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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 73 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 73
Penalties for violation of Secs. 66 to 72 and 92
Status: in_force

Section 73. Whoever violates any provision of sections sixty-six to seventy-two, inclusive, and ninety-two, shall for the first offence be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, and for a subsequent offence by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one month, or both.

Section 73. Whoever violates any provision of sections sixty-six to seventy-two, inclusive, and ninety-two, shall for the first offence be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, and for a subsequent offence by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one month, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 133E — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 133E
Existing vending facilities; removal or nonrenewal of lease
Status: in_force

Section 133E. In buildings and properties where a vending facility now exists the present operator shall not be removed nor shall he be precluded in any way from exercising any renewal of his existing lease.

Section 133E. In buildings and properties where a vending facility now exists the present operator shall not be removed nor shall he be precluded in any way from exercising any renewal of his existing lease.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, sec. 17F — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 32A / Section 17F
Newborn hearing screening test; group insurance commission coverage
Status: in_force

Section 17F. The commission shall provide to any active or retired employee of the commonwealth who is insured under the group insurance commission coverage for the cost of a newborn hearing screening test to be performed before the newborn infant is discharged from the hospital or birthing center to the care of the parent or guardian or as provided by regulations of the department of public health. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to abrogate any obligation to provide coverage for a hearing screening test or any other hearing screening test or audiological diagnostic procedure pursuant to any law or regulation of the commonwealth or of the United States or under any of the terms or provisions of any policy, contract or certification.

Section 17F. The commission shall provide to any active or retired employee of the commonwealth who is insured under the group insurance commission coverage for the cost of a newborn hearing screening test to be performed before the newborn infant is discharged from the hospital or birthing center to the care of the parent or guardian or as provided by regulations of the department of public health. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to abrogate any obligation to provide coverage for a hearing screening test or any other hearing screening test or audiological diagnostic procedure pursuant to any law or regulation of the commonwealth or of the United States or under any of the terms or provisions of any policy, contract or certification.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, sec. 7B — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21A / Section 7B
State geologist
Status: in_force

Section 7B. The chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in consultation with the secretary of the executive office of environmental affairs and department of geosciences shall appoint a professional geologist to be state geologist. The state geologist shall perform research on the land, mineral, and water resources of the state; coordinate and facilitate research and communication among various agencies, researchers and stakeholders; collect, compile, analyze and preserve data pertaining to the geologic environment; disseminate the findings of such research to the public through maps, reports, and other publications; and, direct the Massachusetts geological survey. The state geologist shall advise all other branches of state and local government, concerning the geologic character of the state and its implications for both economic and scientific needs in conjunction with all existing and future environmental factors relating to the geology of the state. The state geologist shall maintain liaison with federal and other state geological surveys, and academic institutions. The state geologist shall have a term limit of 5 years at which time the appointment can be reviewed, revoked or renewed.

Section 7B. The chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in consultation with the secretary of the executive office of environmental affairs and department of geosciences shall appoint a professional geologist to be state geologist. The state geologist shall perform research on the land, mineral, and water resources of the state; coordinate and facilitate research and communication among various agencies, researchers and stakeholders; collect, compile, analyze and preserve data pertaining to the geologic environment; disseminate the findings of such research to the public through maps, reports, and other publications; and, direct the Massachusetts geological survey. The state geologist shall advise all other branches of state and local government, concerning the geologic character of the state and its implications for both economic and scientific needs in conjunction with all existing and future environmental factors relating to the geology of the state. The state geologist shall maintain liaison with federal and other state geological surveys, and academic institutions. The state geologist shall have a term limit of 5 years at which time the appointment can be reviewed, revoked or renewed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6A, sec. 7A — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6A / Section 7A
Executive office of technology services and security; approval requirement for performance of information technology functions by other executive offices; transfer of information technology resources
Status: in_force

Section 7A. The executive office of technology services and security is the commonwealth's lead information technology organization. Each executive office may perform activities concerning information technology for the executive office and its constituent agencies only to the extent such activities are approved by the executive office of technology services and security. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, regulation, executive order, policy or procedure to the contrary, the executive office of technology services and security, upon written notice to the affected executive office or agency, may direct the transfer of any information technology resources, including, without limitation, hardware, software, services, personnel, contracts and infrastructure related to information technology, from any executive office or any agency within any executive office to the executive office of technology services and security.

Section 7A. The executive office of technology services and security is the commonwealth's lead information technology organization. Each executive office may perform activities concerning information technology for the executive office and its constituent agencies only to the extent such activities are approved by the executive office of technology services and security. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, regulation, executive order, policy or procedure to the contrary, the executive office of technology services and security, upon written notice to the affected executive office or agency, may direct the transfer of any information technology resources, including, without limitation, hardware, software, services, personnel, contracts and infrastructure related to information technology, from any executive office or any agency within any executive office to the executive office of technology services and security.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 146, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 146 / Section 22
Fees; payment to commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 22. The owner or user of a boiler inspected by the division shall pay to the state fire marshal, a fee, the amount of which shall be determined according to the provisions referred to hereunder, for each boiler internally and externally inspected and for each visit for external inspection under steam, and for each cast iron sectional boiler inspected. The owner of tanks containing fluids other than water, which are in excess of ten thousand gallons capacity shall pay to the state fire marshal a fee for the inspection of the plans, the construction, and the making of required tests of such tanks, a fee based on storage capacity of such tanks; provided further that a minimum fee shall also be established. The amounts of those fees referred to herein shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven for the filing thereof. When repairs to such tanks are required, the same schedule of fees shall apply as for the original inspection. Such fees shall be payable in advance of any such inspection.

Section 22. The owner or user of a boiler inspected by the division shall pay to the state fire marshal, a fee, the amount of which shall be determined according to the provisions referred to hereunder, for each boiler internally and externally inspected and for each visit for external inspection under steam, and for each cast iron sectional boiler inspected. The owner of tanks containing fluids other than water, which are in excess of ten thousand gallons capacity shall pay to the state fire marshal a fee for the inspection of the plans, the construction, and the making of required tests of such tanks, a fee based on storage capacity of such tanks; provided further that a minimum fee shall also be established. The amounts of those fees referred to herein shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven for the filing thereof. When repairs to such tanks are required, the same schedule of fees shall apply as for the original inspection. Such fees shall be payable in advance of any such inspection.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, sec. 81 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33A / Section 81
Conspiracy
Status: in_force

Article 81. Conspiracy. A person subject to this code who conspires with another person to commit an offense under this code shall, if any of the conspirators does an act to effect the object of the conspiracy, be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Article 81. Conspiracy.

A person subject to this code who conspires with another person to commit an offense under this code shall, if any of the conspirators does an act to effect the object of the conspiracy, be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 43 / Section 17
Oath of office; time of taking
Status: in_force

Section 17. On the first Monday in January following a regular municipal election, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, the mayor-elect if elected by the people, the councillors-elect, and the assessors-elect if elected by the people, shall meet and be sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties. The oath may be administered by the city clerk or by a justice of the peace, and a certificate thereof shall be entered in the journal of the city council. At any regular council meeting thereafter the oath may be administered in the presence of the city council to the mayor, or to any councillor absent from the meeting on the first Monday in January; provided, that, under Plan E, the oath may be so administered to the mayor and vice-chairman at the same meeting at which they are respectively elected.

Section 17. On the first Monday in January following a regular municipal election, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, the mayor-elect if elected by the people, the councillors-elect, and the assessors-elect if elected by the people, shall meet and be sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties. The oath may be administered by the city clerk or by a justice of the peace, and a certificate thereof shall be entered in the journal of the city council. At any regular council meeting thereafter the oath may be administered in the presence of the city council to the mayor, or to any councillor absent from the meeting on the first Monday in January; provided, that, under Plan E, the oath may be so administered to the mayor and vice-chairman at the same meeting at which they are respectively elected.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 236, sec. 53 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 236 / Section 53
Levy on land of deceased
Status: in_force

Section 53. Land of a deceased person which has not been sold and conveyed, by deed duly recorded, by the executor or administrator of such deceased person under a license from the probate court or under a power of sale contained in the will of the deceased, may be taken on execution on a judgment against his executor or administrator for the debt of the deceased, for the costs of the action against him if the executor or administrator has not appeared therein, and for the fees and charges of the levy, and such land shall be appraised and set off or sold, in like manner as if execution had been levied against the deceased in his lifetime.

Section 53. Land of a deceased person which has not been sold and conveyed, by deed duly recorded, by the executor or administrator of such deceased person under a license from the probate court or under a power of sale contained in the will of the deceased, may be taken on execution on a judgment against his executor or administrator for the debt of the deceased, for the costs of the action against him if the executor or administrator has not appeared therein, and for the fees and charges of the levy, and such land shall be appraised and set off or sold, in like manner as if execution had been levied against the deceased in his lifetime.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33, sec. 33 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33 / Section 33
Retired officers and non-commissioned officers; duties; compensation
Status: in_force

Section 33. Retired officers and non-commissioned officers shall be placed on the retired list by the commander-in-chief, by regulations promulgated by the commander-in-chief, and on occasions of ceremony may, and when acting under orders as hereinafter provided shall wear the uniform of their retired grade. They shall be eligible to perform any military duty to the same extent as if not retired, and the commander-in-chief may require them to serve upon military boards, courts of inquiry and courts-martial, or to perform any other duty, and while actively engaged in such duty they shall receive the pay and allowances under the provisions of subsection (a) of section eighty-three. They shall be amenable to court-martial for military offenses.

Section 33. Retired officers and non-commissioned officers shall be placed on the retired list by the commander-in-chief, by regulations promulgated by the commander-in-chief, and on occasions of ceremony may, and when acting under orders as hereinafter provided shall wear the uniform of their retired grade. They shall be eligible to perform any military duty to the same extent as if not retired, and the commander-in-chief may require them to serve upon military boards, courts of inquiry and courts-martial, or to perform any other duty, and while actively engaged in such duty they shall receive the pay and allowances under the provisions of subsection (a) of section eighty-three. They shall be amenable to court-martial for military offenses.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 200, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 200 / Section 9
Property; management and sale
Status: in_force

Section 9. The court may make orders for the care, custody, leasing and investing of all property and its proceeds in the possession of the receiver. If any of said property consists of live animals or is perishable or cannot be kept without great or disproportionate expense, the court may order such property to be sold at public or private sale. After the appointment of a receiver, upon his petition and after notice, the court may order all or part of said property, including the rights of the absentee in land, to be sold at public or private sale to supply money for payments authorized by this chapter or investment approved by the court. Except as provided by order of the court, the receiver shall have the following powers: (1) to sell any personal property in the possession of the receiver or any interest therein, for cash, credit or for part cash and part credit, and with or without security for unpaid balances. (2) to invest in prudent investments. (3) to effect a fair and reasonable compromise with any debtor, creditor, obligor or obligee.

Section 9. The court may make orders for the care, custody, leasing and investing of all property and its proceeds in the possession of the receiver. If any of said property consists of live animals or is perishable or cannot be kept without great or disproportionate expense, the court may order such property to be sold at public or private sale. After the appointment of a receiver, upon his petition and after notice, the court may order all or part of said property, including the rights of the absentee in land, to be sold at public or private sale to supply money for payments authorized by this chapter or investment approved by the court. Except as provided by order of the court, the receiver shall have the following powers:

(1) to sell any personal property in the possession of the receiver or any interest therein, for cash, credit or for part cash and part credit, and with or without security for unpaid balances.

(2) to invest in prudent investments.

(3) to effect a fair and reasonable compromise with any debtor, creditor, obligor or obligee.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 62, sec. 6L — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 62 / Section 6L
Application and refund of certain credits under Sec. 6; substantiation of claims; regulations
Status: in_force

Section 6L. (a) This section shall apply to credits earned under subsection (l) of section 6. (b) At the written election of a taxpayer entitled to a credit under subsection (l) of section 6, the commissioner shall apply the credit against the liability of the taxpayer as determined on its return, as first reduced by any other available credits, and shall then refund to the taxpayer 90 per cent of the balance of the credits. (c) The commissioner may require substantiation of a taxpayer's claim for refund under subsection (b) before payment of the refund. No interest shall accrue on the refund under section 40 of chapter 62C before the commissioner's receipt of the substantiation he requested. (d) The commissioner may adopt regulations or other guidelines as he deems necessary to implement this section. The commissioner shall submit any proposed regulations to the joint committee on revenue and the house and senate committees on ways and means before their adoption by the department. The regulations shall be accompanied by a summary which clearly instructs the taxpayer of his rights under this section.

Section 6L. (a) This section shall apply to credits earned under subsection (l) of section 6.

(b) At the written election of a taxpayer entitled to a credit under subsection (l) of section 6, the commissioner shall apply the credit against the liability of the taxpayer as determined on its return, as first reduced by any other available credits, and shall then refund to the taxpayer 90 per cent of the balance of the credits.

(c) The commissioner may require substantiation of a taxpayer's claim for refund under subsection (b) before payment of the refund. No interest shall accrue on the refund under section 40 of chapter 62C before the commissioner's receipt of the substantiation he requested.

(d) The commissioner may adopt regulations or other guidelines as he deems necessary to implement this section. The commissioner shall submit any proposed regulations to the joint committee on revenue and the house and senate committees on ways and means before their adoption by the department. The regulations shall be accompanied by a summary which clearly instructs the taxpayer of his rights under this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 92, sec. 76E — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 92 / Section 76E
Laying mains and pipes; borrowing money for expenses
Status: in_force

Section 76E. For the purpose of meeting the expenses of constructing such works and of laying such mains and pipes, a city or town receiving a permit as aforesaid may borrow money, subject to the provisions of section eight of chapter forty-four.

Section 76E. For the purpose of meeting the expenses of constructing such works and of laying such mains and pipes, a city or town receiving a permit as aforesaid may borrow money, subject to the provisions of section eight of chapter forty-four.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, sec. 30 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 233 / Section 30
Oath and examination of deponent
Status: in_force

Section 30. The deponent shall be sworn or affirmed to testify the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, relative to the cause for which the deposition is taken. The deponent shall then be examined by the justice or notary, and may be examined by the parties, and the testimony may be taken in writing or by any recording device, including an electronic device, which will accurately preserve such testimony.

Section 30. The deponent shall be sworn or affirmed to testify the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, relative to the cause for which the deposition is taken. The deponent shall then be examined by the justice or notary, and may be examined by the parties, and the testimony may be taken in writing or by any recording device, including an electronic device, which will accurately preserve such testimony.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 79, sec. 6A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIII / Chapter 79 / Section 6A
Moving expenses; exemption from attachment or execution
Status: in_force

Section 6A. Any person lawfully occupying real property who is displaced therefrom and caused to move as a result of a taking of such property by eminent domain, shall be paid by the body politic or corporate on behalf of which the taking is made, unless other provision is made by law, the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by him, as determined by said body, in moving his personal property to another location within the commonwealth, but in no event more than the amounts permitted by the provisions of chapter seventy-nine A. Moving expense payments granted under the provisions of this section shall not be subject to attachment by trustee process or otherwise, nor shall they be subject to be taken on execution or other process.

Section 6A. Any person lawfully occupying real property who is displaced therefrom and caused to move as a result of a taking of such property by eminent domain, shall be paid by the body politic or corporate on behalf of which the taking is made, unless other provision is made by law, the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by him, as determined by said body, in moving his personal property to another location within the commonwealth, but in no event more than the amounts permitted by the provisions of chapter seventy-nine A. Moving expense payments granted under the provisions of this section shall not be subject to attachment by trustee process or otherwise, nor shall they be subject to be taken on execution or other process.