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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 26 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 26
Physicians or unregistered practitioners convicted of crimes; clerk to report convictions to board of registration in medicine
Status: in_force

Section 26. The clerk of any court in which a physician registered in the commonwealth is convicted of any crime or in which an unregistered practitioner is convicted of holding himself out as a practitioner of medicine or of practicing medicine shall, within one week thereafter, report the same to the board of registration in medicine together with a copy of the court proceedings in the case. For the purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed to be convicted of a crime if he pleaded guilty or was found or adjudged guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction. In the instance where a physician pleads nolo contendere to charges or where sufficient facts of guilt were found and the matter was continued without a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction, such clerk shall, within one week thereafter, report the same to the board of registration in medicine together with a copy of the court proceedings in the case.

Section 26. The clerk of any court in which a physician registered in the commonwealth is convicted of any crime or in which an unregistered practitioner is convicted of holding himself out as a practitioner of medicine or of practicing medicine shall, within one week thereafter, report the same to the board of registration in medicine together with a copy of the court proceedings in the case. For the purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed to be convicted of a crime if he pleaded guilty or was found or adjudged guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction.

In the instance where a physician pleads nolo contendere to charges or where sufficient facts of guilt were found and the matter was continued without a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction, such clerk shall, within one week thereafter, report the same to the board of registration in medicine together with a copy of the court proceedings in the case.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118E / Section 27
Redetermination of eligibility
Status: in_force

Section 27. If an individual has become eligible under this chapter, eligibility shall be reconsidered or redetermined: (a) When required on the basis of information the division has obtained previously about anticipated changes in the individual's situation. (b) Promptly within thirty days, after a report is obtained from any source which indicates that changes in the individual's circumstances may affect the amount of assistance to which he or she is entitled or may make him or her ineligible. (c) Periodically in accordance with federal law. (d) If any recipient shall by gift, inheritance, or other manner acquire additional assets during any twelve month interval following determination of his or her eligibility, the recipient shall, to the extent required by federal law, immediately report such acquisition to the division which shall immediately make a reevaluation of such recipient's eligibility.

Section 27. If an individual has become eligible under this chapter, eligibility shall be reconsidered or redetermined:

(a) When required on the basis of information the division has obtained previously about anticipated changes in the individual's situation.

(b) Promptly within thirty days, after a report is obtained from any source which indicates that changes in the individual's circumstances may affect the amount of assistance to which he or she is entitled or may make him or her ineligible.

(c) Periodically in accordance with federal law.

(d) If any recipient shall by gift, inheritance, or other manner acquire additional assets during any twelve month interval following determination of his or her eligibility, the recipient shall, to the extent required by federal law, immediately report such acquisition to the division which shall immediately make a reevaluation of such recipient's eligibility.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32, sec. 65I — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 32 / Section 65I
Disability retirement for judges
Status: in_force

Section 65I. Any judge may, voluntarily and on his own initiative, apply for an allowance under the provisions of section six or seven, and, if found eligible for such allowance under the provisions of such sections, may, without an order of the governor or the consent of his council, receive such an allowance upon the terms applicable to a member classified in Group I in lieu of any other retirement allowance for which he might otherwise be eligible.

Section 65I. Any judge may, voluntarily and on his own initiative, apply for an allowance under the provisions of section six or seven, and, if found eligible for such allowance under the provisions of such sections, may, without an order of the governor or the consent of his council, receive such an allowance upon the terms applicable to a member classified in Group I in lieu of any other retirement allowance for which he might otherwise be eligible.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, sec. 10I — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21A / Section 10I
Surcharge added on fines for violations under chapter 21A when complaining officer is environmental police officer or deputy environmental police officer
Status: in_force

Section 10I. There shall be a surcharge of 20 per cent on a fine assessed against a person convicted of or found responsible for a violation under this chapter or a violation of a special regulation made under this chapter if the complaining officer was an environmental police officer or deputy environmental police officer. Notwithstanding the provisions relative to the distribution of fines, penalties and forfeitures in the ninth paragraph of section 10G, such surcharge shall be deposited into the Massachusetts Environmental Police Trust Fund established in section 2LLLL of chapter 29.

Section 10I. There shall be a surcharge of 20 per cent on a fine assessed against a person convicted of or found responsible for a violation under this chapter or a violation of a special regulation made under this chapter if the complaining officer was an environmental police officer or deputy environmental police officer. Notwithstanding the provisions relative to the distribution of fines, penalties and forfeitures in the ninth paragraph of section 10G, such surcharge shall be deposited into the Massachusetts Environmental Police Trust Fund established in section 2LLLL of chapter 29.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, sec. 39 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 208 / Section 39
Foreign divorces; validity
Status: in_force

Section 39. A divorce adjudged in another jurisdiction according to the laws thereof by a court having jurisdiction of the cause and of both the parties shall be valid and effectual in this commonwealth; but if an inhabitant of this commonwealth goes into another jurisdiction to obtain a divorce for a cause occurring here while the parties resided here, or for a cause which would not authorize a divorce by the laws of this commonwealth, a divorce so obtained shall be of no force or effect in this commonwealth.

Section 39. A divorce adjudged in another jurisdiction according to the laws thereof by a court having jurisdiction of the cause and of both the parties shall be valid and effectual in this commonwealth; but if an inhabitant of this commonwealth goes into another jurisdiction to obtain a divorce for a cause occurring here while the parties resided here, or for a cause which would not authorize a divorce by the laws of this commonwealth, a divorce so obtained shall be of no force or effect in this commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 142G — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 142G
Enforcement of statutes and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 142G. The attorney general shall enforce the provisions of sections one hundred and forty-two A to one hundred and forty-two F, inclusive, and the rules and regulations made hereunder in any manufacturing or mechanical establishment or in any other place of employment in so far as the same relate to the health of employees, and the department of public health shall enforce the provisions of said sections and the rules and regulations made hereunder in so far as they apply to the keeping and storage for sale to the public in any mercantile establishment of any of the substances or materials referred to in said sections.

Section 142G. The attorney general shall enforce the provisions of sections one hundred and forty-two A to one hundred and forty-two F, inclusive, and the rules and regulations made hereunder in any manufacturing or mechanical establishment or in any other place of employment in so far as the same relate to the health of employees, and the department of public health shall enforce the provisions of said sections and the rules and regulations made hereunder in so far as they apply to the keeping and storage for sale to the public in any mercantile establishment of any of the substances or materials referred to in said sections.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 147 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 147
Regulations for inspection of meat
Status: in_force

Section 147. The department of public health may make regulations for the inspection of meat, which shall conform to the regulations of the United States bureau of animal industry for the inspection of meat for export and for interstate commerce.

Section 147. The department of public health may make regulations for the inspection of meat, which shall conform to the regulations of the United States bureau of animal industry for the inspection of meat for export and for interstate commerce.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 48A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 48A
Mutual companies; formation; capital and surplus
Status: in_force

Section 48A. Ten or more persons, residents of this commonwealth, may form a mutual company, (a) to transact the business set forth in any one of the clauses of section forty-seven, except the eleventh, fourteenth, fifteenth or seventeenth; (b) to transact the business set forth in the first and third, the first and eighth, the third and eighth, or in the first, third and eighth clauses; (c) to transact the business set forth in the first and second clauses, in the first and seventeenth clauses, in the first, second and eighth clauses, or in the first, second, eighth and seventeenth clauses; (d) to transact the business set forth in any two or more of the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, twelfth and thirteenth clauses thereof; or (e) to transact the business set forth in the sixth and sixteenth clauses thereof, except subdivision (e) of said sixth clause. A company formed under the provisions of this section shall be subject to the combined capital and surplus provisions of section forty-eight.

Section 48A. Ten or more persons, residents of this commonwealth, may form a mutual company, (a) to transact the business set forth in any one of the clauses of section forty-seven, except the eleventh, fourteenth, fifteenth or seventeenth; (b) to transact the business set forth in the first and third, the first and eighth, the third and eighth, or in the first, third and eighth clauses; (c) to transact the business set forth in the first and second clauses, in the first and seventeenth clauses, in the first, second and eighth clauses, or in the first, second, eighth and seventeenth clauses; (d) to transact the business set forth in any two or more of the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, twelfth and thirteenth clauses thereof; or (e) to transact the business set forth in the sixth and sixteenth clauses thereof, except subdivision (e) of said sixth clause.

A company formed under the provisions of this section shall be subject to the combined capital and surplus provisions of section forty-eight.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, sec. 40B — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 131 / Section 40B
Farmland advisory board; meetings; advisory duties
Status: in_force

Section 40B. The farmland advisory board established in section forty shall meet quarterly and at the call of the commissioner or upon written request of any two members. The board is charged with advising the commissioner relative to the definitions of ''normal maintenance or improvement of land in agricultural or aquacultural use'' and other issues relating to agriculture including but not limited to, consistency in federal and state statutes, rules and regulations pursuant to agricultural activities governed by section forty, and issues affecting agriculture pursuant to chapter twenty-one G. The farmland advisory board, in conjunction with the department, shall make an annual report to the committee on natural resources and agriculture as to their activities under this section.

Section 40B. The farmland advisory board established in section forty shall meet quarterly and at the call of the commissioner or upon written request of any two members. The board is charged with advising the commissioner relative to the definitions of ''normal maintenance or improvement of land in agricultural or aquacultural use'' and other issues relating to agriculture including but not limited to, consistency in federal and state statutes, rules and regulations pursuant to agricultural activities governed by section forty, and issues affecting agriculture pursuant to chapter twenty-one G. The farmland advisory board, in conjunction with the department, shall make an annual report to the committee on natural resources and agriculture as to their activities under this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 22C / Section 21
Training programs for city or town police officers and certain state employees
Status: in_force

Section 21. The colonel may conduct programs for training police officers of the cities and towns of the commonwealth and for those employees who are authorized to exercise police powers in the various state departments or agencies and the colonel shall appoint necessary instructors. Said programs shall be conducted and instructors appointed in accordance with the provisions of section one hundred and eighteen of chapter six. Cities, towns, state departments and agencies voluntarily participating in such training shall reimburse the commonwealth for the necessary expense thereof. Attendance at such programs by police officers of any city or town and those employees who are authorized to exercise police powers in the various state departments or agencies shall be on a voluntary basis.

Section 21. The colonel may conduct programs for training police officers of the cities and towns of the commonwealth and for those employees who are authorized to exercise police powers in the various state departments or agencies and the colonel shall appoint necessary instructors. Said programs shall be conducted and instructors appointed in accordance with the provisions of section one hundred and eighteen of chapter six. Cities, towns, state departments and agencies voluntarily participating in such training shall reimburse the commonwealth for the necessary expense thereof. Attendance at such programs by police officers of any city or town and those employees who are authorized to exercise police powers in the various state departments or agencies shall be on a voluntary basis.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 158 / Section 8
Organization
Status: in_force

Section 8. At such first meeting, or at any adjournment thereof, the incorporators shall organize as provided in section nine of chapter one hundred and fifty-six.

Section 8. At such first meeting, or at any adjournment thereof, the incorporators shall organize as provided in section nine of chapter one hundred and fifty-six.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 37, sec. 21A — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 37 / Section 21A
Travel vouchers or other verification of travel expenses
Status: in_force

Section 21A. For the purposes of paying the salary and travel expenses of a sheriff pursuant to sections 17 and 21, the commonwealth shall pay said salary and travel expenses whenever the sheriff is an employee of the commonwealth; provided, that said travel expenses shall be reimbursed only upon the submission of travel vouchers or other verification of travel expenses to the comptroller.

Section 21A. For the purposes of paying the salary and travel expenses of a sheriff pursuant to sections 17 and 21, the commonwealth shall pay said salary and travel expenses whenever the sheriff is an employee of the commonwealth; provided, that said travel expenses shall be reimbursed only upon the submission of travel vouchers or other verification of travel expenses to the comptroller.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111H, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111H / Section 42
Administration of the Low&ndash;Level Radioactive Waste Trust Fund
Status: in_force

Section 42. The Low–Level Radioactive Waste Trust Fund, established by section thirty-five H of chapter ten, shall be administered by the board, without liability on the part of the commonwealth beyond the amounts credited to and earned by the fund. The treasurer shall make payments from accounts of said fund upon receipt of a warrant listing all payments to be made and the accounts to be debited, which has been approved in writing by the board. The state treasurer shall on or before July first of each year, submit to the board, the governor, the clerk of the senate and the clerk of the house of representatives, an annual report for the previous fiscal year. Said report shall include a statement of the revenues and disbursements of said Fund for the fiscal year, the balance at the beginning and the end of the fiscal year for each account within the trust fund, and any other information the treasurer deems appropriate.

Section 42. The Low–Level Radioactive Waste Trust Fund, established by section thirty-five H of chapter ten, shall be administered by the board, without liability on the part of the commonwealth beyond the amounts credited to and earned by the fund.

The treasurer shall make payments from accounts of said fund upon receipt of a warrant listing all payments to be made and the accounts to be debited, which has been approved in writing by the board.

The state treasurer shall on or before July first of each year, submit to the board, the governor, the clerk of the senate and the clerk of the house of representatives, an annual report for the previous fiscal year. Said report shall include a statement of the revenues and disbursements of said Fund for the fiscal year, the balance at the beginning and the end of the fiscal year for each account within the trust fund, and any other information the treasurer deems appropriate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 50 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 50
Validity
Status: in_force

Section 50. All bonds or notes issued by a railroad corporation shall be valid and binding, although negotiated and sold by it or its agents at less than par.

Section 50. All bonds or notes issued by a railroad corporation shall be valid and binding, although negotiated and sold by it or its agents at less than par.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175L, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175L / Section 5
Application of chapter; certifications in violation of chapter null and void
Status: in_force

Section 5. (a) This chapter shall apply to all certificates of insurance issued in connection with property, operations or risks located in the commonwealth regardless of where the policyholder, insurer, insurance producer or person requesting or requiring the issuance of a certificate of insurance is located. (b) A certificate of insurance or any other document or correspondence prepared, issued, requested or required in violation of this chapter, as determined by the commissioner, shall be null and void.

Section 5. (a) This chapter shall apply to all certificates of insurance issued in connection with property, operations or risks located in the commonwealth regardless of where the policyholder, insurer, insurance producer or person requesting or requiring the issuance of a certificate of insurance is located.

(b) A certificate of insurance or any other document or correspondence prepared, issued, requested or required in violation of this chapter, as determined by the commissioner, shall be null and void.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 45, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 45 / Section 3
Acquisition of property for parks
Status: in_force

Section 3. Any such board may locate public parks within its city or town and for that purpose may take in fee by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine or by purchase, gift, devise or otherwise, land which it considers desirable therefor, or may take bonds for the conveyance thereof to its city or town, but any such taking by eminent domain or by purchase shall be subject to the provisions of section fourteen of chapter forty. A city or town may take and hold in trust or otherwise any grant, gift, bequest or devise, made for the purpose of laying out or improving any parks therein.

Section 3. Any such board may locate public parks within its city or town and for that purpose may take in fee by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine or by purchase, gift, devise or otherwise, land which it considers desirable therefor, or may take bonds for the conveyance thereof to its city or town, but any such taking by eminent domain or by purchase shall be subject to the provisions of section fourteen of chapter forty. A city or town may take and hold in trust or otherwise any grant, gift, bequest or devise, made for the purpose of laying out or improving any parks therein.