Gale LegalForms helps provide understanding of common legal procedures through access to authentic, professional legal documents for businesses and legal forms that are truly state-specific. Useful for filing patents and trademarks, developing leases, creating bills of sale, delegating power of attorney, and more, these forms are ideal for supporting legal tasks that business owners need to manage. Provider: Chicopee Public Library Subject: Law & Government
City of Chicopee, Good Neighbor Handbook – Online Guide – Quality of Life Regulations in the City of Springfield. Includes: Business Licenses & Regulations, Animals, Waste Collection, Public Peace & Welfare, Motor Vehicles, Streets, Sidewalks & Public Places, Building Maintenance, Neighborhood Organizations.
City of Chicopee Charter and current ordinances– The City of Chicopee has enacted numerous ordinances on many different subjects. Many of the most common ordinances are available on the links located on this page.
City of Chicopee Helpful Links – Chicopee City Code, Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law (PDF), Hampden County Lawyer Referral, Massachusetts General Law, Massachusetts Inspector General, Small Claims and Auditing Department
Hampden Law Library– 50 State Street, Courthouse, Springfield – Open to the public the law library offers: help with legal research, books and materials to borrow, online databases for no charge (including Westlaw and Lexis), and free public wifi. | (413) 748-7923
Lawyer Referral Services
Community Legal Aid – One Monarch Place, Springfield – Provides free civil legal services to low-income and elderly residents of central and western Massachusetts. CLA also provides free civil legal assistance to victims of crime and survivors of homicide victims. | (508) 425-2785
Western Mass Legal Services– Provides free legal help in non-criminal cases for low-income people and elders who live in western Massachusetts. | (413) 781-7814
Immigration Law Resources
ACLU Immigrant Protection Project of Western Mass– The Immigrant Protection Project (IPP) is a coordinated regional effort by attorneys and organizations to provide immigrants in Western Massachusetts with referrals for legal assistance and connections to other services. | (413) 727-8515
El Proyecto de Protección al Inmigrante (IPP) es un esfuerzo regional coordinado de abogados y organizaciones para conectar a inmigrantes en el oeste de Massachusetts con referencias para asistencia legal y servicios que abordan otras necesidades de la comunidad inmigrante en todo el Pioneer Valley y el are de Berkshires. | (413) 727-8515
Catholic Charities– Office of Immigration, Migration, and Refugee Services-65 Elliot Street, Springfield – Services are offered for a nominal fee for all documented immigrants, refugees and asylees. In addition to aiding clients with their CIS documents, our caseworkers can provide referrals to legal services, social services and ESOL classes for immigrants regardless of status. | (413) 452-0626 | immigration@diospringfield.org
Massachusetts Legal Resource Finder – Do you need help with a legal problem in Massachusetts? The Legal Resource Finder search results will give you contact information for legal aid programs, nonprofits, government agencies and court programs that may be able to help you with your legal issue for free or at a low cost. It will also give you links to legal information and self-help materials.
MassLegalHelp.org– MassLegalHelp.org’s mission is to use the Web to improve access to justice for low income and disadvantaged people. It provides practical information about your legal rights in Massachusetts.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Public Records – A website of the Secretary of the State Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Includes: Notary Public Information, Marriages in Massachusetts, Public Records Access, and Information on the Public Records Law.
Massachusetts Court System– Website – Includes a Courthouse locator, Information on Jury Duty, Access to New Opinions, and the ability to search Court Dockets.
Massachusetts Law Resources in the State Library – The State Library has an extensive collection of Massachusetts law resources, including statutes and legislative materials, administrative law and judicial reports.
Lawyer Referral Services
Committee for Public Counsel Services – Provide legal representation in Massachusetts for those unable to afford an attorney in all matters in which the law requires the appointment of counsel.
Immigration Law Resources
PAIR Project – Political Asylum / Immigration Representation Project – 98 North Washington Street, Suite 106, Boston – PAIR provides free immigration services to indigent asylum-seekers and detained immigrants, assuring fairness and access to justice. | (617) 742-9296
Ascentria Care Alliance – The Immigration Legal Assistance Program is part of Services for New Americans and provides free and low-cost legal services to immigrants and refugees in Massachusetts. | (413) 787-0725
The Chicopee Public Library is proud to partner with the MA Probate and Family Court System to offer virtual court access through the Access to Justice program. Quiet private spaces are available to attend court remotely on a library computer or tablet. Please call the Reference Desk to reserve a space at 413-594-1800 x3. Provider: State of Massachusetts Subject: Government & Law, Massachusetts
Driving manuals are a useful tool for understanding the licensing process and for studying the rules of the road. They also provide valuable information on RMV policies, changes to driving laws, and safe driving tips. Provider: State of Massachusetts Subject: Massachusetts, Teen
General Laws are Session Laws or sections of Session Laws that are permanent in nature and of general application. General Laws are codified according to subject matter in a multi-volume publication entitled the General Laws of Massachusetts. The official version of the General Laws is now published every two years, with cumulative pamphlets released periodically. This site provides an unofficial version of the General Laws. Provider: Open Access Subject: Government & Law
Free practice tests for the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicle’s written examinations. Includes 10 car practice tests, 6 motorcycle practice tests, CDL (Commercial Driver’s License) practice tests, 3 online driver’s manuals (car, motorcycle, CDL), and more. Provider: Open Access Subject: Massachusetts, Teen
Procitizen has comprehensive citizenship courses for both new American and new Canadian citizens. With over 100 instructional videos each, plus interactive drills and quizzes, ProCitizen: US and ProCitizen: Canada provide the civics, vocabulary, plus reading and writing practice that new citizens need to succeed at each country’s respective naturalization test. ProCitizen: US is available in both English and Spanish. Provider: Chicopee Public Library Subject: Government & Law, Test Preparation
Over 30 proprietary, Massachusetts-centric, databases provided to public libraries from the Social Law Library. Access to this database is limited to in-library use. Please ask the Reference Librarian for login credentials. Provider: MBLC Subject: Government & Law
