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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33, sec. 61 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33 / Section 61
Unit training periods; meetings of instruction for noncommissioned officers; frequency; arrests for absence without leave
Status: in_force

Section 61. (a) In addition to the duty required by sections 38, 40, 41 or 60, every unit of the armed forces of the commonwealth, except the state defense force, in active national guard or a similar organization composed as permitted by law, shall assemble for training at least 48 times in each year, and more often if so directed by the unit or organization commander. Organization drills and parades may be held in place of unit drills, and transportation to and from the place of such drills and parades shall be furnished for the units composing the organization if authorized by the adjutant general. (b) Organization and unit commanders may call meetings of instruction for the noncommissioned officers of their commands as they deem necessary. (c) Any police officer authorized to make arrests within the commonwealth may apprehend without a warrant any member of the armed forces of the commonwealth absent without leave from any assembly for training under paragraph (a), meeting for instruction under paragraph (b) or training under service conditions under section sixty and keep him in custody, but for not more than twenty-four hours, until taken into custody by the armed forces of the commonwealth; provided, however, that such apprehension and such keeping in custody shall have been requested in writing by the commanding officer of any unit of said armed forces.

Section 61. (a) In addition to the duty required by sections 38, 40, 41 or 60, every unit of the armed forces of the commonwealth, except the state defense force, in active national guard or a similar organization composed as permitted by law, shall assemble for training at least 48 times in each year, and more often if so directed by the unit or organization commander. Organization drills and parades may be held in place of unit drills, and transportation to and from the place of such drills and parades shall be furnished for the units composing the organization if authorized by the adjutant general.

(b) Organization and unit commanders may call meetings of instruction for the noncommissioned officers of their commands as they deem necessary.

(c) Any police officer authorized to make arrests within the commonwealth may apprehend without a warrant any member of the armed forces of the commonwealth absent without leave from any assembly for training under paragraph (a), meeting for instruction under paragraph (b) or training under service conditions under section sixty and keep him in custody, but for not more than twenty-four hours, until taken into custody by the armed forces of the commonwealth; provided, however, that such apprehension and such keeping in custody shall have been requested in writing by the commanding officer of any unit of said armed forces.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 62F, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 62F / Section 7
Taxpayer suits
Status: in_force

Section 7. The Supreme Judicial Court or Superior Court may, upon the petition of not less than twenty-four taxable inhabitants of the Commonwealth, not more than six of whom shall be from any one county, enforce the provisions of this chapter. If successful, said taxable inhabitants shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs from the Commonwealth incurred in maintaining such suit.

Section 7. The Supreme Judicial Court or Superior Court may, upon the petition of not less than twenty-four taxable inhabitants of the Commonwealth, not more than six of whom shall be from any one county, enforce the provisions of this chapter. If successful, said taxable inhabitants shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs from the Commonwealth incurred in maintaining such suit.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 247, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 247 / Section 2
Bond
Status: in_force

Section 2. Before the officer serving the writ delivers the beasts to the plaintiff, he shall take from the plaintiff or a person in his behalf a bond payable to the defendant in a sum equal to double the value of the beasts, with sufficient sureties, conditioned to prosecute the replevin to final judgment and to pay such damages and costs as the defendant shall recover and to return the beasts if such shall be the final judgment.

Section 2. Before the officer serving the writ delivers the beasts to the plaintiff, he shall take from the plaintiff or a person in his behalf a bond payable to the defendant in a sum equal to double the value of the beasts, with sufficient sureties, conditioned to prosecute the replevin to final judgment and to pay such damages and costs as the defendant shall recover and to return the beasts if such shall be the final judgment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 31, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 31 / Section 11
Competitive promotional examinations
Status: in_force

Section 11. An appointing authority may make a promotional appointment on the basis of a competitive promotional examination, pursuant to the provisions of this section, which shall be open to all permanent employees of the commonwealth, or of the city, town, or district where the promotion is to be made, as the case may be, who have been employed for at least the six months next preceding the date of said examination as civil service employees in titles determined by the administrator to be eligible titles.

Section 11. An appointing authority may make a promotional appointment on the basis of a competitive promotional examination, pursuant to the provisions of this section, which shall be open to all permanent employees of the commonwealth, or of the city, town, or district where the promotion is to be made, as the case may be, who have been employed for at least the six months next preceding the date of said examination as civil service employees in titles determined by the administrator to be eligible titles.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183A, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 183A / Section 7
Contribution toward common expenses; liability; offset, deduction, or waiver prohibited
Status: in_force

Section 7. No unit owner may exempt himself from liability for his contribution toward the common expenses by waiver of the use or enjoyment of any of the common areas and facilities or by abandonment of the unit or otherwise; and no unit owner shall be entitled to an offset, deduction, or waiver of common expenses or other charges levied or lawfully assessed by the organization of unit owners.

Section 7. No unit owner may exempt himself from liability for his contribution toward the common expenses by waiver of the use or enjoyment of any of the common areas and facilities or by abandonment of the unit or otherwise; and no unit owner shall be entitled to an offset, deduction, or waiver of common expenses or other charges levied or lawfully assessed by the organization of unit owners.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 7C — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 7C
Minimum standards for construction and equipment of school buses
Status: in_force

Section 7C. The registrar, after a public hearing, may make, alter, rescind or add to rules and regulations establishing minimum standards for construction and equipment of school buses, which shall apply to all school buses without regard to any prior date when they were operated as such. A violation of any rule or regulation made under this section shall be punished in the same manner as a violation of a rule or regulation made under section thirty-one. Such rules and regulations shall not apply to a motor vehicle operated by a holder of a certificate issued under section seven of chapter one hundred and fifty-nine A and a permit issued under section eight of said chapter.

Section 7C. The registrar, after a public hearing, may make, alter, rescind or add to rules and regulations establishing minimum standards for construction and equipment of school buses, which shall apply to all school buses without regard to any prior date when they were operated as such. A violation of any rule or regulation made under this section shall be punished in the same manner as a violation of a rule or regulation made under section thirty-one. Such rules and regulations shall not apply to a motor vehicle operated by a holder of a certificate issued under section seven of chapter one hundred and fifty-nine A and a permit issued under section eight of said chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 152 / Section 19
Agreements by parties
Status: in_force

Section 19. (1) Except as otherwise provided by section seven, any payment of compensation shall be by written agreement by the parties and subject to the approval of the department. Any other questions arising under this chapter may be so settled by agreement. Said agreements shall for all purposes be enforceable in the same manner as an order under section twelve. (2) Any withdrawal of a complaint for discontinuance of compensation shall be made in writing and filed with the department and the employee. The parties shall be deemed to have agreed to all of the findings contained in a written decision of an arbitrator on a case forwarded to arbitration pursuant to the provisions of section ten. The department shall approve any agreement received on a prescribed form unless such agreement is deemed to be in violation of law. Any agreement not approved shall be returned to the party submitting it. Except as provided by section ten B, a party to any agreement under this chapter may file a complaint with the superior court to vacate or modify such agreement on grounds of law or equity.

Section 19. (1) Except as otherwise provided by section seven, any payment of compensation shall be by written agreement by the parties and subject to the approval of the department. Any other questions arising under this chapter may be so settled by agreement. Said agreements shall for all purposes be enforceable in the same manner as an order under section twelve.

(2) Any withdrawal of a complaint for discontinuance of compensation shall be made in writing and filed with the department and the employee. The parties shall be deemed to have agreed to all of the findings contained in a written decision of an arbitrator on a case forwarded to arbitration pursuant to the provisions of section ten. The department shall approve any agreement received on a prescribed form unless such agreement is deemed to be in violation of law. Any agreement not approved shall be returned to the party submitting it. Except as provided by section ten B, a party to any agreement under this chapter may file a complaint with the superior court to vacate or modify such agreement on grounds of law or equity.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277B, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 277B / Section 2
Selection of county where statewide grand jury to sit; appointment of superior court justice to preside
Status: repealed

[Text of section effective until December 31, 2026. Repealed by 2015, 10, Sec. 46. See 2015, 10, Sec. 71 as amended by 2020, 146.]

[Text of section effective until December 31, 2026. Repealed by 2015, 10, Sec. 46. See 2015, 10, Sec. 71 as amended by 2020, 146.]

Section 2. The chief justice of the superior court department shall, upon granting an application, receive recommendations from the attorney general as to the county in which the statewide grand jury shall sit. Upon receiving the attorney general's recommendations, the chief justice shall choose 1 of those recommended locations as the site where the grand jury shall sit. Once a county has been selected, the chief justice shall direct the regional justice from the county selected to appoint, and reappoint as necessary, a superior court justice to preside over the statewide grand jury.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 150C, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 150C / Section 6
Representation by attorney; waiver
Status: in_force

Section 6. A party shall have the right to be represented by an attorney at any proceeding or hearing under this chapter, notwithstanding any waiver of such right prior to the proceeding or hearing.

Section 6. A party shall have the right to be represented by an attorney at any proceeding or hearing under this chapter, notwithstanding any waiver of such right prior to the proceeding or hearing.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 98, sec. 51 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 98 / Section 51
Sealing of glass milk and cream bottles or jars
Status: in_force

Section 51. When notified by a dealer in milk or cream using glass bottles or jars for the distribution thereof that he has in his possession not less than six gross of such bottles or jars not sealed, sealers shall forthwith seal them as provided in section fifteen, at a suitable place provided by the dealer.

Section 51. When notified by a dealer in milk or cream using glass bottles or jars for the distribution thereof that he has in his possession not less than six gross of such bottles or jars not sealed, sealers shall forthwith seal them as provided in section fifteen, at a suitable place provided by the dealer.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, sec. 58 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 22C / Section 58
Port of Boston Authority employees; appointment as special officers
Status: in_force

Section 58. The colonel may, at the request of the Port of Boston Authority, appoint as special state police officers employees of said authority. Such special state police officers shall serve for one year, subject to removal by the colonel, and they shall have the same power to make arrests as the state police for any criminal offense committed in or upon lands, piers or structures within the charge of said authority. They shall report to the colonel as to their official acts at such times and in such manner as he may require. They shall serve without pay, except their regular compensation as employees of said authority, and they shall receive no fees for services or return of any criminal process.

Section 58. The colonel may, at the request of the Port of Boston Authority, appoint as special state police officers employees of said authority. Such special state police officers shall serve for one year, subject to removal by the colonel, and they shall have the same power to make arrests as the state police for any criminal offense committed in or upon lands, piers or structures within the charge of said authority. They shall report to the colonel as to their official acts at such times and in such manner as he may require. They shall serve without pay, except their regular compensation as employees of said authority, and they shall receive no fees for services or return of any criminal process.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 131 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 131
Endorsement or attachment of application as a part of policy of life or endowment insurance
Status: in_force

Section 131. Unless a correct copy of the application is endorsed upon or attached to a policy of life or endowment insurance, when issued, the application shall not be considered a part of the policy or received in evidence for any purpose. Every such policy which contains a reference to the application, either as a part of the policy or as having any bearing thereon, shall have endorsed thereon or attached thereto, when issued, a correct copy of the application.

Section 131. Unless a correct copy of the application is endorsed upon or attached to a policy of life or endowment insurance, when issued, the application shall not be considered a part of the policy or received in evidence for any purpose. Every such policy which contains a reference to the application, either as a part of the policy or as having any bearing thereon, shall have endorsed thereon or attached thereto, when issued, a correct copy of the application.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 63, sec. 67 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 63 / Section 67
Assessment; rate; return; deductions
Status: in_force

Section 67. The commissioner shall annually assess as of the last day of the taxable year, as defined in paragraph 6 of section thirty, an excise tax upon the interest of every corporation organized under the laws of this commonwealth and having a place of business therein, in any ship or vessel which has, during the period of its business in the year preceding such day, been engaged in interstate or foreign carrying trade or engaged exclusively in fishing and documented and carrying ''papers'' under the laws of the United States, which tax shall be one-third of one percent upon the value of such interest as determined by him. If the commissioner is satisfied of the truth of the return filed pursuant to section twelve of chapter sixty-two C he shall deduct said value from the value of its corporate franchise, if it is taxable under section fifty-eight.

Section 67. The commissioner shall annually assess as of the last day of the taxable year, as defined in paragraph 6 of section thirty, an excise tax upon the interest of every corporation organized under the laws of this commonwealth and having a place of business therein, in any ship or vessel which has, during the period of its business in the year preceding such day, been engaged in interstate or foreign carrying trade or engaged exclusively in fishing and documented and carrying ''papers'' under the laws of the United States, which tax shall be one-third of one percent upon the value of such interest as determined by him. If the commissioner is satisfied of the truth of the return filed pursuant to section twelve of chapter sixty-two C he shall deduct said value from the value of its corporate franchise, if it is taxable under section fifty-eight.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64J, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64J / Section 6
Tax borne by purchaser
Status: in_force

Section 6. Except as otherwise provided in section five, the tax in every instance shall be borne by the purchaser, and no person offering aircraft fuel for sale shall sell, advertise or offer for sale said aircraft fuel separately from the tax imposed by this chapter. For any violation of this section, the license to keep and sell crude petroleum or any of its products, issued by the licensing authority under chapter one hundred and forty-eight, shall be suspended by the said authority on request of the commissioner for such time as said commissioner deems proper.

Section 6. Except as otherwise provided in section five, the tax in every instance shall be borne by the purchaser, and no person offering aircraft fuel for sale shall sell, advertise or offer for sale said aircraft fuel separately from the tax imposed by this chapter. For any violation of this section, the license to keep and sell crude petroleum or any of its products, issued by the licensing authority under chapter one hundred and forty-eight, shall be suspended by the said authority on request of the commissioner for such time as said commissioner deems proper.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, sec. 80A — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 218 / Section 80A
Boston municipal court department; salaries of secretary and assistant secretary to justices
Status: in_force

Section 80A. The secretary and assistant secretary to the justices of the Boston municipal court department shall receive from the commonwealth in full for all services performed by them such salaries as shall be fixed by the justices of said department.

Section 80A. The secretary and assistant secretary to the justices of the Boston municipal court department shall receive from the commonwealth in full for all services performed by them such salaries as shall be fixed by the justices of said department.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110H, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 110H / Section 8
Public records
Status: in_force

Section 8. The secretary shall keep for public examination a record of all marks registered or renewed under this chapter, as well as a record of all documents recorded pursuant to section 7.

Section 8. The secretary shall keep for public examination a record of all marks registered or renewed under this chapter, as well as a record of all documents recorded pursuant to section 7.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 7, sec. 3D — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 7 / Section 3D
Supervision of state printing by state purchasing agent
Status: in_force

Section 3D. The state purchasing agent shall supervise the state printing and all publications by the commonwealth shall be printed under the agent's direction; provided, that this section shall not apply to topographic maps issued by state departments, to legislative printing or to publications required to be issued by the state secretary under sections 2 to 4, inclusive, or under chapter 90 of the resolves of 1920 or any other special law. All publications by the commonwealth shall be distributed under the direction of the state secretary unless otherwise provided.

Section 3D. The state purchasing agent shall supervise the state printing and all publications by the commonwealth shall be printed under the agent's direction; provided, that this section shall not apply to topographic maps issued by state departments, to legislative printing or to publications required to be issued by the state secretary under sections 2 to 4, inclusive, or under chapter 90 of the resolves of 1920 or any other special law. All publications by the commonwealth shall be distributed under the direction of the state secretary unless otherwise provided.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 258B, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 258B / Section 11
Duration of rights and duties
Status: in_force

Section 11. The rights and duties established under this chapter shall continue to be enforceable until the final disposition of the charges, including acquittal or dismissal of charges, all post-conviction release proceedings, post-conviction relief proceedings, all appellate proceedings, and the discharge of all criminal proceedings relating to restitution. If a defendant's conviction or adjudication of delinquency is reversed and the case is returned to the trial court for further proceedings, the victim shall have the same rights that applied to the criminal or delinquency proceedings that led to the appeal or other post-conviction relief proceeding.

Section 11. The rights and duties established under this chapter shall continue to be enforceable until the final disposition of the charges, including acquittal or dismissal of charges, all post-conviction release proceedings, post-conviction relief proceedings, all appellate proceedings, and the discharge of all criminal proceedings relating to restitution. If a defendant's conviction or adjudication of delinquency is reversed and the case is returned to the trial court for further proceedings, the victim shall have the same rights that applied to the criminal or delinquency proceedings that led to the appeal or other post-conviction relief proceeding.