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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149A, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149A / Section 3
Owner's project manager; designer
Status: in_force

Section 3. (a) Before procuring the services of a designer pursuant to subsection (b) and prior to submitting an application to use the construction management at risk delivery method pursuant to section 4, the public agency shall procure or otherwise employ the services of an owner's project manager pursuant to section 44A1/2 of chapter 149. The owner's project manager may assist the public agency in the procurement of the designer. (b) Before submitting an application to use the construction management at risk delivery method pursuant to section 4, the public agency shall procure the services of a designer for the building project. In procuring the services of a designer, the public agency shall do so in a manner consistent with sections 38A1/2 to 39O, inclusive, of chapter 7. The designer procured by the public agency shall be independent of the owner's project manager and the construction management at risk firm.

Section 3. (a) Before procuring the services of a designer pursuant to subsection (b) and prior to submitting an application to use the construction management at risk delivery method pursuant to section 4, the public agency shall procure or otherwise employ the services of an owner's project manager pursuant to section 44A1/2 of chapter 149. The owner's project manager may assist the public agency in the procurement of the designer.

(b) Before submitting an application to use the construction management at risk delivery method pursuant to section 4, the public agency shall procure the services of a designer for the building project. In procuring the services of a designer, the public agency shall do so in a manner consistent with sections 38A1/2 to 39O, inclusive, of chapter 7. The designer procured by the public agency shall be independent of the owner's project manager and the construction management at risk firm.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176A, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176A / Section 17
Submission of disputes and controversies
Status: in_force

Section 17. Any dispute arising between a corporation subject to this chapter, and any hospital with which such corporation has a contract for hospital service as authorized by this chapter, may with the consent of both parties be submitted to the center for health information and analysis for its decision with respect thereto. Any dispute or controversy arising between a non-profit hospital service corporation and any subscriber, or any person whose subscription certificate has been cancelled, may with the consent of both parties be submitted to the commissioner of insurance for his decision with respect thereto. All decisions and findings of the center for health information and analysis and the commissioner of insurance made under this section shall be final as to the facts.

Section 17. Any dispute arising between a corporation subject to this chapter, and any hospital with which such corporation has a contract for hospital service as authorized by this chapter, may with the consent of both parties be submitted to the center for health information and analysis for its decision with respect thereto. Any dispute or controversy arising between a non-profit hospital service corporation and any subscriber, or any person whose subscription certificate has been cancelled, may with the consent of both parties be submitted to the commissioner of insurance for his decision with respect thereto. All decisions and findings of the center for health information and analysis and the commissioner of insurance made under this section shall be final as to the facts.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 18B — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 18B
Facsimile signatures of city clerk or assistant city clerk
Status: in_force

Section 18B. A facsimile of the signature of a city clerk or of a duly appointed assistant city clerk, imprinted by either of them upon any original instrument in attestation of the fact that the said instrument has been recorded in the city clerk's office, shall have the same validity as the written signature of either of them.

Section 18B. A facsimile of the signature of a city clerk or of a duly appointed assistant city clerk, imprinted by either of them upon any original instrument in attestation of the fact that the said instrument has been recorded in the city clerk's office, shall have the same validity as the written signature of either of them.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110, sec. 25A — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 110 / Section 25A
Registration of articles
Status: in_force

Section 25A. A person engaged in the business of supplying or furnishing for hire or compensation on a rental or lease basis clean laundered garments, towels, aprons, bed linen or table linen who uses his name and the word ''registered'' on such articles or supplies may register such articles or supplies by filing in the office of the clerk of the city or town where his principal place of business is situated, and also in the office of the state secretary, a description of the name so used by him, and paying the fee provided by clause (64) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two, and shall publish such description once in each of three successive weeks in a newspaper having a circulation in the city or town where the description has been filed.

Section 25A. A person engaged in the business of supplying or furnishing for hire or compensation on a rental or lease basis clean laundered garments, towels, aprons, bed linen or table linen who uses his name and the word ''registered'' on such articles or supplies may register such articles or supplies by filing in the office of the clerk of the city or town where his principal place of business is situated, and also in the office of the state secretary, a description of the name so used by him, and paying the fee provided by clause (64) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two, and shall publish such description once in each of three successive weeks in a newspaper having a circulation in the city or town where the description has been filed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 5K — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 5K
Prioritization of investigations; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 5K. The board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations relative to the prioritization of investigation of complaints and reports received by the board, and the establishment of timelines for the investigation and resolution of such complaints or reports. In promulgating such rules and regulations, the board shall take into account the frequency and severity of the various types of complaints or reports, the possible threat to public health and safety posed by such complaints or reports and the degree of difficulty in investigating and resolving such complaints and reports.

Section 5K. The board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations relative to the prioritization of investigation of complaints and reports received by the board, and the establishment of timelines for the investigation and resolution of such complaints or reports. In promulgating such rules and regulations, the board shall take into account the frequency and severity of the various types of complaints or reports, the possible threat to public health and safety posed by such complaints or reports and the degree of difficulty in investigating and resolving such complaints and reports.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 96, sec. 11A — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 96 / Section 11A
International log rule; standard rule for determining foot content
Status: in_force

Section 11A. The international log rule, based upon one fourth inch saw kerf, as expressed in the formula (D 2 |m~0.22)–0.71D)|m~0.904762 for four foot sections (D represents top diameter of log in inches; taper allowance, one half inch per four feet lineal), shall be the standard log rule for determining the board foot content of saw logs in this commonwealth, and all contracts entered into for the purchase and sale of saw logs shall be deemed to be made on the basis of such standard rule, unless some other method of measurement is specifically agreed upon.

Section 11A. The international log rule, based upon one fourth inch saw kerf, as expressed in the formula (D 2 |m~0.22)–0.71D)|m~0.904762 for four foot sections (D represents top diameter of log in inches; taper allowance, one half inch per four feet lineal), shall be the standard log rule for determining the board foot content of saw logs in this commonwealth, and all contracts entered into for the purchase and sale of saw logs shall be deemed to be made on the basis of such standard rule, unless some other method of measurement is specifically agreed upon.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 73D — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 73D
Licensing of dispensing opticians
Status: in_force

Section 73D. No person or corporation shall directly or indirectly engage in practice as a dispensing optician, unless he or the person employed by such corporation has been granted a license by the board of registration of dispensing opticians referred to in sections seventy-three E to seventy-three L, inclusive, as the board.

Section 73D. No person or corporation shall directly or indirectly engage in practice as a dispensing optician, unless he or the person employed by such corporation has been granted a license by the board of registration of dispensing opticians referred to in sections seventy-three E to seventy-three L, inclusive, as the board.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 48 / Section 27
Liability for trespass
Status: in_force

Section 27. Forest wardens, their deputies and assistants, foresters, chief fire wardens, district fire wardens and forest fire patrolmen shall not be liable for trespass when engaged in the performance of their duties under this chapter or chapter one hundred and thirty-one, one hundred and thirty-two or one hundred and forty-eight.

Section 27. Forest wardens, their deputies and assistants, foresters, chief fire wardens, district fire wardens and forest fire patrolmen shall not be liable for trespass when engaged in the performance of their duties under this chapter or chapter one hundred and thirty-one, one hundred and thirty-two or one hundred and forty-eight.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 77G — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 77G
Use of dead lobsters for food purposes
Status: in_force

Section 77G. Whoever cooks, buys, sells, offers or exposes for sale, gives away, or knowingly delivers, transports, ships, or receives for food purposes any lobster, or similar species of crustacea, or any part thereof, which is uncooked and dead, or which was cooked after it was dead, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment for not less than 10 nor more than 60 days, or both; provided, however, that it shall not be a violation of this section to cook, buy, sell, offer or expose for sale, give away or knowingly deliver, transport, ship or receive any lobster or part thereof processed for food by a person who has been licensed or certified under this section, as hereinafter provided. The department of public health may license any person to process within the commonwealth lobsters in the shell of legal length for food by a method approved by it. The department shall from time to time adopt rules and regulations governing the processing of such lobsters and the sanitary conditions required for the establishment of a person licensed under this section. Each container of lobsters processed by a method as herein provided shall bear a plainly marked label, which shall include the license number or name of the packer, and the date of the processing of said lobsters.

Section 77G. Whoever cooks, buys, sells, offers or exposes for sale, gives away, or knowingly delivers, transports, ships, or receives for food purposes any lobster, or similar species of crustacea, or any part thereof, which is uncooked and dead, or which was cooked after it was dead, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment for not less than 10 nor more than 60 days, or both; provided, however, that it shall not be a violation of this section to cook, buy, sell, offer or expose for sale, give away or knowingly deliver, transport, ship or receive any lobster or part thereof processed for food by a person who has been licensed or certified under this section, as hereinafter provided.

The department of public health may license any person to process within the commonwealth lobsters in the shell of legal length for food by a method approved by it. The department shall from time to time adopt rules and regulations governing the processing of such lobsters and the sanitary conditions required for the establishment of a person licensed under this section.

Each container of lobsters processed by a method as herein provided shall bear a plainly marked label, which shall include the license number or name of the packer, and the date of the processing of said lobsters.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 11, sec. 6A — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 11 / Section 6A
Annual personnel report
Status: in_force

Section 6A. The state auditor shall file an annual report not later than the first Wednesday in February with the senate and house committees on ways and means containing the job classification, duties and salary of each officer and employee within the department and all personnel regulations established pursuant to section six. The auditor shall file amendments to such report with the senate and house committees on ways and means, whenever any changes become effective.

Section 6A. The state auditor shall file an annual report not later than the first Wednesday in February with the senate and house committees on ways and means containing the job classification, duties and salary of each officer and employee within the department and all personnel regulations established pursuant to section six. The auditor shall file amendments to such report with the senate and house committees on ways and means, whenever any changes become effective.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 195 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 195
Commission for the deaf and hard of hearing; advisory council
Status: in_force

Section 195. The governor shall appoint an advisory council of no fewer than twelve and no more than twenty members. Persons shall be eligible for appointment if their position, knowledge or experience enables them to represent the concerns, needs and recommendations of deaf and hard of hearing persons, and if they have been nominated by the commissioner. The majority of the council members shall be persons who, for purposes of this section self-identify as deaf community members, late-deafened deaf, deaf or hard of hearing. Every reasonable effort shall be made to include an equal number of deaf community members, late-deafened deaf, deaf and hard of hearing members. Each member shall serve for a term of two years. The commissioner shall nominate persons whose service will assure representation of the interests of parents, interpreters, the deaf community, late-deafened deaf persons, deaf and hard of hearing persons from all geographic areas of the commonwealth. The commissioner's nominations shall be from a list provided by consumer groups and individuals representing such late-deafened deaf, deaf and hard of hearing persons, as well as parents and interpreters. Advisory council members shall elect a chairperson, shall meet at least eight times per year, and shall serve without compensation. They shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.

Section 195. The governor shall appoint an advisory council of no fewer than twelve and no more than twenty members. Persons shall be eligible for appointment if their position, knowledge or experience enables them to represent the concerns, needs and recommendations of deaf and hard of hearing persons, and if they have been nominated by the commissioner. The majority of the council members shall be persons who, for purposes of this section self-identify as deaf community members, late-deafened deaf, deaf or hard of hearing. Every reasonable effort shall be made to include an equal number of deaf community members, late-deafened deaf, deaf and hard of hearing members. Each member shall serve for a term of two years.

The commissioner shall nominate persons whose service will assure representation of the interests of parents, interpreters, the deaf community, late-deafened deaf persons, deaf and hard of hearing persons from all geographic areas of the commonwealth. The commissioner's nominations shall be from a list provided by consumer groups and individuals representing such late-deafened deaf, deaf and hard of hearing persons, as well as parents and interpreters.

Advisory council members shall elect a chairperson, shall meet at least eight times per year, and shall serve without compensation. They shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 89, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 89 / Section 5
Penalty; exceptions
Status: in_force

Section 5. Whoever violates any of the provisions of sections one to four C, inclusive, except as otherwise provided herein, shall, upon complaint made within three months after the commission of the offense, forfeit not more than one hundred dollars and whoever drives in the right lane which has been constructed or designated for purposes other than ordinary travel as set forth in section four B shall, upon complaint made within three months after the commission of the offense, forfeit not more than one hundred dollars. Whoever violates section 4D shall, upon complaint made within 3 months after the commission of the offense, forfeit not more than $50. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the provisions of sections one to 4D, inclusive, shall not apply to a person acting in conformity with the direction of a police officer or to a driver of a vehicle actually engaged in authorized work upon a highway under construction, repair or during maintenance operations when the nature of the work necessitates a departure from normal operational practices or to any operator of a motor vehicle when construction or repair is being performed which prohibits passage in the ordinary travel lane or lanes on a highway. A violation of section 4D shall not be considered a conviction of a moving violation of the motor vehicle laws for the purpose of determining a surcharge on a motor vehicle premium pursuant to section 113B of chapter 175.

Section 5. Whoever violates any of the provisions of sections one to four C, inclusive, except as otherwise provided herein, shall, upon complaint made within three months after the commission of the offense, forfeit not more than one hundred dollars and whoever drives in the right lane which has been constructed or designated for purposes other than ordinary travel as set forth in section four B shall, upon complaint made within three months after the commission of the offense, forfeit not more than one hundred dollars. Whoever violates section 4D shall, upon complaint made within 3 months after the commission of the offense, forfeit not more than $50.

Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the provisions of sections one to 4D, inclusive, shall not apply to a person acting in conformity with the direction of a police officer or to a driver of a vehicle actually engaged in authorized work upon a highway under construction, repair or during maintenance operations when the nature of the work necessitates a departure from normal operational practices or to any operator of a motor vehicle when construction or repair is being performed which prohibits passage in the ordinary travel lane or lanes on a highway.

A violation of section 4D shall not be considered a conviction of a moving violation of the motor vehicle laws for the purpose of determining a surcharge on a motor vehicle premium pursuant to section 113B of chapter 175.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203B, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 203B / Section 5
Transfer of trust property for use and benefit of incapacitated individual
Status: in_force

Section 5. (a) Unless otherwise directed by an instrument designating a custodial trustee pursuant to section three, a person, including a fiduciary other than a custodial trustee, who holds property of, or owes a debt to, an incapacitated individual not having a conservator may make a transfer to an adult member of the beneficiary's family or to a trust company as custodial trustee for the use and benefit of the incapacitated individual. If the value of the property or the debt exceeds twenty thousand dollars, the transfer shall not be effective unless authorized by the court. (b) A written acknowledgement of delivery, signed by a custodial trustee, is a sufficient receipt and discharge for property transferred to the custodial trustee pursuant to this section.

Section 5. (a) Unless otherwise directed by an instrument designating a custodial trustee pursuant to section three, a person, including a fiduciary other than a custodial trustee, who holds property of, or owes a debt to, an incapacitated individual not having a conservator may make a transfer to an adult member of the beneficiary's family or to a trust company as custodial trustee for the use and benefit of the incapacitated individual. If the value of the property or the debt exceeds twenty thousand dollars, the transfer shall not be effective unless authorized by the court.

(b) A written acknowledgement of delivery, signed by a custodial trustee, is a sufficient receipt and discharge for property transferred to the custodial trustee pursuant to this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 39 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 39
Keeping of house without license
Status: in_force

Section 39. Whoever keeps or holds himself out as keeping a public lodging house without being duly licensed as hereinbefore provided, and whoever is concerned or financially interested in any public lodging house, the keeper of which is not so licensed, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.

Section 39. Whoever keeps or holds himself out as keeping a public lodging house without being duly licensed as hereinbefore provided, and whoever is concerned or financially interested in any public lodging house, the keeper of which is not so licensed, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176G, sec. 4Y — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176G / Section 4Y
Coverage for abuse deterrent opioid drug products
Status: in_force

Section 4Y. An individual or group health maintenance contract that is issued or renewed shall provide coverage for abuse deterrent opioid drug products listed on the formulary, compiled pursuant to subsection (b) of section 13 of chapter 17, on a basis not less favorable than non-abuse deterrent opioid drug products that are covered by an individual or group health maintenance contract. An increase in patient cost sharing shall not be allowed to achieve compliance with this section.

Section 4Y. An individual or group health maintenance contract that is issued or renewed shall provide coverage for abuse deterrent opioid drug products listed on the formulary, compiled pursuant to subsection (b) of section 13 of chapter 17, on a basis not less favorable than non-abuse deterrent opioid drug products that are covered by an individual or group health maintenance contract. An increase in patient cost sharing shall not be allowed to achieve compliance with this section.