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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 9B — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 9B
Registration of vehicles; display of number plates; application of law
Status: in_force

Section 9B. The provisions of this chapter relative to the registration of motor vehicles and the display of number plates shall not apply to motor vehicles having registrations and displaying plates issued by the armed forces of the United States in foreign countries for vehicles owned by military personnel, but said exemption shall be in effect for a period of only thirty days after the owner thereof has entered the commonwealth for the purpose of traveling either to his place of residence or to a point of military duty nor shall this chapter apply to such registration and display of number plates on fire apparatus or marked police vehicles from any one of the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York providing that the state from which such fire apparatus or marked police vehicle comes does not require the registration of and the display of number plates on such apparatus or vehicle.

Section 9B. The provisions of this chapter relative to the registration of motor vehicles and the display of number plates shall not apply to motor vehicles having registrations and displaying plates issued by the armed forces of the United States in foreign countries for vehicles owned by military personnel, but said exemption shall be in effect for a period of only thirty days after the owner thereof has entered the commonwealth for the purpose of traveling either to his place of residence or to a point of military duty nor shall this chapter apply to such registration and display of number plates on fire apparatus or marked police vehicles from any one of the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York providing that the state from which such fire apparatus or marked police vehicle comes does not require the registration of and the display of number plates on such apparatus or vehicle.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, sec. 85O — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 231 / Section 85O
Contracts; age of legal capacity and liability in civil actions
Status: in_force

Section 85O. Any person who has attained the age of eighteen shall have full legal capacity to act in his own behalf in the matter of contracts and shall be liable in any civil action for breach thereof.

Section 85O. Any person who has attained the age of eighteen shall have full legal capacity to act in his own behalf in the matter of contracts and shall be liable in any civil action for breach thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 39, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 39 / Section 5
Performance of mayoralty duties during vacancy
Status: in_force

Section 5. Except as otherwise provided by city charters, upon the death, resignation or absence of the mayor, or his inability to perform the duties of his office, the president of the board of aldermen shall perform them; and if there is no such officer, or if he also is absent or unable from any cause to perform them, they shall be performed by the president of the common council, or, if there is no such officer, or if he is absent or unable to perform such duties, by such alderman as the board of aldermen may from time to time elect, until the mayor or the president of the board of aldermen is able to attend to said duties or until the vacancy is filled. The person upon whom such duties devolve shall be called ''acting mayor'' and shall possess the powers of mayor only in matters not admitting of delay, and shall not make permanent appointments.

Section 5. Except as otherwise provided by city charters, upon the death, resignation or absence of the mayor, or his inability to perform the duties of his office, the president of the board of aldermen shall perform them; and if there is no such officer, or if he also is absent or unable from any cause to perform them, they shall be performed by the president of the common council, or, if there is no such officer, or if he is absent or unable to perform such duties, by such alderman as the board of aldermen may from time to time elect, until the mayor or the president of the board of aldermen is able to attend to said duties or until the vacancy is filled. The person upon whom such duties devolve shall be called ''acting mayor'' and shall possess the powers of mayor only in matters not admitting of delay, and shall not make permanent appointments.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 147A — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 147A
Regulations for inspection of game, poultry, etc.
Status: in_force

Section 147A. The department of public health may make regulations for the inspection of game, poultry, and other meat except that of cattle, sheep or swine, intended for sale or exchange for use as food, and as to the conditions under which such game, poultry and other meat may be handled, stored, sold or exchanged. Whoever violates any provision of such a regulation shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.

Section 147A. The department of public health may make regulations for the inspection of game, poultry, and other meat except that of cattle, sheep or swine, intended for sale or exchange for use as food, and as to the conditions under which such game, poultry and other meat may be handled, stored, sold or exchanged. Whoever violates any provision of such a regulation shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 98, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 98 / Section 12
Inspection and testing of clinical thermometers; certification; fees
Status: in_force

Section 12. The deputy director may at any time inspect and test any clinical thermometer in the possession of any manufacturer or dealer in this commonwealth and for this purpose may remove the same to such place as he may deem most convenient. Whenever he inspects and tests such a thermometer and finds it to be correct he shall certify it as correct. Whenever he inspects and tests such a thermometer and finds it to be incorrect he may condemn, seize and destroy it; or he may return it to the owner upon a satisfactory guarantee that it will not be sold or used. Fees, as determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven, for testing clinical thermometers shall be paid to the deputy director for the use of the commonwealth.

Section 12. The deputy director may at any time inspect and test any clinical thermometer in the possession of any manufacturer or dealer in this commonwealth and for this purpose may remove the same to such place as he may deem most convenient. Whenever he inspects and tests such a thermometer and finds it to be correct he shall certify it as correct. Whenever he inspects and tests such a thermometer and finds it to be incorrect he may condemn, seize and destroy it; or he may return it to the owner upon a satisfactory guarantee that it will not be sold or used.

Fees, as determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven, for testing clinical thermometers shall be paid to the deputy director for the use of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 75, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 75 / Section 3
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, except as herein provided, the trustees may adopt, amend or repeal such rules and regulations for the government of the university, for the management, control and administration of its affairs, for its faculty, students and employees, and for the regulation of their own body, as they may deem necessary, provided that such rules and regulations shall be subject to the provisions of sections eleven A and eleven A1/2 of chapter thirty A. The trustees shall publish such rules and regulations and shall file copies thereof with the clerk of the senate who shall forward said copies to the governor, the commissioner of administration and finance, and the joint committee on ways and means. The trustees may impose reasonable penalties for the violation of the rules and regulations provided for in this section.

Section 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, except as herein provided, the trustees may adopt, amend or repeal such rules and regulations for the government of the university, for the management, control and administration of its affairs, for its faculty, students and employees, and for the regulation of their own body, as they may deem necessary, provided that such rules and regulations shall be subject to the provisions of sections eleven A and eleven A1/2 of chapter thirty A.

The trustees shall publish such rules and regulations and shall file copies thereof with the clerk of the senate who shall forward said copies to the governor, the commissioner of administration and finance, and the joint committee on ways and means.

The trustees may impose reasonable penalties for the violation of the rules and regulations provided for in this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, sec. 17Q — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 32A / Section 17Q
Pain management access plan; non-medication and nonsurgical treatment; review; educational materials
Status: in_force

[ Text of section effective for all contracts entered into, renewed or amended on or after July 1, 2025. See 2024, 285, Sec. 47.]

[ Text of section effective for all contracts entered into, renewed or amended on or after July 1, 2025. See 2024, 285, Sec. 47.]

Section 17Q. (a) The commission shall develop a plan to provide active or retired employees insured under the group insurance commission adequate coverage and access to a broad spectrum of pain management services, including, but not limited to, non-medication, nonsurgical treatment modalities and non-opioid medication treatment options that serve as alternatives to opioid prescribing, in accordance with guidelines developed by the division of insurance.

(b) No such coverage offered by the commission shall, relative to pain management services identified by the commission pursuant to subsection (a), require a member to obtain prior authorization for non-medication, nonsurgical treatment modalities that include restorative therapies, behavioral health approaches or integrative health therapies, including acupuncture, chiropractic treatments, massage and movement therapies.

(c)(1) The plan developed pursuant to subsection (a) shall be subject to review by the division of insurance. In its review, the division shall consider the adequacy of access to a broad spectrum of pain management services and any policies that may create unduly preferential coverage to prescribing opioids without other pain management modalities.

(2) No coverage offered by the commission to an active or retired employee of the commonwealth insured under the group insurance commission shall establish utilization controls, including prior authorization or step therapy requirements, for clinically appropriate non-opioid drugs approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment or management of pain that are more restrictive or extensive than the least restrictive or extensive utilization controls applicable to any clinically appropriate opioid drug.

(d) The commission shall annually distribute educational materials to providers within their network and to members about the pain management access plan developed pursuant to subsection (a) and shall make information about the plan publicly available on its website.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 207, sec. 24 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 207 / Section 24
Notice of intention of marriage of person under the age of 18 prohibited
Status: in_force

Section 24. The clerk or registrar shall not receive a notice of the intention of marriage of a person under the age of 18.

Section 24. The clerk or registrar shall not receive a notice of the intention of marriage of a person under the age of 18.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 56 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 56
Penalties; enforcement
Status: in_force

Section 56. Whoever advertises, announces, establishes or maintains, or is concerned in establishing or maintaining a hospital, an institution for unwed mothers or a clinic, without a license granted under section fifty-one, or whoever being licensed under said section violates any provision of section fifty-one to fifty-three, inclusive, shall, for a first offense, be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, and for a subsequent offense by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two years. A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed on every day during which any violation continues after written notice thereof by the department to the authority in charge of the hospital, the institution for unwed mothers or the clinic concerned. The commissioner shall report to the attorney general any violation of sections fifty-one to fifty-six, inclusive. The supreme judicial or superior court shall have jurisdiction upon the filing of a civil complaint by the department to restrain and enjoin any violation of sections fifty-one to fifty-six, inclusive, or any regulations promulgated thereunder, and to take such other action as equity and justice may require to enforce them.

Section 56. Whoever advertises, announces, establishes or maintains, or is concerned in establishing or maintaining a hospital, an institution for unwed mothers or a clinic, without a license granted under section fifty-one, or whoever being licensed under said section violates any provision of section fifty-one to fifty-three, inclusive, shall, for a first offense, be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, and for a subsequent offense by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two years. A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed on every day during which any violation continues after written notice thereof by the department to the authority in charge of the hospital, the institution for unwed mothers or the clinic concerned. The commissioner shall report to the attorney general any violation of sections fifty-one to fifty-six, inclusive.

The supreme judicial or superior court shall have jurisdiction upon the filing of a civil complaint by the department to restrain and enjoin any violation of sections fifty-one to fifty-six, inclusive, or any regulations promulgated thereunder, and to take such other action as equity and justice may require to enforce them.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 8, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 8 / Section 18
Histories, relics and mementos of the several departments of war veterans; accessibility
Status: in_force

Section 18. The histories, relics and mementos of the Grand Army of the Republic of the department of Massachusetts and the records of the Massachusetts department of the United Spanish War Veterans, of The American Legion, of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War, of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, of the American Veterans of World War II, AMVETS, and of the Veterans of the Indian Wars shall be accessible at all times, under suitable rules and regulations, to members of the respective departments and to others engaged in collecting historical information. Whenever any such department ceases to exist, its records, papers, relics and other effects shall become the property of the commonwealth.

Section 18. The histories, relics and mementos of the Grand Army of the Republic of the department of Massachusetts and the records of the Massachusetts department of the United Spanish War Veterans, of The American Legion, of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War, of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, of the American Veterans of World War II, AMVETS, and of the Veterans of the Indian Wars shall be accessible at all times, under suitable rules and regulations, to members of the respective departments and to others engaged in collecting historical information. Whenever any such department ceases to exist, its records, papers, relics and other effects shall become the property of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 9, sec. 4H — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 9 / Section 4H
Distribution of laws and documents to members of general court
Status: in_force

Section 4H. The state secretary shall, in the distribution of laws and documents to members of the general court, effect such exchanges among members as they shall direct; and the secretary may employ such additional clerical or other assistance as may be necessary for the purpose. Copies of the laws and documents apportioned to members of the general court which remain undisposed of for 3 months after the end of the year in which they were issued shall revert to the commonwealth and be subject to general distribution.

Section 4H. The state secretary shall, in the distribution of laws and documents to members of the general court, effect such exchanges among members as they shall direct; and the secretary may employ such additional clerical or other assistance as may be necessary for the purpose. Copies of the laws and documents apportioned to members of the general court which remain undisposed of for 3 months after the end of the year in which they were issued shall revert to the commonwealth and be subject to general distribution.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 146, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 146 / Section 35
Regulations
Status: in_force

Section 35. The board shall prescribe regulations, conforming to recognized standards of engineering practice, for the size, shape, construction, gauges, operation, maximum pressure, safety devices, use of oil, and other appurtenances necessary for the safe operation of such tanks or other receptacles.

Section 35. The board shall prescribe regulations, conforming to recognized standards of engineering practice, for the size, shape, construction, gauges, operation, maximum pressure, safety devices, use of oil, and other appurtenances necessary for the safe operation of such tanks or other receptacles.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, sec. 34A — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 60 / Section 34A
Bond; release of delinquent taxpayer from custody
Status: in_force

Section 34A. A person shall not be committed to jail for the non-payment of a tax, nor shall a person so committed be further detained therein, if he gives to the collector or to the officer charged with the service of the collector's warrant a bond running to the collector sufficient in amount to cover the amount of the tax and all interest and other charges and fees which are or may become due thereon, conditioned to pay the same to the collector or officer within thirty days thereafter or within such further time as the collector or officer may fix, and with such surety or sureties as the collector or officer or a master in chancery may approve. A person shall not be committed for such non-payment until he has been given a reasonable time to procure such a bond.

Section 34A. A person shall not be committed to jail for the non-payment of a tax, nor shall a person so committed be further detained therein, if he gives to the collector or to the officer charged with the service of the collector's warrant a bond running to the collector sufficient in amount to cover the amount of the tax and all interest and other charges and fees which are or may become due thereon, conditioned to pay the same to the collector or officer within thirty days thereafter or within such further time as the collector or officer may fix, and with such surety or sureties as the collector or officer or a master in chancery may approve. A person shall not be committed for such non-payment until he has been given a reasonable time to procure such a bond.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21A / Section 9
Grants and gifts; expenditure; records
Status: in_force

Section 9. The office may accept any gifts or grants of money or property, whether real or personal, from any source, public or private, including, but not limited to, the United States or its agencies, in order to assist it in discharging its duties. Grants and gifts of money shall be expended according to the laws pertaining to the expenditure of funds, and records of these expenses shall be audited by the state auditor.

Section 9. The office may accept any gifts or grants of money or property, whether real or personal, from any source, public or private, including, but not limited to, the United States or its agencies, in order to assist it in discharging its duties. Grants and gifts of money shall be expended according to the laws pertaining to the expenditure of funds, and records of these expenses shall be audited by the state auditor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, sec. 58 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23K / Section 58
Public Health Trust Fund
Status: in_force

Section 58. There is hereby established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Public Health Trust Fund. The fund shall consist of fees assessed under section 56 and all other monies credited or transferred to the fund from any other source under law. The secretary of health and human services shall be the trustee of the fund and may only expend monies in the fund, without further appropriation, to assist social service and public health programs dedicated to addressing problems associated with compulsive gambling including, but not limited to, gambling prevention and addiction services, substance abuse services, educational campaigns to mitigate the potential addictive nature of gambling and any studies and evaluations necessary, including the annual research agenda under section 71, to ensure the proper and most effective strategies.

Section 58. There is hereby established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Public Health Trust Fund. The fund shall consist of fees assessed under section 56 and all other monies credited or transferred to the fund from any other source under law. The secretary of health and human services shall be the trustee of the fund and may only expend monies in the fund, without further appropriation, to assist social service and public health programs dedicated to addressing problems associated with compulsive gambling including, but not limited to, gambling prevention and addiction services, substance abuse services, educational campaigns to mitigate the potential addictive nature of gambling and any studies and evaluations necessary, including the annual research agenda under section 71, to ensure the proper and most effective strategies.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 16
Scope of by-laws
Status: in_force

Section 16. A corporation may make by-laws which may contain any provisions not inconsistent with law or the articles of organization for the regulation and management of the affairs of the corporation. Whenever any section of this chapter refers to the by-laws, a provision included in the articles of organization shall be treated, for the purposes of such section, as if it had been included in the by-laws.

Section 16. A corporation may make by-laws which may contain any provisions not inconsistent with law or the articles of organization for the regulation and management of the affairs of the corporation. Whenever any section of this chapter refers to the by-laws, a provision included in the articles of organization shall be treated, for the purposes of such section, as if it had been included in the by-laws.