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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185, sec. 69 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185 / Section 69
Discharge of mortgage
Status: in_force

Section 69. A mortgage on registered land may be discharged by the mortgagee in person on the registration book in the same manner as a mortgage on unregistered land may be discharged by an entry on the record book in the registry of deeds, and such discharge shall be attested by an assistant recorder.

Section 69. A mortgage on registered land may be discharged by the mortgagee in person on the registration book in the same manner as a mortgage on unregistered land may be discharged by an entry on the record book in the registry of deeds, and such discharge shall be attested by an assistant recorder.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 208 / Section 14
Libels for divorce; attachments; laws applicable
Status: in_force

Section 14. The laws relative to attachments of real or personal property shall apply to attachments herein provided for, so far as they are consistent with the two preceding sections.

Section 14. The laws relative to attachments of real or personal property shall apply to attachments herein provided for, so far as they are consistent with the two preceding sections.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 83D — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 83D
Director of prison camps; offices and positions; appointments; duties
Status: in_force

Section 83D. The commissioner shall appoint a director of prison camps and such other prison camp officers as he shall deem necessary. All offices and positions in the prison camps shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of chapter thirty-one, except that offices and positions which require the care, custody and control of prisoners shall be filled by promotion or transfer from among the employees of the department of correction in accordance with the provisions of said chapter. The director of prison camps shall have the care, custody and control of all prisoners removed to any camp. Purchases and sales on account of any camp shall, if authorized by the state purchasing agent, be made by the director with the approval of the commissioner.

Section 83D. The commissioner shall appoint a director of prison camps and such other prison camp officers as he shall deem necessary. All offices and positions in the prison camps shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of chapter thirty-one, except that offices and positions which require the care, custody and control of prisoners shall be filled by promotion or transfer from among the employees of the department of correction in accordance with the provisions of said chapter.

The director of prison camps shall have the care, custody and control of all prisoners removed to any camp. Purchases and sales on account of any camp shall, if authorized by the state purchasing agent, be made by the director with the approval of the commissioner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 270, sec. 6A — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 270 / Section 6A
Sale of tobacco rolling papers to person under 21 years of age
Status: in_force

Section 6A. A person who sells tobacco rolling papers to a person under the age of 21 shall be punished by a fine of $25 for the first offense, $50 for the second offense and $100 for a third or subsequent offense.

Section 6A. A person who sells tobacco rolling papers to a person under the age of 21 shall be punished by a fine of $25 for the first offense, $50 for the second offense and $100 for a third or subsequent offense.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 138, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 138 / Section 35
Sales of alcoholic beverages outside limits of reservations or boulevards
Status: in_force

Section 35. No rule or regulation made by the commissioner of conservation and recreation for the government and use of the reservations or boulevards under its care within the urban parks district shall prohibit or restrict the sale of alcoholic beverages in any building or place outside the limits of said reservations or boulevards if a license for such sale has been granted hereunder.

Section 35. No rule or regulation made by the commissioner of conservation and recreation for the government and use of the reservations or boulevards under its care within the urban parks district shall prohibit or restrict the sale of alcoholic beverages in any building or place outside the limits of said reservations or boulevards if a license for such sale has been granted hereunder.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 86 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118E / Section 86
Skilled nursing facility rate add&ndash;on programs; bariatric care; 1&ndash;on&ndash;1 staffing of at-risk residents
Status: in_force

Section 86. (a) The division of medical assistance shall establish a skilled nursing facility rate add–on program for bariatric patient care and a rate add–on program for 1–on–1 staffing of at-risk residents requiring 24–hour monitoring and supervision for their safety and the safety of other residents and staff. The division of medical assistance shall identify at-risk resident populations to include in the rate add–on program for 1–on–1 staffing which shall include, but not be limited to, residents that: (i) have demonstrated suicidal ideation; (ii) have demonstrated aggressive behavior toward other residents or staff; (iii) have demonstrated exit-seeking behavior; or (iv) are registered sex offenders. The rate add–ons for said program shall be sufficient to defray the cost of employing the required staff to conduct the 24–hour monitoring and supervision of the at-risk residents. (b) The division of medical assistance may develop an add–on to rate of payment for skilled nursing facilities that develop small house nursing homes and meet criteria established by the executive office.

Section 86. (a) The division of medical assistance shall establish a skilled nursing facility rate add–on program for bariatric patient care and a rate add–on program for 1–on–1 staffing of at-risk residents requiring 24–hour monitoring and supervision for their safety and the safety of other residents and staff. The division of medical assistance shall identify at-risk resident populations to include in the rate add–on program for 1–on–1 staffing which shall include, but not be limited to, residents that: (i) have demonstrated suicidal ideation; (ii) have demonstrated aggressive behavior toward other residents or staff; (iii) have demonstrated exit-seeking behavior; or (iv) are registered sex offenders. The rate add–ons for said program shall be sufficient to defray the cost of employing the required staff to conduct the 24–hour monitoring and supervision of the at-risk residents.

(b) The division of medical assistance may develop an add–on to rate of payment for skilled nursing facilities that develop small house nursing homes and meet criteria established by the executive office.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 68, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title XI / Chapter 68 / Section 16
Regulation of solicitation of funds for charitable purposes on public ways
Status: in_force

Section 16. Every person, association or corporation, domestic or foreign, soliciting or collecting by agents or solicitors, upon ways or in any other public places within the commonwealth to which the public have a right of access, contributions of money for charitable purposes or represented to be for such purposes, or receiving any money so collected, shall keep a full and true record of the names and addresses of all such solicitors and collectors and of the amounts so collected by each, and also such a record of all expenditures and disbursements of said money, and the names and addresses of all persons to whom expended or disbursed. Said records shall include money received from any other source and expended for the purposes of such solicitation or collection. All records required hereunder shall be open to inspection at all times by the attorney general, and upon demand shall be presented to him for inspection. Upon an information in equity brought by the attorney general the supreme judicial or superior court may enforce the provisions of this section and may restrain the soliciting of contributions by or on behalf of a person, association or corporation violating its provisions.

Section 16. Every person, association or corporation, domestic or foreign, soliciting or collecting by agents or solicitors, upon ways or in any other public places within the commonwealth to which the public have a right of access, contributions of money for charitable purposes or represented to be for such purposes, or receiving any money so collected, shall keep a full and true record of the names and addresses of all such solicitors and collectors and of the amounts so collected by each, and also such a record of all expenditures and disbursements of said money, and the names and addresses of all persons to whom expended or disbursed. Said records shall include money received from any other source and expended for the purposes of such solicitation or collection. All records required hereunder shall be open to inspection at all times by the attorney general, and upon demand shall be presented to him for inspection. Upon an information in equity brought by the attorney general the supreme judicial or superior court may enforce the provisions of this section and may restrain the soliciting of contributions by or on behalf of a person, association or corporation violating its provisions.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 19B / Section 17
Transportation for persons with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability; reimbursements for costs
Status: in_force

Section 17. The department shall provide transportation for persons with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability with respect to educational, habilitational or day care services provided pursuant to section thirteen. The department shall take appropriate steps to ensure the safety of all persons transported under this section. If the department determines that said persons cannot be transported safely without the assistance of monitors, said transporting shall include provision for monitors. Nothing in this section shall preclude the ability of parents to serve as unpaid monitors when their children are being transported. The department may provide reimbursement for transportation costs to a competitively employed individual with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability who because of age or receipt of a high school diploma is no longer eligible for services provided under chapter seventy-one B and who is unable to use public transportation, or any other transportation such as car pools or available family transportation, due to the location of the person's residence or place of employment or due to the person's disability. The amount of such reimbursement shall be determined by the department on a sliding fee scale. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations that limit reimbursements to reasonable transportation costs.

Section 17. The department shall provide transportation for persons with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability with respect to educational, habilitational or day care services provided pursuant to section thirteen. The department shall take appropriate steps to ensure the safety of all persons transported under this section. If the department determines that said persons cannot be transported safely without the assistance of monitors, said transporting shall include provision for monitors. Nothing in this section shall preclude the ability of parents to serve as unpaid monitors when their children are being transported.

The department may provide reimbursement for transportation costs to a competitively employed individual with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability who because of age or receipt of a high school diploma is no longer eligible for services provided under chapter seventy-one B and who is unable to use public transportation, or any other transportation such as car pools or available family transportation, due to the location of the person's residence or place of employment or due to the person's disability.

The amount of such reimbursement shall be determined by the department on a sliding fee scale. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations that limit reimbursements to reasonable transportation costs.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 117J — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 117J
Enforcement of provisions of Secs. 117G to 117K; powers of commissioner; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 117J. The commissioner shall enforce the provisions of sections one hundred and seventeen G to one hundred and seventeen K, inclusive. He or a duly authorized representative, shall have free access, ingress and egress during business hours to any building or other place where potatoes are packed, stored, transported, sold, offered or exposed for sale or for transportation. He or a duly authorized representative may also, open any box, barrel or other container containing potatoes and examine the contents thereof, and may, upon tendering the market price, take samples therefrom. The commissioner shall make and publish uniform rules and regulations for carrying out the provisions of said sections one hundred and seventeen G to one hundred and seventeen L, inclusive.

Section 117J. The commissioner shall enforce the provisions of sections one hundred and seventeen G to one hundred and seventeen K, inclusive. He or a duly authorized representative, shall have free access, ingress and egress during business hours to any building or other place where potatoes are packed, stored, transported, sold, offered or exposed for sale or for transportation. He or a duly authorized representative may also, open any box, barrel or other container containing potatoes and examine the contents thereof, and may, upon tendering the market price, take samples therefrom. The commissioner shall make and publish uniform rules and regulations for carrying out the provisions of said sections one hundred and seventeen G to one hundred and seventeen L, inclusive.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 168, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 168 / Section 19
Notice of election to person not present at meeting at which such person was elected; filing of list of names
Status: in_force

Section 19. Each person elected to office at the annual meeting or at any other meeting of the corporators or trustees, who is not present at the meeting at which such person was elected shall be notified, in writing, of the election by the clerk of the corporation. The notice shall be sent within 10 days after the meeting to the last known address of that person. Within 60 days after the annual meeting, the clerk shall cause to be filed with the records of the corporation a list containing the following information: (1) the names of the corporators indicating those who are trustees; and (2) the names of the president, vice presidents, treasurer, members of the board of investment and members of the auditing committee. A copy of the list shall be furnished to the commissioner within 10 days after filing with the records of the corporation.

Section 19. Each person elected to office at the annual meeting or at any other meeting of the corporators or trustees, who is not present at the meeting at which such person was elected shall be notified, in writing, of the election by the clerk of the corporation. The notice shall be sent within 10 days after the meeting to the last known address of that person. Within 60 days after the annual meeting, the clerk shall cause to be filed with the records of the corporation a list containing the following information: (1) the names of the corporators indicating those who are trustees; and (2) the names of the president, vice presidents, treasurer, members of the board of investment and members of the auditing committee. A copy of the list shall be furnished to the commissioner within 10 days after filing with the records of the corporation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 7, sec. 31A — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 7 / Section 31A
Suggestion awards board; function; prizes
Status: in_force

Section 31A. There shall be within the executive office for administration and finance a suggestion awards board, to consist of the secretary, the comptroller, and the budget director, each of whom may from time to time designate a person to act in his stead, for the purpose of receiving and judging suggestions made by officers or employees of the commonwealth as to methods of improving existing governmental procedures; installing new procedures for the betterment of the state service; increasing the efficiency of the several state departments, boards, commissions, or institutions operating under any state department, division, board or commission; reducing the cost of state government; or improving the service rendered to the public by any department, division, board, commission or institution. Said suggestion awards board shall from time to time award cash prizes to the officers or employees who have submitted suggestions which, in the opinion of the board, merit an award for increasing the efficiency of the state service. The board shall, subject to the approval of the governor, establish rules relative to the receiving and judging of such suggestions, the amount of the awards to be given, and the qualifications of the contestants, and may, subject to appropriation, expend sums for awards of cash and for investigation, publicity, clerical and other services and expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

Section 31A. There shall be within the executive office for administration and finance a suggestion awards board, to consist of the secretary, the comptroller, and the budget director, each of whom may from time to time designate a person to act in his stead, for the purpose of receiving and judging suggestions made by officers or employees of the commonwealth as to methods of improving existing governmental procedures; installing new procedures for the betterment of the state service; increasing the efficiency of the several state departments, boards, commissions, or institutions operating under any state department, division, board or commission; reducing the cost of state government; or improving the service rendered to the public by any department, division, board, commission or institution.

Said suggestion awards board shall from time to time award cash prizes to the officers or employees who have submitted suggestions which, in the opinion of the board, merit an award for increasing the efficiency of the state service. The board shall, subject to the approval of the governor, establish rules relative to the receiving and judging of such suggestions, the amount of the awards to be given, and the qualifications of the contestants, and may, subject to appropriation, expend sums for awards of cash and for investigation, publicity, clerical and other services and expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 36
Blasphemy
Status: in_force

Section 36. Whoever wilfully blasphemes the holy name of God by denying, cursing or contumeliously reproaching God, his creation, government or final judging of the world, or by cursing or contumeliously reproaching Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, or by cursing or contumeliously reproaching or exposing to contempt and ridicule, the holy word of God contained in the holy scriptures shall be punished by imprisonment in jail for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars, and may also be bound to good behavior.

Section 36. Whoever wilfully blasphemes the holy name of God by denying, cursing or contumeliously reproaching God, his creation, government or final judging of the world, or by cursing or contumeliously reproaching Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, or by cursing or contumeliously reproaching or exposing to contempt and ridicule, the holy word of God contained in the holy scriptures shall be punished by imprisonment in jail for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars, and may also be bound to good behavior.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, sec. 41A — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 56 / Section 41A
Unauthorized use of endorsements
Status: in_force

Section 41A. No person shall, in order to promote his success or the success of another as a candidate for nomination or election to any public office, or in connection with any question submitted to the voters, include or cause to be included in any political advertisement, circular, poster or publication, the name of any person as an endorser or supporter except with the express consent of such person. Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.

Section 41A. No person shall, in order to promote his success or the success of another as a candidate for nomination or election to any public office, or in connection with any question submitted to the voters, include or cause to be included in any political advertisement, circular, poster or publication, the name of any person as an endorser or supporter except with the express consent of such person. Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 12II — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 12II
Slovak Independence Day
Status: in_force

Section 12II. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart March fourteenth as Slovak Independence Day, in commemoration of the promulgation of the March fourteenth, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine Declaration of Slovak National Independence which established the Slovak Republic as a sovereign nation-state and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 12II. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart March fourteenth as Slovak Independence Day, in commemoration of the promulgation of the March fourteenth, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine Declaration of Slovak National Independence which established the Slovak Republic as a sovereign nation-state and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255D, sec. 25A — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255D / Section 25A
Holder of agreement subject to buyer's defenses against seller
Status: in_force

Section 25A. The holder of a retail installment sale agreement, or other person acting in his behalf, shall be subject to all defenses, real and personal, which the installment buyer may have against the installment seller thereof.

Section 25A. The holder of a retail installment sale agreement, or other person acting in his behalf, shall be subject to all defenses, real and personal, which the installment buyer may have against the installment seller thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 295V — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 295V
Severability of provisions of Secs. 295P to 295W
Status: in_force

Section 295V. If any provision of sections two hundred and ninety-five P to two hundred and ninety-five W, inclusive, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder of said section or the application of such provision to person or circumstance other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.

Section 295V. If any provision of sections two hundred and ninety-five P to two hundred and ninety-five W, inclusive, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder of said section or the application of such provision to person or circumstance other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.