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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 34B, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 34B / Section 12
Sheriffs of abolished counties
Status: in_force

Section 12. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the sheriff of an abolished county, including Franklin county, in office immediately before the transfer date, and, in Hampshire county, on September 1, 1998 shall become an employee of the commonwealth with salary to be paid by the commonwealth. The sheriff shall remain an elected official under the provisions of section 159 of chapter 54. Said sheriff shall operate pursuant to the provisions of chapter 37. Such sheriff shall retain administrative and operational control over the office of the sheriff, the jail, and the house of correction as of the transfer date. Said administrative and operational control shall include, but not be limited to, the procurement of supplies, services and equipment.

Section 12. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the sheriff of an abolished county, including Franklin county, in office immediately before the transfer date, and, in Hampshire county, on September 1, 1998 shall become an employee of the commonwealth with salary to be paid by the commonwealth. The sheriff shall remain an elected official under the provisions of section 159 of chapter 54. Said sheriff shall operate pursuant to the provisions of chapter 37. Such sheriff shall retain administrative and operational control over the office of the sheriff, the jail, and the house of correction as of the transfer date. Said administrative and operational control shall include, but not be limited to, the procurement of supplies, services and equipment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175F, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175F / Section 15
Liability of fund
Status: in_force

Section 15. No money or other asset of any fund shall be liable to attachment, trustee process, equitable lien or other process, or to be seized, taken, appropriated or applied by any legal or equitable process or operation of law to pay any debt or liability of any legal person except as provided in this chapter or in the trust instrument governing the fund.

Section 15. No money or other asset of any fund shall be liable to attachment, trustee process, equitable lien or other process, or to be seized, taken, appropriated or applied by any legal or equitable process or operation of law to pay any debt or liability of any legal person except as provided in this chapter or in the trust instrument governing the fund.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 18A — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94C / Section 18A
Prerequisites for issuing outpatient extended-release long-acting opioid in a non-abuse deterring form; written pain management treatment plan for long-term pain management
Status: in_force

Section 18A. (a) Prior to issuing an extended-release long-acting opioid in a non-abuse deterrent form for outpatient use for the first time, a practitioner registered under section 7 shall: (i) evaluate the patient's current condition, risk factors, history of substance abuse, if any, and current medications; and (ii) inform the patient and note in the patient's medical record that the prescribed medication, in the prescriber's medical opinion, is an appropriate course of treatment based on the medical need of the patient. (b) In the event that a practitioner recommends that an extended-release long-acting opioid be utilized during the course of long-term pain management, the practitioner registered under section 7 shall enter into a written pain management treatment agreement with the patient that appropriately addresses the benefits as well as the risk factors for abuse or misuse of the prescribed substance under guidelines published by the department. Such an agreement shall be filed in the patient's medical record or included in the patient's electronic health record.

Section 18A. (a) Prior to issuing an extended-release long-acting opioid in a non-abuse deterrent form for outpatient use for the first time, a practitioner registered under section 7 shall: (i) evaluate the patient's current condition, risk factors, history of substance abuse, if any, and current medications; and (ii) inform the patient and note in the patient's medical record that the prescribed medication, in the prescriber's medical opinion, is an appropriate course of treatment based on the medical need of the patient.

(b) In the event that a practitioner recommends that an extended-release long-acting opioid be utilized during the course of long-term pain management, the practitioner registered under section 7 shall enter into a written pain management treatment agreement with the patient that appropriately addresses the benefits as well as the risk factors for abuse or misuse of the prescribed substance under guidelines published by the department. Such an agreement shall be filed in the patient's medical record or included in the patient's electronic health record.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 123, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 123 / Section 19
Parties or witnesses; determination of mental condition
Status: in_force

Section 19. In order to determine the mental condition of any party or witness before any court of the commonwealth, the presiding judge may, in his discretion, request the department to assign a qualified physician or psychologist, who, if assigned shall make such examinations as the judge may deem necessary.

Section 19. In order to determine the mental condition of any party or witness before any court of the commonwealth, the presiding judge may, in his discretion, request the department to assign a qualified physician or psychologist, who, if assigned shall make such examinations as the judge may deem necessary.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 48 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 48
Stolen goods; duty of arresting officers to secure
Status: in_force

Section 48. An officer who arrests a person charged as principal or accessory in a robbery or larceny shall secure the property which is alleged to have been stolen, annex a schedule thereof to his return and be answerable for the same; and, upon conviction of the offender, it shall be restored to the owner.

Section 48. An officer who arrests a person charged as principal or accessory in a robbery or larceny shall secure the property which is alleged to have been stolen, annex a schedule thereof to his return and be answerable for the same; and, upon conviction of the offender, it shall be restored to the owner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 70B, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 70B / Section 11
Disbursement schedule
Status: in_force

Section 11. Grants for approved school projects shall be paid in accordance with a disbursement schedule approved by the authority.

Section 11. Grants for approved school projects shall be paid in accordance with a disbursement schedule approved by the authority.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 47BB — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 47BB
Coverage for children under age 18 for cleft lip and cleft palate
Status: in_force

Section 47BB. An individual policy of accident and sickness insurance issued under section 108 that provides hospital expense and surgical expense insurance and any group blanket or general policy of accident and sickness insurance issued under section 110 that provides hospital expense and surgical expense insurance, which is issued or renewed within or without the commonwealth, that covers a child under the age of 18 shall cover the cost of treating cleft lip and cleft palate for the child. The coverage shall include benefits for medical, dental, oral and facial surgery, surgical management and follow-up care by oral and plastic surgeons, orthodontic treatment and management, preventative and restorative dentistry to ensure good health and adequate dental structures for orthodontic treatment or prosthetic management therapy, speech therapy, audiology and nutrition services, if such services are prescribed by the treating physician or surgeon and such physician or surgeon certifies that such services are medically necessary and consequent to the treatment of the cleft lip, cleft palate or both. The coverage required by this section shall be subject to the terms and conditions applicable to other benefits. Payment for dental or orthodontic treatment not related to the management of the congenital conditions of cleft lip and cleft palate shall not be covered under this section.

Section 47BB. An individual policy of accident and sickness insurance issued under section 108 that provides hospital expense and surgical expense insurance and any group blanket or general policy of accident and sickness insurance issued under section 110 that provides hospital expense and surgical expense insurance, which is issued or renewed within or without the commonwealth, that covers a child under the age of 18 shall cover the cost of treating cleft lip and cleft palate for the child. The coverage shall include benefits for medical, dental, oral and facial surgery, surgical management and follow-up care by oral and plastic surgeons, orthodontic treatment and management, preventative and restorative dentistry to ensure good health and adequate dental structures for orthodontic treatment or prosthetic management therapy, speech therapy, audiology and nutrition services, if such services are prescribed by the treating physician or surgeon and such physician or surgeon certifies that such services are medically necessary and consequent to the treatment of the cleft lip, cleft palate or both. The coverage required by this section shall be subject to the terms and conditions applicable to other benefits. Payment for dental or orthodontic treatment not related to the management of the congenital conditions of cleft lip and cleft palate shall not be covered under this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6C, sec. 65 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6C / Section 65
End of term or termination of public&ndash;private agreement
Status: in_force

Section 65. Upon the end of the term of the public-private agreement or in the event of termination of the public-private agreement, the department and duties of the operator shall cease, except for any duties and obligations that extend beyond the termination as provided in the public-private agreement, and all the rights, title and interest in such transportation facility shall revert to the department and shall be dedicated to the department for public use.

Section 65. Upon the end of the term of the public-private agreement or in the event of termination of the public-private agreement, the department and duties of the operator shall cease, except for any duties and obligations that extend beyond the termination as provided in the public-private agreement, and all the rights, title and interest in such transportation facility shall revert to the department and shall be dedicated to the department for public use.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 65C — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 65C
Patients' funds; deposit
Status: in_force

Section 65C. The superintendent of any institution under the supervision and control of the department may deposit in any bank or trust company within the commonwealth or on paid-up shares and accounts of and in co-operative banks, funds belonging to individual patients and funds deposited by their relatives or friends to be used for their benefit, or may use said funds to purchase share accounts of a federal savings and loan association located in the commonwealth, in an account entitled ''Patients' Funds'', or the superintendent may, whenever he deems it desirable, deposit such funds in such banks in separate accounts as trustee or use said funds to purchase share accounts of a federal savings and loan association located in the commonwealth, as trustee, in each instance, for the patient.

Section 65C. The superintendent of any institution under the supervision and control of the department may deposit in any bank or trust company within the commonwealth or on paid-up shares and accounts of and in co-operative banks, funds belonging to individual patients and funds deposited by their relatives or friends to be used for their benefit, or may use said funds to purchase share accounts of a federal savings and loan association located in the commonwealth, in an account entitled ''Patients' Funds'', or the superintendent may, whenever he deems it desirable, deposit such funds in such banks in separate accounts as trustee or use said funds to purchase share accounts of a federal savings and loan association located in the commonwealth, as trustee, in each instance, for the patient.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 117A, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 117A / Section 7
Parental support
Status: in_force

Section 7. The parents of such poor persons, if of sufficient ability, shall be bound to support such poor persons in proportion to their ability; provided, however, that said parents shall not be required to support or contribute to the support of any of their children eighteen years of age or over.

Section 7. The parents of such poor persons, if of sufficient ability, shall be bound to support such poor persons in proportion to their ability; provided, however, that said parents shall not be required to support or contribute to the support of any of their children eighteen years of age or over.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 179, sec. 32 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 179 / Section 32
Recovery of cost of repairs; double damages
Status: in_force

Section 32. The person making such repairs may demand of the proprietor bound to make them, or of the tenant holding under him, double the cost of the repairs and of the fees of the fence viewers so ascertained; and if they are not paid within one month after notice and demand, he may recover them in tort.

Section 32. The person making such repairs may demand of the proprietor bound to make them, or of the tenant holding under him, double the cost of the repairs and of the fees of the fence viewers so ascertained; and if they are not paid within one month after notice and demand, he may recover them in tort.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 91 / Section 22
Compensation when title to land is in Commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 22. If authority or a license is granted by the general court or by the department to a person to build a wharf or other structure upon, or to fill or otherwise occupy, land in tide water, or to build or extend any structure or drive piles, fill land or make any obstruction, encroachment or excavation in, over or upon the waters of any great pond, he shall pay to the commonwealth such compensation for the rights granted in any land the title to which is in the commonwealth as shall be determined pursuant to regulations of the department. The department shall by regulation provide for a method for determination of such compensation which may in the department's discretion be based on either a schedule of rates per square yard of commonwealth tidelands occupied or on an appraisal of the fair market value of the rights granted by the commonwealth, and which may in the department's discretion be assessed either as a lump sum payable in full prior to issuance of the license or as a series of annual payments which shall be required as a condition of the license. This section shall not apply to authority granted to a county, city or town for the construction, widening or maintenance of a bridge constituting a part of a highway.

Section 22. If authority or a license is granted by the general court or by the department to a person to build a wharf or other structure upon, or to fill or otherwise occupy, land in tide water, or to build or extend any structure or drive piles, fill land or make any obstruction, encroachment or excavation in, over or upon the waters of any great pond, he shall pay to the commonwealth such compensation for the rights granted in any land the title to which is in the commonwealth as shall be determined pursuant to regulations of the department. The department shall by regulation provide for a method for determination of such compensation which may in the department's discretion be based on either a schedule of rates per square yard of commonwealth tidelands occupied or on an appraisal of the fair market value of the rights granted by the commonwealth, and which may in the department's discretion be assessed either as a lump sum payable in full prior to issuance of the license or as a series of annual payments which shall be required as a condition of the license. This section shall not apply to authority granted to a county, city or town for the construction, widening or maintenance of a bridge constituting a part of a highway.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 9C — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 9C
Notice of required alterations to property affected by Sec. 9A; time for compliance
Status: in_force

Section 9C. The owner, agent or lessee of any property affected by section nine A shall, within sixty days after service of written notice requiring any alterations to be made in such property, comply therewith. Such notice may be served upon such owner, agent or lessee personally or by mail directed to his last known address.

Section 9C. The owner, agent or lessee of any property affected by section nine A shall, within sixty days after service of written notice requiring any alterations to be made in such property, comply therewith. Such notice may be served upon such owner, agent or lessee personally or by mail directed to his last known address.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 22
Concealment of death of child born out of wedlock
Status: in_force

Section 22. A parent who conceals the death of the issue of such parent, which if born alive would be a child born out of wedlock, so that it cannot be ascertained whether it was born alive or, if born alive, whether it was murdered, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year.

Section 22. A parent who conceals the death of the issue of such parent, which if born alive would be a child born out of wedlock, so that it cannot be ascertained whether it was born alive or, if born alive, whether it was murdered, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 98, sec. 41 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 98 / Section 41
Annual testing and sealing of weights and measures; notice; record
Status: in_force

Section 41. Sealers shall annually give public notice, by advertisement or by posting notices in one or more public places in their towns or districts, to all inhabitants, or persons having usual places of business therein, using weighing or measuring devices for the purpose of buying or selling goods, wares or merchandise, for public weighing or for hire or reward, to bring them in to be tested, adjusted and sealed, excepting that pick clocks on looms in textile factories, required by section one hundred and fifty-six of chapter one hundred and forty-nine, shall be tested on the request of either an employer or an employee, or both, or, in any event, at the discretion of the director of consumer affairs and business regulation or his authorized representatives. Such sealers shall attend in one or more convenient places, and shall adjust, seal or condemn such devices in accordance with the results of their tests, and shall make a record thereof.

Section 41. Sealers shall annually give public notice, by advertisement or by posting notices in one or more public places in their towns or districts, to all inhabitants, or persons having usual places of business therein, using weighing or measuring devices for the purpose of buying or selling goods, wares or merchandise, for public weighing or for hire or reward, to bring them in to be tested, adjusted and sealed, excepting that pick clocks on looms in textile factories, required by section one hundred and fifty-six of chapter one hundred and forty-nine, shall be tested on the request of either an employer or an employee, or both, or, in any event, at the discretion of the director of consumer affairs and business regulation or his authorized representatives. Such sealers shall attend in one or more convenient places, and shall adjust, seal or condemn such devices in accordance with the results of their tests, and shall make a record thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185C / Section 18
Recording system; procurement of law books, stationery, etc.
Status: in_force

Section 18. At the trial of any issue of fact, the justice presiding at the trial shall provide for a proper recording system which shall record the proceedings. The cost of said recording system shall be paid by the commonwealth upon the certificate of the court administrator. Each clerk of the housing court department may procure law books and blank books, blanks, stationery and other incidentals required by the divisions of the housing court department as the court administrator may approve.

Section 18. At the trial of any issue of fact, the justice presiding at the trial shall provide for a proper recording system which shall record the proceedings. The cost of said recording system shall be paid by the commonwealth upon the certificate of the court administrator. Each clerk of the housing court department may procure law books and blank books, blanks, stationery and other incidentals required by the divisions of the housing court department as the court administrator may approve.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 44, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 44 / Section 22
Rate of interest
Status: in_force

Section 22. All bonds, notes and other securities issued by cities or towns shall bear such rate or rates of interest as may be fixed by the city or town treasurer, with the approval of the mayor or selectmen, notwithstanding any general or special provision of law enacted prior to April twenty-second, nineteen hundred and twenty.

Section 22. All bonds, notes and other securities issued by cities or towns shall bear such rate or rates of interest as may be fixed by the city or town treasurer, with the approval of the mayor or selectmen, notwithstanding any general or special provision of law enacted prior to April twenty-second, nineteen hundred and twenty.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 141A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 141A
Lifting heavy objects in textile factories
Status: in_force

Section 141A. No person or persons employed in a textile factory, whose principal employment is the tending or repairing of machinery, shall be required to lift by hand, as a regular part of his or their duties, any object or objects the combined weight of which totals more than three hundred and twenty-five pounds.

Section 141A. No person or persons employed in a textile factory, whose principal employment is the tending or repairing of machinery, shall be required to lift by hand, as a regular part of his or their duties, any object or objects the combined weight of which totals more than three hundred and twenty-five pounds.