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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111I, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111I / Section 1
WIC program; administration and funding
Status: in_force

Section 1. The department of public health, in this chapter called the department, shall administer a program to be called the WIC program, funded by the commonwealth and the United States department of agriculture or other successor federal agency authorized to fund this program, to provide supplemental foods and nutrition education to pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants and young children. The WIC program shall be administered in a manner consistent with applicable federal law (forty-two United States Code section one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six, as amended) and the provisions of this chapter. To the extent that the provisions of this chapter conflict with the applicable federal law and regulations, the program shall be administered in a manner consistent with federal law.

Section 1. The department of public health, in this chapter called the department, shall administer a program to be called the WIC program, funded by the commonwealth and the United States department of agriculture or other successor federal agency authorized to fund this program, to provide supplemental foods and nutrition education to pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants and young children. The WIC program shall be administered in a manner consistent with applicable federal law (forty-two United States Code section one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six, as amended) and the provisions of this chapter. To the extent that the provisions of this chapter conflict with the applicable federal law and regulations, the program shall be administered in a manner consistent with federal law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, sec. 130 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 54 / Section 130
Number of ballots cast; statement at length
Status: in_force

Section 130. The whole number of ballots cast at elections shall be stated in words at length in the records of votes and in all copies thereof, but if not so stated, the record or copy shall not be invalid if the true result can be ascertained therefrom.

Section 130. The whole number of ballots cast at elections shall be stated in words at length in the records of votes and in all copies thereof, but if not so stated, the record or copy shall not be invalid if the true result can be ascertained therefrom.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 179, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 179 / Section 16
Termination of corporation
Status: in_force

Section 16. A final division of the common property shall not dissolve the corporation until the expiration of ten years thereafter; but the proprietors at the time of the division and their heirs shall retain their corporate powers for the purpose of collecting all assessments, debts and effects due or belonging to the corporation, and shall be liable for its debts.

Section 16. A final division of the common property shall not dissolve the corporation until the expiration of ten years thereafter; but the proprietors at the time of the division and their heirs shall retain their corporate powers for the purpose of collecting all assessments, debts and effects due or belonging to the corporation, and shall be liable for its debts.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 194 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 194
Baggage checks
Status: in_force

Section 194. Every railroad corporation shall, upon request, give checks to passengers for their baggage when delivered for transportation, and shall re-deliver the baggage to the passengers upon the surrender of such checks. A corporation violating this section shall forfeit ten dollars.

Section 194. Every railroad corporation shall, upon request, give checks to passengers for their baggage when delivered for transportation, and shall re-deliver the baggage to the passengers upon the surrender of such checks. A corporation violating this section shall forfeit ten dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 62E, sec. 2A — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 62E / Section 2A
Application of new hire reporting requirements
Status: in_force

Section 2A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the new hire reporting requirements of this chapter and the penalties associated with the failure to comply with those requirements shall apply to any entity electing to report new hire information to the Commonwealth pursuant to the multistate employer provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 653a(b)(1)(B).

Section 2A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the new hire reporting requirements of this chapter and the penalties associated with the failure to comply with those requirements shall apply to any entity electing to report new hire information to the Commonwealth pursuant to the multistate employer provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 653a(b)(1)(B).
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 24H — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 24H
Appeal from decision of commissioner
Status: in_force

Section 24H. Any person aggrieved by any decision of the commissioner under any provision of sections twenty-four A to twenty-four G, inclusive, may appeal to the superior court, for a review thereof within thirty days after the recommendation of such decision. Sections sixteen to twenty, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and fifty-one shall apply to and govern any such appeal.

Section 24H. Any person aggrieved by any decision of the commissioner under any provision of sections twenty-four A to twenty-four G, inclusive, may appeal to the superior court, for a review thereof within thirty days after the recommendation of such decision. Sections sixteen to twenty, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and fifty-one shall apply to and govern any such appeal.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 180, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 180 / Section 11
Dissolution; non-charitable corporation
Status: in_force

Section 11. A corporation which does not constitute a public charity and which desires to close its affairs may, unless otherwise provided in its articles of organization, by the vote of a majority of its members legally qualified to vote in meetings of the corporation, authorize a petition for its dissolution to be filed in the supreme judicial or superior court setting forth in substance the grounds of the application; and after such notice as the court may order and after hearing, the court may decree a dissolution of the corporation. Upon any dissolution in accordance with this chapter, the existence of the corporation shall cease, subject to applicable provisions of law for continuation to close its affairs, for the appointment of receivers and for revival. Upon dissolution of a corporation in accordance with this chapter, the clerk of the court in which the decree therefor is entered shall forthwith make return thereof to the state secretary giving the name of the corporation and the date upon which such decree was entered. The state secretary shall thereupon notify the person shown by his records to have last served as clerk of the corporation of the entry of such decree and the date thereof.

Section 11. A corporation which does not constitute a public charity and which desires to close its affairs may, unless otherwise provided in its articles of organization, by the vote of a majority of its members legally qualified to vote in meetings of the corporation, authorize a petition for its dissolution to be filed in the supreme judicial or superior court setting forth in substance the grounds of the application; and after such notice as the court may order and after hearing, the court may decree a dissolution of the corporation. Upon any dissolution in accordance with this chapter, the existence of the corporation shall cease, subject to applicable provisions of law for continuation to close its affairs, for the appointment of receivers and for revival.

Upon dissolution of a corporation in accordance with this chapter, the clerk of the court in which the decree therefor is entered shall forthwith make return thereof to the state secretary giving the name of the corporation and the date upon which such decree was entered. The state secretary shall thereupon notify the person shown by his records to have last served as clerk of the corporation of the entry of such decree and the date thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 59, sec. 93 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 59 / Section 93
Failure to assess required taxes; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 93. An assessor who neglects to assess a state, county or district tax required by law shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars.

Section 93. An assessor who neglects to assess a state, county or district tax required by law shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 67B — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 67B
Presentation of false claims
Status: in_force

Section 67B. Whoever makes or presents to any employee, department, agency or public instrumentality of the commonwealth, or of any political subdivision thereof, any claim upon or against any department, agency, or public instrumentality of the commonwealth, or any political subdivision thereof, knowing such claim to be false, fictitious, or fraudulent, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years, or in the house of correction for not more than two and one-half years, or both.

Section 67B. Whoever makes or presents to any employee, department, agency or public instrumentality of the commonwealth, or of any political subdivision thereof, any claim upon or against any department, agency, or public instrumentality of the commonwealth, or any political subdivision thereof, knowing such claim to be false, fictitious, or fraudulent, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years, or in the house of correction for not more than two and one-half years, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, sec. 20 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156C / Section 20
Admission as member of limited liability company
Status: in_force

Section 20. (a) In connection with the formation of a limited liability company, a person acquiring a limited liability company interest is admitted as a member of the limited liability company upon the later to occur of: (1) the formation of the limited liability company; or (2) the time provided in and upon compliance with the operating agreement or, if the operating agreement does not so provide, when the person's admission is reflected in the records of the limited liability company. (b) After the formation of a limited liability company, a person acquiring a limited liability company interest is admitted as a member of the limited liability company: (1) in the case of a person acquiring a limited liability company interest directly from the limited liability company, at the time provided in and upon compliance with a written operating agreement or, if a written operating agreement does not so provide, upon the consent of all members; or (2) in the case of an assignee of a limited liability company interest, as provided in section forty-one. (c) A person may be admitted to a limited liability company as a member and may receive an interest in the limited liability company without making a contribution or being obligated to make a contribution to the limited liability company.

Section 20. (a) In connection with the formation of a limited liability company, a person acquiring a limited liability company interest is admitted as a member of the limited liability company upon the later to occur of:

(1) the formation of the limited liability company; or

(2) the time provided in and upon compliance with the operating agreement or, if the operating agreement does not so provide, when the person's admission is reflected in the records of the limited liability company.

(b) After the formation of a limited liability company, a person acquiring a limited liability company interest is admitted as a member of the limited liability company:

(1) in the case of a person acquiring a limited liability company interest directly from the limited liability company, at the time provided in and upon compliance with a written operating agreement or, if a written operating agreement does not so provide, upon the consent of all members; or

(2) in the case of an assignee of a limited liability company interest, as provided in section forty-one.

(c) A person may be admitted to a limited liability company as a member and may receive an interest in the limited liability company without making a contribution or being obligated to make a contribution to the limited liability company.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 237, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 237 / Section 22
Jury assessments; postponements
Status: in_force

Section 22. If trial by jury shall be demanded and if issues therefor are to be framed to obtain an assessment of the amounts due to the plaintiff for rents and profits or other damages, or a determination of the amount to be allowed to the defendant for improvements, or of the value of the plaintiff's estate, the land court, on its own motion, or on that of either party, made at any time before the papers required by section fifteen of chapter one hundred and eighty-five have been entered in the superior court, may postpone such issues until after its trial of the title and its findings or decision thereon. In such case said court shall order that the procedure provided by section fifteen of chapter one hundred and eighty-five be suspended pending its further order under section twenty-three.

Section 22. If trial by jury shall be demanded and if issues therefor are to be framed to obtain an assessment of the amounts due to the plaintiff for rents and profits or other damages, or a determination of the amount to be allowed to the defendant for improvements, or of the value of the plaintiff's estate, the land court, on its own motion, or on that of either party, made at any time before the papers required by section fifteen of chapter one hundred and eighty-five have been entered in the superior court, may postpone such issues until after its trial of the title and its findings or decision thereon. In such case said court shall order that the procedure provided by section fifteen of chapter one hundred and eighty-five be suspended pending its further order under section twenty-three.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, sec. 25 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159 / Section 25
Hearings; notice to interested members of general court
Status: in_force

Section 25. The department shall give seasonable notice by mail to any member of the general court of any hearing before the department concerning common carriers upon a matter affecting the interests of the district represented by him.

Section 25. The department shall give seasonable notice by mail to any member of the general court of any hearing before the department concerning common carriers upon a matter affecting the interests of the district represented by him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90B, sec. 9F — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90B / Section 9F
Penalties for violations of Sec. 9E
Status: in_force

[ Text of section added by 2024, 350, Sec. 11 effective April 1, 2026. See 2024, 350, Sec. 15.]

[ Text of section added by 2024, 350, Sec. 11 effective April 1, 2026. See 2024, 350, Sec. 15.]

Section 9F. Whoever violates any provision of section 9E shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 or, for a second or subsequent offense, $100.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 13, sec. 33 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 13 / Section 33
Board of public accountancy; membership; appointment; terms; removal
Status: in_force

Section 33. (a) There shall be a board of public accountancy, in this section and in sections thirty-four and thirty-five called the board, consisting of five members, to be appointed by the governor. Each member shall be a citizen of the commonwealth. Four of the members shall hold a certificate, as defined in section 87A of chapter 112, and shall have been actively engaged on his own account or with a firm as an owner, for a period of at least 7 years. The fifth member shall be a representative of the public, subject to the provisions of section nine B. Upon the expiration of the term of a member his successor, qualified as aforesaid, shall be appointed by the governor for a term of five years. The governor shall remove from the board any accountant member whose certificate of registration or license has become void, or has been revoked or suspended. [There is no subsection (b).]

Section 33. (a) There shall be a board of public accountancy, in this section and in sections thirty-four and thirty-five called the board, consisting of five members, to be appointed by the governor. Each member shall be a citizen of the commonwealth. Four of the members shall hold a certificate, as defined in section 87A of chapter 112, and shall have been actively engaged on his own account or with a firm as an owner, for a period of at least 7 years. The fifth member shall be a representative of the public, subject to the provisions of section nine B.

Upon the expiration of the term of a member his successor, qualified as aforesaid, shall be appointed by the governor for a term of five years.

The governor shall remove from the board any accountant member whose certificate of registration or license has become void, or has been revoked or suspended.

[There is no subsection (b).]
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90D, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90D / Section 22
Security interest in vehicle; requirements of owner, lienholder and subordinate lienholder
Status: in_force

Section 22. If an owner creates a security interest in a vehicle:— (a) The owner shall immediately execute the application, in the space provided therefor on the certificate of title or on such separate form as the registrar shall prescribe, to name the lienholder on the certificate, showing the name and address of the lienholder and the date of his security agreement, and cause the certificate, application and the required fee to be mailed or delivered to the lienholder or, at the lienholder's request to the registrar. (b) The lienholder shall immediately cause the certificate, application and the required fee to be mailed or delivered to the registrar. (c) Upon request of the owner or subordinate lienholder, a lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall either mail or deliver the certificate to the subordinate lienholder for delivery to the registrar or, upon receipt from the subordinate lienholder of the owner's application and the required fee, mail or deliver them to the registrar with the certificate. The delivery of the certificate does not affect the rights of the first lienholder under his security agreement. (d) Upon receipt of the certificate of title, application and the required fee, the registrar shall either endorse on the certificate or issue a new certificate containing the name and address of the new lienholder, and mail the certificate to the first lienholder named in it.

Section 22. If an owner creates a security interest in a vehicle:—

(a) The owner shall immediately execute the application, in the space provided therefor on the certificate of title or on such separate form as the registrar shall prescribe, to name the lienholder on the certificate, showing the name and address of the lienholder and the date of his security agreement, and cause the certificate, application and the required fee to be mailed or delivered to the lienholder or, at the lienholder's request to the registrar.

(b) The lienholder shall immediately cause the certificate, application and the required fee to be mailed or delivered to the registrar.

(c) Upon request of the owner or subordinate lienholder, a lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall either mail or deliver the certificate to the subordinate lienholder for delivery to the registrar or, upon receipt from the subordinate lienholder of the owner's application and the required fee, mail or deliver them to the registrar with the certificate. The delivery of the certificate does not affect the rights of the first lienholder under his security agreement.

(d) Upon receipt of the certificate of title, application and the required fee, the registrar shall either endorse on the certificate or issue a new certificate containing the name and address of the new lienholder, and mail the certificate to the first lienholder named in it.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 237 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 237
Warning of fire given by train crew
Status: in_force

Section 237. Any engineer, conductor or other employee on a train discovering a fire burning uncontrolled on lands adjacent to the tracks shall forthwith cause a fire signal to be sounded from the engine, which shall consist of one long and three short whistle blasts repeated several times, and shall notify the next sectionmen whom the train passes, and the next telegraph station, of the existence and location of the fire. This section shall not affect the authority conferred upon the department by section one hundred and thirty-nine.

Section 237. Any engineer, conductor or other employee on a train discovering a fire burning uncontrolled on lands adjacent to the tracks shall forthwith cause a fire signal to be sounded from the engine, which shall consist of one long and three short whistle blasts repeated several times, and shall notify the next sectionmen whom the train passes, and the next telegraph station, of the existence and location of the fire. This section shall not affect the authority conferred upon the department by section one hundred and thirty-nine.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 288 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 288
Penalty for violation of Secs. 285 to 287
Status: in_force

Section 288. A manufacturer, merchant, jobber, or trader who keeps for the purpose of sale, offers or exposes for sale, or sells any such units of thread which either are not marked or do not weigh or measure as provided in sections two hundred and eighty-five to two hundred and eighty-seven, inclusive, shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.

Section 288. A manufacturer, merchant, jobber, or trader who keeps for the purpose of sale, offers or exposes for sale, or sells any such units of thread which either are not marked or do not weigh or measure as provided in sections two hundred and eighty-five to two hundred and eighty-seven, inclusive, shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.