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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 157 / Section 16
Marketing contracts between corporation and members
Status: in_force

Section 16. Any such corporation may enter into marketing contracts with its members by which the members shall agree to sell, for any period of time not exceeding ten years, all or any specified part of their products or of certain specified products exclusively to or through the corporation or any agency designated by it. If such contract provides for a sale to the corporation, title to the products covered thereby shall pass to the corporation absolutely, except for recorded liens, upon delivery or at any other time specified in said contract, if expressly so agreed therein. Any such contract may, however, provide for sale by the corporation of the products of its members with or without acquisition of title to such products by the corporation and may further provide that the corporation shall pay over to the members the resale price after deducting all necessary expenses including any allowances, contributions or deductions authorized by its by-laws or by the contract itself. Such contract shall not be construed as a violation of any provision of sections one to seven, inclusive, of chapter ninety-three, unless it results in an undue enhancement of the price of the product to which the contract applies, nor shall any corporation organized under section ten be liable to prosecution for any action reasonable and proper in the exercise of the rights and powers conferred by sections ten to eighteen, inclusive.

Section 16. Any such corporation may enter into marketing contracts with its members by which the members shall agree to sell, for any period of time not exceeding ten years, all or any specified part of their products or of certain specified products exclusively to or through the corporation or any agency designated by it. If such contract provides for a sale to the corporation, title to the products covered thereby shall pass to the corporation absolutely, except for recorded liens, upon delivery or at any other time specified in said contract, if expressly so agreed therein. Any such contract may, however, provide for sale by the corporation of the products of its members with or without acquisition of title to such products by the corporation and may further provide that the corporation shall pay over to the members the resale price after deducting all necessary expenses including any allowances, contributions or deductions authorized by its by-laws or by the contract itself. Such contract shall not be construed as a violation of any provision of sections one to seven, inclusive, of chapter ninety-three, unless it results in an undue enhancement of the price of the product to which the contract applies, nor shall any corporation organized under section ten be liable to prosecution for any action reasonable and proper in the exercise of the rights and powers conferred by sections ten to eighteen, inclusive.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 75, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 75 / Section 42
Funding for environmental programs; administration
Status: in_force

Section 42. No start-up or maintenance and operation funds for the entities established in sections thirty-eight to forty-one, inclusive, shall be appropriated in any fiscal year from the Toxics Use Reduction Fund established in section two K of chapter twenty-nine. Said entities may receive grants from public and private sources, may impose fees, and may collect and retain revenue from fees and grants to defray the costs of their services and programs. All monies appropriated to the entities or received through grants, contracts, fees, gifts, bequests, and other sources shall be administered by the University of Massachusetts.

Section 42. No start-up or maintenance and operation funds for the entities established in sections thirty-eight to forty-one, inclusive, shall be appropriated in any fiscal year from the Toxics Use Reduction Fund established in section two K of chapter twenty-nine. Said entities may receive grants from public and private sources, may impose fees, and may collect and retain revenue from fees and grants to defray the costs of their services and programs. All monies appropriated to the entities or received through grants, contracts, fees, gifts, bequests, and other sources shall be administered by the University of Massachusetts.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 81F — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 81F
Moneys received by secretary of board; bond
Status: in_force

Section 81F. The secretary of the board shall receive and account for all moneys received under said sections and shall pay the same to the state treasurer. Said secretary shall give to the state treasurer a bond, in such sum and with such sureties as may from time to time be required by the board under authority of law, for the faithful performance of his duties.

Section 81F. The secretary of the board shall receive and account for all moneys received under said sections and shall pay the same to the state treasurer. Said secretary shall give to the state treasurer a bond, in such sum and with such sureties as may from time to time be required by the board under authority of law, for the faithful performance of his duties.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156E / Section 13
Benefit officer; powers and duties
Status: in_force

Section 13. (a) A benefit corporation may have an officer designated as the benefit officer. A benefit officer shall have: (1) the powers and duties relating to the purpose of the corporation to create a general public benefit or a specific public benefit provided: (i) by the bylaws; or (ii) absent controlling provisions in the bylaws, by resolutions or orders of the board of directors; and (2) the duty to oversee and prepare the annual benefit report required by subsection (a) of section 15. [There is no subsection (b).]

Section 13. (a) A benefit corporation may have an officer designated as the benefit officer. A benefit officer shall have:

(1) the powers and duties relating to the purpose of the corporation to create a general public benefit or a specific public benefit provided:

(i) by the bylaws; or

(ii) absent controlling provisions in the bylaws, by resolutions or orders of the board of directors; and

(2) the duty to oversee and prepare the annual benefit report required by subsection (a) of section 15.

[There is no subsection (b).]
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 267, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 267 / Section 9
Possession of ten or more of false, forged or counterfeited notes or bills
Status: in_force

Section 9. Whoever has in his possession at the same time ten or more similar false, altered, forged or counterfeit notes, bills of credit, bank bills or notes, such as are mentioned in any of the preceding sections, payable to the bearer thereof or to the order of any person, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged or counterfeit, with intent to utter or pass the same as true, and thereby to injure or defraud, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years.

Section 9. Whoever has in his possession at the same time ten or more similar false, altered, forged or counterfeit notes, bills of credit, bank bills or notes, such as are mentioned in any of the preceding sections, payable to the bearer thereof or to the order of any person, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged or counterfeit, with intent to utter or pass the same as true, and thereby to injure or defraud, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 184, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 184 / Section 1
Rights of aliens
Status: in_force

Section 1. Aliens may take, hold, transmit and convey real property, and no title to real property shall be invalid on account of the alienage of a former owner.

Section 1. Aliens may take, hold, transmit and convey real property, and no title to real property shall be invalid on account of the alienage of a former owner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, sec. 5B — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 25 / Section 5B
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 5B. The department shall issue, following public hearings in accordance with chapter thirty A, rules and regulations for the enforcement of section thirty-three A of chapter one hundred and sixty-four.

Section 5B. The department shall issue, following public hearings in accordance with chapter thirty A, rules and regulations for the enforcement of section thirty-three A of chapter one hundred and sixty-four.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 143, sec. 3S — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 143 / Section 3S
Multiple dwellings; posting name and address of owner or agent; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 3S. An owner of a dwelling which is rented for residential use, who does not reside therein and who does not employ a manager or agent for such dwelling who resides therein, shall post and maintain or cause to be posted and maintained on such dwelling adjacent to the mailboxes for such dwelling or elsewhere in the interior of such dwelling in a location visible to the residents a notice, not less than twenty square inches in size, bearing his name, address and telephone number. If the owner is a realty trust or partnership, the name, address and telephone number of the managing trustee or partner shall be posted. If the owner is a corporation, the name, address and telephone number of the president of the corporation shall be posted. Where the owner employs a manager or agent who does not reside in such dwelling, such manager or agent's name, address and telephone number shall also be included in the notice. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars. Each day during which a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

Section 3S. An owner of a dwelling which is rented for residential use, who does not reside therein and who does not employ a manager or agent for such dwelling who resides therein, shall post and maintain or cause to be posted and maintained on such dwelling adjacent to the mailboxes for such dwelling or elsewhere in the interior of such dwelling in a location visible to the residents a notice, not less than twenty square inches in size, bearing his name, address and telephone number. If the owner is a realty trust or partnership, the name, address and telephone number of the managing trustee or partner shall be posted. If the owner is a corporation, the name, address and telephone number of the president of the corporation shall be posted.

Where the owner employs a manager or agent who does not reside in such dwelling, such manager or agent's name, address and telephone number shall also be included in the notice.

Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars. Each day during which a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94G, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94G / Section 19
Liability to commonwealth under this chapter as debt
Status: in_force

Section 19. Any liability to the commonwealth under this chapter shall constitute a debt to the commonwealth. Once a statement naming a licensee is recorded, registered or filed, any such debt shall constitute a lien on all commercial property owned by a licensee in the commonwealth and shall have priority over an encumbrance recorded, registered or filed with respect to any site.

Section 19. Any liability to the commonwealth under this chapter shall constitute a debt to the commonwealth. Once a statement naming a licensee is recorded, registered or filed, any such debt shall constitute a lien on all commercial property owned by a licensee in the commonwealth and shall have priority over an encumbrance recorded, registered or filed with respect to any site.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 44L — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 44L
Issuance of debt obligations to pay for project costs
Status: in_force

Section 44L. The rights and powers granted to cities and towns by the provisions of section twenty-eight C of chapter forty-four shall apply to regional refuse disposal districts and for the purpose of said section twenty-eight C the chief executive officer of a regional refuse disposal district shall be the regional refuse disposal district committee.

Section 44L. The rights and powers granted to cities and towns by the provisions of section twenty-eight C of chapter forty-four shall apply to regional refuse disposal districts and for the purpose of said section twenty-eight C the chief executive officer of a regional refuse disposal district shall be the regional refuse disposal district committee.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94I, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94I / Section 4
Registration of healthcare professionals that issue certifications for medical use of marijuana
Status: in_force

Section 4. Any healthcare professional that issues a written certification for the medical use of marijuana shall register with the commission pursuant to regulations promulgated by the commission.

Section 4. Any healthcare professional that issues a written certification for the medical use of marijuana shall register with the commission pursuant to regulations promulgated by the commission.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 39G — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 39G
Applicability of Secs. 35 to 52 to counties
Status: in_force

Section 39G. The provisions of sections thirty-five to fifty-two, inclusive, applicable to any city or town shall apply to airports and aeronautical facilities owned or operated by any county, except for the method of appointment of the airport commission thereof, which commission shall be appointed by the county commissioners.

Section 39G. The provisions of sections thirty-five to fifty-two, inclusive, applicable to any city or town shall apply to airports and aeronautical facilities owned or operated by any county, except for the method of appointment of the airport commission thereof, which commission shall be appointed by the county commissioners.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 109 / Section 4
Office and agent for service of process
Status: in_force

Section 4. Each limited partnership shall continuously maintain in the commonwealth: (1) an office, which may, but need not be a place of its business in the commonwealth, at which shall be kept the records required by section five to be maintained; and (2) an agent for service of process on the limited partnership, which agent must be an individual resident of the commonwealth, a domestic corporation, or a foreign corporation authorized to do business in the commonwealth.

Section 4. Each limited partnership shall continuously maintain in the commonwealth:

(1) an office, which may, but need not be a place of its business in the commonwealth, at which shall be kept the records required by section five to be maintained; and

(2) an agent for service of process on the limited partnership, which agent must be an individual resident of the commonwealth, a domestic corporation, or a foreign corporation authorized to do business in the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 17
Entry of places of employment for examinations and investigations; access to records
Status: in_force

Section 17. For the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, the commissioner, the assistant commissioner and the associate commissioners, and the director, inspectors, and other representatives of the department of labor standards may enter places of employment, other than places of employment of persons engaged in domestic service in the home of the employer, and examine the methods of protection from accident, the means of escape from fire, the sanitary provisions, the lighting and means of ventilation, and make investigations as to the employment of minors and as to compliance with all provisions of this chapter, and shall have access to all records pertaining to wages, hours, and other conditions of employment which are found essential to such investigations.

Section 17. For the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, the commissioner, the assistant commissioner and the associate commissioners, and the director, inspectors, and other representatives of the department of labor standards may enter places of employment, other than places of employment of persons engaged in domestic service in the home of the employer, and examine the methods of protection from accident, the means of escape from fire, the sanitary provisions, the lighting and means of ventilation, and make investigations as to the employment of minors and as to compliance with all provisions of this chapter, and shall have access to all records pertaining to wages, hours, and other conditions of employment which are found essential to such investigations.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 279 / Section 27
Immediate execution of sentence to state prison of convict sentenced to jail or house of correction
Status: in_force

Section 27. If a convict serving a sentence of imprisonment in a jail or house of correction is convicted of a felony, the court may impose sentence of imprisonment in the state prison and order it to take effect forthwith, notwithstanding the former sentence. The convict shall thereupon be removed to the reception center established under section twenty of chapter one hundred and twenty-seven, and shall be discharged at the expiration of his sentence thereto.

Section 27. If a convict serving a sentence of imprisonment in a jail or house of correction is convicted of a felony, the court may impose sentence of imprisonment in the state prison and order it to take effect forthwith, notwithstanding the former sentence. The convict shall thereupon be removed to the reception center established under section twenty of chapter one hundred and twenty-seven, and shall be discharged at the expiration of his sentence thereto.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 72A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 72A
Survey preliminary to eminent domain proceedings; notice to landowners; damages
Status: in_force

[Text of section effective until March 1, 2026. For text effective March 1, 2026, see below.]

[Text of section effective until March 1, 2026. For text effective March 1, 2026, see below.]

Section 72A. The department may upon petition authorize an electric company to enter upon lands of any person or corporation for the purpose of making a survey preliminary to eminent domain proceedings. The department shall give notice of the authorization granted, by registered mail, to the landowners involved at least five days prior to any entry by such electric company. The company entering upon any such lands shall be subject to liability for any damages occasioned thereby, to be recovered under chapter seventy-nine.

[Text of section as amended by 2024, 239, Sec. 75 effective March 1, 2026. See 2024, 239, Sec. 139. For text effective until March 1, 2026, see above.]

Section 72A. The energy facilities siting board may, upon petition, authorize an electric company to enter upon lands of any person or corporation for the purpose of making a survey preliminary to eminent domain proceedings. The energy facilities siting board shall give notice of the authorization granted, by registered mail, to the landowners involved not less than 5 days prior to any entry by such electric company. The company entering upon any such lands shall be subject to liability for any damages occasioned thereby to be recovered under chapter 79.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 8H — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 8H
Identification cards for persons not possessing motor vehicle licenses; fictitious, fraudulent, or altered cards; possession
Status: in_force

Section 8H. No person shall: (a) display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have in his possession, any canceled, fictitious, fraudulently altered, or fraudulently obtained identification card; (b) lend his identification card to any other person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another; (c) display or represent any identification card not issued to him as being his card; (d) permit any unlawful use of an identification card issued to him; (e) photograph, photostat, duplicate, or in any way reproduce any identification card or facsimile thereof in such a manner that it could be mistaken for a valid identification card, or display or have in his possession any such photograph, photostat, duplicate, reproduction, or facsimile unless authorized by the provisions of this chapter.

Section 8H. No person shall: (a) display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have in his possession, any canceled, fictitious, fraudulently altered, or fraudulently obtained identification card;

(b) lend his identification card to any other person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another;

(c) display or represent any identification card not issued to him as being his card;

(d) permit any unlawful use of an identification card issued to him;

(e) photograph, photostat, duplicate, or in any way reproduce any identification card or facsimile thereof in such a manner that it could be mistaken for a valid identification card, or display or have in his possession any such photograph, photostat, duplicate, reproduction, or facsimile unless authorized by the provisions of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203E, sec. 702 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 203E / Section 702
Duty to provide bond
Status: in_force

Section 702. Duty to provide bond In the case of a testamentary trust, a trustee shall furnish a bond for the performance of the trustee's fiduciary duties and a surety shall be required unless waived by the terms of the trust or found by the probate and family court department of the trial court to be not necessary to protect the interests of the beneficiaries. On petition of the trustee or other interested person the probate court may excuse a requirement of bond, reduce the amount of the bond, release the surety or permit the substitution of another bond with the same or different sureties. If the instrument creating the trust exempts the trustee from furnishing a bond or limits the amount thereof, or the probate court determines that the bond is insufficient, the probate court may, if it concludes that a bond is necessary or that a bond of a larger amount is necessary, require the furnishing of such bond. The terms and conditions of the bond shall be as set forth in section 3–606 of chapter 190B.

Section 702. Duty to provide bond

In the case of a testamentary trust, a trustee shall furnish a bond for the performance of the trustee's fiduciary duties and a surety shall be required unless waived by the terms of the trust or found by the probate and family court department of the trial court to be not necessary to protect the interests of the beneficiaries. On petition of the trustee or other interested person the probate court may excuse a requirement of bond, reduce the amount of the bond, release the surety or permit the substitution of another bond with the same or different sureties. If the instrument creating the trust exempts the trustee from furnishing a bond or limits the amount thereof, or the probate court determines that the bond is insufficient, the probate court may, if it concludes that a bond is necessary or that a bond of a larger amount is necessary, require the furnishing of such bond. The terms and conditions of the bond shall be as set forth in section 3–606 of chapter 190B.