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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, sec. 20B — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 152 / Section 20B
Medical reports of physicians with disabilities or deceased physicians as evidence
Status: in_force

Section 20B. In proceedings before the industrial accident board, the medical report of an incapacitated, disabled or deceased physician who attended or examined the employee, including expressions of medical opinion, shall, at the discretion of the member, be admissible as evidence if the member finds that such medical report was made as the result of such physician's attendance or examination of the employee.

Section 20B. In proceedings before the industrial accident board, the medical report of an incapacitated, disabled or deceased physician who attended or examined the employee, including expressions of medical opinion, shall, at the discretion of the member, be admissible as evidence if the member finds that such medical report was made as the result of such physician's attendance or examination of the employee.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 279 / Section 23
Limitation of sentences of males to jails or houses of correction
Status: in_force

Section 23. No sentence of a male convict to imprisonment or confinement for more than two and one half years shall be executed in any jail or house of correction.

Section 23. No sentence of a male convict to imprisonment or confinement for more than two and one half years shall be executed in any jail or house of correction.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 59, sec. 20A — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 59 / Section 20A
Increase in assessments
Status: in_force

Section 20A. No county, district, public authority, the commonwealth, or other governmental entity authorized by law to assess costs, charges or fees upon cities and towns, except regional school districts, regional water districts and regional sewerage districts, may increase the total of such costs, charges or fees by more than the sum of: (1) two and one-half per cent of the total of such costs, charges or fees over the preceding fiscal year; and (2) any increases in costs, charges or fees for services customarily provided locally or for services subscribed to at local option.

Section 20A. No county, district, public authority, the commonwealth, or other governmental entity authorized by law to assess costs, charges or fees upon cities and towns, except regional school districts, regional water districts and regional sewerage districts, may increase the total of such costs, charges or fees by more than the sum of: (1) two and one-half per cent of the total of such costs, charges or fees over the preceding fiscal year; and (2) any increases in costs, charges or fees for services customarily provided locally or for services subscribed to at local option.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 160C — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 160C
Home water treatment devices; definitions applicable to Secs. 160B to 160G
Status: in_force

Section 160C. As used in this section and sections one hundred and sixty B to one hundred and sixty G, inclusive, the following terms shall, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, have the following meanings:— ''Department'', the department of environmental protection. ''Home water treatment device'', any product that (a) is designed to alter the chemical, electro-chemical, or physical properties or characteristics of drinking water, and (b) is used, sold, leased, or rented for use on residential real property primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. ''Purchaser'', a person who purchases, leases or rents home water treatment devices. ''Seller'', a person who sells, leases, rents or promotes home water treatment devices.

Section 160C. As used in this section and sections one hundred and sixty B to one hundred and sixty G, inclusive, the following terms shall, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, have the following meanings:—

''Department'', the department of environmental protection.

''Home water treatment device'', any product that (a) is designed to alter the chemical, electro-chemical, or physical properties or characteristics of drinking water, and (b) is used, sold, leased, or rented for use on residential real property primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.

''Purchaser'', a person who purchases, leases or rents home water treatment devices.

''Seller'', a person who sells, leases, rents or promotes home water treatment devices.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 201F, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 201F / Section 4
Reliance on caregiver authorization affidavit; liability
Status: in_force

Section 4. A person who relies on a caregiver authorization affidavit that is consistent with the requirements of this chapter has no obligation to make any further inquiry or investigation and shall not incur any criminal or civil liability or be subject to professional discipline for doing so, unless he knows facts contrary to the affidavit or knows that an authorizing party has made a decision to supersede the caregiver's decision. Nothing in this chapter shall relieve a person from liability arising from other provisions of the law.

Section 4. A person who relies on a caregiver authorization affidavit that is consistent with the requirements of this chapter has no obligation to make any further inquiry or investigation and shall not incur any criminal or civil liability or be subject to professional discipline for doing so, unless he knows facts contrary to the affidavit or knows that an authorizing party has made a decision to supersede the caregiver's decision. Nothing in this chapter shall relieve a person from liability arising from other provisions of the law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 63 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 151A / Section 63
Publication and free distribution of statutes, reports, regulations and relevant material
Status: in_force

Section 63. The commissioner, subject to the approval of the commission on administration and finance, shall cause to be printed in proper form for distribution to the public the full text of this chapter, the general rules, annual reports, regulations, classifications, rates and rules of procedure thereunder, and any other material he deems relevant and suitable, and shall distribute the same, free of charge, upon request. Unless the contrary is provided hereunder, or by the rules or regulations of the commissioner, such printing and distributions shall be deemed a sufficient publication of the same.

Section 63. The commissioner, subject to the approval of the commission on administration and finance, shall cause to be printed in proper form for distribution to the public the full text of this chapter, the general rules, annual reports, regulations, classifications, rates and rules of procedure thereunder, and any other material he deems relevant and suitable, and shall distribute the same, free of charge, upon request. Unless the contrary is provided hereunder, or by the rules or regulations of the commissioner, such printing and distributions shall be deemed a sufficient publication of the same.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 73F — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 73F
Records of board of registration of dispensing opticians; annual reports; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 73F. The board shall keep a record of the names of all persons examined and licensed by it and all moneys received and disbursed by it, and a duplicate thereof shall be open to public inspection in the office of the state secretary. The board shall make an annual report of its doings including a statement of its receipts and expenditures during the preceding year. The board shall make such rules and regulations consistent with law as may be necessary to administer sections seventy-three C to seventy-three L, inclusive.

Section 73F. The board shall keep a record of the names of all persons examined and licensed by it and all moneys received and disbursed by it, and a duplicate thereof shall be open to public inspection in the office of the state secretary. The board shall make an annual report of its doings including a statement of its receipts and expenditures during the preceding year. The board shall make such rules and regulations consistent with law as may be necessary to administer sections seventy-three C to seventy-three L, inclusive.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 276 / Section 23
Service of warrants and other processes
Status: in_force

Section 23. Warrants and other processes issued for the apprehension of persons charged with crime and child support warrants issued pursuant to section 34A of chapter 215 may be directed to and served in any part of the commonwealth by an officer authorized to serve criminal process in any county. Such officer may command aid and exercise the same authority as if in his own county.

Section 23. Warrants and other processes issued for the apprehension of persons charged with crime and child support warrants issued pursuant to section 34A of chapter 215 may be directed to and served in any part of the commonwealth by an officer authorized to serve criminal process in any county. Such officer may command aid and exercise the same authority as if in his own county.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40G, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40G / Section 7
Audit of books and records
Status: in_force

Section 7. The books and records of the Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation shall be subject to an audit by the state auditor, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, once every 3 years and as often as the state auditor determines is necessary. The books and records of the Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation shall also be subject to an annual audit by an independent auditor.

Section 7. The books and records of the Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation shall be subject to an audit by the state auditor, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, once every 3 years and as often as the state auditor determines is necessary. The books and records of the Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation shall also be subject to an annual audit by an independent auditor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, sec. 34 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 46 / Section 34
Agreements to verify existence of birth, marriage or death records
Status: in_force

Section 34. The state registrar may enter into agreements with state and federal agencies administering public health and welfare programs, registrars of motor vehicles, passport agencies or the National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems to verify the existence of a Massachusetts birth, marriage or death record as an alternative to issuance of a certified copy of the record either to streamline administration of programs and services or to minimize the potential for identity theft and fraud associated with birth and marriage records, drivers' licenses, state identification cards and passports.

Section 34. The state registrar may enter into agreements with state and federal agencies administering public health and welfare programs, registrars of motor vehicles, passport agencies or the National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems to verify the existence of a Massachusetts birth, marriage or death record as an alternative to issuance of a certified copy of the record either to streamline administration of programs and services or to minimize the potential for identity theft and fraud associated with birth and marriage records, drivers' licenses, state identification cards and passports.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 108A, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 108A / Section 36
Discharge of partner's liability; assumption of partnership obligations; deceased partner
Status: in_force

Section 36. (1) The dissolution of the partnership does not of itself discharge the existing liability of any partner. (2) A partner is discharged from any existing liability upon dissolution of the partnership by an agreement to that effect between himself, the partnership creditor and the person or partnership continuing the business; and such agreement may be inferred from the course of dealing between the creditor having knowledge of the dissolution and the person or partnership continuing the business. (3) Where a person agrees to assume the existing obligations of a dissolved partnership, the partners whose obligations have been assumed shall be discharged from any liability to any creditor of the partnership who, knowing of the agreement, consents to a material alteration in the nature or time of payment of such obligations. (4) The individual property of a deceased partner shall be liable for those obligations of the partnership incurred while he was a partner and for which he was liable under section fifteen but subject to the prior payment of his separate debts.

Section 36. (1) The dissolution of the partnership does not of itself discharge the existing liability of any partner.

(2) A partner is discharged from any existing liability upon dissolution of the partnership by an agreement to that effect between himself, the partnership creditor and the person or partnership continuing the business; and such agreement may be inferred from the course of dealing between the creditor having knowledge of the dissolution and the person or partnership continuing the business.

(3) Where a person agrees to assume the existing obligations of a dissolved partnership, the partners whose obligations have been assumed shall be discharged from any liability to any creditor of the partnership who, knowing of the agreement, consents to a material alteration in the nature or time of payment of such obligations.

(4) The individual property of a deceased partner shall be liable for those obligations of the partnership incurred while he was a partner and for which he was liable under section fifteen but subject to the prior payment of his separate debts.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33, sec. 67B — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33 / Section 67B
Massachusetts medal of fidelity
Status: in_force

Section 67B. There shall be a Massachusetts medal of fidelity to be presented to the next of kin of a service member or veteran who died as the result of (i) service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder; (ii) a condition resulting from a service-connected traumatic brain injury; or (iii) a service-connected disease, condition or injury related to the exposure to harmful toxins, herbicides, agents or materials, where the exposure occurred while serving in the armed forces of the United States, active or reserve components, or the Massachusetts national guard. A service member shall have entered military service or state active duty from the commonwealth, have been a resident of the commonwealth at the time of death or have been a member of the Massachusetts national guard at the time of death. To be eligible, a service member or veteran must have served after December 6, 1941. The adjutant general or designee and 2 field grade officers of the armed forces of the commonwealth detailed by the commander-in-chief shall constitute a commission to make recommendations to the commander-in-chief for the awarding of the Massachusetts medal of fidelity.

Section 67B. There shall be a Massachusetts medal of fidelity to be presented to the next of kin of a service member or veteran who died as the result of (i) service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder; (ii) a condition resulting from a service-connected traumatic brain injury; or (iii) a service-connected disease, condition or injury related to the exposure to harmful toxins, herbicides, agents or materials, where the exposure occurred while serving in the armed forces of the United States, active or reserve components, or the Massachusetts national guard. A service member shall have entered military service or state active duty from the commonwealth, have been a resident of the commonwealth at the time of death or have been a member of the Massachusetts national guard at the time of death. To be eligible, a service member or veteran must have served after December 6, 1941. The adjutant general or designee and 2 field grade officers of the armed forces of the commonwealth detailed by the commander-in-chief shall constitute a commission to make recommendations to the commander-in-chief for the awarding of the Massachusetts medal of fidelity.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255C, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255C / Section 14
Excessive charges
Status: in_force

Section 14. A premium finance agency shall not, except as otherwise provided by law, take or receive from an insured greater charges than are provided by section one hundred and sixty-two B of chapter one hundred and seventy-five, and the regulations issued thereunder, which charges shall commence as of the date from which the insurance company requires payment of the premium and payment was made to the insurance company for the financed policy, or the effective date of the policy, whichever is earlier.

Section 14. A premium finance agency shall not, except as otherwise provided by law, take or receive from an insured greater charges than are provided by section one hundred and sixty-two B of chapter one hundred and seventy-five, and the regulations issued thereunder, which charges shall commence as of the date from which the insurance company requires payment of the premium and payment was made to the insurance company for the financed policy, or the effective date of the policy, whichever is earlier.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 216 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 216
Fragrance advertising inserts; microencapsulated fragrance; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 216. All fragrance advertising inserts contained in a newspaper, magazine, mailing, or other periodically printed material shall contain only microencapsulated oils. Glue tabs or binders shall be used to prevent premature activation of the fragrance advertising insert. Fragrance advertising insert shall mean a printed piece with encapsulated fragrance applied to it which is activated by opening a flap or removing an overlying ply of paper. Paperstocks employed in the manufacture of fragrance advertising inserts shall have a maximum porosity of twenty Sheffield units or one hundred and seventy-two Gurley Hill units. Any person who distributes fragrance advertising inserts in violation of this section shall be guilty of an infraction and shall, if convicted, be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars for each such distribution. The fine shall apply to each mass mailing or distribution and to each mass publication of a magazine or newspaper in violation of this section. The fine shall not apply, however, to each individual letter, magazine, newspaper or fragrance advertising insert so distributed.

Section 216. All fragrance advertising inserts contained in a newspaper, magazine, mailing, or other periodically printed material shall contain only microencapsulated oils. Glue tabs or binders shall be used to prevent premature activation of the fragrance advertising insert. Fragrance advertising insert shall mean a printed piece with encapsulated fragrance applied to it which is activated by opening a flap or removing an overlying ply of paper. Paperstocks employed in the manufacture of fragrance advertising inserts shall have a maximum porosity of twenty Sheffield units or one hundred and seventy-two Gurley Hill units.

Any person who distributes fragrance advertising inserts in violation of this section shall be guilty of an infraction and shall, if convicted, be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars for each such distribution. The fine shall apply to each mass mailing or distribution and to each mass publication of a magazine or newspaper in violation of this section. The fine shall not apply, however, to each individual letter, magazine, newspaper or fragrance advertising insert so distributed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, sec. 59D — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 48 / Section 59D
Duties; compensation
Status: in_force

Section 59D. The mayor, chief of the fire department or the officer or board having charge of the said department in a city wherein such reserve force is established may assign the members thereof to duty in the said department whenever and for such length of time as he or it may deem necessary. The compensation of the members of said reserve force shall be fixed by the city council. Except as provided in this and the two preceding sections, no provision of law applicable to the regular or permanent fire force of the fire department of a city shall apply to such reserve force or the members thereof except when assigned to duty as aforesaid.

Section 59D. The mayor, chief of the fire department or the officer or board having charge of the said department in a city wherein such reserve force is established may assign the members thereof to duty in the said department whenever and for such length of time as he or it may deem necessary. The compensation of the members of said reserve force shall be fixed by the city council. Except as provided in this and the two preceding sections, no provision of law applicable to the regular or permanent fire force of the fire department of a city shall apply to such reserve force or the members thereof except when assigned to duty as aforesaid.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, sec. 132 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 54 / Section 132
Number of names checked; certification
Status: in_force

Section 132. The city or town clerk shall, within fifteen days after an election of state, city or town officers, certify to the state secretary the total number of voters checked on the voting list at such election in each voting precinct of the town. In the case of an election of state officers said clerk shall send a duplicate copy, sealed, to said state secretary, to be by him transmitted to the governor and council. The committee of the council tabulating the returns of votes shall include in their report thereon the number of ballots cast in a district wherein a question is submitted to the voters and a return thereon is made to the state secretary. The city or town clerk shall within fifteen days after an election at which electors of president and vice-president are to be chosen likewise certify to the state secretary the total number of names checked on the list of persons qualified to vote only for such electors at such election in each voting precinct or town, and a duplicate copy thereof, sealed, to be by him transmitted to the governor and council.

Section 132. The city or town clerk shall, within fifteen days after an election of state, city or town officers, certify to the state secretary the total number of voters checked on the voting list at such election in each voting precinct of the town. In the case of an election of state officers said clerk shall send a duplicate copy, sealed, to said state secretary, to be by him transmitted to the governor and council. The committee of the council tabulating the returns of votes shall include in their report thereon the number of ballots cast in a district wherein a question is submitted to the voters and a return thereon is made to the state secretary. The city or town clerk shall within fifteen days after an election at which electors of president and vice-president are to be chosen likewise certify to the state secretary the total number of names checked on the list of persons qualified to vote only for such electors at such election in each voting precinct or town, and a duplicate copy thereof, sealed, to be by him transmitted to the governor and council.