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English: Digital illustration of the shoulder patch of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles Division of Law Enforcement (commonly referred to as the "RMV Police," or "Registry Police") at the time of their 1992 disbandment. RMV Police "inspectors" - as their law enforcement officers were called - were appointed as Massachusetts State Troopers in 1992 and the agency was disbanded. |
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| Author | MWFwiki |
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"File:MARMVpolice.png" is a digital illustration/reproduction of a law enforcement agency's shoulder patch wholly created by myself ("the artist"). This now-defunct agency was (formerly) a state agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The original shoulder patch is — in the artist's opinion — in the public domain within the United States because it was a Commonwealth of Massachusetts public record disseminated by a Commonwealth agency or the Massachusetts Archives. Massachusetts' Secretary of the Commonwealth has stated that such works can be copied and used for any purpose. 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. This is consistent with the analysis made by the Harvard Library at [1] (original), [2] (archived).Regardless of the copyright status of the original shoulder patch, the artist asserts that "File:MARMVpolice.png" was independently created utilizing said shoulder patch as a model and was created for educational and illustration purposes, only. The artist relinquishes any and all rights to "File:MARMVpolice.png" in perpetuity. For questions regarding the legality of re-use, reproduction, or other uses, consulting a qualified copyright attorney (or equivalent) in your jurisdiction is recommended. The author of this permission statement is not providing legal advice. By re-using, reproducing, or otherwise utilizing this image in any way, the user assumes full responsibility for ensuring the legality of their actions, both criminally and civilly. In re-using, reproducing, or otherwise utilizing this image in any way, no relationship is established between the uploader of this image, the author of this permission statement, and/or any user(s) of this image or derivatives thereof. |
| Other versions | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Massachusettes_State_Registry_of_Motor_Vehicles_Police.jpg |
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was a Commonwealth of Massachusetts public record disseminated by a Commonwealth agency or the Massachusetts Archives. Massachusetts' Secretary of the Commonwealth has stated that such works can be copied and used for any purpose. 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.
Language describing permissions
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 https://www.mass.gov/files/2017-06/Public%20Records%20Law.pdf and page 7 says:
Definition of "public record"
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 https://www.mass.gov/files/2017-06/Public%20Records%20Law.pdf on page 40, under M. G. L. c. 4, § 7(26) as:
Limitations of template usage
This is consistent with the statement at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ARC/arcres/residx.htm:
Note: Works that are considered "public records" but were not created by a state or municipal government agency may be copyrighted by their author; the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution 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. architecture/construction firm) retains copyright rights to the image unless the contract with the agency says otherwise. See: Government-in-the-Sunshine Manual: To what extent does federal law preempt state law regarding public inspection of records?. |
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| current | 23:49, 16 October 2025 | | 864 × 1,184 (1.01 MB) | MWFwiki | Uploaded own work with UploadWizard |
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