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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175L, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175L / Section 6
Investigation into prohibited practices; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 6. (a) The commissioner shall examine and investigate the activities of any person that the commissioner reasonably believes has been or is engaged in an act or practice prohibited by this chapter. (b) The commissioner shall enforce this chapter and may issue orders to cease and desist and impose fines of up to $500 per violation against any person who violates this chapter. (c) The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary or proper to implement this chapter.

Section 6. (a) The commissioner shall examine and investigate the activities of any person that the commissioner reasonably believes has been or is engaged in an act or practice prohibited by this chapter.

(b) The commissioner shall enforce this chapter and may issue orders to cease and desist and impose fines of up to $500 per violation against any person who violates this chapter.

(c) The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary or proper to implement this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156 / Section 27
Meetings of board of directors
Status: in_force

Section 27. Meetings of the board of directors may be held within or without the commonwealth. Any meeting of the board shall be a legal meeting without notice if each director, by a writing filed with the records of the meeting, waives such notice.

Section 27. Meetings of the board of directors may be held within or without the commonwealth. Any meeting of the board shall be a legal meeting without notice if each director, by a writing filed with the records of the meeting, waives such notice.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, sec. 53 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 22C / Section 53
Swearing in of special state police officers; licenses; duration of appointment
Status: in_force

Section 53. Such special state police officers shall be sworn before a justice of the peace or notary public who shall make a return thereof to the department upon a form provided by said department. Upon receipt of said return, said department shall issue a license to each person so designated in accordance with the provisions of section fifty-one to act as a police officer. Such license shall, in any court of the commonwealth, be competent evidence of the validity of the appointment of such person named therein and of his authority to act as such police officer. Such special state police officers shall hold their offices until their appointment is revoked by the colonel, or until the petitioner corporation or company, upon ceasing to require the service of any such officers, shall file a notice to that effect with the department and thereupon the power of such special state police officer shall cease.

Section 53. Such special state police officers shall be sworn before a justice of the peace or notary public who shall make a return thereof to the department upon a form provided by said department. Upon receipt of said return, said department shall issue a license to each person so designated in accordance with the provisions of section fifty-one to act as a police officer. Such license shall, in any court of the commonwealth, be competent evidence of the validity of the appointment of such person named therein and of his authority to act as such police officer. Such special state police officers shall hold their offices until their appointment is revoked by the colonel, or until the petitioner corporation or company, upon ceasing to require the service of any such officers, shall file a notice to that effect with the department and thereupon the power of such special state police officer shall cease.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, sec. 44 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 54 / Section 44
Official ballots
Status: in_force

Section 44. The official ballots shall, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, be of ordinary white printing paper, of two or more pages, and shall, before distribution, be so folded as to measure not less than four and one half nor more than five inches in width and not less than six nor more than thirteen and one half inches in length. The names of all candidates shall be printed in black ink in lines at a right angle with the length of the ballot. The names of all candidates shall be in capital letters not less than one eighth nor more than one quarter of an inch in height, except that surnames and political designations of the candidates for president and vice president and the names of the candidates for the office of senator in congress shall be in capital letters not less than three sixteenths of an inch in height.

Section 44. The official ballots shall, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, be of ordinary white printing paper, of two or more pages, and shall, before distribution, be so folded as to measure not less than four and one half nor more than five inches in width and not less than six nor more than thirteen and one half inches in length. The names of all candidates shall be printed in black ink in lines at a right angle with the length of the ballot. The names of all candidates shall be in capital letters not less than one eighth nor more than one quarter of an inch in height, except that surnames and political designations of the candidates for president and vice president and the names of the candidates for the office of senator in congress shall be in capital letters not less than three sixteenths of an inch in height.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 209C / Section 12
Trial; exclusion of public
Status: in_force

Section 12. In actions under this chapter, the trial shall be by the court without a jury. In an action to establish parentage, the court shall, upon request of any party, exclude the general public from the room where the trial is held and may admit only persons directly interested in the case, including officers of the court and witnesses.

Section 12. In actions under this chapter, the trial shall be by the court without a jury. In an action to establish parentage, the court shall, upon request of any party, exclude the general public from the room where the trial is held and may admit only persons directly interested in the case, including officers of the court and witnesses.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, sec. 20 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 215 / Section 20
Consolidation of appeals by court
Status: in_force

Section 20. The supreme judicial court may at any time, upon terms, consolidate any separate appeals from a probate court pending therein, and may thereafter deal with such consolidated appeals together or otherwise, as justice requires.

Section 20. The supreme judicial court may at any time, upon terms, consolidate any separate appeals from a probate court pending therein, and may thereafter deal with such consolidated appeals together or otherwise, as justice requires.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 30 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 30
Disposition of income
Status: in_force

Section 30. Miscellaneous income of the Bristol county agricultural school and the Norfolk county agricultural school, including the tuition of non-resident pupils and receipts from the sale of products and work of pupils, shall be paid to the county treasurer; provided, however, that all such income shall be appropriated and expended for the operation and purposes of the school or institute that paid the same to the county treasurer.

Section 30. Miscellaneous income of the Bristol county agricultural school and the Norfolk county agricultural school, including the tuition of non-resident pupils and receipts from the sale of products and work of pupils, shall be paid to the county treasurer; provided, however, that all such income shall be appropriated and expended for the operation and purposes of the school or institute that paid the same to the county treasurer.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 13, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 13 / Section 21
Board of registration in dentistry; salaries and expenses; accounts open to public
Status: in_force

Section 21. There shall be paid by the commonwealth to the chairman of the board a salary of twelve hundred and fifty dollars, to the secretary thereof eighteen hundred and seventy-five dollars, and to the other members thereof one thousand dollars each, and to each member thereof his necessary traveling expenses actually incurred in attending meetings of the board. The board shall keep a record of all money received and expenses incurred by it, and a duplicate thereof shall be open to public inspection in the office of the comptroller.

Section 21. There shall be paid by the commonwealth to the chairman of the board a salary of twelve hundred and fifty dollars, to the secretary thereof eighteen hundred and seventy-five dollars, and to the other members thereof one thousand dollars each, and to each member thereof his necessary traveling expenses actually incurred in attending meetings of the board. The board shall keep a record of all money received and expenses incurred by it, and a duplicate thereof shall be open to public inspection in the office of the comptroller.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 248, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 248 / Section 35
Personal liberty; how secured
Status: in_force

Section 35. No person shall be deprived of his liberty or held in custody by any person or in any place against his will or, if he is a minor, against the will of his parents, guardian or other person entitled to his custody, except by due process of law; but this section shall not apply to persons who have been legally convicted of crime and are serving sentence therefor.

Section 35. No person shall be deprived of his liberty or held in custody by any person or in any place against his will or, if he is a minor, against the will of his parents, guardian or other person entitled to his custody, except by due process of law; but this section shall not apply to persons who have been legally convicted of crime and are serving sentence therefor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 113, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 113 / Section 3
Identification of body of deceased person; delivery of body for burial
Status: repealed

[ Text of section effective until November 25, 2025. Repealed by 2025, 73, Sec. 31.] Section 3. No body of a deceased person which is subject to section one shall be used for fourteen days after death for the promotion of anatomical science, but it shall during such period be kept by the authorities or dean or other officer in a condition and place to be viewed by any person, at all reasonable times, for the purpose of identification. If, within such time, any person claiming to be and satisfying the authorities that he is a friend or is of kindred to the deceased asks to have the body buried or surrendered to himself, the body shall in conformity with such request be either buried or delivered to such friend or kindred.

[ Text of section effective until November 25, 2025. Repealed by 2025, 73, Sec. 31.]

Section 3. No body of a deceased person which is subject to section one shall be used for fourteen days after death for the promotion of anatomical science, but it shall during such period be kept by the authorities or dean or other officer in a condition and place to be viewed by any person, at all reasonable times, for the purpose of identification. If, within such time, any person claiming to be and satisfying the authorities that he is a friend or is of kindred to the deceased asks to have the body buried or surrendered to himself, the body shall in conformity with such request be either buried or delivered to such friend or kindred.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 97, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 97 / Section 2
Annual adjustment and verification of compass; record
Status: in_force

Section 2. Every land surveyor shall, at least once in every year, adjust and verify his compass by the meridian line so established in the county in which his surveys are to be made, insert in his field notes both the true and the magnetic bearings of the lines of his surveys and the days on which such lines were run and shall enter in a book open to public inspection, to be provided by the commissioners of each county and kept by the clerk of courts, or by a person appointed by the commissioners therefor, the variation of his compass from the true meridian, whether east or west, and shall sign and make oath to such entry.

Section 2. Every land surveyor shall, at least once in every year, adjust and verify his compass by the meridian line so established in the county in which his surveys are to be made, insert in his field notes both the true and the magnetic bearings of the lines of his surveys and the days on which such lines were run and shall enter in a book open to public inspection, to be provided by the commissioners of each county and kept by the clerk of courts, or by a person appointed by the commissioners therefor, the variation of his compass from the true meridian, whether east or west, and shall sign and make oath to such entry.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 84, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 84 / Section 4
Warrants against delinquent towns
Status: in_force

Section 4. If a delinquent town does not pay its proportion of such expenses and charges within sixty days after the date of such notice, with interest at a rate to be fixed by the county commissioners, not exceeding ten per cent a year from the time when the same was paid by them, the commissioners, after a hearing, may issue a warrant against such town for the amount which it was ordered to pay, with interest and further costs of such notice and warrant, which shall be collected and paid into the county treasury.

Section 4. If a delinquent town does not pay its proportion of such expenses and charges within sixty days after the date of such notice, with interest at a rate to be fixed by the county commissioners, not exceeding ten per cent a year from the time when the same was paid by them, the commissioners, after a hearing, may issue a warrant against such town for the amount which it was ordered to pay, with interest and further costs of such notice and warrant, which shall be collected and paid into the county treasury.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, sec. 62 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 54 / Section 62
Biennial state elections
Status: in_force

Section 62. The biennial state election for the choice of the officers to be elected pursuant to sections one hundred and fifty to one hundred and sixty-two, inclusive, shall be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in every even-numbered year.

Section 62. The biennial state election for the choice of the officers to be elected pursuant to sections one hundred and fifty to one hundred and sixty-two, inclusive, shall be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in every even-numbered year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167, sec. 15J — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167 / Section 15J
Investment in capital stock of insurance company conducting fire and casualty insurance business
Status: in_force

Section 15J. An entity that may invest pursuant to section 15A or the legal list may invest in the capital stock of any insurance company that may conduct a fire and casualty insurance business; provided, however, that no insurance stock shall be purchased if the cost of the insurance stock added to the cost of insurance stocks and bank stocks already owned shall exceed 662/3 per cent of the total of the assets of the entity.

Section 15J. An entity that may invest pursuant to section 15A or the legal list may invest in the capital stock of any insurance company that may conduct a fire and casualty insurance business; provided, however, that no insurance stock shall be purchased if the cost of the insurance stock added to the cost of insurance stocks and bank stocks already owned shall exceed 662/3 per cent of the total of the assets of the entity.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 228 / Section 14
Removal, resignation or death of appointed public officer or trustee
Status: in_force

Section 14. An action on a note, bond, contract or other liability made to or with any public officer or trustee appointed under a statute may, after his removal, resignation or death, be commenced or, if pending, may be prosecuted by his successor, as it might have been by the person with whom the contract was made.

Section 14. An action on a note, bond, contract or other liability made to or with any public officer or trustee appointed under a statute may, after his removal, resignation or death, be commenced or, if pending, may be prosecuted by his successor, as it might have been by the person with whom the contract was made.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 62, sec. 6E — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 62 / Section 6E
Organ Transplant Fund; voluntary contributions
Status: in_force

Section 6E. Every individual who files a separate return and every husband and wife filing a return jointly may voluntarily contribute all or part of any refund to which they are entitled or may voluntarily add an amount onto any amount due to be credited to the Organ Transplant Fund, established pursuant to section thirty-five E of chapter ten. A contribution made under this section may be made with respect to any taxable year at the time of filing a return of the tax imposed by this chapter for such taxable year; provided, however, that the commissioner shall prescribe the manner in which such contribution shall be made on the face of the return required by section five of chapter sixty-two C. The commissioner shall annually report the total amount designated under this section to the state treasurer who shall credit such amount to said Organ Transplant Fund.

Section 6E. Every individual who files a separate return and every husband and wife filing a return jointly may voluntarily contribute all or part of any refund to which they are entitled or may voluntarily add an amount onto any amount due to be credited to the Organ Transplant Fund, established pursuant to section thirty-five E of chapter ten.

A contribution made under this section may be made with respect to any taxable year at the time of filing a return of the tax imposed by this chapter for such taxable year; provided, however, that the commissioner shall prescribe the manner in which such contribution shall be made on the face of the return required by section five of chapter sixty-two C.

The commissioner shall annually report the total amount designated under this section to the state treasurer who shall credit such amount to said Organ Transplant Fund.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 18
Competency-based vocational-technical teacher training standards
Status: in_force

Section 18. The department of elementary and secondary education shall establish basic competency-based vocational-technical teacher training standards which shall serve as the fundamental, pedagogical requirements for beginning vocational-technical instructors. The department shall further require that all persons seeking to meet the department's requirements shall have successfully passed performance and written tests in areas as determined by the board or shall have satisfied alternative measures of proficiency established by the board and shall have successfully completed an approved seminar on teaching skills and methods. The commissioner under the direction of the state board shall encourage the establishment of a two year certificate program and a four year preservice program for the preparation of vocational-technical teachers. Said board shall promulgate regulations governing the administration of the vocational-technical education program and the establishment of criteria for the inclusion of the basic and two year programs.

Section 18. The department of elementary and secondary education shall establish basic competency-based vocational-technical teacher training standards which shall serve as the fundamental, pedagogical requirements for beginning vocational-technical instructors. The department shall further require that all persons seeking to meet the department's requirements shall have successfully passed performance and written tests in areas as determined by the board or shall have satisfied alternative measures of proficiency established by the board and shall have successfully completed an approved seminar on teaching skills and methods.

The commissioner under the direction of the state board shall encourage the establishment of a two year certificate program and a four year preservice program for the preparation of vocational-technical teachers. Said board shall promulgate regulations governing the administration of the vocational-technical education program and the establishment of criteria for the inclusion of the basic and two year programs.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 98, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 98 / Section 15
Glass bottles or jars for milk or cream; capacity; sealing; designating mark; false measure; revocation of authority
Status: in_force

Section 15. Glass bottles or jars used for the sale of milk or cream to the consumer shall be of the capacity of one gallon, a multiple of the gallon, or a binary submultiple of the gallon. Dealers in milk or cream using glass bottles or jars for the distribution of milk or cream to consumers, not sealed by the manufacturer, shall bring them into the office of the sealer in their town, to be sealed; but no fee shall be charged or received for sealing them. If a bottle or jar has once been sealed by a sealer or manufacturer, it need not be sealed again while used for the distribution of milk or cream to consumers. Glass bottles or jars sealed hereunder shall be legal measures only for the distribution of milk or cream to consumers. Bottles or jars sealed by the manufacturer shall be marked with his name, initials, or trade mark, and by any other mark required by the deputy director. The sealing of such bottles or jars by the manufacturer shall not affect any law relating to the giving of false measure or the using, or having in possession, of false measures with intent to use the same. The deputy director, on approval by the director of consumer affairs and business regulation, may revoke the authority given by him to any manufacturer under this section, on proof that the authorized seal or designating mark has been affixed to any bottle or jar not conforming to the respective capacities provided for in this section.

Section 15. Glass bottles or jars used for the sale of milk or cream to the consumer shall be of the capacity of one gallon, a multiple of the gallon, or a binary submultiple of the gallon. Dealers in milk or cream using glass bottles or jars for the distribution of milk or cream to consumers, not sealed by the manufacturer, shall bring them into the office of the sealer in their town, to be sealed; but no fee shall be charged or received for sealing them. If a bottle or jar has once been sealed by a sealer or manufacturer, it need not be sealed again while used for the distribution of milk or cream to consumers. Glass bottles or jars sealed hereunder shall be legal measures only for the distribution of milk or cream to consumers. Bottles or jars sealed by the manufacturer shall be marked with his name, initials, or trade mark, and by any other mark required by the deputy director. The sealing of such bottles or jars by the manufacturer shall not affect any law relating to the giving of false measure or the using, or having in possession, of false measures with intent to use the same. The deputy director, on approval by the director of consumer affairs and business regulation, may revoke the authority given by him to any manufacturer under this section, on proof that the authorized seal or designating mark has been affixed to any bottle or jar not conforming to the respective capacities provided for in this section.