It is the state counterpart to the national Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
Regulations which have been approved by ANNS according to a procedure established by the legislature have the force of law.
This allows the state legislature to delegate the details of certain types of lawmaking to executive agencies.
An unofficial version of the CMR is available online for free from the Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries.
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