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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, sec. 43 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 22C / Section 43
Persons affected by orders of department; appeals
Status: in_force

Section 43. Any person affected by an order of the department or of a division or officer thereof, may, within such times as the colonel may fix, which shall not be less than ten days after notice of such order, appeal to the colonel who shall thereupon grant a hearing, and after such hearing the colonel may amend, suspend or revoke such order. Any person aggrieved by an order approved by the colonel may appeal to the superior court; provided, that such appeal is taken within fifteen days from the date when such order is approved or made. The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity upon such appeal to annul such order if found to exceed the authority of the department or upon petition of the colonel to enforce all valid orders issued by the department. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to deprive any person of the right to pursue any other lawful remedy.

Section 43. Any person affected by an order of the department or of a division or officer thereof, may, within such times as the colonel may fix, which shall not be less than ten days after notice of such order, appeal to the colonel who shall thereupon grant a hearing, and after such hearing the colonel may amend, suspend or revoke such order. Any person aggrieved by an order approved by the colonel may appeal to the superior court; provided, that such appeal is taken within fifteen days from the date when such order is approved or made. The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity upon such appeal to annul such order if found to exceed the authority of the department or upon petition of the colonel to enforce all valid orders issued by the department. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to deprive any person of the right to pursue any other lawful remedy.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 149O — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 149O
Reimbursement of covered sums or performance of service pursuant to reimbursement insurance policy
Status: in_force

Section 149O. (a) Reimbursement insurance policies insuring service contracts issued, sold or offered for sale in the commonwealth shall require the insurer that issued the reimbursement insurance policy to reimburse or pay on behalf of the provider any covered sums the provider is legally obligated to pay or, in the event of the provider's non-performance, shall provide the service which the provider is legally obligated to perform according to the provider's contractual obligations under the service contracts issued or sold by the provider. (b) In the event covered service is not provided by the service contract provider within 60 days of proof of loss by the service contract holder, the contract holder may apply directly to the reimbursement insurance company.

Section 149O. (a) Reimbursement insurance policies insuring service contracts issued, sold or offered for sale in the commonwealth shall require the insurer that issued the reimbursement insurance policy to reimburse or pay on behalf of the provider any covered sums the provider is legally obligated to pay or, in the event of the provider's non-performance, shall provide the service which the provider is legally obligated to perform according to the provider's contractual obligations under the service contracts issued or sold by the provider.

(b) In the event covered service is not provided by the service contract provider within 60 days of proof of loss by the service contract holder, the contract holder may apply directly to the reimbursement insurance company.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94C / Section 14
Suspension of or refusal to renew registration pending proceedings in cases of imminent danger to public
Status: in_force

Section 14. The board of registration in pharmacy in the case of a retail drug business, wholesale druggist or outsourcing facility or the commissioner in all other cases may without hearing suspend or refuse to renew any registration if he finds that there is an imminent danger to the public health or safety which warrants this action, provided he promptly affords the registrant an opportunity for a hearing under chapter thirty A. The suspension shall continue in effect until the conclusion of the proceedings including judicial review thereof, unless sooner dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction, or withdrawn by the board of registration in pharmacy in the case of a retail drug business, wholesale druggist or outsourcing facility, or withdrawn by the commissioner in any other case.

Section 14. The board of registration in pharmacy in the case of a retail drug business, wholesale druggist or outsourcing facility or the commissioner in all other cases may without hearing suspend or refuse to renew any registration if he finds that there is an imminent danger to the public health or safety which warrants this action, provided he promptly affords the registrant an opportunity for a hearing under chapter thirty A. The suspension shall continue in effect until the conclusion of the proceedings including judicial review thereof, unless sooner dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction, or withdrawn by the board of registration in pharmacy in the case of a retail drug business, wholesale druggist or outsourcing facility, or withdrawn by the commissioner in any other case.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 46B — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 46B
Licensing of employment agency; necessity; posting; governing provisions
Status: in_force

Section 46B. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this chapter no person shall open, keep, maintain, carry on, or advertise any employment agency unless he has been issued a license therefor under section forty-six D from the commissioner; provided, however, that a license validly issued pursuant to section one hundred and eighty C shall suffice for the purposes of this section. Such license shall be posted in a conspicuous place in each employment agency conducted by such person. Licensing of theatrical booking agents, personal agents and managers shall be governed by sections one hundred and eighty A to one hundred and eighty G, inclusive. A firm specifically excluded by section forty-six A as an employment agency shall by mail notify the commissioner of its name and address and any change thereof.

Section 46B. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this chapter no person shall open, keep, maintain, carry on, or advertise any employment agency unless he has been issued a license therefor under section forty-six D from the commissioner; provided, however, that a license validly issued pursuant to section one hundred and eighty C shall suffice for the purposes of this section. Such license shall be posted in a conspicuous place in each employment agency conducted by such person. Licensing of theatrical booking agents, personal agents and managers shall be governed by sections one hundred and eighty A to one hundred and eighty G, inclusive. A firm specifically excluded by section forty-six A as an employment agency shall by mail notify the commissioner of its name and address and any change thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 152 / Section 16
Subsequent findings discontinuing compensation; finality
Status: in_force

Section 16. When in any case before the department it appears that compensation has been paid or when in any such case there appears of record a finding that the employee is entitled to compensation, no subsequent finding by a member or the reviewing board discontinuing compensation on the ground that the employee's incapacity has ceased shall be considered final as a matter of fact or res adjudicata as a matter of law, and such employee or his dependents, in the event of his death, may have further hearings as to whether his incapacity or death is or was the result of the injury for which he received compensation; provided, however, that if the board shall determine that the petition for such rehearing is without merit or frivolous, the employee or his dependents shall not thereafter be entitled to file any subsequent petition thereof except for cause shown and in the discretion of the member to whom such subsequent petition may be referred; and, provided further, that, in the event of the death of the employee, such a petition for a rehearing shall be filed within three months from the time of his decease and within one year from the date of the finding terminating his compensation.

Section 16. When in any case before the department it appears that compensation has been paid or when in any such case there appears of record a finding that the employee is entitled to compensation, no subsequent finding by a member or the reviewing board discontinuing compensation on the ground that the employee's incapacity has ceased shall be considered final as a matter of fact or res adjudicata as a matter of law, and such employee or his dependents, in the event of his death, may have further hearings as to whether his incapacity or death is or was the result of the injury for which he received compensation; provided, however, that if the board shall determine that the petition for such rehearing is without merit or frivolous, the employee or his dependents shall not thereafter be entitled to file any subsequent petition thereof except for cause shown and in the discretion of the member to whom such subsequent petition may be referred; and, provided further, that, in the event of the death of the employee, such a petition for a rehearing shall be filed within three months from the time of his decease and within one year from the date of the finding terminating his compensation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 24F — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 24F
Discharge of employee for furnishing evidence or testifying in connection with discrimination complaint; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 24F. Whoever, personally or by his agent, shall discharge an employee for the reason that such employee has furnished evidence in connection with a complaint under any provision of said sections twenty-four A to twenty-four J, inclusive, or that such employee has testified in a judicial proceeding under any such provision, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars.

Section 24F. Whoever, personally or by his agent, shall discharge an employee for the reason that such employee has furnished evidence in connection with a complaint under any provision of said sections twenty-four A to twenty-four J, inclusive, or that such employee has testified in a judicial proceeding under any such provision, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 261, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part III / Title VI / Chapter 261 / Section 22
Appeal costs; allowance
Status: in_force

Section 22. The costs incurred by the appeal may be allowed to either party by the court or justice before whom such appeal is heard, and they may be added to or deducted from the costs awarded in the principal action or may be collected upon a separate execution.

Section 22. The costs incurred by the appeal may be allowed to either party by the court or justice before whom such appeal is heard, and they may be added to or deducted from the costs awarded in the principal action or may be collected upon a separate execution.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, sec. 98 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 98
Discrimination in admission to, or treatment in, place of public accommodation; punishment; forfeiture; civil right
Status: in_force

Section 98. Whoever makes any distinction, discrimination or restriction on account of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, which shall not include persons whose sexual orientation involves minor children as the sex object, deafness, blindness or any physical or mental disability or ancestry relative to the admission of any person to, or his treatment in any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement, as defined in section ninety-two A, or whoever aids or incites such distinction, discrimination or restriction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, and shall be liable to any person aggrieved thereby for such damages as are enumerated in section five of chapter one hundred and fifty-one B; provided, however, that such civil forfeiture shall be of an amount not less than three hundred dollars; but such person so aggrieved shall not recover against more than one person by reason of any one act of distinction, discrimination or restriction. All persons shall have the right to the full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable to all persons. This right is recognized and declared to be a civil right.

Section 98. Whoever makes any distinction, discrimination or restriction on account of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, which shall not include persons whose sexual orientation involves minor children as the sex object, deafness, blindness or any physical or mental disability or ancestry relative to the admission of any person to, or his treatment in any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement, as defined in section ninety-two A, or whoever aids or incites such distinction, discrimination or restriction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, and shall be liable to any person aggrieved thereby for such damages as are enumerated in section five of chapter one hundred and fifty-one B; provided, however, that such civil forfeiture shall be of an amount not less than three hundred dollars; but such person so aggrieved shall not recover against more than one person by reason of any one act of distinction, discrimination or restriction. All persons shall have the right to the full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable to all persons. This right is recognized and declared to be a civil right.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, sec. 46 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 131 / Section 46
Measurement of ponds
Status: in_force

Section 46. The department of environmental protection shall, upon the request and at the expense of any person claiming to be interested in a pond, cause a measurement thereof to be made which shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of each city and town within the limits of which any part of such pond is situated; and no arm or branch shall be included as a part of such pond unless such arm or branch is at least fifty feet in width and normally one foot in depth.

Section 46. The department of environmental protection shall, upon the request and at the expense of any person claiming to be interested in a pond, cause a measurement thereof to be made which shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of each city and town within the limits of which any part of such pond is situated; and no arm or branch shall be included as a part of such pond unless such arm or branch is at least fifty feet in width and normally one foot in depth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 57 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 57
Fiduciaries; embezzlement
Status: in_force

Section 57. A trustee under an express trust created by a deed, will or other instrument in writing, or a guardian, conservator, executor or administrator, or any person upon or to whom such a trust has devolved or come, who embezzles or fraudulently converts or appropriates money, goods or property held or possessed by him for the use or benefit, either wholly or partially, of some other person or for a public or charitable purpose, to or for his own use or benefit or to or for the use or benefit of any person other than such person as aforesaid, or for any purpose other than such public or charitable purpose as aforesaid, or who otherwise fraudulently disposes of or destroys such property, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years or by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars and imprisonment in jail for not more than two years.

Section 57. A trustee under an express trust created by a deed, will or other instrument in writing, or a guardian, conservator, executor or administrator, or any person upon or to whom such a trust has devolved or come, who embezzles or fraudulently converts or appropriates money, goods or property held or possessed by him for the use or benefit, either wholly or partially, of some other person or for a public or charitable purpose, to or for his own use or benefit or to or for the use or benefit of any person other than such person as aforesaid, or for any purpose other than such public or charitable purpose as aforesaid, or who otherwise fraudulently disposes of or destroys such property, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years or by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars and imprisonment in jail for not more than two years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 6E — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 6E
Violations of workplace standards relating to asbestos; cease and desist orders
Status: in_force

Section 6E. The commissioner, upon determination that there is a violation of any workplace standard relative to the protection of the general public and the occupational health and safety of workers or of any standard or requirement of licensure, may order any work site to be closed by way of the issuance of a cease and desist order enforceable in the appropriate courts of the commonwealth. For purposes of such cease and desist order, the work site may include the area where asbestos related work is being performed and other areas of the building or structure which the commissioner determines may be hazardous to the health and safety of workers or the general public as a result of such asbestos work.

Section 6E. The commissioner, upon determination that there is a violation of any workplace standard relative to the protection of the general public and the occupational health and safety of workers or of any standard or requirement of licensure, may order any work site to be closed by way of the issuance of a cease and desist order enforceable in the appropriate courts of the commonwealth. For purposes of such cease and desist order, the work site may include the area where asbestos related work is being performed and other areas of the building or structure which the commissioner determines may be hazardous to the health and safety of workers or the general public as a result of such asbestos work.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 4I — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 4I
Erythroblastosis fetalis; prevention; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 4I. The department is hereby authorized to establish, promote, and administer a statewide program for the prevention of erythroblastosis fetalis, and may produce and distribute as much anti–Rh gamma globulin as it deems necessary for such purpose. The department may contract with any agency, public, private, or federal, and may adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

Section 4I. The department is hereby authorized to establish, promote, and administer a statewide program for the prevention of erythroblastosis fetalis, and may produce and distribute as much anti–Rh gamma globulin as it deems necessary for such purpose.

The department may contract with any agency, public, private, or federal, and may adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 31 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 31
Posting of notice of statutes
Status: in_force

Section 31. All innholders, and all lodging house keepers who have been ordered to keep a register, shall post in a conspicuous place near the register a notice, to be furnished by the licensing authorities, containing the provisions of sections twenty-seven and twenty-nine relating to the entry of names and residences in the register, together with the penalty provided for their violation.

Section 31. All innholders, and all lodging house keepers who have been ordered to keep a register, shall post in a conspicuous place near the register a notice, to be furnished by the licensing authorities, containing the provisions of sections twenty-seven and twenty-nine relating to the entry of names and residences in the register, together with the penalty provided for their violation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 2
Towns; power to sue and be sued
Status: in_force

Section 2. A town may in its corporate capacity sue and be sued by its name, and may appoint necessary agents therefor.

Section 2. A town may in its corporate capacity sue and be sued by its name, and may appoint necessary agents therefor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 71 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 71
Retention of articles; sale; disposition of proceeds; notice; other disposition; personal apparel
Status: in_force

Section 71. Articles deposited in pawn with a licensed pawnbroker shall, unless redeemed, be retained by him on the premises occupied by him for his business for at least four months after the date of deposit, if not of a perishable nature; and, if perishable, for at least one month after said date. After the expiration of the applicable period of time, he may sell the articles by public auction, apply the proceeds thereof in satisfaction of the debt or demand and the expense of the notice and sale, and pay any surplus to the person entitled thereto on demand; provided, that no such sale of any article which is not of a perishable nature shall be made unless not less than ten days prior to the sale a written notice of the intended sale shall have been sent by registered mail to the person entitled to the payment of any surplus as aforesaid, addressed to his residence, as appearing in the records of such pawnbroker. No article taken in pawn by such pawnbroker exceeding twenty-five dollars in value shall be disposed of otherwise than as above provided, any agreement or contract between the parties thereto to the contrary notwithstanding. Articles of personal apparel shall not be deemed to be of a perishable nature within the meaning of this section.

Section 71. Articles deposited in pawn with a licensed pawnbroker shall, unless redeemed, be retained by him on the premises occupied by him for his business for at least four months after the date of deposit, if not of a perishable nature; and, if perishable, for at least one month after said date. After the expiration of the applicable period of time, he may sell the articles by public auction, apply the proceeds thereof in satisfaction of the debt or demand and the expense of the notice and sale, and pay any surplus to the person entitled thereto on demand; provided, that no such sale of any article which is not of a perishable nature shall be made unless not less than ten days prior to the sale a written notice of the intended sale shall have been sent by registered mail to the person entitled to the payment of any surplus as aforesaid, addressed to his residence, as appearing in the records of such pawnbroker. No article taken in pawn by such pawnbroker exceeding twenty-five dollars in value shall be disposed of otherwise than as above provided, any agreement or contract between the parties thereto to the contrary notwithstanding. Articles of personal apparel shall not be deemed to be of a perishable nature within the meaning of this section.