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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 146 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 146
Hearing preceding order; notice; place; effective date of order
Status: in_force

Section 146. Before making such order the attorney general shall hold a public hearing or hearings at which an opportunity to be heard shall be afforded to any employer, or representative of employers, and any industrial homeworker, or representative of industrial homeworkers, and any other person or persons, having an interest in the subject matter of the hearing. At least thirty days before any such hearing is held public notice thereof shall be given in such manner as may be determined by the attorney general. Such hearing or hearings shall be held in such place or places as the attorney general shall deem most convenient to the employers and industrial homeworkers to be affected by such order. The attorney general shall determine the effective date of such order, which date shall be not less than ninety days after the date of its promulgation.

Section 146. Before making such order the attorney general shall hold a public hearing or hearings at which an opportunity to be heard shall be afforded to any employer, or representative of employers, and any industrial homeworker, or representative of industrial homeworkers, and any other person or persons, having an interest in the subject matter of the hearing. At least thirty days before any such hearing is held public notice thereof shall be given in such manner as may be determined by the attorney general. Such hearing or hearings shall be held in such place or places as the attorney general shall deem most convenient to the employers and industrial homeworkers to be affected by such order. The attorney general shall determine the effective date of such order, which date shall be not less than ninety days after the date of its promulgation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 108D — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 108D
Reimbursement for chiropractic services
Status: in_force

Section 108D. Whenever any policy, contract, agreement, plan or certificate of insurance, including any self-insured sickness, health or welfare plan issued within or without the commonwealth provides for reimbursement for any service which is within the lawful scope of practice of a chiropractor licensed under the provisions of chapter one hundred and twelve, the insured or other person entitled to benefits under such policy, contract, agreement, plan or certificate shall be entitled to reimbursement for such services, whether such services are performed by a medical physician or a chiropractor licensed by the commonwealth, notwithstanding any provision contained in such policy, contract, agreement, plan or certificate to the contrary.

Section 108D. Whenever any policy, contract, agreement, plan or certificate of insurance, including any self-insured sickness, health or welfare plan issued within or without the commonwealth provides for reimbursement for any service which is within the lawful scope of practice of a chiropractor licensed under the provisions of chapter one hundred and twelve, the insured or other person entitled to benefits under such policy, contract, agreement, plan or certificate shall be entitled to reimbursement for such services, whether such services are performed by a medical physician or a chiropractor licensed by the commonwealth, notwithstanding any provision contained in such policy, contract, agreement, plan or certificate to the contrary.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 204, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 204 / Section 22
Realty sold by fiduciaries; limitation of action or entry
Status: in_force

Section 22. No action for the recovery of property sold by an executor or administrator under chapter two hundred and two shall be maintained by an heir or other person claiming under the deceased unless commenced within five years next after the sale; and no action for property sold by a guardian or conservator under said chapter shall be maintained by the ward or by any person claiming under him unless commenced within five years next after the termination of the guardianship or conservatorship; but persons out of the commonwealth and minors and others under legal disability to sue when their right of action first accrues may commence such action at any time within five years after the removal of the disability or after their return to the commonwealth. No entry, unless by judgment of law, shall be made upon land so sold, with a view to avoid the sale, unless within the times of limitation before prescribed for the commencement of an action.

Section 22. No action for the recovery of property sold by an executor or administrator under chapter two hundred and two shall be maintained by an heir or other person claiming under the deceased unless commenced within five years next after the sale; and no action for property sold by a guardian or conservator under said chapter shall be maintained by the ward or by any person claiming under him unless commenced within five years next after the termination of the guardianship or conservatorship; but persons out of the commonwealth and minors and others under legal disability to sue when their right of action first accrues may commence such action at any time within five years after the removal of the disability or after their return to the commonwealth. No entry, unless by judgment of law, shall be made upon land so sold, with a view to avoid the sale, unless within the times of limitation before prescribed for the commencement of an action.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 228 / Section 11
Death of defendant
Status: in_force

Section 11. If the defendant in a real or mixed action dies before final judgment, his heir or devisee of the land demanded may, within such time as the court allows, appear and defend the action, which shall be conducted as if commenced against him. If the heir or devisee does not voluntarily appear, the court before whom the action is pending shall, upon the application of the plaintiff, summon such heir or devisee to appear and defend the action. If any of several defendants in such action dies before final judgment, the action may be prosecuted against the surviving defendants for so much of the land as they hold or claim.

Section 11. If the defendant in a real or mixed action dies before final judgment, his heir or devisee of the land demanded may, within such time as the court allows, appear and defend the action, which shall be conducted as if commenced against him. If the heir or devisee does not voluntarily appear, the court before whom the action is pending shall, upon the application of the plaintiff, summon such heir or devisee to appear and defend the action. If any of several defendants in such action dies before final judgment, the action may be prosecuted against the surviving defendants for so much of the land as they hold or claim.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 81, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 81 / Section 6
Alteration of location
Status: in_force

Section 6. The department may alter the location of a state highway in a city or town by filing a plan thereof and a certificate that the department has laid out and taken charge of said state highway, as altered in accordance with said plan, in the office of the county commissioners for the county where said highway is situated, and by filing a copy of the plan or location as altered in the office of the clerk of such city or town.

Section 6. The department may alter the location of a state highway in a city or town by filing a plan thereof and a certificate that the department has laid out and taken charge of said state highway, as altered in accordance with said plan, in the office of the county commissioners for the county where said highway is situated, and by filing a copy of the plan or location as altered in the office of the clerk of such city or town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 102B — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 102B
Appointment in towns of 5,000 or more inhabitants
Status: in_force

Section 102B. In any town of five thousand inhabitants or more which accepts this section, the board of health shall appoint a full-time inspector of health who shall devote his time to the enforcement of the laws and regulations related to public health and such other duties as may be assigned by said board. This section shall not apply to any town which has formed a district pursuant to section twenty-seven A of chapter one hundred eleven.

Section 102B. In any town of five thousand inhabitants or more which accepts this section, the board of health shall appoint a full-time inspector of health who shall devote his time to the enforcement of the laws and regulations related to public health and such other duties as may be assigned by said board. This section shall not apply to any town which has formed a district pursuant to section twenty-seven A of chapter one hundred eleven.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 36, sec. 41 — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 36 / Section 41
Surcharge on fees of registers of deeds and assistant recorders; registries under control of county government; surcharge to fund improvements at registries; disposition of surcharge
Status: in_force

Section 41. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the fees of each of the registers of deeds and of the assistant recorders, except as otherwise provided, to be paid when the instrument is left for recording, filing or deposit shall be subject to a surcharge of $5. The surcharge shall be imposed for the purpose of automation, modernization, operation and technological improvements at the registries of deeds. Only registries presently under the control of county government shall be subject to this section. From March 15, 2003, until June 30, 2030, all surcharges on fees collected pursuant to this section shall be forwarded to the County Registers Technological Fund established in section 2KKK of chapter 29. From July 1, 2030, all of the surcharges shall be forwarded to the General Fund as provided in section 2 of chapter 29.

Section 41. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the fees of each of the registers of deeds and of the assistant recorders, except as otherwise provided, to be paid when the instrument is left for recording, filing or deposit shall be subject to a surcharge of $5. The surcharge shall be imposed for the purpose of automation, modernization, operation and technological improvements at the registries of deeds. Only registries presently under the control of county government shall be subject to this section. From March 15, 2003, until June 30, 2030, all surcharges on fees collected pursuant to this section shall be forwarded to the County Registers Technological Fund established in section 2KKK of chapter 29. From July 1, 2030, all of the surcharges shall be forwarded to the General Fund as provided in section 2 of chapter 29.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 241, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 241 / Section 14
Indivisible land; partition
Status: in_force

Section 14. If a part of the land cannot be divided without great inconvenience to the owners, or is of greater value than the share of any party, or if all the land cannot be divided without such inconvenience, the whole or any part thereof may be set off to any one or more of the parties, with his or their consent, upon payment by him or them to any one or more of the others of such amounts of money as the commissioners award to make the partition just and equal.

Section 14. If a part of the land cannot be divided without great inconvenience to the owners, or is of greater value than the share of any party, or if all the land cannot be divided without such inconvenience, the whole or any part thereof may be set off to any one or more of the parties, with his or their consent, upon payment by him or them to any one or more of the others of such amounts of money as the commissioners award to make the partition just and equal.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 153 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 153
Restraint of unauthorized occupancy, use or extension of building or premises occupied or used for offensive trades or occupations
Status: in_force

Section 153. The superior court may restrain the unauthorized occupancy, use or extension of any building or premises occupied or used for the trades or occupations aforesaid, and enforce the orders of the department issued under the preceding section; but this and the two preceding sections shall not impair any other remedies against nuisances.

Section 153. The superior court may restrain the unauthorized occupancy, use or extension of any building or premises occupied or used for the trades or occupations aforesaid, and enforce the orders of the department issued under the preceding section; but this and the two preceding sections shall not impair any other remedies against nuisances.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 62D, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 62D / Section 10
Disclosure of information; use
Status: in_force

Section 10. Notwithstanding section 21 of chapter 62C or any other law prohibiting disclosure by the department of the contents of taxpayer's records of information and notwithstanding any confidentiality statute applicable to the claimant agency, all information exchanged among the department, the claimant agency, including the IV–D agency and the board of regents of higher education or education agency similar to the corporation of another jurisdiction, the department of transitional assistance, the office of medicaid, the corporation, the office of the state comptroller and the executive office of health and human services, the debtor, and the non-debtor spouse necessary to accomplish and effectuate the intent of this chapter is lawful. The information obtained by any agency or the corporation from the department in accordance with the aforementioned exemption shall only be used by the agency or the corporation in the pursuit of its debt collection duties and practices and any person employed by, or formerly employed by, the agency or the corporation who discloses any such information for any other purpose, except as otherwise allowed by section forty-three of chapter two hundred and seventy-one, shall be penalized under provisions of said section forty-three.

Section 10. Notwithstanding section 21 of chapter 62C or any other law prohibiting disclosure by the department of the contents of taxpayer's records of information and notwithstanding any confidentiality statute applicable to the claimant agency, all information exchanged among the department, the claimant agency, including the IV–D agency and the board of regents of higher education or education agency similar to the corporation of another jurisdiction, the department of transitional assistance, the office of medicaid, the corporation, the office of the state comptroller and the executive office of health and human services, the debtor, and the non-debtor spouse necessary to accomplish and effectuate the intent of this chapter is lawful.

The information obtained by any agency or the corporation from the department in accordance with the aforementioned exemption shall only be used by the agency or the corporation in the pursuit of its debt collection duties and practices and any person employed by, or formerly employed by, the agency or the corporation who discloses any such information for any other purpose, except as otherwise allowed by section forty-three of chapter two hundred and seventy-one, shall be penalized under provisions of said section forty-three.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 112C — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 112C
Disclosure of coverage limits to claimants; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 112C. Any insurer doing business in the commonwealth shall reveal to an injured party making claim against an insured, the amount of the limits of said insured's liability coverage, upon receiving a request in writing for such information from the injured party or his attorney. A reply shall be made within thirty days of receiving such request. Any insurer who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be liable to pay to the claimant the sum of five hundred dollars plus reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses incurred in obtaining the coverage information provided for herein.

Section 112C. Any insurer doing business in the commonwealth shall reveal to an injured party making claim against an insured, the amount of the limits of said insured's liability coverage, upon receiving a request in writing for such information from the injured party or his attorney. A reply shall be made within thirty days of receiving such request. Any insurer who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be liable to pay to the claimant the sum of five hundred dollars plus reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses incurred in obtaining the coverage information provided for herein.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30 / Section 1
''Departments'' defined
Status: in_force

Section 1. The word ''departments'' as used in this chapter, shall, unless the context otherwise requires, mean all the departments of the commonwealth, except the department of banking and insurance, but including the divisions of banks and loan agencies, of insurance, and also including the several boards serving in the division of registration, the board of registration in medicine and each of the executive offices created by chapters six A and seven.

Section 1. The word ''departments'' as used in this chapter, shall, unless the context otherwise requires, mean all the departments of the commonwealth, except the department of banking and insurance, but including the divisions of banks and loan agencies, of insurance, and also including the several boards serving in the division of registration, the board of registration in medicine and each of the executive offices created by chapters six A and seven.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 29D — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 29D
Surety company; bonds
Status: in_force

Section 29D. Every bid bond, every performance bond and every payment bond issued for any construction work in the commonwealth shall be the bond of a surety company organized pursuant to section 105 of chapter 175 or of a surety company authorized to do business in the commonwealth under the provisions of section 106 of said chapter 175 and be approved by the U.S. Department of Treasury and are acceptable as sureties and reinsurers on federal bonds under Title 31 of the United States Code, sections 9304 to 9308.

Section 29D. Every bid bond, every performance bond and every payment bond issued for any construction work in the commonwealth shall be the bond of a surety company organized pursuant to section 105 of chapter 175 or of a surety company authorized to do business in the commonwealth under the provisions of section 106 of said chapter 175 and be approved by the U.S. Department of Treasury and are acceptable as sureties and reinsurers on federal bonds under Title 31 of the United States Code, sections 9304 to 9308.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21H, sec. 6D — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21H / Section 6D
Sale of mercury-added thermostats and other mercury-added products
Status: in_force

Section 6D. (a) No person shall sell or offer to sell or distribute a mercury-added thermostat in the commonwealth. (b) No person shall sell or offer to sell or distribute in the commonwealth the following mercury-added products: (1) barometers; (2) esophageal dilators, bourgie tubes or gastrointestinal tubes; (3) flow meters; (4) hydrometers; (5) hygrometers or psychrometers; (6) manometers; (7) pyrometers; (8) sphygmomanometers; or (9) basal thermometers. (c) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply: (i) to the sale of mercury-added products if the use of the product is a federal requirement; (ii) to the sale of thermometers if they are determined to be medically necessary by a licensed physician or are ordered by prescription, or (iii) to the sale of mercury-added antique barometers, including antique barometers with attached mercury thermometers, if the barometer was manufactured prior to 1955.

Section 6D. (a) No person shall sell or offer to sell or distribute a mercury-added thermostat in the commonwealth.

(b) No person shall sell or offer to sell or distribute in the commonwealth the following mercury-added products:

(1) barometers;

(2) esophageal dilators, bourgie tubes or gastrointestinal tubes;

(3) flow meters;

(4) hydrometers;

(5) hygrometers or psychrometers;

(6) manometers;

(7) pyrometers;

(8) sphygmomanometers; or

(9) basal thermometers.

(c) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply: (i) to the sale of mercury-added products if the use of the product is a federal requirement; (ii) to the sale of thermometers if they are determined to be medically necessary by a licensed physician or are ordered by prescription, or (iii) to the sale of mercury-added antique barometers, including antique barometers with attached mercury thermometers, if the barometer was manufactured prior to 1955.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151D, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 151D / Section 16
Investments and management
Status: in_force

Section 16. Trustees shall invest the funds of their pension plans and profit-sharing retirement plans and manage said affairs in accordance with the provisions contained in the instruments under which they are acting, or, in the absence of any such provisions shall invest the funds and manage fund affairs with the care under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent man acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims.

Section 16. Trustees shall invest the funds of their pension plans and profit-sharing retirement plans and manage said affairs in accordance with the provisions contained in the instruments under which they are acting, or, in the absence of any such provisions shall invest the funds and manage fund affairs with the care under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent man acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 62C, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 62C / Section 7
Partnerships required to file returns
Status: in_force

Section 7. Every partnership having a usual place of business in the commonwealth shall file, on or before the fifteenth day of the third month following the close of each taxable year, an information return sworn to by a member of the partnership. Such return shall include the partnership's income or losses from sources taxable under chapter sixty-two, any deductions or credits attributable thereto, the names and addresses of the partners and the distributive shares of the various classes of partnership income, losses, deductions or credits apportioned to each, and such other information as the commissioner may require in order to determine the taxable income of each partner.

Section 7. Every partnership having a usual place of business in the commonwealth shall file, on or before the fifteenth day of the third month following the close of each taxable year, an information return sworn to by a member of the partnership. Such return shall include the partnership's income or losses from sources taxable under chapter sixty-two, any deductions or credits attributable thereto, the names and addresses of the partners and the distributive shares of the various classes of partnership income, losses, deductions or credits apportioned to each, and such other information as the commissioner may require in order to determine the taxable income of each partner.