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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111C, sec. 24 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111C / Section 24
EMS regional councils; distribution and use of funds; goals and objectives
Status: in_force

Section 24. Distribution and use of funds, if any, by regional councils shall be governed by rules and regulations promulgated by the department with the advice of the EMS system advisory board. Such rules and regulations shall recognize the following goals and objectives for the use and disbursement of such funds: (1) maintenance and operation of regional emergency medical services councils; (2) maintenance and operation of regional communication centers; and (3) training of EMS personnel, such training to be interpreted to include initial training and recertification.

Section 24. Distribution and use of funds, if any, by regional councils shall be governed by rules and regulations promulgated by the department with the advice of the EMS system advisory board. Such rules and regulations shall recognize the following goals and objectives for the use and disbursement of such funds:

(1) maintenance and operation of regional emergency medical services councils;

(2) maintenance and operation of regional communication centers; and

(3) training of EMS personnel, such training to be interpreted to include initial training and recertification.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18, sec. 39 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 18 / Section 39
Protocols for coordination of information with law enforcement agencies, etc. when recipient the subject of felony warrant
Status: in_force

Section 39. The department shall develop protocols for coordinating information with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and the administrative office of the trial court regarding recipients of publicly-funded benefits who are the subject of felony warrants. The protocols shall be designed to use the department's records to facilitate proper notice to the individual and the department shall, upon request, provide all relevant information to any such law enforcement or the court to facilitate the timely resolution of the warrant.

Section 39. The department shall develop protocols for coordinating information with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and the administrative office of the trial court regarding recipients of publicly-funded benefits who are the subject of felony warrants. The protocols shall be designed to use the department's records to facilitate proper notice to the individual and the department shall, upon request, provide all relevant information to any such law enforcement or the court to facilitate the timely resolution of the warrant.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, sec. 34C — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21 / Section 34C
Certification requirement; violation; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 34C. No person shall manage, operate or maintain a facility used for the treatment, neutralization or stabilization of wastewater from homes, public buildings, or commercial or industrial sources or any combination thereof, unless the individual in charge of the facility is in possession of a currently valid certificate of competency issued by the board pursuant to section thirty-four B. Any person who violates any provision of this section or any valid regulation, order or permit issued by the board; or who knowingly makes any false representation in any application required under the provision of said section thirty-four B shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five hundred dollars per day of such violation or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, or shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five hundred dollars per day of such violation, which may be assessed in an action brought on behalf of the commonwealth in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Section 34C. No person shall manage, operate or maintain a facility used for the treatment, neutralization or stabilization of wastewater from homes, public buildings, or commercial or industrial sources or any combination thereof, unless the individual in charge of the facility is in possession of a currently valid certificate of competency issued by the board pursuant to section thirty-four B. Any person who violates any provision of this section or any valid regulation, order or permit issued by the board; or who knowingly makes any false representation in any application required under the provision of said section thirty-four B shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five hundred dollars per day of such violation or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, or shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five hundred dollars per day of such violation, which may be assessed in an action brought on behalf of the commonwealth in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 51 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 130 / Section 51
Sale of native lobsters; representations for purposes of sale
Status: in_force

Section 51. No person shall sell, or represent for the purpose of sale, any lobster as a native lobster unless the same shall have been originally caught or taken in the coastal waters; nor shall any person so sell, or represent for the purpose of sale, any crustacean as a lobster unless the same is of the species known as Homarus americanus; nor shall any person so sell, or represent for the purpose of sale, any meat as lobster meat unless such meat is wholly from crustaceans of such species.

Section 51. No person shall sell, or represent for the purpose of sale, any lobster as a native lobster unless the same shall have been originally caught or taken in the coastal waters; nor shall any person so sell, or represent for the purpose of sale, any crustacean as a lobster unless the same is of the species known as Homarus americanus; nor shall any person so sell, or represent for the purpose of sale, any meat as lobster meat unless such meat is wholly from crustaceans of such species.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159B, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159B / Section 17
Submission of accounts, records or memoranda; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 17. In case of failure or refusal on the part of any person, including shipper, consignee, consignor, leasing company, motor carrier, broker, his executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, assignee, receiver, and trustee, to submit accounts, records or memoranda of such person or persons, motor carrier, shipper, consignee, consignor or leasing company in its possession or control, in so far as such accounts, records or memoranda relate to the transportation of property by common carrier or contract carrier and charges therefor, to the inspection of the department or its authorized representatives, such person, motor carrier, shipper, consignee, consignor, broker, leasing company or fiduciary shall be punished by a fine of two hundred dollars for each and every day during the continuance of such offense, such fine to be paid into the treasury of the commonwealth.

Section 17. In case of failure or refusal on the part of any person, including shipper, consignee, consignor, leasing company, motor carrier, broker, his executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, assignee, receiver, and trustee, to submit accounts, records or memoranda of such person or persons, motor carrier, shipper, consignee, consignor or leasing company in its possession or control, in so far as such accounts, records or memoranda relate to the transportation of property by common carrier or contract carrier and charges therefor, to the inspection of the department or its authorized representatives, such person, motor carrier, shipper, consignee, consignor, broker, leasing company or fiduciary shall be punished by a fine of two hundred dollars for each and every day during the continuance of such offense, such fine to be paid into the treasury of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 59, sec. 5B — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 59 / Section 5B
Appeals; eligibility for exemption under Sec. 5, third clause; corporations or trusts
Status: in_force

Section 5B. Any person of a city or town aggrieved by a determination of the board of assessors as to the eligibility or noneligibility of a corporation or trust for the exemption granted pursuant to the clause Third of section five may appeal therefrom by filing a petition with the clerk of the appellate tax board in accordance with the provisions of section seven of chapter fifty-eight A within three months of said determination. As used in this section the term ''person'' shall mean the corporation or trust applying for the exemption or an individual, corporation, or trust engaged in a business activity in direct competition with an activity conducted by the charitable corporation or trust.

Section 5B. Any person of a city or town aggrieved by a determination of the board of assessors as to the eligibility or noneligibility of a corporation or trust for the exemption granted pursuant to the clause Third of section five may appeal therefrom by filing a petition with the clerk of the appellate tax board in accordance with the provisions of section seven of chapter fifty-eight A within three months of said determination. As used in this section the term ''person'' shall mean the corporation or trust applying for the exemption or an individual, corporation, or trust engaged in a business activity in direct competition with an activity conducted by the charitable corporation or trust.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 39 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94C / Section 39
Violation of Secs. 21 or 22
Status: in_force

Section 39. Any person who knowingly violates any provision of sections twenty-one or twenty-two shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not more that fifteen hundred dollars, or by both. Whoever violates any of the provisions of said sections after one or more prior convictions of a violation of any provision of this chapter, or of a provision of prior law relating to narcotic drugs or harmful drugs as defined in said prior law shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than two years or by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars, or both.

Section 39. Any person who knowingly violates any provision of sections twenty-one or twenty-two shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not more that fifteen hundred dollars, or by both. Whoever violates any of the provisions of said sections after one or more prior convictions of a violation of any provision of this chapter, or of a provision of prior law relating to narcotic drugs or harmful drugs as defined in said prior law shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than two years or by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 233 / Section 4
Liability for nonattendance
Status: in_force

Section 4. If a person who has been duly summoned and required to attend as a witness under the preceding sections or section thirty-seven of chapter two hundred and eighteen fails, without a sufficient excuse, to attend, he shall be liable to the aggrieved party in tort for all damages caused by such failure.

Section 4. If a person who has been duly summoned and required to attend as a witness under the preceding sections or section thirty-seven of chapter two hundred and eighteen fails, without a sufficient excuse, to attend, he shall be liable to the aggrieved party in tort for all damages caused by such failure.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, sec. 68 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 246 / Section 68
Allowable to trustee
Status: in_force

Section 68. A person summoned as a trustee in the supreme judicial or superior court, who appears and answers pursuant to this chapter, shall be allowed his costs for travel and term fees, and such further amount for counsel fees and other necessary expenses as the court may allow; if summoned in a district court, he shall be allowed the costs fixed by section twenty-six of chapter two hundred and sixty-one. If there has been a trial between the plaintiff and the alleged trustee upon an issue of fact, the court may award costs to either party.

Section 68. A person summoned as a trustee in the supreme judicial or superior court, who appears and answers pursuant to this chapter, shall be allowed his costs for travel and term fees, and such further amount for counsel fees and other necessary expenses as the court may allow; if summoned in a district court, he shall be allowed the costs fixed by section twenty-six of chapter two hundred and sixty-one. If there has been a trial between the plaintiff and the alleged trustee upon an issue of fact, the court may award costs to either party.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 7, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 7 / Section 8
Reports on estimates by state departments, officers, etc., to budget director
Status: in_force

Section 8. On the request of either branch of the general court or of the ways and means committee of either branch, or of the governor, the secretary shall make a report of such of the estimates of departments, officers and commissions made to the budget director under sections three and four of chapter twenty-nine as may be required, and it may make recommendations relative thereto.

Section 8. On the request of either branch of the general court or of the ways and means committee of either branch, or of the governor, the secretary shall make a report of such of the estimates of departments, officers and commissions made to the budget director under sections three and four of chapter twenty-nine as may be required, and it may make recommendations relative thereto.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 44, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 44 / Section 23
Forms for notes
Status: in_force

Section 23. The director shall furnish to the treasurer of every city, town and district, forms for the issue of notes for money borrowed by the city, town or district. Every such note shall contain blanks for insertion of the amount thereof, the date of issue, which shall be construed as the date from which interest is payable, the interest which it bears, the date when it will become due, and such other matters as the director may deem necessary; and a record of every such note shall be kept by said treasurer in such form as the director may designate. The director may place upon notes submitted to him for certification such denominations as will show the purpose for which they are issued and as may be required by law to appear thereon.

Section 23. The director shall furnish to the treasurer of every city, town and district, forms for the issue of notes for money borrowed by the city, town or district. Every such note shall contain blanks for insertion of the amount thereof, the date of issue, which shall be construed as the date from which interest is payable, the interest which it bears, the date when it will become due, and such other matters as the director may deem necessary; and a record of every such note shall be kept by said treasurer in such form as the director may designate. The director may place upon notes submitted to him for certification such denominations as will show the purpose for which they are issued and as may be required by law to appear thereon.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64A, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64A / Section 4
Monthly returns and payment of excise; tax rate
Status: in_force

Section 4. At the time of filing a return required by subsection (a) of section sixteen of chapter sixty-two C, every distributor and unclassified exporter shall pay to the commissioner an excise at the tax per gallon determined by the commissioner upon each gallon of fuel sold by him in the commonwealth during the calendar month covered by the return. At the time of filing a return required by paragraph (a) of section sixteen of chapter sixty-two C, every unclassified importer shall pay to the commissioner an excise at the tax per gallon determined by the commissioner upon each gallon of fuel imported or caused to be imported during the calendar month covered by the return. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the tax per gallon payable upon each gallon of fuel sold, imported or caused to be imported as aviation fuel shall be separately determined by the commissioner utilizing the same procedures as those used for other fuel and such tax per gallon as so determined shall apply to each gallon of fuel sold, imported or caused to be imported as aviation fuel by a licensee in the commonwealth during the calendar month covered by the return.

Section 4. At the time of filing a return required by subsection (a) of section sixteen of chapter sixty-two C, every distributor and unclassified exporter shall pay to the commissioner an excise at the tax per gallon determined by the commissioner upon each gallon of fuel sold by him in the commonwealth during the calendar month covered by the return.

At the time of filing a return required by paragraph (a) of section sixteen of chapter sixty-two C, every unclassified importer shall pay to the commissioner an excise at the tax per gallon determined by the commissioner upon each gallon of fuel imported or caused to be imported during the calendar month covered by the return.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the tax per gallon payable upon each gallon of fuel sold, imported or caused to be imported as aviation fuel shall be separately determined by the commissioner utilizing the same procedures as those used for other fuel and such tax per gallon as so determined shall apply to each gallon of fuel sold, imported or caused to be imported as aviation fuel by a licensee in the commonwealth during the calendar month covered by the return.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 222 / Section 13
Qualifications; grounds for denial of application for appointment
Status: in_force

[Text of section applicable pursuant to 2016, 289, Sec. 7.]

[Text of section applicable pursuant to 2016, 289, Sec. 7.]

Section 13. (a) A person qualified for a notary public commission shall be at least 18 years of age and reside or have a regular place of work or business within the commonwealth.

(b) In the governor's discretion, an application for appointment, reappointment or renewal of a commission may be denied based on:

(i) submission of an official application containing a material misstatement or omission of fact;

(ii) the applicant's conviction of an offense that resulted in a prison sentence;

(iii) the applicant's conviction of a misdemeanor offense that resulted in a sentence to probation or a fine or a conviction for a violation of paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of section 24 of chapter 90 or subsection (a) of section 8 of chapter 90B;

(iv) the applicant's admission to sufficient facts to warrant a finding of guilt of any offense;

(v) a finding or admission of responsibility or liability against the applicant in a civil action based on the applicant's fraud or deceit;

(vi) revocation, suspension, restriction or denial of a notary public commission or professional licensure by the commonwealth or any other jurisdiction; or

(vii) any other reason, including official misconduct, that in the governor's discretion, would render the applicant unsuitable to hold a notary public commission.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 91 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 91
Eminent domain; order securing landowners
Status: in_force

Section 91. At the time of awarding damages to landowners under chapter seventy-nine, the county commissioners shall in addition thereto order the corporation to construct and maintain such embankments, culverts, walls, fences or other structures as they judge reasonable for the security and benefit of such owners, and shall prescribe the time and manner of making or repairing them, and it shall not be competent for a jury to reverse such order.

Section 91. At the time of awarding damages to landowners under chapter seventy-nine, the county commissioners shall in addition thereto order the corporation to construct and maintain such embankments, culverts, walls, fences or other structures as they judge reasonable for the security and benefit of such owners, and shall prescribe the time and manner of making or repairing them, and it shall not be competent for a jury to reverse such order.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 2, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title I / Chapter 2 / Section 15
Gem or gem emblem of commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 15. Rhodonite shall be the gem or gem emblem of the commonwealth.

Section 15. Rhodonite shall be the gem or gem emblem of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, sec. 44 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 233 / Section 44
Foreign depositions obtained contrary to statute
Status: in_force

Section 44. Depositions and affidavits taken without the commonwealth in any manner other than is provided in the three preceding sections, if taken before a notary public or other person authorized by the laws of any other state or country to take depositions, may be admitted or rejected in the discretion of the court; but such deposition or affidavit shall not be admitted unless the court finds that the adverse party had sufficient notice of the taking thereof and an opportunity to cross-examine the witness, or that from the circumstances of the case it was impossible to give him such notice.

Section 44. Depositions and affidavits taken without the commonwealth in any manner other than is provided in the three preceding sections, if taken before a notary public or other person authorized by the laws of any other state or country to take depositions, may be admitted or rejected in the discretion of the court; but such deposition or affidavit shall not be admitted unless the court finds that the adverse party had sufficient notice of the taking thereof and an opportunity to cross-examine the witness, or that from the circumstances of the case it was impossible to give him such notice.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 124 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 124
Term of licenses
Status: in_force

Section 124. Licenses issued under sections one hundred and twenty-two and one hundred and twenty-two B shall expire three years from the date of issuance.

Section 124. Licenses issued under sections one hundred and twenty-two and one hundred and twenty-two B shall expire three years from the date of issuance.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 62D — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 62D
Investment by city or town treasurer of money and securities received from commission; bond
Status: in_force

Section 62D. The city or town treasurer shall invest, reinvest and hold in the name of said commission any money or securities, or the proceeds thereof, received from said commission under the preceding section, and shall disburse the income or principal thereof on its order; provided, that no disposition of either income or principal shall be made which is inconsistent with the terms of the trust on which the property is held. The treasurer shall furnish a bond satisfactory to the commission for the faithful performance of his duties relative to such property.

Section 62D. The city or town treasurer shall invest, reinvest and hold in the name of said commission any money or securities, or the proceeds thereof, received from said commission under the preceding section, and shall disburse the income or principal thereof on its order; provided, that no disposition of either income or principal shall be made which is inconsistent with the terms of the trust on which the property is held. The treasurer shall furnish a bond satisfactory to the commission for the faithful performance of his duties relative to such property.