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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 62C, sec. 38 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 62C / Section 38
Prerequisites for abatement
Status: in_force

Section 38. No tax assessed on any person liable to taxation shall be abated unless the person assessed shall have filed, at or before the time of bringing his application for abatement, a return as required by this chapter for the period to which his application relates; and if he filed a fraudulent return, or having filed an incorrect or insufficient return, has failed, after notice, to file a proper return, the commissioner shall not abate the tax below double the amount for which the person assessed was properly taxable under this chapter.

Section 38. No tax assessed on any person liable to taxation shall be abated unless the person assessed shall have filed, at or before the time of bringing his application for abatement, a return as required by this chapter for the period to which his application relates; and if he filed a fraudulent return, or having filed an incorrect or insufficient return, has failed, after notice, to file a proper return, the commissioner shall not abate the tax below double the amount for which the person assessed was properly taxable under this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 100A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 130 / Section 100A
Striped bass; regulations
Status: in_force

Section 100A. The director, with the approval of the marine fisheries advisory commission, shall, adopt rules and regulations relative to the taking, sale or possession of striped bass but in no instance shall any rule or regulation authorize the taking, sale or possession of striped bass measuring less than sixteen inches from the apex of the tail to the farthest extremity of the head.

Section 100A. The director, with the approval of the marine fisheries advisory commission, shall, adopt rules and regulations relative to the taking, sale or possession of striped bass but in no instance shall any rule or regulation authorize the taking, sale or possession of striped bass measuring less than sixteen inches from the apex of the tail to the farthest extremity of the head.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 2C — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 2C
Actions arising out of same accident or transaction; procedure after transfer
Status: in_force

Section 2C. Whenever any action or proceeding is transferred to another court under any provision of section two A or section two B, such action or proceeding shall thereafter proceed in the court to which it is thus transferred as though originally entered there.

Section 2C. Whenever any action or proceeding is transferred to another court under any provision of section two A or section two B, such action or proceeding shall thereafter proceed in the court to which it is thus transferred as though originally entered there.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, sec. 74 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71 / Section 74
Management of schools funds by private corporations
Status: in_force

Section 74. This chapter shall not affect the right of any corporation established in a town to manage any estate or funds given or obtained for the purpose of supporting schools therein, or in any wise affect such estate or funds.

Section 74. This chapter shall not affect the right of any corporation established in a town to manage any estate or funds given or obtained for the purpose of supporting schools therein, or in any wise affect such estate or funds.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 7
Defective ways, etc.; negligence actions
Status: in_force

Section 7. An action against a town or person to recover for injury or damage received by reason of a defect, want of repair or of an insufficient railing in or upon a public way shall be brought in the county where said town is situated or in the county where the plaintiff lives, except that such action against the city of Boston may be brought in Middlesex county, in Norfolk county or in the county where the plaintiff lives, and such action against the town of Nantucket or against any town in Dukes county may be brought in Bristol county. An action against a town or person to recover for injury or damage received in the commonwealth by reason of negligence other than that relating to such defect, want of repair or insufficient railing shall be brought in the county where the plaintiff lives or has his usual place of business, or in the county where the alleged injury or damage was received. This section shall not apply to actions that may be brought in a district court.

Section 7. An action against a town or person to recover for injury or damage received by reason of a defect, want of repair or of an insufficient railing in or upon a public way shall be brought in the county where said town is situated or in the county where the plaintiff lives, except that such action against the city of Boston may be brought in Middlesex county, in Norfolk county or in the county where the plaintiff lives, and such action against the town of Nantucket or against any town in Dukes county may be brought in Bristol county. An action against a town or person to recover for injury or damage received in the commonwealth by reason of negligence other than that relating to such defect, want of repair or insufficient railing shall be brought in the county where the plaintiff lives or has his usual place of business, or in the county where the alleged injury or damage was received. This section shall not apply to actions that may be brought in a district court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 166A, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 166A / Section 11
Revocation of license; grounds
Status: in_force

Section 11. Any license issued hereunder may after hearing be revoked by the issuing authority or the department for any of the following reasons:— (a) for false or misleading statements in, or material omissions from any application submitted under section four, five, or any annual return under section eight; (b) for failure to file and maintain a bond as required under subsection (k) of section five or to maintain insurance as required under subsection (c) of said section; (c) for repeated violations, as determined by the department, of commitments of a licensee set forth in subsection (j) of section five; (d) for repeated failure, as determined by the department, to maintain signal quality under the standards provided for in section sixteen; (e) for any transfer or assignment of a license or control thereof without consent in violation of section seven; (f) for repeated violations of other obligations of the licensee set forth in section five, except subsection (j), or of the terms of its license; (g) for failure to complete construction in accordance with the provisions of subsection (n) of section five.

Section 11. Any license issued hereunder may after hearing be revoked by the issuing authority or the department for any of the following reasons:—

(a) for false or misleading statements in, or material omissions from any application submitted under section four, five, or any annual return under section eight;

(b) for failure to file and maintain a bond as required under subsection (k) of section five or to maintain insurance as required under subsection (c) of said section;

(c) for repeated violations, as determined by the department, of commitments of a licensee set forth in subsection (j) of section five;

(d) for repeated failure, as determined by the department, to maintain signal quality under the standards provided for in section sixteen;

(e) for any transfer or assignment of a license or control thereof without consent in violation of section seven;

(f) for repeated violations of other obligations of the licensee set forth in section five, except subsection (j), or of the terms of its license;

(g) for failure to complete construction in accordance with the provisions of subsection (n) of section five.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277B, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 277B / Section 1
Authority to convene statewide grand jury
Status: repealed

[Text of section effective until December 31, 2026. Repealed by 2015, 10, Sec. 46. See 2015, 10, Sec. 71 as amended by 2020, 146.]

[Text of section effective until December 31, 2026. Repealed by 2015, 10, Sec. 46. See 2015, 10, Sec. 71 as amended by 2020, 146.]

Section 1. Upon written application of the attorney general to the chief justice of the superior court department, with good cause stated therein, the chief justice may authorize the convening of a statewide grand jury with jurisdiction extending throughout the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 60P — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 60P
Punishment for violations of Secs. 60A to 60N
Status: in_force

Section 60P. Whoever violates sections 60A to 60N, inclusive, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 3 months, or both.

Section 60P. Whoever violates sections 60A to 60N, inclusive, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 3 months, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176B, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176B / Section 18
Contracts for administrative or other services; loans and investments
Status: in_force

Section 18. Any medical service corporation may contract with any person for the purpose of providing administrative or other services relating to the providing of medical or other health services or reimbursement therefor. In addition, with the approval of the commissioner who shall consider the effect upon subscriber agreements and subscriber rates, a medical service corporation may, after being authorized by its board of directors, or by a committee thereof, charged with the duty of authorizing transactions under this section, make loans to, guarantee loans of and make investments in hospitals and providers of other health services for the purpose of improving efficiency, reducing costs, or increasing benefits in the delivery of health services to subscribers and others.

Section 18. Any medical service corporation may contract with any person for the purpose of providing administrative or other services relating to the providing of medical or other health services or reimbursement therefor. In addition, with the approval of the commissioner who shall consider the effect upon subscriber agreements and subscriber rates, a medical service corporation may, after being authorized by its board of directors, or by a committee thereof, charged with the duty of authorizing transactions under this section, make loans to, guarantee loans of and make investments in hospitals and providers of other health services for the purpose of improving efficiency, reducing costs, or increasing benefits in the delivery of health services to subscribers and others.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30, sec. 25A — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30 / Section 25A
Death away from home; return of body; expenses
Status: in_force

Section 25A. If any state officer or member of a department who is allowed actual and reasonable expenses incurred while traveling in the performance of duty, under the provisions of section twenty-five, dies while in the performance of such duty away from home, his body shall be returned to his home at the expense of the commonwealth.

Section 25A. If any state officer or member of a department who is allowed actual and reasonable expenses incurred while traveling in the performance of duty, under the provisions of section twenty-five, dies while in the performance of such duty away from home, his body shall be returned to his home at the expense of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 236, sec. 39 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 236 / Section 39
Action for redemption
Status: in_force

Section 39. The debtor may, within the year before limited for redemption and irrespective of any tender, bring in the supreme judicial or the superior court in the county where the land lies, a civil action for redemption, under the two following sections.

Section 39. The debtor may, within the year before limited for redemption and irrespective of any tender, bring in the supreme judicial or the superior court in the county where the land lies, a civil action for redemption, under the two following sections.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 67 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 151A / Section 67
Estimate of liability of employer failing to make report or return; collection
Status: in_force

Section 67. If any employer shall wilfully fail or refuse to make any report or return as required by any provision of this chapter or of the rules and regulations of the commissioner made under authority of this chapter, the commissioner may estimate the liability of such employer from any available information and may assess upon, and collect from, such employer the contributions, penalties and interest due from him.

Section 67. If any employer shall wilfully fail or refuse to make any report or return as required by any provision of this chapter or of the rules and regulations of the commissioner made under authority of this chapter, the commissioner may estimate the liability of such employer from any available information and may assess upon, and collect from, such employer the contributions, penalties and interest due from him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, sec. 45 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 215 / Section 45
Costs
Status: in_force

Section 45. In contested cases before a probate court or before the supreme judicial court on appeal, costs and expenses in the discretion of the court may be awarded to either party, to be paid by the other, or may be awarded to either or both parties to be paid out of the estate which is the subject of the controversy, as justice and equity may require. In any case wherein costs and expenses, or either, may be awarded hereunder to a party, they may be awarded to his counsel or may be apportioned between them. Execution may issue for costs awarded hereunder.

Section 45. In contested cases before a probate court or before the supreme judicial court on appeal, costs and expenses in the discretion of the court may be awarded to either party, to be paid by the other, or may be awarded to either or both parties to be paid out of the estate which is the subject of the controversy, as justice and equity may require. In any case wherein costs and expenses, or either, may be awarded hereunder to a party, they may be awarded to his counsel or may be apportioned between them. Execution may issue for costs awarded hereunder.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 46 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 276 / Section 46
Witnesses bound by recognizance on adjournment
Status: in_force

Section 46. If the examination or trial of a defendant charged with a felony is adjourned under section thirty-five, the court or justice may bind by recognizance the principal witnesses against the prisoner to appear and testify at the time and place to which the trial or examination is adjourned.

Section 46. If the examination or trial of a defendant charged with a felony is adjourned under section thirty-five, the court or justice may bind by recognizance the principal witnesses against the prisoner to appear and testify at the time and place to which the trial or examination is adjourned.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 212, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 212 / Section 8
Security in civil or criminal cases to stand on appeal
Status: in_force

Section 8. If an appeal or a bill of exceptions in a case, civil or criminal, has been duly entered in the appeals court or supreme judicial court, any security taken in the case, by bond, attachment or otherwise, shall stand as if no judgment had been entered or exception taken in the superior court until entry of judgment pursuant to the rescript of the appellate court.

Section 8. If an appeal or a bill of exceptions in a case, civil or criminal, has been duly entered in the appeals court or supreme judicial court, any security taken in the case, by bond, attachment or otherwise, shall stand as if no judgment had been entered or exception taken in the superior court until entry of judgment pursuant to the rescript of the appellate court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 12
Management of business
Status: in_force

Section 12. The business of every company shall be managed and conducted by a president, a board of not less than five directors, a clerk, a treasurer and such other officers and such agents as the company by its by-laws shall authorize.

Section 12. The business of every company shall be managed and conducted by a president, a board of not less than five directors, a clerk, a treasurer and such other officers and such agents as the company by its by-laws shall authorize.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64H, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64H / Section 16
Liability for failure to pay tax
Status: in_force

Section 16. Every person who fails to pay to the commissioner any sums required by this chapter shall be personally and individually liable therefor to the commonwealth. The term ''person'', as used in this section, includes an officer or employee of a corporation, or a member or employee of a partnership or limited liability company, who as such officer, employee or member is under a duty to pay over the taxes imposed by this chapter.

Section 16. Every person who fails to pay to the commissioner any sums required by this chapter shall be personally and individually liable therefor to the commonwealth. The term ''person'', as used in this section, includes an officer or employee of a corporation, or a member or employee of a partnership or limited liability company, who as such officer, employee or member is under a duty to pay over the taxes imposed by this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 186 / Section 27
Jurisdiction of courts to restrain violation of Secs. 23 to 26; applicability of other laws to requests to change locks
Status: in_force

Section 27. The superior court, housing court, district court and Boston municipal court shall have jurisdiction in equity to restrain violations of sections 23 to 26, inclusive. Section 18 of this chapter and section 2A of chapter 239 shall apply to an act taken in reprisal against a person for requesting that locks be changed under section 26. Notwithstanding sections 23 to 26, inclusive, if a court has issued a protective order under chapter 209A, or any other law, ordering a tenant, co-tenant or member of the household to vacate the dwelling unit, the owner shall not interfere with the order and upon a request to change the locks as described in section 26, shall comply with such request.

Section 27. The superior court, housing court, district court and Boston municipal court shall have jurisdiction in equity to restrain violations of sections 23 to 26, inclusive. Section 18 of this chapter and section 2A of chapter 239 shall apply to an act taken in reprisal against a person for requesting that locks be changed under section 26.

Notwithstanding sections 23 to 26, inclusive, if a court has issued a protective order under chapter 209A, or any other law, ordering a tenant, co-tenant or member of the household to vacate the dwelling unit, the owner shall not interfere with the order and upon a request to change the locks as described in section 26, shall comply with such request.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32, sec. 44 — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 32 / Section 44
Retirement of school janitors if incapacitated
Status: in_force

Section 44. The appropriate city or town retirement board, established under section twenty, upon the recommendation of the school committee, official, board or other body having control of janitors employed in the public schools of any city or town which has accepted this section or corresponding provisions of earlier laws, may retire, with an annual pension, any janitor so employed who has reached the age of sixty, after completing a service of not less than twenty-five years, and is physically incapacitated, and any janitor so employed, who has completed a service of not less than fifteen years, and is physically incapacitated by reason of injury received in the performance of his duties for such city or town. The pension shall be one half the compensation to which the pensioner would have been entitled for full employment during the last year of his service, but not more than seven hundred and fifty dollars a year, and shall be payable out of the appropriation for the support of public schools, maintenance of school buildings or payment of janitors. No school janitor whose employment begins after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, shall be subject to the provisions of this section.

Section 44. The appropriate city or town retirement board, established under section twenty, upon the recommendation of the school committee, official, board or other body having control of janitors employed in the public schools of any city or town which has accepted this section or corresponding provisions of earlier laws, may retire, with an annual pension, any janitor so employed who has reached the age of sixty, after completing a service of not less than twenty-five years, and is physically incapacitated, and any janitor so employed, who has completed a service of not less than fifteen years, and is physically incapacitated by reason of injury received in the performance of his duties for such city or town. The pension shall be one half the compensation to which the pensioner would have been entitled for full employment during the last year of his service, but not more than seven hundred and fifty dollars a year, and shall be payable out of the appropriation for the support of public schools, maintenance of school buildings or payment of janitors.

No school janitor whose employment begins after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, shall be subject to the provisions of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 2, sec. 33 — MA Code / Part I / Title I / Chapter 2 / Section 33
Soil of commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 33. The Paxton Soil Series shall be the official soil of the commonwealth.

Section 33. The Paxton Soil Series shall be the official soil of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 13, sec. 47 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 13 / Section 47
Board of registration of professional engineers and of land surveyors; compensation; expenses; limitations
Status: in_force

Section 47. The members of the board shall receive no compensation, but each member shall receive from the commonwealth the expenses necessarily incurred by him in connection with his official duties; provided, that such compensation and expenses shall not in any year be in excess of the annual receipts for examinations and registration and from other sources paid to the commonwealth by the board for the purposes of sections eighty-one D to eighty-one T, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and twelve.

Section 47. The members of the board shall receive no compensation, but each member shall receive from the commonwealth the expenses necessarily incurred by him in connection with his official duties; provided, that such compensation and expenses shall not in any year be in excess of the annual receipts for examinations and registration and from other sources paid to the commonwealth by the board for the purposes of sections eighty-one D to eighty-one T, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and twelve.