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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90B, sec. 12A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90B / Section 12A
Operation without personal flotation devices or in overloaded or unsafe condition
Status: in_force

Section 12A. Any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter who observes a motorboat or vessel being used without personal flotation devices required under this chapter or which is in an overloaded or other unsafe condition and which, in his judgment, presents a substantial risk of injury or loss of life by the use of said motorboat or vessel, may terminate such use and direct the operator to take whatever immediate and corrective steps which are necessary for the safety of the persons aboard such motorboat or vessel, including, but not limited to, directing the operator to proceed to a mooring and to remain there until such motorboat or vessel is deemed to be safe. As used in this section the term ''other unsafe condition'' shall mean: (a) the motorboat or vessel is not displaying the navigation lights between sunset and sunrise; (b) the motorboat or vessel has fuel leakage from either the fuel system or engine; (c) the motorboat or vessel has an accumulation of fuel in the bilges or in a compartment other than a fuel tank; (d) the motorboat or vessel does not meet the ventilation requirements for tanks and engine spaces; or (e) the motorboat or vessel does not meet the requirements for backfire flame control.

Section 12A. Any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter who observes a motorboat or vessel being used without personal flotation devices required under this chapter or which is in an overloaded or other unsafe condition and which, in his judgment, presents a substantial risk of injury or loss of life by the use of said motorboat or vessel, may terminate such use and direct the operator to take whatever immediate and corrective steps which are necessary for the safety of the persons aboard such motorboat or vessel, including, but not limited to, directing the operator to proceed to a mooring and to remain there until such motorboat or vessel is deemed to be safe.

As used in this section the term ''other unsafe condition'' shall mean: (a) the motorboat or vessel is not displaying the navigation lights between sunset and sunrise; (b) the motorboat or vessel has fuel leakage from either the fuel system or engine; (c) the motorboat or vessel has an accumulation of fuel in the bilges or in a compartment other than a fuel tank; (d) the motorboat or vessel does not meet the ventilation requirements for tanks and engine spaces; or (e) the motorboat or vessel does not meet the requirements for backfire flame control.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 72A — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 72A
Unlawful practice of optometry; violation of rules and regulations; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 72A. Whoever, not being lawfully authorized to practice optometry, practices optometry, or holds himself out as a practitioner of, or as being able to practice, optometry, or whoever personates another practitioner, or violates any other provision of sections sixty-six to seventy-three, inclusive, or any rule or regulation made under authority thereof, shall, except as provided in section sixty-five, be punished for the first offence by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or both; and for a subsequent offence, by a fine of not less than two hundred nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not less than three nor more than six months, or both.

Section 72A. Whoever, not being lawfully authorized to practice optometry, practices optometry, or holds himself out as a practitioner of, or as being able to practice, optometry, or whoever personates another practitioner, or violates any other provision of sections sixty-six to seventy-three, inclusive, or any rule or regulation made under authority thereof, shall, except as provided in section sixty-five, be punished for the first offence by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or both; and for a subsequent offence, by a fine of not less than two hundred nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not less than three nor more than six months, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33, sec. 53 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33 / Section 53
Immunity from liability for damages caused while performing military duty
Status: in_force

Section 53. No officers or enlisted persons shall be liable, either civilly or criminally, for any damage to property or injury to any person, including consequential death, caused by them or by their order, while performing any military duty lawfully ordered under this chapter, unless the act or order causing such damage or injury was manifestly beyond the scope of the authority of such officers or enlisted persons and except as otherwise provided by chapter 258.

Section 53. No officers or enlisted persons shall be liable, either civilly or criminally, for any damage to property or injury to any person, including consequential death, caused by them or by their order, while performing any military duty lawfully ordered under this chapter, unless the act or order causing such damage or injury was manifestly beyond the scope of the authority of such officers or enlisted persons and except as otherwise provided by chapter 258.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 23
Identification of prisoners
Status: in_force

Section 23. The officer in charge of a penal institution to which a person is committed under a sentence of imprisonment for any crime shall, unless the court otherwise orders, take or cause to be taken his name, age, height, weight, probation central file number, offense-based tracking number, fingerprint-based state identification number, photograph and general description and copies of his finger prints in accordance with the finger print system of identification of criminals. The court may order to be taken the photograph and the aforesaid description and finger prints of a person convicted of a felony who is not committed to a penal institution. All such photographs and identifying matter shall be transmitted forthwith to the colonel of state police.

Section 23. The officer in charge of a penal institution to which a person is committed under a sentence of imprisonment for any crime shall, unless the court otherwise orders, take or cause to be taken his name, age, height, weight, probation central file number, offense-based tracking number, fingerprint-based state identification number, photograph and general description and copies of his finger prints in accordance with the finger print system of identification of criminals. The court may order to be taken the photograph and the aforesaid description and finger prints of a person convicted of a felony who is not committed to a penal institution. All such photographs and identifying matter shall be transmitted forthwith to the colonel of state police.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 93A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 93A
Fences along railroad tracks in cities and towns
Status: in_force

Section 93A. If the mayor of a city or the selectmen of a town where a railroad corporation is authorized to lay and use tracks are of the opinion that the public safety requires the erection of a fence along such tracks, they may apply to the department, which shall, after public notice, hear all persons interested, and if it decides that the erection of a fence along such tracks is necessary for the public safety, it shall prescribe the manner in and the limits within which it shall be done, and shall forthwith certify and transmit its decision to the railroad corporation and all parties in interest.

Section 93A. If the mayor of a city or the selectmen of a town where a railroad corporation is authorized to lay and use tracks are of the opinion that the public safety requires the erection of a fence along such tracks, they may apply to the department, which shall, after public notice, hear all persons interested, and if it decides that the erection of a fence along such tracks is necessary for the public safety, it shall prescribe the manner in and the limits within which it shall be done, and shall forthwith certify and transmit its decision to the railroad corporation and all parties in interest.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 191 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 191
Season tickets; extension of term
Status: in_force

Section 191. All railroads issuing season tickets between points within the commonwealth shall, at the request and on the presentation of a season ticket by the holder thereof, place the same on deposit for not less than one week and reissue the ticket at the request of the owner, extending the period for which the ticket was issued by a number of days equal to the number during which it remained on deposit; provided, that no ticket shall be deposited more frequently than at the rate of once in three months; and a holder shall have such further privileges as the department approves.

Section 191. All railroads issuing season tickets between points within the commonwealth shall, at the request and on the presentation of a season ticket by the holder thereof, place the same on deposit for not less than one week and reissue the ticket at the request of the owner, extending the period for which the ticket was issued by a number of days equal to the number during which it remained on deposit; provided, that no ticket shall be deposited more frequently than at the rate of once in three months; and a holder shall have such further privileges as the department approves.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 209C / Section 4
Venue; service
Status: in_force

Section 4. Actions under this chapter to establish parentage, support, custody or visitation of a child shall be filed in the judicial district or county in which the child and 1 of the parents lives and if neither of the parents lives in the same judicial district or county as the child then the complaint shall be filed in the judicial district or county where the child lives; but, if the parents have been parties to a prior action under this chapter and that action has not been dismissed, a subsequent action under this chapter may be filed in the judicial district or county where the earlier action was filed. The fact that the child was conceived, was born, or lives outside the commonwealth does not bar a proceeding to establish parentage pursuant to this chapter. Service of the complaint shall be made in accordance with applicable rules of court. In addition to those otherwise authorized to serve civil process, any officer authorized under the laws of the commonwealth to serve criminal process may serve any process under this chapter.

Section 4. Actions under this chapter to establish parentage, support, custody or visitation of a child shall be filed in the judicial district or county in which the child and 1 of the parents lives and if neither of the parents lives in the same judicial district or county as the child then the complaint shall be filed in the judicial district or county where the child lives; but, if the parents have been parties to a prior action under this chapter and that action has not been dismissed, a subsequent action under this chapter may be filed in the judicial district or county where the earlier action was filed. The fact that the child was conceived, was born, or lives outside the commonwealth does not bar a proceeding to establish parentage pursuant to this chapter. Service of the complaint shall be made in accordance with applicable rules of court. In addition to those otherwise authorized to serve civil process, any officer authorized under the laws of the commonwealth to serve criminal process may serve any process under this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 25 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 25
Accuracy of measuring utensils or devices used in determining milk-fat or other component content of milk or cream for inspection or payment; prior testing and verification; fee
Status: in_force

Section 25. No person shall use any bottle, pipette, graduate or any other measuring utensil or device in the determination, by any testing method approved under section twenty-seven, of milk-fat or other component content of milk or cream for the purpose of inspection or as a basis for payment in buying or selling until such utensil or device has been tested and verified for accuracy by or under supervision of the director. Prior to use in any such determination, each such utensil or device shall be submitted to the director or his agent for the required testing and verification and shall, subsequent to test, be clearly and permanently marked as accurate or inaccurate, and none bearing the latter designation shall be used in any such determination. A fee not to exceed the actual cost of such testing and verification shall be payable to the director.

Section 25. No person shall use any bottle, pipette, graduate or any other measuring utensil or device in the determination, by any testing method approved under section twenty-seven, of milk-fat or other component content of milk or cream for the purpose of inspection or as a basis for payment in buying or selling until such utensil or device has been tested and verified for accuracy by or under supervision of the director. Prior to use in any such determination, each such utensil or device shall be submitted to the director or his agent for the required testing and verification and shall, subsequent to test, be clearly and permanently marked as accurate or inaccurate, and none bearing the latter designation shall be used in any such determination. A fee not to exceed the actual cost of such testing and verification shall be payable to the director.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40G, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40G / Section 10
Documentary materials concerning trade secrets, commercial or financial information; confidentiality
Status: in_force

Section 10. Any documentary materials or data whatsoever made or received by any member or employee of the corporation, and consisting of, or to the extent that such material or data consist of, trade secrets, or commercial or financial information regarding the operation of any business conducted by an applicant for, or recipient of, any form of assistance which the corporation is empowered to render, or regarding the competitive position of such applicant in a particular field of endeavor, shall not be deemed public records of the corporation and shall not be subject to section 10 of chapter 66. Any discussion or consideration of such trade secrets or commercial or financial information, may be held by the board, or any subcommittee of the board, in executive sessions closed to the public, notwithstanding the provisions of section eleven A and one-half of chapter thirty A; provided, however, that the purpose of any such executive session shall be set forth in the official minutes of the corporation and business which is not related to such purpose shall not be transacted, nor shall any vote be taken during such executive sessions.

Section 10. Any documentary materials or data whatsoever made or received by any member or employee of the corporation, and consisting of, or to the extent that such material or data consist of, trade secrets, or commercial or financial information regarding the operation of any business conducted by an applicant for, or recipient of, any form of assistance which the corporation is empowered to render, or regarding the competitive position of such applicant in a particular field of endeavor, shall not be deemed public records of the corporation and shall not be subject to section 10 of chapter 66. Any discussion or consideration of such trade secrets or commercial or financial information, may be held by the board, or any subcommittee of the board, in executive sessions closed to the public, notwithstanding the provisions of section eleven A and one-half of chapter thirty A; provided, however, that the purpose of any such executive session shall be set forth in the official minutes of the corporation and business which is not related to such purpose shall not be transacted, nor shall any vote be taken during such executive sessions.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 58 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 121B / Section 58
Other urban renewal programs; declaration of necessity
Status: in_force

Section 58. It is hereby declared (a) that there exist in certain cities and towns in the commonwealth substandard dwelling houses in urban renewal project areas which constitute a serious and growing menace and create a housing shortage, injurious to the public health, safety, morals and welfare of the residents of the commonwealth, and the declarations heretofore made in this chapter with respect to such areas are hereby reaffirmed; (b) that while many of such dwelling houses may require acquisition and clearance as provided in this chapter because their state of deterioration may make impracticable their reclamation by conservation or rehabilitation, others in such areas are in such condition that they may, through the means provided in section fifty-nine, be conserved or rehabilitated in such a manner that the conditions and evils hereinbefore enumerated may be alleviated or eliminated so that such dwelling houses may be returned to or remain in private ownership and be available as decent, safe and sanitary housing; and (c) that all powers conferred by said section fifty-nine are for public uses and purposes for which public money may be expended.

Section 58. It is hereby declared (a) that there exist in certain cities and towns in the commonwealth substandard dwelling houses in urban renewal project areas which constitute a serious and growing menace and create a housing shortage, injurious to the public health, safety, morals and welfare of the residents of the commonwealth, and the declarations heretofore made in this chapter with respect to such areas are hereby reaffirmed; (b) that while many of such dwelling houses may require acquisition and clearance as provided in this chapter because their state of deterioration may make impracticable their reclamation by conservation or rehabilitation, others in such areas are in such condition that they may, through the means provided in section fifty-nine, be conserved or rehabilitated in such a manner that the conditions and evils hereinbefore enumerated may be alleviated or eliminated so that such dwelling houses may be returned to or remain in private ownership and be available as decent, safe and sanitary housing; and (c) that all powers conferred by said section fifty-nine are for public uses and purposes for which public money may be expended.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 205, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 205 / Section 11
Joint fiduciaries; joint or separate bonds
Status: in_force

Section 11. Two or more persons acting jointly as executors, administrators, trustees or otherwise, who are required to give bonds, may give either separate or joint bonds.

Section 11. Two or more persons acting jointly as executors, administrators, trustees or otherwise, who are required to give bonds, may give either separate or joint bonds.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 151M — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 151M
Severability; construction
Status: in_force

Section 151M. (a) The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact shall be enforceable. (b) The provisions of this compact shall be liberally constructed to effectuate its purposes.

Section 151M. (a) The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact shall be enforceable.

(b) The provisions of this compact shall be liberally constructed to effectuate its purposes.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 287 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 287
Weight or measure variances
Status: in_force

Section 287. An average of not less than ten units of thread of the same type and put-up, selected at random from such units referred to in section two hundred and eighty-five, kept for the purpose of sale, offered or exposed for sale, or sold, shall not weigh or measure more than three per centum less than the net weight or number of yards marked on such units or on the package containing such units.

Section 287. An average of not less than ten units of thread of the same type and put-up, selected at random from such units referred to in section two hundred and eighty-five, kept for the purpose of sale, offered or exposed for sale, or sold, shall not weigh or measure more than three per centum less than the net weight or number of yards marked on such units or on the package containing such units.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18B, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 18B / Section 5
Federal requirements; additional services; inspection of records
Status: in_force

Section 5. The department shall make provision for such social services as are required under Title XX and Title IV B of the Social Security Act and the regulations established thereunder and shall provide such additional services as the general court may determine. In order to assure the fullest possible reimbursement from the federal government, the records of the department shall be open for inspection by representatives of the federal government for fiscal purposes including, but not limited to audit, the approval or authorization of payments for assistance to children or families, or for any other purpose directly connected with the administration of such payments for assistance.

Section 5. The department shall make provision for such social services as are required under Title XX and Title IV B of the Social Security Act and the regulations established thereunder and shall provide such additional services as the general court may determine.

In order to assure the fullest possible reimbursement from the federal government, the records of the department shall be open for inspection by representatives of the federal government for fiscal purposes including, but not limited to audit, the approval or authorization of payments for assistance to children or families, or for any other purpose directly connected with the administration of such payments for assistance.