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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90B, sec. 22A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90B / Section 22A
Vintage snow vehicle; registration; operation restrictions
Status: in_force

Section 22A. A state resident or non-resident who owns a vintage snow vehicle may register the snow vehicle pursuant to section 22 as a vintage snow vehicle upon making proper application and paying the registration fee to the director. A snow vehicle shall, at the time of registration, meet the sound and emission specifications in effect at the time the snow vehicle was manufactured. For the purposes of this section, a vintage snow vehicle shall be a snow vehicle that is more than 25 years old and that is substantially maintained in original or restored condition. A vintage snow vehicle registration issued by the director for a snow vehicle shall authorize the vehicle to be operated only for the purpose of traveling to, returning from and participating in an exhibition, parade or other public event of interest and for occasional personal use. Notwithstanding said section 22, the registration fee for each vintage snow vehicle shall be determined annually by the secretary of administration and finance as provided in section 3B of chapter 7; provided, however, that the registration shall be valid until the ownership of the vintage snow vehicle is transferred to another person. Upon the transfer of ownership, a new owner may register the snow vehicle as a vintage snow vehicle upon making proper application and paying the vintage snow vehicle registration fee.

Section 22A. A state resident or non-resident who owns a vintage snow vehicle may register the snow vehicle pursuant to section 22 as a vintage snow vehicle upon making proper application and paying the registration fee to the director. A snow vehicle shall, at the time of registration, meet the sound and emission specifications in effect at the time the snow vehicle was manufactured. For the purposes of this section, a vintage snow vehicle shall be a snow vehicle that is more than 25 years old and that is substantially maintained in original or restored condition.

A vintage snow vehicle registration issued by the director for a snow vehicle shall authorize the vehicle to be operated only for the purpose of traveling to, returning from and participating in an exhibition, parade or other public event of interest and for occasional personal use.

Notwithstanding said section 22, the registration fee for each vintage snow vehicle shall be determined annually by the secretary of administration and finance as provided in section 3B of chapter 7; provided, however, that the registration shall be valid until the ownership of the vintage snow vehicle is transferred to another person. Upon the transfer of ownership, a new owner may register the snow vehicle as a vintage snow vehicle upon making proper application and paying the vintage snow vehicle registration fee.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 129, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 129 / Section 42
Tagging bovine animal with identification tag
Status: in_force

Section 42. No person, other than a licensed veterinarian or an agent of the director, shall tag a bovine animal with a state or federal identification tag.

Section 42. No person, other than a licensed veterinarian or an agent of the director, shall tag a bovine animal with a state or federal identification tag.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 92B, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 92B / Section 10
Existing agreements; incorporation by reference
Status: in_force

Section 10. The provisions of this chapter shall be construed to incorporate by reference any existing agreements between the commission and any other entity, public or private, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. The provisions of this chapter shall, to the extent permitted by law, be deemed to supersede any terms or conditions of any existing agreements which are in conflict with the provisions of this chapter.

Section 10. The provisions of this chapter shall be construed to incorporate by reference any existing agreements between the commission and any other entity, public or private, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. The provisions of this chapter shall, to the extent permitted by law, be deemed to supersede any terms or conditions of any existing agreements which are in conflict with the provisions of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203C, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 203C / Section 8
Costs incurred
Status: in_force

Section 8. In investing and managing trust assets, a trustee shall incur only costs that are appropriate and reasonable in relation to the assets, the purpose of the trust, and the skills of the trustee.

Section 8. In investing and managing trust assets, a trustee shall incur only costs that are appropriate and reasonable in relation to the assets, the purpose of the trust, and the skills of the trustee.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, sec. 20A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128 / Section 20A
Spread or growth of plants of water chestnut (<i>Trapa natans</i>)
Status: in_force

Section 20A. No person shall knowingly plant, transport, transplant or traffic in plants of water chestnut ( Trapa natans ) or in seeds or nuts thereof nor in any manner cause the spread or growth of such plants.

Section 20A. No person shall knowingly plant, transport, transplant or traffic in plants of water chestnut ( Trapa natans ) or in seeds or nuts thereof nor in any manner cause the spread or growth of such plants.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 144A — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 144A
Speech-language pathologists and audiologists; certification requirements
Status: in_force

Section 144A. To be eligible for certification by the board as a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant, an applicant shall:— (1) be of good moral character; (2) possess at a minimum an associate's degree in a speech-language pathology or audiology training program approved by a national certifying body for speech-language pathology or audiology, a bachelor's degree from a college with a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant certificate program or an equivalent course of study with a major emphasis in the area of speech-language pathology or audiology; and (3) meet the minimum criteria established by a national certifying body for speech-language pathology or audiology for certification as a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant.

Section 144A. To be eligible for certification by the board as a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant, an applicant shall:—

(1) be of good moral character;

(2) possess at a minimum an associate's degree in a speech-language pathology or audiology training program approved by a national certifying body for speech-language pathology or audiology, a bachelor's degree from a college with a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant certificate program or an equivalent course of study with a major emphasis in the area of speech-language pathology or audiology; and

(3) meet the minimum criteria established by a national certifying body for speech-language pathology or audiology for certification as a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176B, sec. 4RR — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176B / Section 4RR
Coverage for mental health or substance use disorder services delivered through psychiatric collaborative care model
Status: in_force

Section 4RR. (a) For the purposes of this section, ''psychiatric collaborative care model'' shall mean the evidence-based, integrated behavioral health service delivery method in which a primary care team consisting of a primary care provider and a care manager provides structured care management to a patient, and that works in collaboration with a psychiatric consultant that provides regular consultations to the primary care team to review the clinical status and care of patients and to make recommendations. (b) A subscription certificate under an individual or group medical service agreement that is issued or renewed within or without the commonwealth shall provide coverage for mental health or substance use disorder services that are delivered through the psychiatric collaborative care model.

Section 4RR. (a) For the purposes of this section, ''psychiatric collaborative care model'' shall mean the evidence-based, integrated behavioral health service delivery method in which a primary care team consisting of a primary care provider and a care manager provides structured care management to a patient, and that works in collaboration with a psychiatric consultant that provides regular consultations to the primary care team to review the clinical status and care of patients and to make recommendations.

(b) A subscription certificate under an individual or group medical service agreement that is issued or renewed within or without the commonwealth shall provide coverage for mental health or substance use disorder services that are delivered through the psychiatric collaborative care model.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 24B — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 24B
Contract provisions preventing employment of certain persons on account of age
Status: in_force

Section 24B. Any provision in any contract, agreement or understanding entered into on or after September first, nineteen hundred and eighty-four, which shall prevent the private sector employment of any person over the age of forty because of his age, except as permitted by subsection 17 of section 4 of chapter one hundred and fifty-one B, shall be null and void.

Section 24B. Any provision in any contract, agreement or understanding entered into on or after September first, nineteen hundred and eighty-four, which shall prevent the private sector employment of any person over the age of forty because of his age, except as permitted by subsection 17 of section 4 of chapter one hundred and fifty-one B, shall be null and void.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 134, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 134 / Section 4
Rights of finder if no owner appears
Status: in_force

Section 4. If the owner of lost money or goods does not appear within one year after the finding thereof, they shall enure to the finder, provided he has complied with section one.

Section 4. If the owner of lost money or goods does not appear within one year after the finding thereof, they shall enure to the finder, provided he has complied with section one.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 150, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 150 / Section 4
Advertising or soliciting for employees during normal business after a strike or labor trouble; determination of question
Status: in_force

Section 4. The provisions of sections twenty-two and twenty-three of chapter one hundred and forty-nine relative to advertising during strikes shall cease to be operative when the board shall determine that the business of the employer, in respect to which the strike or other labor trouble occurred, is being carried on in the normal and usual manner and to the normal and usual extent. Upon the application of the employer, this question shall be determined by said board, but only after a full hearing at which all persons involved shall be entitled to be heard and represented by counsel. The board shall give at least three days' notice of the hearing to the strikers and employees by publication in at least three daily newspapers published in the commonwealth, and by mailing a copy of said notice, postage prepaid, to the employers and to the accredited representatives of the strikers or workmen interested, when their addresses are known; and in every case the board shall make every reasonable and diligent effort to give notice to said strikers or interested workmen.

Section 4. The provisions of sections twenty-two and twenty-three of chapter one hundred and forty-nine relative to advertising during strikes shall cease to be operative when the board shall determine that the business of the employer, in respect to which the strike or other labor trouble occurred, is being carried on in the normal and usual manner and to the normal and usual extent. Upon the application of the employer, this question shall be determined by said board, but only after a full hearing at which all persons involved shall be entitled to be heard and represented by counsel. The board shall give at least three days' notice of the hearing to the strikers and employees by publication in at least three daily newspapers published in the commonwealth, and by mailing a copy of said notice, postage prepaid, to the employers and to the accredited representatives of the strikers or workmen interested, when their addresses are known; and in every case the board shall make every reasonable and diligent effort to give notice to said strikers or interested workmen.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278A, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 278A / Section 4
Jurisdiction over motion; service of motion; response by prosecuting attorney
Status: in_force

Section 4. (a) The moving party shall file a motion under section 3 with the court that adjudicated the underlying case and shall serve a copy of the motion on the prosecuting attorney. (b) If the motion is not dismissed by the court under subsection (e) of section 3, the prosecuting attorney shall file a response with the court within 60 days after the date upon which the court issues notice under said subsection (e) of said section 3, and shall simultaneously serve the response on the moving party. The prosecuting attorney may request additional time in which to file the response, which the court may grant for good cause shown. (c) The prosecuting attorney's response shall include any specific legal or factual objections that the prosecuting attorney has to the requested analysis.

Section 4. (a) The moving party shall file a motion under section 3 with the court that adjudicated the underlying case and shall serve a copy of the motion on the prosecuting attorney.

(b) If the motion is not dismissed by the court under subsection (e) of section 3, the prosecuting attorney shall file a response with the court within 60 days after the date upon which the court issues notice under said subsection (e) of said section 3, and shall simultaneously serve the response on the moving party. The prosecuting attorney may request additional time in which to file the response, which the court may grant for good cause shown.

(c) The prosecuting attorney's response shall include any specific legal or factual objections that the prosecuting attorney has to the requested analysis.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 12E — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 12E
Commodore John Barry Day
Status: in_force

Section 12E. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart September thirteenth as Commodore John Barry Day and recommending that it be observed by the people with appropriate exercises in the public schools and otherwise, as he may see fit, to the end that the memory of the service rendered by him during the struggle for American independence may be perpetuated.

Section 12E. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart September thirteenth as Commodore John Barry Day and recommending that it be observed by the people with appropriate exercises in the public schools and otherwise, as he may see fit, to the end that the memory of the service rendered by him during the struggle for American independence may be perpetuated.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, sec. 79 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159 / Section 79
Enforcement; review
Status: in_force

Section 79. The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce compliance with sections sixty-five to eighty-two, inclusive, and with the orders and agreements made thereunder. The supreme judicial court shall have jurisdiction in equity to review, modify, amend or annul any order of the department of highways or the department of telecommunications and energy made under authority of said sections, but only to the extent of the unlawfulness of such order.

Section 79. The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce compliance with sections sixty-five to eighty-two, inclusive, and with the orders and agreements made thereunder. The supreme judicial court shall have jurisdiction in equity to review, modify, amend or annul any order of the department of highways or the department of telecommunications and energy made under authority of said sections, but only to the extent of the unlawfulness of such order.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, sec. 65G — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 152 / Section 65G
''Losses incurred'' defined; determination of amounts to be paid
Status: in_force

Section 65G. The words ''Losses incurred,'' as used in section sixty-five C shall mean, with respect to each policy, the losses paid and estimated to be paid thereunder. Any dispute as to the amounts to be paid under section sixty-five C, or as to an assignment under section sixty-five A, shall be resolved by the commissioner of insurance upon hearing after reasonable notice to all interested parties.

Section 65G. The words ''Losses incurred,'' as used in section sixty-five C shall mean, with respect to each policy, the losses paid and estimated to be paid thereunder. Any dispute as to the amounts to be paid under section sixty-five C, or as to an assignment under section sixty-five A, shall be resolved by the commissioner of insurance upon hearing after reasonable notice to all interested parties.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 121 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 121
Bond; hearing before approval
Status: in_force

Section 121. Before such bond is approved, the defendant, or a person in his behalf, shall make application in writing to the magistrate, specifying therein the names and residences of the proposed sureties and, except in case the proposed surety is a surety company qualified to do business in the commonwealth, therein setting forth the property with which each of said sureties proposes to qualify, and in case said property, as so set forth, be realty, then giving the name of the town where the same is located. Notice of the time and place of the hearing, containing a copy of the application to the magistrate shall be served upon the plaintiff in accordance with the applicable rules of court; but the plaintiff or his attorney may in writing waive such notice or may approve the bond at any time.

Section 121. Before such bond is approved, the defendant, or a person in his behalf, shall make application in writing to the magistrate, specifying therein the names and residences of the proposed sureties and, except in case the proposed surety is a surety company qualified to do business in the commonwealth, therein setting forth the property with which each of said sureties proposes to qualify, and in case said property, as so set forth, be realty, then giving the name of the town where the same is located. Notice of the time and place of the hearing, containing a copy of the application to the magistrate shall be served upon the plaintiff in accordance with the applicable rules of court; but the plaintiff or his attorney may in writing waive such notice or may approve the bond at any time.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, sec. 42D — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 93 / Section 42D
Trade secrets; preservation of secrecy; alleging misappropriation with reasonable particularity
Status: in_force

[Text of section applicable as provided by 2018, 228, Sec. 70.]

[Text of section applicable as provided by 2018, 228, Sec. 70.]

Section 42D. (a) In an action under sections 42 to 42G, inclusive, a court shall preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means, which may include granting protective orders in connection with discovery proceedings, holding in-camera hearings, sealing the records of the action, and ordering any person involved in the litigation not to disclose an alleged trade secret without prior court approval.

(b) In an action under sections 42 to 42G, inclusive, in alleging trade secrets misappropriation a party must state with reasonable particularity the circumstances thereof, including the nature of the trade secrets and the basis for their protection. Before commencing discovery relating to an alleged trade secret, the party alleging misappropriation shall identify the trade secret with sufficient particularity under the circumstances of the case to allow the court to determine the appropriate parameters of discovery and to enable reasonably other parties to prepare their defense.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176B, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176B / Section 11
Salaries, compensation or emoluments
Status: in_force

Section 11. No medical service corporation shall pay any salary, compensation or emolument to any officer, trustee or director thereof, nor any salary, compensation or emolument amounting in any year to more than twenty thousand dollars to any person, unless such payment be first authorized by a vote of its board of directors; provided, however, that the amount of such salaries, compensation or emoluments may be adjusted by the corporation to exceed such amount to reflect any decrease or increase in the cost of living since January first, nineteen hundred and sixty-nine, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, United States City Average, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. No such corporation shall make any agreement with any of its officers, trustees or employees whereby it agrees that for any services rendered or to be rendered he shall receive any salary, compensation or emolument for a period of more than three years from the date of such agreement; provided, however, that the payment of an amount not in excess of twelve and one half per cent of such annual salary, compensation or emolument, or a larger percentage if approved by the commissioner, may be deferred beyond such period.

Section 11. No medical service corporation shall pay any salary, compensation or emolument to any officer, trustee or director thereof, nor any salary, compensation or emolument amounting in any year to more than twenty thousand dollars to any person, unless such payment be first authorized by a vote of its board of directors; provided, however, that the amount of such salaries, compensation or emoluments may be adjusted by the corporation to exceed such amount to reflect any decrease or increase in the cost of living since January first, nineteen hundred and sixty-nine, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, United States City Average, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. No such corporation shall make any agreement with any of its officers, trustees or employees whereby it agrees that for any services rendered or to be rendered he shall receive any salary, compensation or emolument for a period of more than three years from the date of such agreement; provided, however, that the payment of an amount not in excess of twelve and one half per cent of such annual salary, compensation or emolument, or a larger percentage if approved by the commissioner, may be deferred beyond such period.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 105 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 105
Violation of regulations
Status: in_force

Section 105. If a physician or other person who is in any of the hospitals or places of reception mentioned in section ninety-five, or who attends, approaches or is concerned with them, violates a regulation of the board of health relative thereto, he shall forfeit not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars.

Section 105. If a physician or other person who is in any of the hospitals or places of reception mentioned in section ninety-five, or who attends, approaches or is concerned with them, violates a regulation of the board of health relative thereto, he shall forfeit not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars.