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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 45, sec. 23C — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 45 / Section 23C
Taking or acquisition of land for establishment of shore reservation
Status: in_force

Section 23C. After being authorized by the general court to establish any such reservation, the commissioners, on behalf of the county, may take by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine, or acquire by purchase, gift, devise or otherwise, such land in fee as may be necessary therefor, and may establish, lay out and maintain the same. Any person injured in his property by the establishment and laying out of such a reservation may recover compensation therefor from the county under said chapter seventy-nine. The selectmen of any town instructed to petition for the establishment of such a reservation, if and to the extent authorized by vote of the town at a town meeting, may stipulate in writing in behalf of the town to indemnify and save harmless the county against all or any part of any claims for damages sustained under this section, and to contribute money, labor or materials toward the cost of establishing, laying out, maintaining and properly policing such a reservation.

Section 23C. After being authorized by the general court to establish any such reservation, the commissioners, on behalf of the county, may take by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine, or acquire by purchase, gift, devise or otherwise, such land in fee as may be necessary therefor, and may establish, lay out and maintain the same. Any person injured in his property by the establishment and laying out of such a reservation may recover compensation therefor from the county under said chapter seventy-nine.

The selectmen of any town instructed to petition for the establishment of such a reservation, if and to the extent authorized by vote of the town at a town meeting, may stipulate in writing in behalf of the town to indemnify and save harmless the county against all or any part of any claims for damages sustained under this section, and to contribute money, labor or materials toward the cost of establishing, laying out, maintaining and properly policing such a reservation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, sec. 73 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71 / Section 73
Closing of school for teachers' meetings
Status: in_force

Section 73. The superintendent of schools may, unless the committee votes otherwise, direct the closing of schools under his supervision in order that teachers may attend a meeting of a county association of teachers or an institute, conference, or convention held under the direction of the department.

Section 73. The superintendent of schools may, unless the committee votes otherwise, direct the closing of schools under his supervision in order that teachers may attend a meeting of a county association of teachers or an institute, conference, or convention held under the direction of the department.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 171, sec. 52 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 171 / Section 52
Reduction of accounts for equitable division of loss
Status: in_force

Section 52. The supreme judicial court or any justice thereof sitting in equity may, on petition of a credit union or the board of the credit union, approved by the commissioner, approve or order a reduction of the account of each shareholder or depositor therein whenever the value of its assets is less than the total amount of its shares and deposits so as to divide the loss equitably among such shareholders and depositors. If thereafter the credit union shall realize from such assets a greater sum than was fixed by such order of reduction, such excess shall be divided among the shareholders and depositors whose accounts have been reduced but only to the extent of such reduction; provided, however, that at any time after the entry of a decree approving or ordering such a reduction of accounts, such court or any justice thereof may, by order, finally determine the amount which such shareholders and depositors are equitably entitled to receive in full settlement of their accounts and the manner of distribution of such amount.

Section 52. The supreme judicial court or any justice thereof sitting in equity may, on petition of a credit union or the board of the credit union, approved by the commissioner, approve or order a reduction of the account of each shareholder or depositor therein whenever the value of its assets is less than the total amount of its shares and deposits so as to divide the loss equitably among such shareholders and depositors. If thereafter the credit union shall realize from such assets a greater sum than was fixed by such order of reduction, such excess shall be divided among the shareholders and depositors whose accounts have been reduced but only to the extent of such reduction; provided, however, that at any time after the entry of a decree approving or ordering such a reduction of accounts, such court or any justice thereof may, by order, finally determine the amount which such shareholders and depositors are equitably entitled to receive in full settlement of their accounts and the manner of distribution of such amount.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 112 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 112
Proceedings perfecting appeal
Status: in_force

Section 112. The appellant, to perfect the appeal, shall, within twenty days after filing the notice thereof, file with the clerk of the department a petition stating the reasons for the appeal, and shall, within ten days after filing the petition, cause a certified copy thereof to be served upon the county commissioners. An appeal may be waived at any time before a hearing thereon by written agreement of the parties, filed with the county commissioners and the department. If the appellant fails to perfect the appeal, or if the appeal is waived, the matter may proceed before the county commissioners as if no appeal had been taken.

Section 112. The appellant, to perfect the appeal, shall, within twenty days after filing the notice thereof, file with the clerk of the department a petition stating the reasons for the appeal, and shall, within ten days after filing the petition, cause a certified copy thereof to be served upon the county commissioners. An appeal may be waived at any time before a hearing thereon by written agreement of the parties, filed with the county commissioners and the department. If the appellant fails to perfect the appeal, or if the appeal is waived, the matter may proceed before the county commissioners as if no appeal had been taken.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111H, sec. 45 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111H / Section 45
Phase VI of the Low&ndash;Level Radioactive Waste Management Act; institutional control of facility
Status: in_force

Section 45. Institutional control of a facility shall be conducted, subject to appropriation, in accordance with sections forty-six and forty-seven, which shall be known and may be cited as ''Phase VI of the Low–Level Radioactive Waste Management Act'', and in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to section sixteen. The provisions of these sections and regulations shall be implemented so as to provide for the safe and orderly institutional control of a facility following transfer of the facility license from the operator to the board.

Section 45. Institutional control of a facility shall be conducted, subject to appropriation, in accordance with sections forty-six and forty-seven, which shall be known and may be cited as ''Phase VI of the Low–Level Radioactive Waste Management Act'', and in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to section sixteen. The provisions of these sections and regulations shall be implemented so as to provide for the safe and orderly institutional control of a facility following transfer of the facility license from the operator to the board.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 23K — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 23K
Revocation, suspension, etc. of licensee
Status: in_force

Section 23K. The board may, after a hearing pursuant to chapter thirty, revoke, suspend, cancel the license of or place on probation, reprimand, censure or otherwise discipline a licensee upon proof satisfactory to a majority of the board that said person: (a) obtained or attempted to obtain a license by fraud or deception, (b) been convicted of a felony or of a crime involving moral turpitude, (c) has been grossly negligent in his practice of athletic training or occupational therapy or physical therapy or lactation consulting, (d) been adjudged mentally ill or incompetent by the court of competent jurisdiction, (e) used drugs or intoxicating liquors to the extent which adversely affects his practice, (f) acted in manner which is professionally unethical according to ethical standards of the professions of occupational therapy or physical therapy.

Section 23K. The board may, after a hearing pursuant to chapter thirty, revoke, suspend, cancel the license of or place on probation, reprimand, censure or otherwise discipline a licensee upon proof satisfactory to a majority of the board that said person:

(a) obtained or attempted to obtain a license by fraud or deception,

(b) been convicted of a felony or of a crime involving moral turpitude,

(c) has been grossly negligent in his practice of athletic training or occupational therapy or physical therapy or lactation consulting,

(d) been adjudged mentally ill or incompetent by the court of competent jurisdiction,

(e) used drugs or intoxicating liquors to the extent which adversely affects his practice,

(f) acted in manner which is professionally unethical according to ethical standards of the professions of occupational therapy or physical therapy.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 145, sec. 60A — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 145 / Section 60A
Attorney for service of process on non-resident; filing of appointment; registration of true names of code violators
Status: in_force

Section 60A. Any person owning a tenement within the definition of section two of chapter one hundred and forty-four of the General Laws and including tenements within the city of Boston and including rooming houses, who does not reside therein, shall file in writing with the city or town clerk in the city or town where any such structure may be found the name and address of an individual residing in such city or town to be his true and lawful attorney upon whom all lawful processes in any action or proceeding against him may be served. The owner of any such tenement which is posted for a code violation shall forthwith register his true name with the city or town clerk.

Section 60A. Any person owning a tenement within the definition of section two of chapter one hundred and forty-four of the General Laws and including tenements within the city of Boston and including rooming houses, who does not reside therein, shall file in writing with the city or town clerk in the city or town where any such structure may be found the name and address of an individual residing in such city or town to be his true and lawful attorney upon whom all lawful processes in any action or proceeding against him may be served. The owner of any such tenement which is posted for a code violation shall forthwith register his true name with the city or town clerk.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 36, sec. 32 — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 36 / Section 32
Instruments creating interest in property; notice to department of public welfare
Status: in_force

Section 32. Whenever there is filed for record in a registry of deeds any deed of trust or other instrument creating or increasing an estate or fund for benevolent, charitable, humane or philanthropic purposes, the register shall forthwith send to the department of public welfare a statement noting the book and page of the record, with the name, if any, of the said estate or fund, and by whom the said estate or fund has been created or increased, and by whom it is to be administered. If an individual is receiving medical assistance under chapter one hundred and eighteen E and is either a grantee or grantor of an interest in real property, such individual shall comply with the provision of section thirteen A of said chapter one hundred and eighteen E requiring notice to the department of public welfare of certain transfers of property.

Section 32. Whenever there is filed for record in a registry of deeds any deed of trust or other instrument creating or increasing an estate or fund for benevolent, charitable, humane or philanthropic purposes, the register shall forthwith send to the department of public welfare a statement noting the book and page of the record, with the name, if any, of the said estate or fund, and by whom the said estate or fund has been created or increased, and by whom it is to be administered.

If an individual is receiving medical assistance under chapter one hundred and eighteen E and is either a grantee or grantor of an interest in real property, such individual shall comply with the provision of section thirteen A of said chapter one hundred and eighteen E requiring notice to the department of public welfare of certain transfers of property.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 32H — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94C / Section 32H
Prosecutions not to be continued or placed on file; suspension or reduction of sentence; eligibility for parole, etc.
Status: in_force

[Text of section applicable as provided by 2018, 69, Sec. 238.]

[Text of section applicable as provided by 2018, 69, Sec. 238.]

Section 32H. A prosecution commenced under paragraph (b) of section thirty-two, paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of section thirty-two A, paragraph (b) of section thirty-two B, sections thirty-two E thirty-two F and thirty-two J shall not be placed on file or continued without a finding, and the sentence imposed upon a person convicted of violating paragraph (b) of section 32 or sections 32E, 32F or 32J shall not be reduced to less than the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment as established in said section, nor shall any sentence of imprisonment imposed upon any person be suspended or reduced until such person shall have served said mandatory minimum term of imprisonment.

A person convicted of violating paragraph (b) of section 32 or sections 32E, 32F or 32J shall not, until he shall have served the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment established in said sections, be eligible for probation, furlough, work release or receive any deduction from his sentence for good conduct under sections 129C and 129D of chapter 127, except as authorized pursuant to section 32H1/2, nor shall he be eligible for parole except as authorized pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 32 or subsection (d) of section 32E section 32H1/2; provided, however, that the commissioner of correction, on the recommendation of the warden, superintendent or other person in charge of the correctional institution, or a sheriff, on the recommendation of the administrator of a county correctional institution, may grant to said offender a temporary release, subject to the rules and regulations of the institution and under the direction, control and supervision of the officers thereof, for the following purposes: (1) to attend the funeral of a relative, to visit a critically ill relative, to obtain emergency medical or psychiatric services unavailable at said institution; (2) to participate in education, training, or employment programs established under section 48 of chapter 127; (3) to participate in a program to provide services under section 49B or 49C of chapter 127; or (4) to engage in employment under a work release program under sections 49, 49A, 86F or 86G of chapter 127. Section 87 of chapter 276 shall not apply to any person, 18 years of age or older, charged with a violation of said sections, or to any child between age 14 and 18, so charged by indictment under section 54 of chapter 119.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 208 / Section 36
Security for payment of alimony or support; enforcement of judgments or orders
Status: in_force

Section 36. When alimony or support is adjudged for the spouse or children, the court may require sufficient security for its payment according to the judgment. Each judgment or order of support which is issued, reviewed or modified pursuant to this chapter shall conform to and shall be enforced in accordance with the provisions of section twelve of chapter one hundred and nineteen A.

Section 36. When alimony or support is adjudged for the spouse or children, the court may require sufficient security for its payment according to the judgment. Each judgment or order of support which is issued, reviewed or modified pursuant to this chapter shall conform to and shall be enforced in accordance with the provisions of section twelve of chapter one hundred and nineteen A.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185 / Section 13
Court officers
Status: in_force

Section 13. Upon request of the chief justice, the sheriff of any county other than Suffolk shall assign a deputy to attend the sittings of the land court department in that county. The court administrator, in consultation with the chief justice of the trial court, shall appoint two officers for attendance upon the sessions of said court in Suffolk county.

Section 13. Upon request of the chief justice, the sheriff of any county other than Suffolk shall assign a deputy to attend the sittings of the land court department in that county. The court administrator, in consultation with the chief justice of the trial court, shall appoint two officers for attendance upon the sessions of said court in Suffolk county.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 13, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 13 / Section 8
Division of occupational licensure; commissioner; duties; compensation; appointment of successor
Status: in_force

Section 8. There shall be a division of occupational licensure under the supervision of a commissioner. Said commissioner shall be classified in accordance with section forty-five of chapter thirty and the salary shall be determined in accordance with section forty-six C of said chapter thirty, and shall devote his full time during business hours to the duties of his office. Upon the expiration of the term of office of a commissioner, his successor shall be appointed by the governor for a term coterminous with that of the governor.

Section 8. There shall be a division of occupational licensure under the supervision of a commissioner. Said commissioner shall be classified in accordance with section forty-five of chapter thirty and the salary shall be determined in accordance with section forty-six C of said chapter thirty, and shall devote his full time during business hours to the duties of his office. Upon the expiration of the term of office of a commissioner, his successor shall be appointed by the governor for a term coterminous with that of the governor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175A, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175A / Section 2
Purpose
Status: in_force

Section 2. The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public welfare by regulating insurance rates to the end that they shall not be excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory, and to authorize and regulate co-operative action among insurers in rate making and in other matters within the scope of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter is intended (1) to prohibit or discourage reasonable competition, or (2) to prohibit, or encourage except to the extent necessary to accomplish the aforementioned purpose, uniformity in insurance rates, rating systems, rating plans or practices. This chapter shall be liberally interpreted to carry into effect the provisions of this section.

Section 2. The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public welfare by regulating insurance rates to the end that they shall not be excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory, and to authorize and regulate co-operative action among insurers in rate making and in other matters within the scope of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter is intended (1) to prohibit or discourage reasonable competition, or (2) to prohibit, or encourage except to the extent necessary to accomplish the aforementioned purpose, uniformity in insurance rates, rating systems, rating plans or practices. This chapter shall be liberally interpreted to carry into effect the provisions of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176A, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176A / Section 19
Tax exemption
Status: in_force

Section 19. Every corporation subject to this chapter is hereby declared to be a charitable and benevolent corporation and its property shall be exempt from state, city, county, district and municipal taxes.

Section 19. Every corporation subject to this chapter is hereby declared to be a charitable and benevolent corporation and its property shall be exempt from state, city, county, district and municipal taxes.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 239, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 239 / Section 1
Persons entitled to summary process
Status: in_force

Section 1. If a forcible entry into land or tenements has been made, if a peaceable entry has been made and the possession is unlawfully held by force, if the lessee of land or tenements or a person holding under him holds possession without right after the determination of a lease by its own limitation or by notice to quit or otherwise, or if a mortgage of land has been foreclosed by a sale under a power therein contained or otherwise, or if a person has acquired title to land or tenements by purchase, and the seller or any person holding under him refuses to surrender possession thereof to the buyer, or if a tax title has been foreclosed by decree of the land court, or if a purchaser, under a written agreement to purchase, is in possession of land or tenements beyond the date of the agreement without taking title to said land as called for by said agreement, the person entitled to the land or tenements may recover possession thereof under this chapter. A person in whose favor the land court has entered a decree for confirmation and registration of his title to land may in like manner recover possession thereof, except where the person in possession or any person under whom he claims has erected buildings or improvements on the land, and the land has been actually held and possessed by him or those under whom he claims for six years next before the date of said decree or was held at the date of said decree under a title which he had reason to believe good.

Section 1. If a forcible entry into land or tenements has been made, if a peaceable entry has been made and the possession is unlawfully held by force, if the lessee of land or tenements or a person holding under him holds possession without right after the determination of a lease by its own limitation or by notice to quit or otherwise, or if a mortgage of land has been foreclosed by a sale under a power therein contained or otherwise, or if a person has acquired title to land or tenements by purchase, and the seller or any person holding under him refuses to surrender possession thereof to the buyer, or if a tax title has been foreclosed by decree of the land court, or if a purchaser, under a written agreement to purchase, is in possession of land or tenements beyond the date of the agreement without taking title to said land as called for by said agreement, the person entitled to the land or tenements may recover possession thereof under this chapter. A person in whose favor the land court has entered a decree for confirmation and registration of his title to land may in like manner recover possession thereof, except where the person in possession or any person under whom he claims has erected buildings or improvements on the land, and the land has been actually held and possessed by him or those under whom he claims for six years next before the date of said decree or was held at the date of said decree under a title which he had reason to believe good.