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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 7CC — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 7CC
Transporting of special needs children
Status: in_force

Section 7CC. Every person or company contracting to transport by motor vehicle one or more special needs children who are enrolled in a public or private school shall conspicuously display, in lettering, not less than four inches square, on such motor vehicle the name and address of the owner thereof. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.

Section 7CC. Every person or company contracting to transport by motor vehicle one or more special needs children who are enrolled in a public or private school shall conspicuously display, in lettering, not less than four inches square, on such motor vehicle the name and address of the owner thereof. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 131I — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 131I
Return of payments by ineligible recipients or vendors required
Status: in_force

Section 131I. Any recipient or vendor who receives any payment under this chapter to which he is not entitled, shall return such payment to the commonwealth by paying the same to the state treasurer as soon as demand is made upon him.

Section 131I. Any recipient or vendor who receives any payment under this chapter to which he is not entitled, shall return such payment to the commonwealth by paying the same to the state treasurer as soon as demand is made upon him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15NNNNNN — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15NNNNNN
Negro Election Day
Status: in_force

Section 15NNNNNN. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the third Saturday in July as Negro Election Day in commemoration of the adoption of the first black voting system in 1740 and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15NNNNNN. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the third Saturday in July as Negro Election Day in commemoration of the adoption of the first black voting system in 1740 and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221A, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221A / Section 2
Creation of corporation; purpose
Status: in_force

Section 2. There is hereby created a body politic and corporate to be known as the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation for the purpose of providing financial support for legal assistance programs that provide representation to persons financially unable to afford such assistance in proceedings or matters other than criminal proceedings or matters, except those proceedings or matters in which the commonwealth is required to provide representation. The corporation may, however, provide financial support for legal assistance programs that provide representation to complainants financially unable to afford such assistance in proceedings before the Massachusetts commission against discrimination. The corporation is hereby constituted a public instrumentality of the commonwealth and the exercise by the corporation of the powers conferred in this chapter shall be deemed and held to be the performance of an essential public function. The corporation is hereby placed under the supreme judicial court but shall not be subject to the supervision or control of said court or of any other board, bureau, department, or agency of the commonwealth except as specifically provided in this chapter.

Section 2. There is hereby created a body politic and corporate to be known as the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation for the purpose of providing financial support for legal assistance programs that provide representation to persons financially unable to afford such assistance in proceedings or matters other than criminal proceedings or matters, except those proceedings or matters in which the commonwealth is required to provide representation. The corporation may, however, provide financial support for legal assistance programs that provide representation to complainants financially unable to afford such assistance in proceedings before the Massachusetts commission against discrimination. The corporation is hereby constituted a public instrumentality of the commonwealth and the exercise by the corporation of the powers conferred in this chapter shall be deemed and held to be the performance of an essential public function. The corporation is hereby placed under the supreme judicial court but shall not be subject to the supervision or control of said court or of any other board, bureau, department, or agency of the commonwealth except as specifically provided in this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 213, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 213 / Section 1
Chief justices; vacancies
Status: in_force

Section 1. In case of a vacancy in the office of chief justice of the supreme judicial or the superior court, or of his illness or absence, his duties shall be performed by the senior justice present and qualified to act.

Section 1. In case of a vacancy in the office of chief justice of the supreme judicial or the superior court, or of his illness or absence, his duties shall be performed by the senior justice present and qualified to act.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 241, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 241 / Section 23
Improvements; compensation
Status: in_force

Section 23. If the court in which partition proceedings are pending finds that one of the co-tenants has erected any buildings or made other permanent improvements on the common land, it may, if justice and equity so require, award such compensation as it deems proper for the value of such buildings or other improvements, not exceeding, however, the actual amount by which the market value of the common land has been increased thereby; and in awarding such compensation the court may deduct any benefit which the party claiming compensation has received from the common land. The court may make orders and decrees for the enforcement or protection of any such claim, and in case of partition by division may order the improved part set off to the party who made the improvement, and the land divided as if the improvement had not been made.

Section 23. If the court in which partition proceedings are pending finds that one of the co-tenants has erected any buildings or made other permanent improvements on the common land, it may, if justice and equity so require, award such compensation as it deems proper for the value of such buildings or other improvements, not exceeding, however, the actual amount by which the market value of the common land has been increased thereby; and in awarding such compensation the court may deduct any benefit which the party claiming compensation has received from the common land. The court may make orders and decrees for the enforcement or protection of any such claim, and in case of partition by division may order the improved part set off to the party who made the improvement, and the land divided as if the improvement had not been made.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 6L — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 6L
Superior court for county of Hampden; criminal proceedings clerk
Status: in_force

Section 6L. The justices of the superior court may designate, for a term of three years from the date of such designation, one of the assistant clerks for the county of Hampden, appointed under section five, to perform, under the direction of the clerk of courts for the county of Hampden, the duties of the clerk pertaining to the criminal proceedings in said court, and such other duties as the clerk shall determine, who shall receive from said county, in addition to the salary paid to him as an assistant clerk under section four, a sum equivalent to ten per cent of the salary of the clerk.

Section 6L. The justices of the superior court may designate, for a term of three years from the date of such designation, one of the assistant clerks for the county of Hampden, appointed under section five, to perform, under the direction of the clerk of courts for the county of Hampden, the duties of the clerk pertaining to the criminal proceedings in said court, and such other duties as the clerk shall determine, who shall receive from said county, in addition to the salary paid to him as an assistant clerk under section four, a sum equivalent to ten per cent of the salary of the clerk.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 85 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 85
Statutes not applicable
Status: in_force

Section 85. The provisions of sections eighty-six to one hundred and twelve, inclusive, shall not apply to licensed pawnbrokers.

Section 85. The provisions of sections eighty-six to one hundred and twelve, inclusive, shall not apply to licensed pawnbrokers.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 138, sec. 34E — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 138 / Section 34E
Immunity from prosecution under Secs. 34, 34A or 34C for persons seeking medical assistance for alcohol-related incapacitation
Status: in_force

Section 34E. (a) A person under 21 years of age who, in good faith, seeks medical assistance for someone experiencing alcohol-related incapacitation shall not be charged or prosecuted under sections 34, 34A or 34C if the evidence for the charge of purchase or possession of alcohol was gained as a result of seeking medical assistance. (b) A person under 21 years of age who experiences alcohol-related incapacitation and is in need of medical assistance and, in good faith, seeks such medical assistance or is the subject of such a good faith request for medical assistance shall not be charged or prosecuted under sections 34, 34A or 34C if the evidence for the charge of purchase or possession of alcohol was gained as a result of seeking medical assistance.

Section 34E. (a) A person under 21 years of age who, in good faith, seeks medical assistance for someone experiencing alcohol-related incapacitation shall not be charged or prosecuted under sections 34, 34A or 34C if the evidence for the charge of purchase or possession of alcohol was gained as a result of seeking medical assistance.

(b) A person under 21 years of age who experiences alcohol-related incapacitation and is in need of medical assistance and, in good faith, seeks such medical assistance or is the subject of such a good faith request for medical assistance shall not be charged or prosecuted under sections 34, 34A or 34C if the evidence for the charge of purchase or possession of alcohol was gained as a result of seeking medical assistance.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 239, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 239 / Section 7
Judgments; effect
Status: in_force

Section 7. The judgment in an action under this chapter shall not be a bar to any action thereafter brought by either party to recover the land or tenements in question, or to recover damages for any trespass thereon; but the amount recovered for rent under section five shall be deducted in any assessment of damages in such subsequent action by the original plaintiff.

Section 7. The judgment in an action under this chapter shall not be a bar to any action thereafter brought by either party to recover the land or tenements in question, or to recover damages for any trespass thereon; but the amount recovered for rent under section five shall be deducted in any assessment of damages in such subsequent action by the original plaintiff.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 295O — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 295O
Citation of Secs. 295A to 295O; Motor Fuel Sales Act
Status: in_force

Section 295O. Sections two hundred and ninety-five A to two hundred and ninety-five O, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as the ''Motor Fuel Sales Act.''

Section 295O. Sections two hundred and ninety-five A to two hundred and ninety-five O, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as the ''Motor Fuel Sales Act.''
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, sec. 39 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 119 / Section 39
Abandonment of infant under age of ten
Status: in_force

Section 39. Whoever abandons an infant under the age of ten within or without any building, or, being its parent, or being under a legal duty to care for it, and having made a contract for its board or maintenance, absconds or fails to perform such contract, and for four weeks after such absconding or breach of his contract, if of sufficient physical and mental ability, neglects to visit or remove such infant or notify the department of his inability to support such infant, shall be punished by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than two years; or, if the infant dies by reason of such abandonment, by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one half years or in the state prison for not more than five years.

Section 39. Whoever abandons an infant under the age of ten within or without any building, or, being its parent, or being under a legal duty to care for it, and having made a contract for its board or maintenance, absconds or fails to perform such contract, and for four weeks after such absconding or breach of his contract, if of sufficient physical and mental ability, neglects to visit or remove such infant or notify the department of his inability to support such infant, shall be punished by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than two years; or, if the infant dies by reason of such abandonment, by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one half years or in the state prison for not more than five years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, sec. 30 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 43 / Section 30
Purchase or taking of land
Status: in_force

Section 30. At the request of any department, and with the approval of the mayor and city council under Plan A, B, C or F, or with the approval of the city manager and the city council under Plan D or E, the city council may, in the name of the city, purchase, or take by eminent domain, under chapter seventy-nine, any land within its limits for any municipal purpose, and, without the request of any department, but with like approval, the city council may, in the name of the city, purchase or take by eminent domain, under chapter seventy-nine, any land within its limits for the purpose of conveying the same, with or without consideration, to the commonwealth for the use of a regional community college. Whenever the price proposed to be paid for land for any municipal purpose is more than twenty-five per cent higher than its average assessed valuation during the previous three years the land shall not be purchased, but shall be taken as aforesaid. No land shall be taken or purchased until an appropriation by loan or otherwise for the general purpose for which land is needed has been made by the city council, by a two thirds vote of all its members; nor shall a price be paid in excess of the appropriation, unless a larger sum is awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction. All proceedings in the taking of land shall be under the advice of the law department, and a record thereof shall be kept by said department.

Section 30. At the request of any department, and with the approval of the mayor and city council under Plan A, B, C or F, or with the approval of the city manager and the city council under Plan D or E, the city council may, in the name of the city, purchase, or take by eminent domain, under chapter seventy-nine, any land within its limits for any municipal purpose, and, without the request of any department, but with like approval, the city council may, in the name of the city, purchase or take by eminent domain, under chapter seventy-nine, any land within its limits for the purpose of conveying the same, with or without consideration, to the commonwealth for the use of a regional community college. Whenever the price proposed to be paid for land for any municipal purpose is more than twenty-five per cent higher than its average assessed valuation during the previous three years the land shall not be purchased, but shall be taken as aforesaid. No land shall be taken or purchased until an appropriation by loan or otherwise for the general purpose for which land is needed has been made by the city council, by a two thirds vote of all its members; nor shall a price be paid in excess of the appropriation, unless a larger sum is awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction. All proceedings in the taking of land shall be under the advice of the law department, and a record thereof shall be kept by said department.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151D, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 151D / Section 11
Additional penalties for failure to pay contributions or benefits; venue for complaints
Status: in_force

Section 11. In addition to any other penalty of punishment otherwise prescribed by law any person or employee, and the president, secretary, and treasurer, or officers exercising corresponding functions, of a corporation which is an employer, who is party to an agreement to pay or provide the contributions or benefits covered by this chapter or who is so required to pay these contributions or benefits under the terms of sections twenty-six and twenty-seven of chapter one hundred and forty-nine, and who refuses or fails or neglects to pay such contributions or payments within thirty days after such payments are required to be made shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than one year, or both. A complaint under this section may be brought in the municipal court of the city of Boston, or in a district court within the territorial jurisdiction of which the employer has his principal place of business, or within which the contributions are to be paid, or, if said complaint is brought against an officer of a corporation, within which said officer lives.

Section 11. In addition to any other penalty of punishment otherwise prescribed by law any person or employee, and the president, secretary, and treasurer, or officers exercising corresponding functions, of a corporation which is an employer, who is party to an agreement to pay or provide the contributions or benefits covered by this chapter or who is so required to pay these contributions or benefits under the terms of sections twenty-six and twenty-seven of chapter one hundred and forty-nine, and who refuses or fails or neglects to pay such contributions or payments within thirty days after such payments are required to be made shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than one year, or both.

A complaint under this section may be brought in the municipal court of the city of Boston, or in a district court within the territorial jurisdiction of which the employer has his principal place of business, or within which the contributions are to be paid, or, if said complaint is brought against an officer of a corporation, within which said officer lives.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 51 / Section 11
Records kept
Status: in_force

Section 11. The registrars, except in any city or town as to which it is otherwise provided by special law, shall enter the name and residence of each person listed and certified under section eight in a book provided therefor.

Section 11. The registrars, except in any city or town as to which it is otherwise provided by special law, shall enter the name and residence of each person listed and certified under section eight in a book provided therefor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, sec. 71 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 131 / Section 71
Orange clothing while hunting
Status: in_force

Section 71. A person shall not, during the open season when deer may be hunted lawfully with a shotgun, hunt or enter the woodlands of the commonwealth for the purpose of hunting unless he wears in a conspicuous manner or his chest, back and head a minimum of five hundred square inches of clothing or material of a hunter orange color which meets such requirements as the director may by rules and regulations establish. This section shall not apply to any person engaged in waterfowl hunting from within a blind or from a boat.

Section 71. A person shall not, during the open season when deer may be hunted lawfully with a shotgun, hunt or enter the woodlands of the commonwealth for the purpose of hunting unless he wears in a conspicuous manner or his chest, back and head a minimum of five hundred square inches of clothing or material of a hunter orange color which meets such requirements as the director may by rules and regulations establish. This section shall not apply to any person engaged in waterfowl hunting from within a blind or from a boat.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, sec. 72 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 131 / Section 72
Deer tags
Status: in_force

Section 72. To each resident and nonresident hunting or sporting license shall be attached a deer tag in a form prescribed by the director. Such deer tag shall remain attached to said license until removed for the purpose of affixing to a deer as provided herein and shall be void if detached for any other purpose. A person possessing a detached deer tag not affixed to a deer shall surrender the same to any officer empowered to enforce the provisions of this chapter. Immediately upon taking a deer into possession by hunting in open season, said tag shall be affixed to the deer in such manner and for such time as may be prescribed by rules and regulations of the director. This section shall not apply to a deer taken by a person hunting lawfully without a license. A person shall not have in his possession or under his control in any motor vehicle or transport the carcass of a deer except as provided in rules and regulations promulgated by the director. Possession of the carcass of a deer except as tagged or authorized herein shall be prima facie evidence that the same was unlawfully taken. Proceedings under any rule or regulation made under authority of this section or of section five and which pertains to the tagging or reporting of any deer killed may be begun in the district court within the judicial district of which the deer is found or the defendant lives.

Section 72. To each resident and nonresident hunting or sporting license shall be attached a deer tag in a form prescribed by the director. Such deer tag shall remain attached to said license until removed for the purpose of affixing to a deer as provided herein and shall be void if detached for any other purpose. A person possessing a detached deer tag not affixed to a deer shall surrender the same to any officer empowered to enforce the provisions of this chapter. Immediately upon taking a deer into possession by hunting in open season, said tag shall be affixed to the deer in such manner and for such time as may be prescribed by rules and regulations of the director. This section shall not apply to a deer taken by a person hunting lawfully without a license. A person shall not have in his possession or under his control in any motor vehicle or transport the carcass of a deer except as provided in rules and regulations promulgated by the director. Possession of the carcass of a deer except as tagged or authorized herein shall be prima facie evidence that the same was unlawfully taken. Proceedings under any rule or regulation made under authority of this section or of section five and which pertains to the tagging or reporting of any deer killed may be begun in the district court within the judicial district of which the deer is found or the defendant lives.