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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 7D, sec. 4A — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 7D / Section 4A
Chief data officer
Status: in_force

Section 4A. The secretary may, notwithstanding section 45 of chapter 30 and chapter 31, appoint a qualified individual to serve as the chief data officer for the commonwealth, who shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, regulation, executive order, policy or procedure to the contrary, the chief data officer shall develop administrative directives to govern the use, storage, collection, and dissemination of data assets for the executive department, and shall develop procedures for facilitating, where appropriate, resolution of disputes between or among agencies, departments, and executive offices regarding the use and sharing of data. The chief data officer shall have the role of promoting and facilitating, subject to all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulation, the sharing and use of data assets of the commonwealth in support of data-driven policymaking, research, analysis, study, or economic development.

Section 4A. The secretary may, notwithstanding section 45 of chapter 30 and chapter 31, appoint a qualified individual to serve as the chief data officer for the commonwealth, who shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, regulation, executive order, policy or procedure to the contrary, the chief data officer shall develop administrative directives to govern the use, storage, collection, and dissemination of data assets for the executive department, and shall develop procedures for facilitating, where appropriate, resolution of disputes between or among agencies, departments, and executive offices regarding the use and sharing of data. The chief data officer shall have the role of promoting and facilitating, subject to all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulation, the sharing and use of data assets of the commonwealth in support of data-driven policymaking, research, analysis, study, or economic development.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 251, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 251 / Section 6
Representation by counsel
Status: in_force

Section 6. A party shall have the right to be represented by an attorney at any proceeding or hearing under this chapter, notwithstanding any waiver of such right prior to the proceeding or hearing.

Section 6. A party shall have the right to be represented by an attorney at any proceeding or hearing under this chapter, notwithstanding any waiver of such right prior to the proceeding or hearing.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, sec. 67A — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 54 / Section 67A
Additional state ballot boxes; use in towns
Status: in_force

Section 67A. If the selectmen so vote, more than one state ballot box may be used at any polling place in any town at state elections and at town elections if official ballots are used therein. If more than one ballot box is to be used at any polling place as aforesaid, the voting lists for use thereat shall each be divided by the selectmen into as many sections as there are ballot boxes. Upon written request of the selectmen of a town for one or more additional ballot boxes for use as herein provided, the state secretary shall provide the same at the expense of such town.

Section 67A. If the selectmen so vote, more than one state ballot box may be used at any polling place in any town at state elections and at town elections if official ballots are used therein. If more than one ballot box is to be used at any polling place as aforesaid, the voting lists for use thereat shall each be divided by the selectmen into as many sections as there are ballot boxes. Upon written request of the selectmen of a town for one or more additional ballot boxes for use as herein provided, the state secretary shall provide the same at the expense of such town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 132 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 132
Change of railway company's name; authorization
Status: in_force

Section 132. Upon the application of any company, authorized by a vote of two thirds of the shares present and voting at a meeting called therefor, the department may, after public notice and a hearing, authorize such company to change its name.

Section 132. Upon the application of any company, authorized by a vote of two thirds of the shares present and voting at a meeting called therefor, the department may, after public notice and a hearing, authorize such company to change its name.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 173 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 173
Ordinances and by-laws relating to animals
Status: in_force

Section 173. A city or town may make additional ordinances or by-laws relative to the licensing and control of animals not inconsistent with sections 136A to 174F, inclusive.

Section 173. A city or town may make additional ordinances or by-laws relative to the licensing and control of animals not inconsistent with sections 136A to 174F, inclusive.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255D, sec. 30 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255D / Section 30
Penalties
Status: in_force

Section 30. Whoever violates any provision of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.

Section 30. Whoever violates any provision of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156C / Section 10
Furnishing of documents and information to members and managers
Status: in_force

Section 10. Each member or manager of a limited liability company has the right, subject to such reasonable standards, including standards governing what information and documents are to be furnished at what time and location and at whose expense, as may be set forth in the operating agreement or otherwise established by the manager or, if there is no manager, then by the members, to obtain from the limited liability company from time to time upon reasonable demand in writing for any purpose reasonably related to the member's or manager's interest as a member or manager of the limited liability company (i) true and full information regarding the state of the business and financial condition of the limited liability company, (ii) promptly after becoming available, a copy of the limited liability company's federal, state and local income tax returns for each year, and (iii) other information regarding the affairs of the limited liability company as is just and reasonable.

Section 10. Each member or manager of a limited liability company has the right, subject to such reasonable standards, including standards governing what information and documents are to be furnished at what time and location and at whose expense, as may be set forth in the operating agreement or otherwise established by the manager or, if there is no manager, then by the members, to obtain from the limited liability company from time to time upon reasonable demand in writing for any purpose reasonably related to the member's or manager's interest as a member or manager of the limited liability company (i) true and full information regarding the state of the business and financial condition of the limited liability company, (ii) promptly after becoming available, a copy of the limited liability company's federal, state and local income tax returns for each year, and (iii) other information regarding the affairs of the limited liability company as is just and reasonable.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203E, sec. 1001 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 203E / Section 1001
Remedies for breach of trust
Status: in_force

Section 1001. Remedies for breach of trust (a) A violation by a trustee of a duty the trustee owes to a beneficiary shall be a breach of trust. (b) To remedy a breach of trust that has occurred or may occur, the court may: (1) compel the trustee to perform the trustee's duties; (2) enjoin the trustee from committing a breach of trust; (3) compel the trustee to redress a breach of trust by paying money, restoring property or other means; (4) order a trustee to account; (5) appoint a special fiduciary to take possession of the trust property and administer the trust; (6) suspend the trustee; (7) remove the trustee; (8) reduce or deny compensation to the trustee; (9) subject to section 1012, void an act of the trustee, impose a lien or a constructive trust on trust property or trace trust property wrongfully disposed of and recover the property or its proceeds; or (10) order any other appropriate relief.

Section 1001. Remedies for breach of trust

(a) A violation by a trustee of a duty the trustee owes to a beneficiary shall be a breach of trust.

(b) To remedy a breach of trust that has occurred or may occur, the court may:

(1) compel the trustee to perform the trustee's duties;

(2) enjoin the trustee from committing a breach of trust;

(3) compel the trustee to redress a breach of trust by paying money, restoring property or other means;

(4) order a trustee to account;

(5) appoint a special fiduciary to take possession of the trust property and administer the trust;

(6) suspend the trustee;

(7) remove the trustee;

(8) reduce or deny compensation to the trustee;

(9) subject to section 1012, void an act of the trustee, impose a lien or a constructive trust on trust property or trace trust property wrongfully disposed of and recover the property or its proceeds; or

(10) order any other appropriate relief.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 110 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 110
Report of diseases of the eyes of infants
Status: in_force

Section 110. If either eye of an infant becomes inflamed, swollen and red, or shows an unnatural discharge within two weeks after birth, the nurse, relative or other attendant having charge of such infant shall report in writing, within six hours thereafter, to the board of health of the town where the infant is, the fact that such inflammation, swelling and redness of the eyes or unnatural discharge exist. On receipt of such report, or of notice of the same symptoms given by a physician, or a hospital medical officer registered under section nine of chapter one hundred and twelve, as provided by the following section, the board of health shall take such immediate action as it may deem necessary, including, so far as may be possible, consultation with an oculist and the employment of a trained nurse, in order that blindness may be prevented. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.

Section 110. If either eye of an infant becomes inflamed, swollen and red, or shows an unnatural discharge within two weeks after birth, the nurse, relative or other attendant having charge of such infant shall report in writing, within six hours thereafter, to the board of health of the town where the infant is, the fact that such inflammation, swelling and redness of the eyes or unnatural discharge exist. On receipt of such report, or of notice of the same symptoms given by a physician, or a hospital medical officer registered under section nine of chapter one hundred and twelve, as provided by the following section, the board of health shall take such immediate action as it may deem necessary, including, so far as may be possible, consultation with an oculist and the employment of a trained nurse, in order that blindness may be prevented. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 204, sec. 28 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 204 / Section 28
Method of release
Status: in_force

Section 28. A power releasable according to section twenty-seven, or under common law, may be released, wholly or partially, by the delivery of a written release executed by the donee of the power for consideration or under seal to any person who could be adversely affected by the exercise of the power, or to any person who alone or with another or others holds in trust property subject to the power, or, in the case of a power created by will, by the filing of such release in the registry of probate in the county in which such will was proved or allowed. No release of a power of appointment shall be valid as to land in the commonwealth subject to such power, except as against the releasor and persons having actual notice of the release, unless (a) in case of a power created by will or other written instrument, the release is acknowledged in the manner required in the case of deeds of land to entitle them to be recorded and is recorded in the registry of deeds for the county or district in which the land lies or, in the case of registered land, is filed and registered in the office of the assistant recorder for the registry district where the land lies or (b) in case of a power created by will, the release is filed in the registry of probate in the county in which such will was proved or allowed.

Section 28. A power releasable according to section twenty-seven, or under common law, may be released, wholly or partially, by the delivery of a written release executed by the donee of the power for consideration or under seal to any person who could be adversely affected by the exercise of the power, or to any person who alone or with another or others holds in trust property subject to the power, or, in the case of a power created by will, by the filing of such release in the registry of probate in the county in which such will was proved or allowed. No release of a power of appointment shall be valid as to land in the commonwealth subject to such power, except as against the releasor and persons having actual notice of the release, unless (a) in case of a power created by will or other written instrument, the release is acknowledged in the manner required in the case of deeds of land to entitle them to be recorded and is recorded in the registry of deeds for the county or district in which the land lies or, in the case of registered land, is filed and registered in the office of the assistant recorder for the registry district where the land lies or (b) in case of a power created by will, the release is filed in the registry of probate in the county in which such will was proved or allowed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, sec. 28 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 114 / Section 28
Conveyance of cemetery lots or interest in lots in trust for preservation as memorial; rights of heirs of owner; control over lot or interest in lot
Status: reserved

Section 28. The owner of any right, title or interest in or to a lot, tomb or monument in any cemetery owned or controlled by any company or association or by any town, may convey or devise the same to such company, association or municipality in trust for the purpose of its preservation as a memorial or as a burial place for the bodies of the owner and his descendants or relatives, or of such other persons as may be specified in the instrument creating the trust, or upon such other trust as may be created by the instrument and accepted by the grantee or devisee; but no such instrument shall be construed to take away the right of the heirs of the owner of a lot or tomb to be buried therein, unless the instrument contains an express provision to that effect. Any such grantee or devisee may accept any such grant, gift or devise, and if it accepts the same shall forever carry out and observe the terms of the instrument by which the grant, gift or devise was made. After the making of a conveyance or the taking effect of a devise and its acceptance by the cemetery authorities, the grantor of the lot, tomb or monument or of any interest therein, or the heirs and assigns of the grantor or devisor thereof, shall have no control over it except such as may be reserved in the instrument.

Section 28. The owner of any right, title or interest in or to a lot, tomb or monument in any cemetery owned or controlled by any company or association or by any town, may convey or devise the same to such company, association or municipality in trust for the purpose of its preservation as a memorial or as a burial place for the bodies of the owner and his descendants or relatives, or of such other persons as may be specified in the instrument creating the trust, or upon such other trust as may be created by the instrument and accepted by the grantee or devisee; but no such instrument shall be construed to take away the right of the heirs of the owner of a lot or tomb to be buried therein, unless the instrument contains an express provision to that effect. Any such grantee or devisee may accept any such grant, gift or devise, and if it accepts the same shall forever carry out and observe the terms of the instrument by which the grant, gift or devise was made. After the making of a conveyance or the taking effect of a devise and its acceptance by the cemetery authorities, the grantor of the lot, tomb or monument or of any interest therein, or the heirs and assigns of the grantor or devisor thereof, shall have no control over it except such as may be reserved in the instrument.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 34G — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 34G
Actions against surety company
Status: in_force

Section 34G. If a judgment rendered against the principal on a motor vehicle liability bond or against any person responsible for the operation of the principal's motor vehicle with his express or implied consent is not satisfied within thirty days after its rendition, the judgment creditor may for his use and benefit and at his sole expense bring an action in the name of the commonwealth against the surety company executing the bond.

Section 34G. If a judgment rendered against the principal on a motor vehicle liability bond or against any person responsible for the operation of the principal's motor vehicle with his express or implied consent is not satisfied within thirty days after its rendition, the judgment creditor may for his use and benefit and at his sole expense bring an action in the name of the commonwealth against the surety company executing the bond.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, sec. 80H — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 80H
Motor vehicles; striking, injuring or killing dogs or cats
Status: in_force

Section 80H. The operator of a motor vehicle that strikes and injures or kills a dog or cat shall forthwith report such an accident to the owner or custodian of said dog or cat or to a police officer in the town wherein such accident has occurred. A violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100 for a first offense or not more 10 days in a house of corrections and a fine of $500 and the cost of medical expenses, not to exceed $2,500, imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than 6 months or both such fine and cost and imprisonment for a second and subsequent offense. Nothing in this section shall preclude a civil cause of action including, but not limited to medical expenses, by the aggrieved party.

Section 80H. The operator of a motor vehicle that strikes and injures or kills a dog or cat shall forthwith report such an accident to the owner or custodian of said dog or cat or to a police officer in the town wherein such accident has occurred. A violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100 for a first offense or not more 10 days in a house of corrections and a fine of $500 and the cost of medical expenses, not to exceed $2,500, imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than 6 months or both such fine and cost and imprisonment for a second and subsequent offense. Nothing in this section shall preclude a civil cause of action including, but not limited to medical expenses, by the aggrieved party.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33A / Section 10
Restraint of persons charged with offenses
Status: in_force

Article 10. Restraint of persons charged with offenses. A person subject to this code charged with an offense under this code may be ordered into arrest or confinement, as circumstances may require. When a person subject to this code is placed in arrest or confinement prior to trial, immediate steps shall be taken to inform the person of the specific wrong of which the person is accused and diligent steps shall be taken to try the person or to dismiss the charges and release the person.

Article 10. Restraint of persons charged with offenses.

A person subject to this code charged with an offense under this code may be ordered into arrest or confinement, as circumstances may require. When a person subject to this code is placed in arrest or confinement prior to trial, immediate steps shall be taken to inform the person of the specific wrong of which the person is accused and diligent steps shall be taken to try the person or to dismiss the charges and release the person.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 132 / Section 4
Annual report of commissioner of natural resources
Status: in_force

Section 4. The commissioner shall make annual reports of the acts of the forester and of the acts of the chief superintendent, which latter report shall include a statement of all sums expended from the funds of the commonwealth for the suppression of pests declared in section eleven to be public nuisances in the several cities and towns. The report relative to the acts of the forester shall include the account of all money invested in each state forest and of the annual income and expense thereof, and the report of the state fire warden required by section twenty-eight of chapter forty-eight.

Section 4. The commissioner shall make annual reports of the acts of the forester and of the acts of the chief superintendent, which latter report shall include a statement of all sums expended from the funds of the commonwealth for the suppression of pests declared in section eleven to be public nuisances in the several cities and towns. The report relative to the acts of the forester shall include the account of all money invested in each state forest and of the annual income and expense thereof, and the report of the state fire warden required by section twenty-eight of chapter forty-eight.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 100M — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 276 / Section 100M
Failure to acknowledge expunged record as basis for perjury or false statement
Status: in_force

Section 100M. No person whose record was expunged pursuant to section 100F, section 100G, section 100H or section 100K shall be held under any provision of any law to be guilty of perjury or otherwise giving a false statement by reason of the person's failure to recite or acknowledge such record, or portion thereof, in response to any inquiry made of him or her for any purpose.

Section 100M. No person whose record was expunged pursuant to section 100F, section 100G, section 100H or section 100K shall be held under any provision of any law to be guilty of perjury or otherwise giving a false statement by reason of the person's failure to recite or acknowledge such record, or portion thereof, in response to any inquiry made of him or her for any purpose.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 146 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 146
Damaging warning signs; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 146. Any person who unlawfully removes, throws down, injures or defaces any such sign shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars, to the use of the county, city or town placing and maintaining the sign, or of the commonwealth, if the sign is placed and maintained by the department of highways.

Section 146. Any person who unlawfully removes, throws down, injures or defaces any such sign shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars, to the use of the county, city or town placing and maintaining the sign, or of the commonwealth, if the sign is placed and maintained by the department of highways.