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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 7A — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 7A
Prevention of automobile accidents
Status: in_force

Section 7A. Cities and towns may appropriate money for the purpose of conducting and maintaining a specific program of safety activities designed to prevent automobile accidents; and such appropriations shall be expended under the direction of the mayor in a city or the selectmen in a town.

Section 7A. Cities and towns may appropriate money for the purpose of conducting and maintaining a specific program of safety activities designed to prevent automobile accidents; and such appropriations shall be expended under the direction of the mayor in a city or the selectmen in a town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, sec. 54 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 22C / Section 54
Aid to governor in performance of duties
Status: in_force

Section 54. Constables, city marshals, chiefs of police and all other police officers shall, within the respective cities and towns, aid the governor in the performance of his duties whenever called upon, and any such officer who refuses so to do when called upon shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than three months.

Section 54. Constables, city marshals, chiefs of police and all other police officers shall, within the respective cities and towns, aid the governor in the performance of his duties whenever called upon, and any such officer who refuses so to do when called upon shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than three months.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 18 / Section 27
Direct payment of rent; request of landlord or recipient
Status: in_force

Section 27. The department may, upon the written request of the landlord in the case of a recipient who is in arrears in his rent payment for two consecutive months, pay directly to said landlord, after inspection by the department and written notification by the code enforcement agency of the city or town that the housing conforms to the minimum requirements established by said agency. An amount equal to the rent shall be deducted from the amount otherwise payable to said recipient. The department may, upon the written request of any recipient, pay directly to any landlord the rent of recipients of public assistance by deducting the amount of the rent from the amount otherwise payable to the recipient provided, however, that the department receives written notification from the code enforcement agency of the city or town that the housing conforms to the minimum requirements established by said agency. The recipient shall have a right of appeal, as provided in section sixteen, to any decision made by the department regarding direct rent payment under this section. In any event, the department shall cause a complaint to be filed in accordance with the provisions of section one hundred and twenty-seven C of chapter one hundred and eleven, in cases where a recipient's housing accommodations are unsafe, unsanitary or not in conformity with local housing codes.

Section 27. The department may, upon the written request of the landlord in the case of a recipient who is in arrears in his rent payment for two consecutive months, pay directly to said landlord, after inspection by the department and written notification by the code enforcement agency of the city or town that the housing conforms to the minimum requirements established by said agency. An amount equal to the rent shall be deducted from the amount otherwise payable to said recipient.

The department may, upon the written request of any recipient, pay directly to any landlord the rent of recipients of public assistance by deducting the amount of the rent from the amount otherwise payable to the recipient provided, however, that the department receives written notification from the code enforcement agency of the city or town that the housing conforms to the minimum requirements established by said agency. The recipient shall have a right of appeal, as provided in section sixteen, to any decision made by the department regarding direct rent payment under this section. In any event, the department shall cause a complaint to be filed in accordance with the provisions of section one hundred and twenty-seven C of chapter one hundred and eleven, in cases where a recipient's housing accommodations are unsafe, unsanitary or not in conformity with local housing codes.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 7A, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 7A / Section 10
Reconciliation of accounting statements included reports with official books and records
Status: in_force

Section 10. The comptroller shall establish policies and procedures that require all accounting statements included in reports of departments, offices and commissions to reconcile to the official books and records of the commonwealth before the publication of such reports. No such report shall be published by any such department, office or commission until such statements are so confirmed.

Section 10. The comptroller shall establish policies and procedures that require all accounting statements included in reports of departments, offices and commissions to reconcile to the official books and records of the commonwealth before the publication of such reports. No such report shall be published by any such department, office or commission until such statements are so confirmed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 24C — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 24C
Pharmacy technicians; registration
Status: in_force

Section 24C. (a) A person who desires to become registered as a pharmacy technician shall, upon payment of a fee as determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section 3B of chapter 7, apply to the board of registration in pharmacy, herein and in sections 24 to 42A, inclusive, called the board, and be entitled to consideration by the board if such person meets the education, experience and examination requirements as established and adopted by the board. (b) The board may adopt rules and regulations governing the practice of pharmacy technicians to promote the public health, safety and welfare including, but not limited to, adopting regulations establishing continuing education requirements for license renewal. (c) The board may, without examination, register as a pharmacy technician any applicant who is duly licensed or registered under the laws of any state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, where the requirements for licensure or registration are in the opinion of the board equivalent to those in the commonwealth. (d) Each pharmacy technician shall register biennially and in the year designated by the board.

Section 24C. (a) A person who desires to become registered as a pharmacy technician shall, upon payment of a fee as determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section 3B of chapter 7, apply to the board of registration in pharmacy, herein and in sections 24 to 42A, inclusive, called the board, and be entitled to consideration by the board if such person meets the education, experience and examination requirements as established and adopted by the board.

(b) The board may adopt rules and regulations governing the practice of pharmacy technicians to promote the public health, safety and welfare including, but not limited to, adopting regulations establishing continuing education requirements for license renewal.

(c) The board may, without examination, register as a pharmacy technician any applicant who is duly licensed or registered under the laws of any state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, where the requirements for licensure or registration are in the opinion of the board equivalent to those in the commonwealth.

(d) Each pharmacy technician shall register biennially and in the year designated by the board.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, sec. 71D — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71 / Section 71D
Prepayment of tuition to private schools or program sources
Status: in_force

Section 71D. A school committee of any city, town, or regional school district may authorize the prepayment of tuition for a period not exceeding three months to any approved private school or approved program source which a student is attending under the provisions of chapter seventy-one B, and the city, town or regional school district treasurer shall be required to approve and pay such monies in accordance with the authorization of the school committee.

Section 71D. A school committee of any city, town, or regional school district may authorize the prepayment of tuition for a period not exceeding three months to any approved private school or approved program source which a student is attending under the provisions of chapter seventy-one B, and the city, town or regional school district treasurer shall be required to approve and pay such monies in accordance with the authorization of the school committee.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, sec. 106 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 93 / Section 106
Video rental; records; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 106. (1) No persons engaged in the business of leasing or renting videos or any employee thereof shall maintain records that would indicate the title or category of any video leased or rented by a borrower other than the records necessary to ensure a completed transaction of such video. Records indicating the name of the borrower together with the title or category of the video shall be eliminated within thirty days after the transaction is completed. A transaction shall not be considered complete until all contractual rights or obligations between the parties regarding a particular video have been satisfied, including any credit due, late fees, rewinding charges or settlement for property damage and any investigation related thereto. (2) No persons engaged in the business of leasing or renting videos or any employees thereof shall make available to a third party records that would indicate the name of the borrower or the title or category of any video leased or rented by a borrower, except under a proceeding authorized by 18 USC 2710(b)(2) (C) and (F). (3) Any violation of this section shall be punishable by imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than sixty days or a fine of one thousand dollars, or both such fine and imprisonment.

Section 106. (1) No persons engaged in the business of leasing or renting videos or any employee thereof shall maintain records that would indicate the title or category of any video leased or rented by a borrower other than the records necessary to ensure a completed transaction of such video. Records indicating the name of the borrower together with the title or category of the video shall be eliminated within thirty days after the transaction is completed. A transaction shall not be considered complete until all contractual rights or obligations between the parties regarding a particular video have been satisfied, including any credit due, late fees, rewinding charges or settlement for property damage and any investigation related thereto.

(2) No persons engaged in the business of leasing or renting videos or any employees thereof shall make available to a third party records that would indicate the name of the borrower or the title or category of any video leased or rented by a borrower, except under a proceeding authorized by 18 USC 2710(b)(2) (C) and (F).

(3) Any violation of this section shall be punishable by imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than sixty days or a fine of one thousand dollars, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64G, sec. 3D — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64G / Section 3D
Community impact fees
Status: in_force

[Text of section effective as provided by 2018, 337, Secs. 14 and 15A as added by 2019, 5, Sec. 37.]

[Text of section effective as provided by 2018, 337, Secs. 14 and 15A as added by 2019, 5, Sec. 37.]

Section 3D. (a) A city or town that accepts section 3A may, by a separate vote and in the same manner of acceptance as set forth in said section 3A, impose a community impact fee of not more than 3 per cent of the total amount of rent upon each transfer of occupancy of a professionally managed unit that is located within that city or town.

(b) A city or town that votes to impose a community impact fee under subsection (a) may, by a separate additional vote and in the same manner of acceptance as set forth in section 3A, also impose the community impact fee upon each transfer of occupancy of a short-term rental unit that is located within a two-family or three-family dwelling that includes the operator's primary residence.

(c) An operator shall pay the community impact fees imposed under this section to the commissioner at the same time and in the same manner as the excise due to the commonwealth under section 3. All sums received by the commissioner under this section as excise, penalties or forfeitures, interest, costs of suit and fines shall, not less than quarterly, be distributed, credited and paid by the state treasurer upon certification of the commissioner to the city or town. A city or town shall dedicate not less than 35 per cent of the community impact fees collected under this section to affordable housing or local infrastructure projects.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 29, sec. 2JJ — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 29 / Section 2JJ
Child Care Quality Fund
Status: in_force

Section 2JJ. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Child Care Quality Fund. There shall be credited to said Fund revenues received from the sale of Invest in Children distinctive registration plates issued under subsection (b) of section 2E of chapter 90. Amounts credited to said fund shall be available for expenditure by the commissioner of early education and care for providing grants to not for profit child care organizations and family child care homes or large family child care homes, as defined in section 1A of chapter 15D, for the purpose of improving child care services including, but not limited to, teacher training, training and education of consumers and parents, the purchase of educational curricula and materials, specialized training for bilingual and bicultural providers and consumers and technical assistance for acquiring accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Section 2JJ. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Child Care Quality Fund. There shall be credited to said Fund revenues received from the sale of Invest in Children distinctive registration plates issued under subsection (b) of section 2E of chapter 90. Amounts credited to said fund shall be available for expenditure by the commissioner of early education and care for providing grants to not for profit child care organizations and family child care homes or large family child care homes, as defined in section 1A of chapter 15D, for the purpose of improving child care services including, but not limited to, teacher training, training and education of consumers and parents, the purchase of educational curricula and materials, specialized training for bilingual and bicultural providers and consumers and technical assistance for acquiring accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161A / Section 27
Deceased employees; payment of wages to nominated beneficiaries
Status: in_force

Section 27. Whenever any employee or former employee of the authority dies, and the authority owes his estate any sum or sums by reason of services rendered by him for wages vacation allowances, and neither a duly appointed executor or administrator nor a administrator has made written demand for payment upon the treasurer of the authority and treasurer shall not otherwise have actual notice that proceedings relative to the formal or settlement of such estate have been commenced in any probate court, such sum or sums may, in the discretion of the authority, be paid after the expiration of 30 days from the death of such employee to such person as may have been nominated as beneficiary, on a form approved by the directors and filed with the treasurer by such employee during his lifetime or, if there is no such beneficiary then to the surviving spouse or next of kin of such employee. Payments made as provided in this section shall discharge all liability of the authority to all persons with respect to such sum or sums.

Section 27. Whenever any employee or former employee of the authority dies, and the authority owes his estate any sum or sums by reason of services rendered by him for wages vacation allowances, and neither a duly appointed executor or administrator nor a administrator has made written demand for payment upon the treasurer of the authority and treasurer shall not otherwise have actual notice that proceedings relative to the formal or settlement of such estate have been commenced in any probate court, such sum or sums may, in the discretion of the authority, be paid after the expiration of 30 days from the death of such employee to such person as may have been nominated as beneficiary, on a form approved by the directors and filed with the treasurer by such employee during his lifetime or, if there is no such beneficiary then to the surviving spouse or next of kin of such employee. Payments made as provided in this section shall discharge all liability of the authority to all persons with respect to such sum or sums.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 5
Return of bakery products; movement of bakery products to consumer; exceptions
Status: in_force

Section 5. Except as provided in section six, no bakery products shall be returned from any consumer or other purchaser to the dealer or baker, nor from any dealer to the baker, nor shall any dealer or baker directly or indirectly accept any returns from or make any exchange of bakery products with any person. All such products shall be kept moving to the consumer without unreasonable delay and without any practice whatsoever which may disseminate contagion or disease among or inflict fraud upon consumers, or disseminate ''rope'', so called, or other infection in bakeries, or cause waste in the food supply; provided, that this section, except in so far as may be necessary to prevent such waste, shall not apply to crackers or other bakery products which are packed at the place of production in cartons, cans, boxes or similar permanent containers, except paper or parchment wrappers used in wrapping loaves of bread, and which are so packed and sealed at such place as fully to insure the freshness and wholesomeness of such products and to protect them from contamination, adulteration and deterioration in the course of trade, and which remain in the original unbroken package as packed.

Section 5. Except as provided in section six, no bakery products shall be returned from any consumer or other purchaser to the dealer or baker, nor from any dealer to the baker, nor shall any dealer or baker directly or indirectly accept any returns from or make any exchange of bakery products with any person. All such products shall be kept moving to the consumer without unreasonable delay and without any practice whatsoever which may disseminate contagion or disease among or inflict fraud upon consumers, or disseminate ''rope'', so called, or other infection in bakeries, or cause waste in the food supply; provided, that this section, except in so far as may be necessary to prevent such waste, shall not apply to crackers or other bakery products which are packed at the place of production in cartons, cans, boxes or similar permanent containers, except paper or parchment wrappers used in wrapping loaves of bread, and which are so packed and sealed at such place as fully to insure the freshness and wholesomeness of such products and to protect them from contamination, adulteration and deterioration in the course of trade, and which remain in the original unbroken package as packed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 79 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 79
Imitation of furs; false representation; prohibition
Status: in_force

Section 79. Whoever, himself, or by his agent or servant, or as the agent or servant of another person, sells or exchanges, or has in his custody or possession with intent so to do, or exposes for sale or exchange, any manufactured imitations of furs of fur-bearing animals, representing the same to be the genuine fur of certain animals, shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred nor more than five hundred dollars.

Section 79. Whoever, himself, or by his agent or servant, or as the agent or servant of another person, sells or exchanges, or has in his custody or possession with intent so to do, or exposes for sale or exchange, any manufactured imitations of furs of fur-bearing animals, representing the same to be the genuine fur of certain animals, shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred nor more than five hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, sec. 65 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 65
Arrest of tramps without warrant; making complaint
Status: in_force

Section 65. A sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable or police officer, upon view or information of an offence described in the two preceding sections, may, without a warrant, arrest the offender, and make complaint against him therefor; and the state police shall make such arrests and complaints. Mayors and selectmen shall appoint special police officers, who shall also make such arrests and complaints in their respective towns.

Section 65. A sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable or police officer, upon view or information of an offence described in the two preceding sections, may, without a warrant, arrest the offender, and make complaint against him therefor; and the state police shall make such arrests and complaints. Mayors and selectmen shall appoint special police officers, who shall also make such arrests and complaints in their respective towns.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 7, sec. 25 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 7 / Section 25
Advice to state institutions making suitable products for state entities
Status: in_force

Section 25. The state purchasing agent shall advise with the several state institutions that make or are able to make products suitable for the needs of state departments, offices and commissions, and with the heads of such departments, offices and commissions, with a view to ascertaining how best to improve or change such products or the quality or price thereof so as to meet the needs of such state departments, offices and commissions, and may make to such institutions such recommendations relating thereto as seem best.

Section 25. The state purchasing agent shall advise with the several state institutions that make or are able to make products suitable for the needs of state departments, offices and commissions, and with the heads of such departments, offices and commissions, with a view to ascertaining how best to improve or change such products or the quality or price thereof so as to meet the needs of such state departments, offices and commissions, and may make to such institutions such recommendations relating thereto as seem best.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 217, sec. 8A — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 217 / Section 8A
Provision of suitable offices
Status: in_force

Section 8A. The chief justice and deputy court administrator shall be provided with suitable offices.

Section 8A. The chief justice and deputy court administrator shall be provided with suitable offices.