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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 30 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 30
Forfeiture of bond
Status: in_force

Section 30. If any neglect causes a forfeiture of the bond of a clerk or assistant clerk, the justices shall forthwith give written notice thereof to the treasurer having custody thereof, who shall thereupon cause suit to be brought thereon. The amount recovered in such suit shall be applied to the expense of making up the deficient records under the direction of the court in whose records the deficiency exists, and the surplus, if any, shall be carried into the account of such treasurer.

Section 30. If any neglect causes a forfeiture of the bond of a clerk or assistant clerk, the justices shall forthwith give written notice thereof to the treasurer having custody thereof, who shall thereupon cause suit to be brought thereon. The amount recovered in such suit shall be applied to the expense of making up the deficient records under the direction of the court in whose records the deficiency exists, and the surplus, if any, shall be carried into the account of such treasurer.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, sec. 25F — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 152 / Section 25F
Certification to act as self-insurance group
Status: in_force

Section 25F. No person, association, or entity shall act as a workers' compensation self-insurance group unless it has been issued a certificate of approval by the commissioner of insurance.

Section 25F. No person, association, or entity shall act as a workers' compensation self-insurance group unless it has been issued a certificate of approval by the commissioner of insurance.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 61B, sec. 2A — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 61B / Section 2A
Tax rate for recreational land
Status: in_force

Section 2A. In a city or town that accepts this section, the rate of tax applicable to recreational land shall be the rate determined to be applicable to class two, open space.

Section 2A. In a city or town that accepts this section, the rate of tax applicable to recreational land shall be the rate determined to be applicable to class two, open space.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 32G — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94C / Section 32G
Counterfeit substances; unlawful creation, distribution, dispensing or possession with intent to distribute or dispense
Status: in_force

Section 32G. Any person who knowingly or intentionally creates, distributes, dispenses or possesses with intent to distribute or dispense a counterfeit substance shall be punished by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than one year or by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty nor more than two thousand and five hundred dollars, or both such fine and imprisonment.

Section 32G. Any person who knowingly or intentionally creates, distributes, dispenses or possesses with intent to distribute or dispense a counterfeit substance shall be punished by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than one year or by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty nor more than two thousand and five hundred dollars, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 76, sec. 1A — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 76 / Section 1A
Pupil absence notification programs
Status: in_force

Section 1A. Upon the acceptance of this section by the local legislative body of a city or town, or by a majority vote of two-thirds of the member communities of a regional school district, the school committee of a city, town or regional school district shall establish a pupil absence notification program in all schools under its control. Said program may be developed with the assistance of the department of education. The parents or guardians of each pupil shall, annually, at the commencement of each school year, be sent a notice instructing them to call a designated telephone number at a designated time to inform the school of the absence of a pupil and the reason therefor. Said notice shall also require such parent or guardian to furnish the school with a home, work or other emergency telephone number where they can be contacted during the school day. If a pupil is absent and the school has not been notified by the designated time, the school shall call the telephone number or numbers furnished to inquire about said absence.

Section 1A. Upon the acceptance of this section by the local legislative body of a city or town, or by a majority vote of two-thirds of the member communities of a regional school district, the school committee of a city, town or regional school district shall establish a pupil absence notification program in all schools under its control. Said program may be developed with the assistance of the department of education. The parents or guardians of each pupil shall, annually, at the commencement of each school year, be sent a notice instructing them to call a designated telephone number at a designated time to inform the school of the absence of a pupil and the reason therefor. Said notice shall also require such parent or guardian to furnish the school with a home, work or other emergency telephone number where they can be contacted during the school day. If a pupil is absent and the school has not been notified by the designated time, the school shall call the telephone number or numbers furnished to inquire about said absence.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, sec. 6A — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 210 / Section 6A
Certificates of adoption
Status: in_force

Section 6A. The court shall forthwith, following the making of a decree of adoption, issue to the petitioner, or petitioners, a certificate of adoption setting forth all the facts relating to the adopting parent, or parents, as appearing in the statement required to be filed by section six, the name of, and all other facts relating to, the person adopted, as appearing in any copy of birth record or decree of adoption filed as required by said section, the name of the court making such decree and the date thereof, and, if such decree authorizes a change in the name of the person adopted, his name as so changed; provided, that if such person has been born out of wedlock, the name, or names, of, and all other facts relating to, his natural parent, or parents, shall be omitted from such certificate. Certificates under this section shall be made on forms furnished by the commissioner of public health, and shall provide for the indicating thereon by the adopting parent, or parents, as to whether or not a correction of the record of the birth of the person adopted is desired; and, in case such desire is so indicated, the court shall forthwith send a certified copy of such certificate to the clerk of the city or town where such person was born. If either of the parents who have adopted a child so request, the register of probate shall issue a special certificate of adoption upon which the original or prior name of the child and the names of its natural parents shall not appear.

Section 6A. The court shall forthwith, following the making of a decree of adoption, issue to the petitioner, or petitioners, a certificate of adoption setting forth all the facts relating to the adopting parent, or parents, as appearing in the statement required to be filed by section six, the name of, and all other facts relating to, the person adopted, as appearing in any copy of birth record or decree of adoption filed as required by said section, the name of the court making such decree and the date thereof, and, if such decree authorizes a change in the name of the person adopted, his name as so changed; provided, that if such person has been born out of wedlock, the name, or names, of, and all other facts relating to, his natural parent, or parents, shall be omitted from such certificate.

Certificates under this section shall be made on forms furnished by the commissioner of public health, and shall provide for the indicating thereon by the adopting parent, or parents, as to whether or not a correction of the record of the birth of the person adopted is desired; and, in case such desire is so indicated, the court shall forthwith send a certified copy of such certificate to the clerk of the city or town where such person was born.

If either of the parents who have adopted a child so request, the register of probate shall issue a special certificate of adoption upon which the original or prior name of the child and the names of its natural parents shall not appear.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, sec. 2A — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 17 / Section 2A
Powers of commissioner upon declaration of emergency
Status: in_force

Section 2A. Upon declaration by the governor that an emergency exists which is detrimental to the public health, the commissioner may, with the approval of the governor and the public health council, during such period of emergency, take such action and incur such liabilities as he may deem necessary to assure the maintenance of public health and the prevention of disease. The commissioner, with the approval of the public health council, may establish procedures to be followed during such emergency to insure the continuation of essential public health services and the enforcement of the same. Upon declaration by the governor that such emergency has terminated, all powers granted to and exercised by the commissioner under this section shall terminate.

Section 2A. Upon declaration by the governor that an emergency exists which is detrimental to the public health, the commissioner may, with the approval of the governor and the public health council, during such period of emergency, take such action and incur such liabilities as he may deem necessary to assure the maintenance of public health and the prevention of disease.

The commissioner, with the approval of the public health council, may establish procedures to be followed during such emergency to insure the continuation of essential public health services and the enforcement of the same.

Upon declaration by the governor that such emergency has terminated, all powers granted to and exercised by the commissioner under this section shall terminate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, sec. 44 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 148 / Section 44
Firecrackers and pyrotechnical ship or railway signals
Status: in_force

Section 44. Firecrackers and pyrotechnical ship or railway signals shall be included and classed as fireworks, but the provisions of the four preceding sections shall not apply to the storage of pyrotechnical ship or railway signals nor to the discharge, firing or exploding of the said signals when used for the protection of life and property.

Section 44. Firecrackers and pyrotechnical ship or railway signals shall be included and classed as fireworks, but the provisions of the four preceding sections shall not apply to the storage of pyrotechnical ship or railway signals nor to the discharge, firing or exploding of the said signals when used for the protection of life and property.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30 / Section 13
Fees for certain commissions, etc.
Status: in_force

Section 13. Before the delivery of a commission to a person appointed commissioner under section three or four of chapter two hundred and twenty-two, master in chancery or justice of the peace, he shall pay to the state secretary a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven. Before the delivery of a commission to a person appointed a notary public he shall pay to the state secretary a fee as determined annually under the aforementioned provision. Upon the change of name of any woman who has been appointed and qualified as a notary public, she shall re-register under her new name and shall pay to the state secretary a fee as determined annually under the aforementioned provision.

Section 13. Before the delivery of a commission to a person appointed commissioner under section three or four of chapter two hundred and twenty-two, master in chancery or justice of the peace, he shall pay to the state secretary a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven. Before the delivery of a commission to a person appointed a notary public he shall pay to the state secretary a fee as determined annually under the aforementioned provision. Upon the change of name of any woman who has been appointed and qualified as a notary public, she shall re-register under her new name and shall pay to the state secretary a fee as determined annually under the aforementioned provision.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 20P — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 276 / Section 20P
Waiver by commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 20P. Nothing in sections eleven to twenty O, inclusive, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by this commonwealth of its right, power or privilege to try any person demanded of it for a crime committed herein, or of its right, power or privilege to regain custody of such a person by interstate rendition proceedings or otherwise for the purpose of trial, sentence or punishment for any crime committed herein, nor shall any proceeding under said sections which result in, or fail to result in, interstate rendition be deemed a waiver by this commonwealth of any of its rights, privileges or jurisdiction in any way whatsoever.

Section 20P. Nothing in sections eleven to twenty O, inclusive, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by this commonwealth of its right, power or privilege to try any person demanded of it for a crime committed herein, or of its right, power or privilege to regain custody of such a person by interstate rendition proceedings or otherwise for the purpose of trial, sentence or punishment for any crime committed herein, nor shall any proceeding under said sections which result in, or fail to result in, interstate rendition be deemed a waiver by this commonwealth of any of its rights, privileges or jurisdiction in any way whatsoever.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 42D — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 42D
Unpaid charges; collection as part of property tax
Status: in_force

Section 42D. Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of chapters fifty-nine and sixty shall apply, so far as pertinent, to all rates and charges certified to the assessors under section forty-two C. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon commitment as a tax or part of a tax under section forty-two C, all such rates and charges shall be subject to the provisions of law relative to interest on the taxes of which they become, or, if the property were not tax exempt would become, a part; and the collector of taxes shall have the same powers and be subject to the same duties with respect to such rates and charges as in the case of annual taxes upon real estate, and the provisions of law relative to the collection of such annual taxes, the sale or taking of land for the non-payment thereof and the redemption of land so sold or taken shall, except as otherwise provided, apply to such rates and charges.

Section 42D. Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of chapters fifty-nine and sixty shall apply, so far as pertinent, to all rates and charges certified to the assessors under section forty-two C. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon commitment as a tax or part of a tax under section forty-two C, all such rates and charges shall be subject to the provisions of law relative to interest on the taxes of which they become, or, if the property were not tax exempt would become, a part; and the collector of taxes shall have the same powers and be subject to the same duties with respect to such rates and charges as in the case of annual taxes upon real estate, and the provisions of law relative to the collection of such annual taxes, the sale or taking of land for the non-payment thereof and the redemption of land so sold or taken shall, except as otherwise provided, apply to such rates and charges.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 98, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 98 / Section 8
Vibrating steelyards
Status: in_force

Section 8. Vibrating steelyards may be used if each beam and the poises thereof are annually tried, proved and sealed by a sealer or deputy.

Section 8. Vibrating steelyards may be used if each beam and the poises thereof are annually tried, proved and sealed by a sealer or deputy.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, sec. 30 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 12 / Section 30
Fees for services in performance of duty; appearance in civil action
Status: in_force

Section 30. No prosecuting officer shall receive any fee or reward from or in behalf of a prosecutor for services in any prosecution or business to which it is his official duty to attend, nor shall he be concerned as counsel or attorney for either party in a civil action depending upon the same facts involved in such prosecution or business.

Section 30. No prosecuting officer shall receive any fee or reward from or in behalf of a prosecutor for services in any prosecution or business to which it is his official duty to attend, nor shall he be concerned as counsel or attorney for either party in a civil action depending upon the same facts involved in such prosecution or business.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 234A, sec. 31 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 234A / Section 31
Presentation by juror to clerk of summons, questionnaire and notices
Status: in_force

Section 31. On the first day of his term of grand or trial juror service, each juror shall bring to court and present to the officer in charge of jurors his summons, his confidential juror questionnaire, duly completed and signed, and any subsequent notices of postponement or location transfer received by him. Notice of these duties shall appear prominently on the summons, questionnaire, and notice of postponement, respectively.

Section 31. On the first day of his term of grand or trial juror service, each juror shall bring to court and present to the officer in charge of jurors his summons, his confidential juror questionnaire, duly completed and signed, and any subsequent notices of postponement or location transfer received by him. Notice of these duties shall appear prominently on the summons, questionnaire, and notice of postponement, respectively.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 99 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 99
Requisition of police officers by other towns
Status: in_force

Section 99. The mayor, selectmen, chief of police, or person however designated having the duties of a chief of police, or, in the absence of the chief of police, or person however designated having the duties of a chief of police, the commanding officer, may upon the request of the mayor, selectmen, chief of police, or person however designated having the duties of a chief of police, or in the absence of the chief of police or person however designated having the duties of a chief of police, the commanding officer of any other city or town, provide police officers, who shall have the authority of constables and police officers within the limits of such city or town, except as to the service of civil process, and, while exercising such authority within such limits, shall have the same immunities and privileges as when acting within their respective cities and towns; and the city or town providing said officers shall be entitled to receive from such city or town the amount paid to them for their service, including their necessary traveling expenses.

Section 99. The mayor, selectmen, chief of police, or person however designated having the duties of a chief of police, or, in the absence of the chief of police, or person however designated having the duties of a chief of police, the commanding officer, may upon the request of the mayor, selectmen, chief of police, or person however designated having the duties of a chief of police, or in the absence of the chief of police or person however designated having the duties of a chief of police, the commanding officer of any other city or town, provide police officers, who shall have the authority of constables and police officers within the limits of such city or town, except as to the service of civil process, and, while exercising such authority within such limits, shall have the same immunities and privileges as when acting within their respective cities and towns; and the city or town providing said officers shall be entitled to receive from such city or town the amount paid to them for their service, including their necessary traveling expenses.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 4
Establishment by districts
Status: in_force

Section 4. Independent vocational-technical schools may be established and maintained by districts composed of two or more towns, through boards to be known as district trustees for vocational-technical education, consisting either of the chairman and two other members of the school committees of each town, to be appointed by such committees, or of three residents of each, to be elected by the town. Pursuant to section 21 of chapter 15A, 1 member of said board shall be designated by the district trustees to serve as a non-voting member of the board of trustees for any community college that shares the same geographic region as the independent vocational-technical school. The designated member shall serve as a liaison between the 2 boards for the purposes of sharing information and developing policies that will promote greater interaction between the vocational-technical school and the community college while maximizing the educational resources available to individuals seeking to learn a trade or develop targeted employment skills.

Section 4. Independent vocational-technical schools may be established and maintained by districts composed of two or more towns, through boards to be known as district trustees for vocational-technical education, consisting either of the chairman and two other members of the school committees of each town, to be appointed by such committees, or of three residents of each, to be elected by the town. Pursuant to section 21 of chapter 15A, 1 member of said board shall be designated by the district trustees to serve as a non-voting member of the board of trustees for any community college that shares the same geographic region as the independent vocational-technical school. The designated member shall serve as a liaison between the 2 boards for the purposes of sharing information and developing policies that will promote greater interaction between the vocational-technical school and the community college while maximizing the educational resources available to individuals seeking to learn a trade or develop targeted employment skills.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 245, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 245 / Section 9
Persons not concluded; action for recovery
Status: in_force

Section 9. A person not concluded by a judgment for the commonwealth under the preceding section may, until his claim is barred by law for the limitation of real actions or otherwise, bring an action to recover the land from the commonwealth or from any person then holding under it. He may deny and disprove any facts alleged and proved in the first action and allege and prove other facts in support of his claim and shall, if it appears that he is entitled to the land, have judgment and execution therefor.

Section 9. A person not concluded by a judgment for the commonwealth under the preceding section may, until his claim is barred by law for the limitation of real actions or otherwise, bring an action to recover the land from the commonwealth or from any person then holding under it. He may deny and disprove any facts alleged and proved in the first action and allege and prove other facts in support of his claim and shall, if it appears that he is entitled to the land, have judgment and execution therefor.