officer must have been killed in the line of duty.

AND

II. The officer must be a Massachusetts resident at time of death, which shall include:

a. A Federal law enforcement officer assigned outside of Massachusetts that is a resident of the Commonwealth at the time of his/her death.

b. A law enforcement officer who is employed by the Commonwealth or one of its political subdivisions at the time of his/her death, but resides out of state.

AND

III. The officer meets the criteria under Sections I and II and is approved for inclusion on the National Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial

OR

IV. The officer meets the criteria under Sections I and II and is approved for line of duty death benefits pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, chapter 32, section 100A.

For the purposes of this Memorial, “law enforcement officer” means an individual employed by a local, county, state or federal law enforcement agency, with or without compensation, and who is directly involved in crime control or reduction and who is duly sworn and has full powers of arrest, or a correctional officer, with or without formal arrest powers, employed by a local, county, state or federal correctional agency and who has primary or limited responsibility for the custody and security of suspected or convicted criminal offenders.

The term “killed in the line of duty” shall mean the officer has died as a direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained while undertaking any action which the officer is obligated or authorized by law, rule, regulation or written condition of employment to perform, or for which the officer is compensated by the public agency he or she serves.

In order to be considered for inclusion on the Memorial a deceased officer’s name shall be submitted to the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation, along with the following documentation:

1. A letter detailing the correct spelling of the officer’s name and the time and circumstances of the officer’s death, and

2. A letter from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial indicating that the officer has been approved for inclusion on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, or

3. A letter from the Massachusetts State Retirement Board indicating that the circumstances of the officer’s death have met the criteria for payment of the line of duty death benefit pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, chapter 32, section 100A, and

4. Such other documentation from the officer’s agency or other law enforcement agency or governmental agency which may have a bearing on the officer’s eligibility for inclusion on the Memorial.

All submissions for inclusion on the Memorial shall be reviewed and voted on by the Board of Directors of the Foundation, meeting for that purpose once each year. The Board of Directors’ primary objective shall be to uphold the integrity of the Memorial at all times.