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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 124, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 124 / Section 10
Corporate status of department for purpose of grants, gifts or bequests; site selection for new facilities; title to property
Status: in_force

Section 10. The department shall be a corporation for the purpose of taking, holding and administering in trust for the commonwealth any grant, gift or bequest made either to the commonwealth or to it for the use of persons under its control in any correctional facility of the department or for expenditure upon any work which the department is authorized to undertake. The department may accept, receive and use money, goods or services given for the general purposes of the department by the federal government or from any other source, public or private, and may comply with such conditions and enter into such agreements upon such covenants, terms and conditions as the department deems necessary or desirable, provided the agreement is not in conflict with state law. The department, subject to the approval of the governor, shall select the site of any new state correctional facility and any land to be taken or purchased by the commonwealth for the purposes of any new or existing state correctional facility. If any land or property is taken or purchased by the department, title shall be taken in the name of the commonwealth.

Section 10. The department shall be a corporation for the purpose of taking, holding and administering in trust for the commonwealth any grant, gift or bequest made either to the commonwealth or to it for the use of persons under its control in any correctional facility of the department or for expenditure upon any work which the department is authorized to undertake. The department may accept, receive and use money, goods or services given for the general purposes of the department by the federal government or from any other source, public or private, and may comply with such conditions and enter into such agreements upon such covenants, terms and conditions as the department deems necessary or desirable, provided the agreement is not in conflict with state law.

The department, subject to the approval of the governor, shall select the site of any new state correctional facility and any land to be taken or purchased by the commonwealth for the purposes of any new or existing state correctional facility. If any land or property is taken or purchased by the department, title shall be taken in the name of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 249, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 249 / Section 7
Intervention by attorney general
Status: in_force

Section 7. The attorney general may intervene in such action and may demand a judgment of fine and forfeiture.

Section 7. The attorney general may intervene in such action and may demand a judgment of fine and forfeiture.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, sec. 45 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21 / Section 45
Proposals to suspend or revoke permit; cease and desist orders; request for hearing
Status: in_force

Section 45. Any proposal to suspend or revoke a permit, in whole or in part, under paragraph (10) of section forty-three, including any proposed reduction in an authorized discharge, and any cease and desist order under paragraph (1) of section forty-four, shall inform the person to whom it is issued of his right to request, within thirty days, a hearing under the provisions of chapter thirty A. If he fails to make such a request, he shall be deemed to have consented to the order. If a timely request is submitted, the director shall within a reasonable time hold a hearing under the provisions of chapter thirty A.

Section 45. Any proposal to suspend or revoke a permit, in whole or in part, under paragraph (10) of section forty-three, including any proposed reduction in an authorized discharge, and any cease and desist order under paragraph (1) of section forty-four, shall inform the person to whom it is issued of his right to request, within thirty days, a hearing under the provisions of chapter thirty A. If he fails to make such a request, he shall be deemed to have consented to the order. If a timely request is submitted, the director shall within a reasonable time hold a hearing under the provisions of chapter thirty A.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 102, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 102 / Section 23
Order to vessel to brace topsail yards, etc.
Status: in_force

Section 23. A vessel lying in a harbor or at a wharf or pier in a harbor shall, if so directed by the harbor master, cockbill the lower yards, brace the topsail yards fore and aft and rig in the jib-boom.

Section 23. A vessel lying in a harbor or at a wharf or pier in a harbor shall, if so directed by the harbor master, cockbill the lower yards, brace the topsail yards fore and aft and rig in the jib-boom.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 128A — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 128A
Filling of sites of demolished or removed buildings
Status: in_force

Section 128A. The board of health may adopt and, from time to time, revise regulations requiring that the site of a demolished or removed building or structure be levelled to uniform grade by a sanitary fill proper to prevent rodent harborage and other insanitary conditions.

Section 128A. The board of health may adopt and, from time to time, revise regulations requiring that the site of a demolished or removed building or structure be levelled to uniform grade by a sanitary fill proper to prevent rodent harborage and other insanitary conditions.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 209 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 209
Dietitians/nutritionists; penalty for illegal representation or practice
Status: in_force

Section 209. (1) Any person acting or purporting to act as a licensed dietitian/nutritionist without first obtaining a license to practice under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed one year or both. Upon conviction of a subsequent violation, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or two years imprisonment or both. (2) A person who receives any money or the equivalent thereof as a fee, commission, compensation or profit by, or in the consequence of a violation of any provision of this chapter, shall, in addition to any other penalty, be liable for a fine of not less than the sum of the money so received and not more than three times the sum so received as may be determined by the board. (3) No action or suit shall be instituted nor recovery had, in any court of the commonwealth by any person for compensation for any act done or service rendered as a licensed dietitian/nutritionist, unless such person held a valid current license under this chapter at the time of offering to perform such act or service.

Section 209. (1) Any person acting or purporting to act as a licensed dietitian/nutritionist without first obtaining a license to practice under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed one year or both.

Upon conviction of a subsequent violation, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or two years imprisonment or both.

(2) A person who receives any money or the equivalent thereof as a fee, commission, compensation or profit by, or in the consequence of a violation of any provision of this chapter, shall, in addition to any other penalty, be liable for a fine of not less than the sum of the money so received and not more than three times the sum so received as may be determined by the board.

(3) No action or suit shall be instituted nor recovery had, in any court of the commonwealth by any person for compensation for any act done or service rendered as a licensed dietitian/nutritionist, unless such person held a valid current license under this chapter at the time of offering to perform such act or service.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, sec. 8I — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 12 / Section 8I
Compliance with investigations; enforcement; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 8I. A person upon whom a notice is served pursuant to the provisions of section eight H shall comply with the terms thereof unless otherwise provided by the order of a court of the commonwealth. Any person who fails to appear, or with intent to avoid, evade, or prevent compliance, in whole or in part, with any civil investigation under this chapter, removes from any place, conceals, withholds, or destroys, mutilates, alters, or by any other means falsifies any documentary material in the possession, custody or control of any person subject to any such notice, or knowingly conceals any relevant information, shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars. The attorney general may file in the superior court of the county in which such person resides or has his principal place of business, or in the superior court of Suffolk county if such person is a non-resident or has no principal place of business in the commonwealth, and serve upon such person, in the same manner as provided in section eight H, a petition for an order of such court for the enforcement of this section and section eight H. Any disobedience of any final order entered under this section by any court shall be punished as a contempt thereof.

Section 8I. A person upon whom a notice is served pursuant to the provisions of section eight H shall comply with the terms thereof unless otherwise provided by the order of a court of the commonwealth. Any person who fails to appear, or with intent to avoid, evade, or prevent compliance, in whole or in part, with any civil investigation under this chapter, removes from any place, conceals, withholds, or destroys, mutilates, alters, or by any other means falsifies any documentary material in the possession, custody or control of any person subject to any such notice, or knowingly conceals any relevant information, shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars.

The attorney general may file in the superior court of the county in which such person resides or has his principal place of business, or in the superior court of Suffolk county if such person is a non-resident or has no principal place of business in the commonwealth, and serve upon such person, in the same manner as provided in section eight H, a petition for an order of such court for the enforcement of this section and section eight H. Any disobedience of any final order entered under this section by any court shall be punished as a contempt thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 65E — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 65E
Reporting of action against individual practicing a trade or profession on suspended, revoked or cancelled license to attorney general
Status: in_force

Section 65E. Each board of registration under the supervision of the division of occupational licensure and each board of registration under the supervision of the department of public health which takes any action against an individual who practices a trade or profession at a time when his license, certificate, registration or authority to do so is not valid because it has been suspended, revoked or cancelled by the board of registration that issued the license, certificate, registration or authority shall report the individual to the attorney general of the commonwealth for review.

Section 65E. Each board of registration under the supervision of the division of occupational licensure and each board of registration under the supervision of the department of public health which takes any action against an individual who practices a trade or profession at a time when his license, certificate, registration or authority to do so is not valid because it has been suspended, revoked or cancelled by the board of registration that issued the license, certificate, registration or authority shall report the individual to the attorney general of the commonwealth for review.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 18C — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94C / Section 18C
Patient education required before issuance of opioid prescription
Status: in_force

Section 18C. Prior to issuing a prescription for an opioid contained in Schedule II of section 3, a practitioner registered under section 7 shall: (i) consult with a the patient regarding the quantity of the opioid and a patient's option to fill the prescription in a lesser quantity; and (ii) inform the patient of the risks associated with the opioid prescribed.

Section 18C. Prior to issuing a prescription for an opioid contained in Schedule II of section 3, a practitioner registered under section 7 shall: (i) consult with a the patient regarding the quantity of the opioid and a patient's option to fill the prescription in a lesser quantity; and (ii) inform the patient of the risks associated with the opioid prescribed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 47 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 47
Successive attachments on different writs
Status: in_force

Section 47. Personal property which has been attached or taken on execution by a constable may be further attached or taken on execution by a deputy sheriff or other competent officer, upon any writ of attachment or execution which such constable is not qualified to serve; and thereupon such constable shall make return upon and deliver his writ or execution, with the possession of the property, to such deputy sheriff or other officer, who shall complete the service thereof. If such writ of attachment has been returned into court, the constable shall file in the case a certificate of the fact of such surrender of possession.

Section 47. Personal property which has been attached or taken on execution by a constable may be further attached or taken on execution by a deputy sheriff or other competent officer, upon any writ of attachment or execution which such constable is not qualified to serve; and thereupon such constable shall make return upon and deliver his writ or execution, with the possession of the property, to such deputy sheriff or other officer, who shall complete the service thereof. If such writ of attachment has been returned into court, the constable shall file in the case a certificate of the fact of such surrender of possession.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 118 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 118
District elections; provision for forms, tally and vote sheets
Status: in_force

Section 118. Upon request of the clerk of a town wherein any such district uses the official ballot, the state secretary shall supply for use of such district or districts such blank forms, tally sheets and total vote sheets as are supplied to towns for use in town elections.

Section 118. Upon request of the clerk of a town wherein any such district uses the official ballot, the state secretary shall supply for use of such district or districts such blank forms, tally sheets and total vote sheets as are supplied to towns for use in town elections.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, sec. 2A — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 60 / Section 2A
Banks designated to receive tax payments; agreements
Status: in_force

Section 2A. The collector, with the approval of the city council in cities, the board of selectmen in towns and the town council in municipalities having a town council form of government, is hereby authorized to enter into agreements for a term of not more than three years with one or more banks as defined in chapter one hundred and sixty-seven or a national banking association or a savings and loan association authorized to do business in the commonwealth designating such bank or banking association or a savings and loan association to receive payments of any taxes or other accounts payable to such city or town. Said agreement shall provide that any tax or other account received by a designated bank shall be processed and credited in the same manner as if such payment had been received in such day directly in the office of such tax collector. Any such payment shall be subject to the provisions of chapters forty-four, sixty and sixty A of the General Laws. Any designated bank or national banking association or a savings and loan association shall indemnify said city or town and the officers, agents and employees thereof for any losses sustained by it or them on account of the negligence of such bank or national banking association or a savings and loan association or its failure to perform faithfully its duties and obligations pursuant to any such agreement.

Section 2A. The collector, with the approval of the city council in cities, the board of selectmen in towns and the town council in municipalities having a town council form of government, is hereby authorized to enter into agreements for a term of not more than three years with one or more banks as defined in chapter one hundred and sixty-seven or a national banking association or a savings and loan association authorized to do business in the commonwealth designating such bank or banking association or a savings and loan association to receive payments of any taxes or other accounts payable to such city or town. Said agreement shall provide that any tax or other account received by a designated bank shall be processed and credited in the same manner as if such payment had been received in such day directly in the office of such tax collector. Any such payment shall be subject to the provisions of chapters forty-four, sixty and sixty A of the General Laws. Any designated bank or national banking association or a savings and loan association shall indemnify said city or town and the officers, agents and employees thereof for any losses sustained by it or them on account of the negligence of such bank or national banking association or a savings and loan association or its failure to perform faithfully its duties and obligations pursuant to any such agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 74C — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 74C
Advisory council on continuing education; membership; appointment
Status: in_force

Section 74C. The governor shall appoint an advisory council on continuing education, consisting of seventeen members, three representatives of the public, five licensed practical nurses, three registered nurses with a baccalaureate degree or higher, three registered nurses with an associate degree, and three registered nurses with a diploma in nursing. Of the original appointments to the council, six members shall be appointed for a term of one year, six members shall be appointed for a term of two years, and five members shall be appointed for a term of three years. As the term of office of a member expires, his successor shall be appointed for a term of two years. Said council shall assist the board in evaluating the effects of procedures and requirements for continuing education and periodically recommend revisions to the board. No member shall be appointed for more than two successive terms.

Section 74C. The governor shall appoint an advisory council on continuing education, consisting of seventeen members, three representatives of the public, five licensed practical nurses, three registered nurses with a baccalaureate degree or higher, three registered nurses with an associate degree, and three registered nurses with a diploma in nursing. Of the original appointments to the council, six members shall be appointed for a term of one year, six members shall be appointed for a term of two years, and five members shall be appointed for a term of three years. As the term of office of a member expires, his successor shall be appointed for a term of two years. Said council shall assist the board in evaluating the effects of procedures and requirements for continuing education and periodically recommend revisions to the board. No member shall be appointed for more than two successive terms.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 100R — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 276 / Section 100R
Waiver of right to expunge as condition of plea deal
Status: in_force

Section 100R. It shall be a violation of public policy for a district attorney to make a plea deal contingent on waiving a right to expunge.

Section 100R. It shall be a violation of public policy for a district attorney to make a plea deal contingent on waiving a right to expunge.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, sec. 42B — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 42B
Disturbance of military funeral service; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 42B. Whoever willfully pickets, loiters or otherwise creates a disturbance within 500 feet of a funeral home, church, temple, burial or other building where military funeral services are being held, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $2,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 2 years in a house of correction, or both.

Section 42B. Whoever willfully pickets, loiters or otherwise creates a disturbance within 500 feet of a funeral home, church, temple, burial or other building where military funeral services are being held, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $2,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 2 years in a house of correction, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, sec. 85Q — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 231 / Section 85Q
Standard of care owed children; maintenance of artificial condition upon land
Status: in_force

Section 85Q. Any person who maintains an artificial condition upon his own land shall be liable for physical harm to children trespassing thereon if ( a ) the place where the condition exists is one upon which the land owner knows or has reason to know that children are likely to trespass, ( b ) the condition is one of which the land owner knows or has reason to know and which he realizes or should realize will involve an unreasonable risk of death or serious bodily harm to such children, ( c ) the children because of their youth do not discover the condition or realize the risk involved in intermeddling with it or in coming within the area made dangerous by it, ( d ) the utility to the land owner of maintaining the condition and the burden of eliminating the danger are slight as compared with the risk to children involved, and ( e ) the land owner fails to exercise reasonable care to eliminate the danger or otherwise to protect the children.

Section 85Q. Any person who maintains an artificial condition upon his own land shall be liable for physical harm to children trespassing thereon if ( a ) the place where the condition exists is one upon which the land owner knows or has reason to know that children are likely to trespass, ( b ) the condition is one of which the land owner knows or has reason to know and which he realizes or should realize will involve an unreasonable risk of death or serious bodily harm to such children, ( c ) the children because of their youth do not discover the condition or realize the risk involved in intermeddling with it or in coming within the area made dangerous by it, ( d ) the utility to the land owner of maintaining the condition and the burden of eliminating the danger are slight as compared with the risk to children involved, and ( e ) the land owner fails to exercise reasonable care to eliminate the danger or otherwise to protect the children.