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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167D, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167D / Section 6
Fee, charges or assessments; refusal of payment of deposited instruments; costs for processing deposited instrument
Status: in_force

Section 6. No bank shall assess a fee, charge or other assessment against an account, established for personal, family or household purposes, of a depositor who, as the payee of a check, draft or money order, of which the payee is not also the maker, deposits the same therein and payment on any such instrument is refused by the depository institution upon which it is drawn because of insufficient funds or because the maker thereof did not have an account at such depository institution; provided, however, that a bank may assess a reasonable fee, charge or assessment that represents its direct costs, as established annually by the commissioner, incurred for processing such check, draft or money order.

Section 6. No bank shall assess a fee, charge or other assessment against an account, established for personal, family or household purposes, of a depositor who, as the payee of a check, draft or money order, of which the payee is not also the maker, deposits the same therein and payment on any such instrument is refused by the depository institution upon which it is drawn because of insufficient funds or because the maker thereof did not have an account at such depository institution; provided, however, that a bank may assess a reasonable fee, charge or assessment that represents its direct costs, as established annually by the commissioner, incurred for processing such check, draft or money order.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 8, sec. 17B — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 8 / Section 17B
Selected writings of John Adams; exhibition in state house
Status: in_force

Section 17B. The superintendent shall set apart and maintain a suitable area located in Doric Hall in the state house for the use of the Massachusetts Historical Commission, such area to be under the charge of said Commission, subject to this section. The area thus set apart shall be used for exhibiting, under the direction of the editor-in-chief of the Adams Papers, selected writings of John Adams.

Section 17B. The superintendent shall set apart and maintain a suitable area located in Doric Hall in the state house for the use of the Massachusetts Historical Commission, such area to be under the charge of said Commission, subject to this section. The area thus set apart shall be used for exhibiting, under the direction of the editor-in-chief of the Adams Papers, selected writings of John Adams.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, sec. 98 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128 / Section 98
Seed germination standards; enforcement
Status: in_force

Section 98. The director, with the approval of the commissioner, shall, subject to the provisions of chapter thirty A, adopt vegetable seed and flower seed germination standards, prescribe rules and regulations from time-to-time, and in like manner, modify or amend rules and regulations governing the methods of sampling, inspecting, analyzing, testing and examining agricultural, vegetable, flower or tree and shrub seed and the tolerances to be followed in the administration of sections eighty-four to one hundred, inclusive, which shall be in general accord with officially prescribed practice in interstate commerce, and such other rules and regulations as may be necessary to secure the efficient enforcement of said sections.

Section 98. The director, with the approval of the commissioner, shall, subject to the provisions of chapter thirty A, adopt vegetable seed and flower seed germination standards, prescribe rules and regulations from time-to-time, and in like manner, modify or amend rules and regulations governing the methods of sampling, inspecting, analyzing, testing and examining agricultural, vegetable, flower or tree and shrub seed and the tolerances to be followed in the administration of sections eighty-four to one hundred, inclusive, which shall be in general accord with officially prescribed practice in interstate commerce, and such other rules and regulations as may be necessary to secure the efficient enforcement of said sections.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 37, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 37 / Section 12
Duties of sheriffs and deputies; service of demands, notices and citations
Status: in_force

Section 12. They may serve by copy, by them attested, demands, notices and citations not required by law to be served by an officer, and their returns of service thereof shall be prima facie evidence.

Section 12. They may serve by copy, by them attested, demands, notices and citations not required by law to be served by an officer, and their returns of service thereof shall be prima facie evidence.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, sec. 55A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 152 / Section 55A
Mid-term notice of cancellation
Status: in_force

Section 55A. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a mid-term notice of cancellation of a workers' compensation policy shall be effective only if based on one or more of the following reasons: (i) nonpayment of premium; (ii) fraud or material misrepresentation affecting the policy or insured; (iii) a substantial increase in the hazard insured against. Nothing in this section shall limit an insurer's right to refuse to renew a workers' compensation policy.

Section 55A. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a mid-term notice of cancellation of a workers' compensation policy shall be effective only if based on one or more of the following reasons: (i) nonpayment of premium; (ii) fraud or material misrepresentation affecting the policy or insured; (iii) a substantial increase in the hazard insured against. Nothing in this section shall limit an insurer's right to refuse to renew a workers' compensation policy.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268B, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 268B / Section 6
Gifts from executive or legislative agents; exclusions to be established by state ethics commission
Status: in_force

Section 6. No executive or legislative agent shall knowingly and willfully offer or give to any public official or public employee or a member of such person's immediate family, and no public official or public employee or member of such person's immediate family shall knowingly and willfully solicit or accept from any executive or legislative agent, any gift of any kind or nature; provided, however, that the state ethics commission shall promulgate regulations: (i) establishing exclusions for ceremonial gifts; (ii) establishing exclusions for gifts given solely because of family or friendship; and (iii) establishing additional exclusions for other situations that do not present a genuine risk of a conflict or the appearance of a conflict of interest. For the purposes of this section, a person who holds a license issued by the Massachusetts gaming commission, who was required to apply for that license pursuant to section 14 of chapter 23K, shall be considered a legislative agent.

Section 6. No executive or legislative agent shall knowingly and willfully offer or give to any public official or public employee or a member of such person's immediate family, and no public official or public employee or member of such person's immediate family shall knowingly and willfully solicit or accept from any executive or legislative agent, any gift of any kind or nature; provided, however, that the state ethics commission shall promulgate regulations: (i) establishing exclusions for ceremonial gifts; (ii) establishing exclusions for gifts given solely because of family or friendship; and (iii) establishing additional exclusions for other situations that do not present a genuine risk of a conflict or the appearance of a conflict of interest.

For the purposes of this section, a person who holds a license issued by the Massachusetts gaming commission, who was required to apply for that license pursuant to section 14 of chapter 23K, shall be considered a legislative agent.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 26D — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 26D
Abolition of boards of health in cities and towns upon qualification of commissioner
Status: in_force

Section 26D. Upon the qualification of the commissioner of health first appointed under section twenty-six B, the terms of the then existing members of the board of health of the city or town shall terminate and said offices shall thereupon be abolished.

Section 26D. Upon the qualification of the commissioner of health first appointed under section twenty-six B, the terms of the then existing members of the board of health of the city or town shall terminate and said offices shall thereupon be abolished.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 63, sec. 22C — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 63 / Section 22C
Credit against investment privilege excise
Status: in_force

Section 22C. A domestic life insurance company subject to the investment privilege excise imposed by section twenty-two B having admitted assets of two hundred million dollars or less at the close of a taxable year, shall be allowed a credit against such excise in the amount of twenty thousand dollars. Any such company, whose admitted assets at the close of a taxable year are in excess of two hundred million dollars, shall be allowed a credit against such excise in the amount of twenty thousand dollars, reduced pro rata by five hundred dollars for each one million dollars or fraction thereof by which the value of the admitted assets of such company at the close of the taxable year exceeds two hundred million dollars. For the purpose of this section admitted assets shall be valued by the commissioner of corporations and taxation in accordance with standards established with respect to annual statements under chapter one hundred and seventy-five.

Section 22C. A domestic life insurance company subject to the investment privilege excise imposed by section twenty-two B having admitted assets of two hundred million dollars or less at the close of a taxable year, shall be allowed a credit against such excise in the amount of twenty thousand dollars. Any such company, whose admitted assets at the close of a taxable year are in excess of two hundred million dollars, shall be allowed a credit against such excise in the amount of twenty thousand dollars, reduced pro rata by five hundred dollars for each one million dollars or fraction thereof by which the value of the admitted assets of such company at the close of the taxable year exceeds two hundred million dollars. For the purpose of this section admitted assets shall be valued by the commissioner of corporations and taxation in accordance with standards established with respect to annual statements under chapter one hundred and seventy-five.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21 / Section 11
Employees; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 11. The division may employ such technical and clerical assistance and consultants as may be necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the division as specified in section nine. The division may establish rules and regulations as may be necessary for the proper administration of sections nine to sixteen, inclusive.

Section 11. The division may employ such technical and clerical assistance and consultants as may be necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the division as specified in section nine. The division may establish rules and regulations as may be necessary for the proper administration of sections nine to sixteen, inclusive.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 157 / Section 7
Acceptance of provisions relating to agricultural, dairy or mercantile associations; approval
Status: in_force

Section 7. Any co-operative association now organized by law in the commonwealth for any of the purposes mentioned in section three, and qualified so to do, may by a majority vote of the stockholders at a meeting called therefor vote to accept sections three to seven, inclusive, and shall thereupon present to the state secretary a certificate, signed and sworn to by its clerk or secretary, setting forth a copy of said vote, the date when passed, and such further evidence as the secretary may require of its legal existence and of its intention to accept said sections. The secretary shall examine the certificate and evidence of organization, and, if it appears that the law has been complied with, shall so certify, and shall approve the certificate by his endorsement thereon, and thereupon such corporation shall have the powers and privileges and be subject to the duties and liabilities of corporations formed under section three. Upon the payment of a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven, said certificate shall be filed in the office of the state secretary.

Section 7. Any co-operative association now organized by law in the commonwealth for any of the purposes mentioned in section three, and qualified so to do, may by a majority vote of the stockholders at a meeting called therefor vote to accept sections three to seven, inclusive, and shall thereupon present to the state secretary a certificate, signed and sworn to by its clerk or secretary, setting forth a copy of said vote, the date when passed, and such further evidence as the secretary may require of its legal existence and of its intention to accept said sections. The secretary shall examine the certificate and evidence of organization, and, if it appears that the law has been complied with, shall so certify, and shall approve the certificate by his endorsement thereon, and thereupon such corporation shall have the powers and privileges and be subject to the duties and liabilities of corporations formed under section three. Upon the payment of a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven, said certificate shall be filed in the office of the state secretary.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 80, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIII / Chapter 80 / Section 7
Appeal to superior court
Status: in_force

Section 7. A person who is aggrieved by the refusal of the board to abate an assessment in whole or in part may within thirty days after notice of their decision appeal therefrom by filing a petition for the abatement of such assessment in the superior court for the county in which the land assessed is situated. If a single parcel of land so assessed lies in more than one county the petition may be filed in the superior court for either such county, and the court in which such petition is first filed shall have exclusive jurisdiction thereof.

Section 7. A person who is aggrieved by the refusal of the board to abate an assessment in whole or in part may within thirty days after notice of their decision appeal therefrom by filing a petition for the abatement of such assessment in the superior court for the county in which the land assessed is situated. If a single parcel of land so assessed lies in more than one county the petition may be filed in the superior court for either such county, and the court in which such petition is first filed shall have exclusive jurisdiction thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 12R — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 12R
Polish Constitution Day
Status: in_force

Section 12R. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart May third as Polish Constitution Day, in commemoration of the promulgation of the world-famed constitution of Poland.

Section 12R. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart May third as Polish Constitution Day, in commemoration of the promulgation of the world-famed constitution of Poland.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 323D — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 323D
Transfer of abandoned deposit amounts
Status: in_force

Section 323D. By the tenth day of each month, each bottler or distributor shall turn over to the commissioner of revenue any deposit amounts deemed to be abandoned at the close of the preceding month, pursuant to section three hundred and twenty-three C. Such amounts may be paid from the Deposit Transaction Fund. Amounts collected by the commissioner of revenue pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Clean Environment Fund, established pursuant to section three hundred and twenty-three F.

Section 323D. By the tenth day of each month, each bottler or distributor shall turn over to the commissioner of revenue any deposit amounts deemed to be abandoned at the close of the preceding month, pursuant to section three hundred and twenty-three C. Such amounts may be paid from the Deposit Transaction Fund. Amounts collected by the commissioner of revenue pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Clean Environment Fund, established pursuant to section three hundred and twenty-three F.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 234A, sec. 56 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 234A / Section 56
Special awards of compensation and reimbursement; expenses; special arrangements
Status: in_force

Section 56. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the court shall have authority to make special awards of compensation and reimbursement to any juror or to any other person on behalf of a juror based on unusual circumstances, or awards of compensation and reimbursement for the fair administration of this chapter. The court may provide for reasonable costs and expenses including food, lodging, transportation, and amenities of sequestered jurors. The court may make special arrangements for handicapped and elderly jurors or handicapped and elderly dependents of jurors. The court may provide for the security, comfort, or emergency medical services for jurors. The court may reimburse a juror for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred because of personal injury or property loss suffered by the juror while performing juror service upon a finding that the commonwealth is liable therefor or that it is in the best interests of the administration of the jury system of the commonwealth to do so.

Section 56. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the court shall have authority to make special awards of compensation and reimbursement to any juror or to any other person on behalf of a juror based on unusual circumstances, or awards of compensation and reimbursement for the fair administration of this chapter. The court may provide for reasonable costs and expenses including food, lodging, transportation, and amenities of sequestered jurors. The court may make special arrangements for handicapped and elderly jurors or handicapped and elderly dependents of jurors. The court may provide for the security, comfort, or emergency medical services for jurors. The court may reimburse a juror for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred because of personal injury or property loss suffered by the juror while performing juror service upon a finding that the commonwealth is liable therefor or that it is in the best interests of the administration of the jury system of the commonwealth to do so.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 84, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 84 / Section 12
Meeting of proprietors and occupants of private way or bridge; warrant; clerk and surveyor
Status: in_force

Section 12. If four or more persons are the proprietors and rightful occupants of a private way or bridge, and three of them make application in writing to a clerk of the district court of the district or the clerk of the city or town wherein the private way or bridge is located or to a justice of the peace to call a proprietors' meeting, the clerk or justice may issue his warrant therefor, stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting. The warrant shall be posted in a public place of the town in which such way or bridge is situated, seven days at least before the time appointed for the meeting. The proprietors and occupants so assembled shall choose a clerk and surveyor, who shall be sworn. They may determine the manner of calling future meetings, what repairs of the way or bridge are necessary and the proportion of money and of labor and materials to be furnished by each proprietor and occupant for such repairs. The surveyor shall have the same powers with respect to such way or bridge as are exercised by surveyors of highways.

Section 12. If four or more persons are the proprietors and rightful occupants of a private way or bridge, and three of them make application in writing to a clerk of the district court of the district or the clerk of the city or town wherein the private way or bridge is located or to a justice of the peace to call a proprietors' meeting, the clerk or justice may issue his warrant therefor, stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting. The warrant shall be posted in a public place of the town in which such way or bridge is situated, seven days at least before the time appointed for the meeting. The proprietors and occupants so assembled shall choose a clerk and surveyor, who shall be sworn. They may determine the manner of calling future meetings, what repairs of the way or bridge are necessary and the proportion of money and of labor and materials to be furnished by each proprietor and occupant for such repairs. The surveyor shall have the same powers with respect to such way or bridge as are exercised by surveyors of highways.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 47NN — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 47NN
Coverage for treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome
Status: in_force

[Text of section applicable to contracts that take effect or are renewed on or after January 1, 2022. See 2020, 260, Sec. 74.]

[Text of section applicable to contracts that take effect or are renewed on or after January 1, 2022. See 2020, 260, Sec. 74.]

Section 47NN. Any policy, contract, agreement, plan or certificate of insurance issued, delivered or renewed within or without the commonwealth shall provide coverage for treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome including, but not limited to, the use of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 7, sec. 7A — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 7 / Section 7A
Agreement for fire protection of commonwealth's institutions
Status: in_force

Section 7A. The secretary may on behalf of the commonwealth enter into agreements for fire protection with municipalities adjacent to cities and towns in which institutions of the various departments of the commonwealth are located when such agreement is deemed necessary by the secretary.

Section 7A. The secretary may on behalf of the commonwealth enter into agreements for fire protection with municipalities adjacent to cities and towns in which institutions of the various departments of the commonwealth are located when such agreement is deemed necessary by the secretary.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 248, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 248 / Section 17
Notice; prisoners held for crimes
Status: in_force

Section 17. If it appears from the return of the writ or otherwise that the prisoner is imprisoned on a criminal accusation, he shall not be discharged until notice has been given to the attorney general or other attorney for the commonwealth.

Section 17. If it appears from the return of the writ or otherwise that the prisoner is imprisoned on a criminal accusation, he shall not be discharged until notice has been given to the attorney general or other attorney for the commonwealth.