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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 93 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 93
Nuclear material or facility; injunction against violations
Status: in_force

Section 93. Whenever, in the opinion of the attorney general, any person is violating or is about to violate section ninety-two, the attorney general may apply to the appropriate court for an order enjoining such person from engaging or continuing to engage in the activity violative of said section, and upon a showing that such person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any such activity, a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order or other order may be granted.

Section 93. Whenever, in the opinion of the attorney general, any person is violating or is about to violate section ninety-two, the attorney general may apply to the appropriate court for an order enjoining such person from engaging or continuing to engage in the activity violative of said section, and upon a showing that such person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any such activity, a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order or other order may be granted.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, sec. 5A — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40B / Section 5A
Agreement for water favorability studies
Status: in_force

Section 5A. Such commission may enter into an agreement with the water resources commission for the purpose of conducting water favorability studies under the direction of the water resources commission, as authorized by section nine of chapter twenty-one. The district's share of the cost of such studies shall be assessed against the constituent cities and towns in accordance with the provisions of section seven of this chapter.

Section 5A. Such commission may enter into an agreement with the water resources commission for the purpose of conducting water favorability studies under the direction of the water resources commission, as authorized by section nine of chapter twenty-one. The district's share of the cost of such studies shall be assessed against the constituent cities and towns in accordance with the provisions of section seven of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 83B — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 83B
Removal of prisoners to camp; permit to be at liberty; escape
Status: in_force

Section 83B. The commissioner may remove to any camp so established any prisoner held in a correctional institution of the commonwealth except the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham, and sentenced prisoners in jails and houses of correction, including male prisoners sentenced to life who have served twelve years, except a prisoner serving a life sentence for first degree murder, or a sentence imposed for violation of sections twenty-two, 22A, 22B, 22C, twenty-three, 23A, 23B and twenty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-five and for attempt to commit a crime referred to in said sections, who, in his judgment, may properly be so removed and may at any time return such prisoners to the prison from whence removed. Prisoners so removed shall be entitled to a permit to be at liberty as provided under the provisions of sections one hundred and twenty-eight, one hundred and thirty-two and one hundred and thirty-three of chapter one hundred and twenty-seven. If a prisoner escapes or attempts to escape from a prison camp all deductions from the sentence he is then serving shall be thereby forfeited. A prisoner who is entitled to have the term of his imprisonment reduced shall receive from the parole board a certificate of discharge and shall be released from the prison camp on the date which has been determined by such additional deduction from the maximum term of his sentence or sentences.

Section 83B. The commissioner may remove to any camp so established any prisoner held in a correctional institution of the commonwealth except the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham, and sentenced prisoners in jails and houses of correction, including male prisoners sentenced to life who have served twelve years, except a prisoner serving a life sentence for first degree murder, or a sentence imposed for violation of sections twenty-two, 22A, 22B, 22C, twenty-three, 23A, 23B and twenty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-five and for attempt to commit a crime referred to in said sections, who, in his judgment, may properly be so removed and may at any time return such prisoners to the prison from whence removed. Prisoners so removed shall be entitled to a permit to be at liberty as provided under the provisions of sections one hundred and twenty-eight, one hundred and thirty-two and one hundred and thirty-three of chapter one hundred and twenty-seven.

If a prisoner escapes or attempts to escape from a prison camp all deductions from the sentence he is then serving shall be thereby forfeited. A prisoner who is entitled to have the term of his imprisonment reduced shall receive from the parole board a certificate of discharge and shall be released from the prison camp on the date which has been determined by such additional deduction from the maximum term of his sentence or sentences.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 42C — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 42C
Professors and teachers; removal; hearing
Status: in_force

Section 42C. A professor or teacher in the Bradford Durfee College of Technology or the New Bedford Institute of Technology, who is not employed in a position classified under chapter thirty-one, and who has served as such for three consecutive years, shall not be dismissed from such employment except for just cause, and for reasons specifically given him in writing by the trustees of the college or institute in which he is employed. Before any such removal is effected, the professor or teacher, upon his written request made within ten days of receipt by him of the required written notice, shall be given a full hearing before the trustees of the college or institute in which he is employed, of which hearing he shall have at least thirty days' written notice from the trustees, and he shall be allowed to answer the charges preferred against him either personally or by counsel.

Section 42C. A professor or teacher in the Bradford Durfee College of Technology or the New Bedford Institute of Technology, who is not employed in a position classified under chapter thirty-one, and who has served as such for three consecutive years, shall not be dismissed from such employment except for just cause, and for reasons specifically given him in writing by the trustees of the college or institute in which he is employed. Before any such removal is effected, the professor or teacher, upon his written request made within ten days of receipt by him of the required written notice, shall be given a full hearing before the trustees of the college or institute in which he is employed, of which hearing he shall have at least thirty days' written notice from the trustees, and he shall be allowed to answer the charges preferred against him either personally or by counsel.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111B, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111B / Section 11
Treatment record; patient's rights
Status: in_force

Section 11. The administrator of each facility shall keep a record of the treatment afforded each patient, which shall be confidential and shall be made available only upon proper judicial order, whether in connection with pending judicial proceedings or otherwise. Any patient shall have the right to have a physician retained by him examine him, consult privately with his attorney, receive visitors, and send and receive communications by mail, telephone and telegraph. Such communications shall not be censored or read without consent of such patient. The foregoing shall not limit the right of the administrator, subject to reasonable rules and regulations of the department, to prescribe reasonable rules governing visiting hours and the use of telephone and telegraph facilities.

Section 11. The administrator of each facility shall keep a record of the treatment afforded each patient, which shall be confidential and shall be made available only upon proper judicial order, whether in connection with pending judicial proceedings or otherwise.

Any patient shall have the right to have a physician retained by him examine him, consult privately with his attorney, receive visitors, and send and receive communications by mail, telephone and telegraph. Such communications shall not be censored or read without consent of such patient. The foregoing shall not limit the right of the administrator, subject to reasonable rules and regulations of the department, to prescribe reasonable rules governing visiting hours and the use of telephone and telegraph facilities.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 234A, sec. 53 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 234A / Section 53
Private hearing to determine rate of compensation of grand juror
Status: in_force

Section 53. On the first day of grand juror service, the court shall hold a private hearing with each impanelled grand juror. The purpose of this hearing shall be to determine a daily compensation rate for each grand juror, not exceeding fifty dollars per day of service, to be paid by the commonwealth to the juror for the fourth and subsequent days of grand juror service. In this hearing the court shall consider the information contained in the grand juror financial questionnaire and other relevant information. For each day of service, a grand juror shall be entitled to receive, cumulatively from his employer and the commonwealth, an amount equal to the greater of the following two rates: fifty dollars per day or an amount not in excess of the regular daily wages plus daily travel expenses in excess of those ordinarily incurred by the juror; provided, however, that the contribution by the commonwealth to this amount shall not exceed fifty dollars per day.

Section 53. On the first day of grand juror service, the court shall hold a private hearing with each impanelled grand juror. The purpose of this hearing shall be to determine a daily compensation rate for each grand juror, not exceeding fifty dollars per day of service, to be paid by the commonwealth to the juror for the fourth and subsequent days of grand juror service. In this hearing the court shall consider the information contained in the grand juror financial questionnaire and other relevant information. For each day of service, a grand juror shall be entitled to receive, cumulatively from his employer and the commonwealth, an amount equal to the greater of the following two rates: fifty dollars per day or an amount not in excess of the regular daily wages plus daily travel expenses in excess of those ordinarily incurred by the juror; provided, however, that the contribution by the commonwealth to this amount shall not exceed fifty dollars per day.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 10
First meeting of incorporators; notice; waiver of notice
Status: in_force

Section 10. Upon the issue of such certificate of incorporation, the first meeting of the incorporators shall be called by a notice, signed by a majority of the directors, stating the time, place and purposes of the meeting. A copy of such notice shall, seven days at least before the day appointed for the meeting, be given to each incorporator or left at his residence or usual place of business, or deposited in the post office, postage prepaid, and addressed to him at his residence or usual place of business, and another copy thereof, and an affidavit of the clerk that the notice has been duly served, shall be recorded with the records of the company. If all the incorporators shall in writing waive such notice and fix the time and place of the meeting, no notice shall be required.

Section 10. Upon the issue of such certificate of incorporation, the first meeting of the incorporators shall be called by a notice, signed by a majority of the directors, stating the time, place and purposes of the meeting. A copy of such notice shall, seven days at least before the day appointed for the meeting, be given to each incorporator or left at his residence or usual place of business, or deposited in the post office, postage prepaid, and addressed to him at his residence or usual place of business, and another copy thereof, and an affidavit of the clerk that the notice has been duly served, shall be recorded with the records of the company. If all the incorporators shall in writing waive such notice and fix the time and place of the meeting, no notice shall be required.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30B, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30B / Section 13
Increase of services or supplies specified in contract
Status: in_force

Section 13. The governmental body may increase the quantity of supplies or services or both specified in a contract provided: (1) the unit prices remain the same or less; (2) the procurement officer has specified in writing that an increase is necessary to fulfill the actual needs of the governmental body and is more economical and practical than awarding another contract; (3) the parties agree to the increase in writing; and (4) the increase in the total contract price does not exceed 25 per cent but a contract for the purchase of gasoline, special fuel, fuel oil, road salt or other ice and snow control supplies shall not be subject to this limit; and (5) the governmental body, with the agreement of the contractor, may reduce the unit price for supplies or services or both specified in a contract to be paid by the governmental body at any time during the term of the contract or when an option to renew, extend or purchase is exercised.

Section 13. The governmental body may increase the quantity of supplies or services or both specified in a contract provided:

(1) the unit prices remain the same or less;

(2) the procurement officer has specified in writing that an increase is necessary to fulfill the actual needs of the governmental body and is more economical and practical than awarding another contract;

(3) the parties agree to the increase in writing; and

(4) the increase in the total contract price does not exceed 25 per cent but a contract for the purchase of gasoline, special fuel, fuel oil, road salt or other ice and snow control supplies shall not be subject to this limit; and

(5) the governmental body, with the agreement of the contractor, may reduce the unit price for supplies or services or both specified in a contract to be paid by the governmental body at any time during the term of the contract or when an option to renew, extend or purchase is exercised.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 119B — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 119B
Refund of prepaid individual life insurance premiums upon death of insured
Status: in_force

Section 119B. Upon the death of an insured, the proceeds payable under any policy of individual life insurance, other than a single-premium life insurance policy, delivered or issued for delivery in the commonwealth which is in force on a premium-paying basis on the date of death, shall include premiums paid for any period beyond the end of the policy month in which death occurred, unless such refund of premiums is due some other person pursuant to contract provisions.

Section 119B. Upon the death of an insured, the proceeds payable under any policy of individual life insurance, other than a single-premium life insurance policy, delivered or issued for delivery in the commonwealth which is in force on a premium-paying basis on the date of death, shall include premiums paid for any period beyond the end of the policy month in which death occurred, unless such refund of premiums is due some other person pursuant to contract provisions.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, sec. 8B — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21 / Section 8B
Definitions applicable to this section and Secs. 8C and 8D
Status: in_force

Section 8B. The following words and phrases, as used in this section and sections eight C and eight D, shall have the following meanings:— ''Commission'', the water resources commission. ''Interbasin transfer'', any transfer of the surface and groundwaters, including wastewater, of the commonwealth outside a river basin. If a city or town partially situated within a river basin takes waters from that basin, extension of water services to a portion of the same city or town outside the basin shall not be deemed an interbasin transfer of water. ''Insignificant increase'', an increase insufficient to invoke the provisions of section eight C and eight D as determined by the commission; provided, however, that in no event shall an increase over one million gallons per day be deemed insignificant. ''River basin'', a geographic area within the commonwealth determined by a body of water and its surrounding drainage area as delineated by the commission.

Section 8B. The following words and phrases, as used in this section and sections eight C and eight D, shall have the following meanings:—

''Commission'', the water resources commission.

''Interbasin transfer'', any transfer of the surface and groundwaters, including wastewater, of the commonwealth outside a river basin. If a city or town partially situated within a river basin takes waters from that basin, extension of water services to a portion of the same city or town outside the basin shall not be deemed an interbasin transfer of water.

''Insignificant increase'', an increase insufficient to invoke the provisions of section eight C and eight D as determined by the commission; provided, however, that in no event shall an increase over one million gallons per day be deemed insignificant.

''River basin'', a geographic area within the commonwealth determined by a body of water and its surrounding drainage area as delineated by the commission.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 279 / Section 14
Recognizance; filing; proceedings on breach of condition
Status: in_force

Section 14. Such recognizance shall be filed of record in the superior court for the county, and, upon a breach of the condition thereof, the proceedings shall be as provided in chapter two hundred and seventy-five relative to recognizances to keep the peace and be of good behavior.

Section 14. Such recognizance shall be filed of record in the superior court for the county, and, upon a breach of the condition thereof, the proceedings shall be as provided in chapter two hundred and seventy-five relative to recognizances to keep the peace and be of good behavior.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, sec. 31 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 148 / Section 31
Appeals to marshal
Status: in_force

Section 31. Any person aggrieved by any act, rule, order or decision of the head of a fire department, or other person or persons acting or purporting to act under authority derived from this chapter, except section five, or any rule or regulation thereunder, may appeal to the marshal, who shall make all necessary and proper orders thereon, but only in so far as the appeal presents a direct question of fire or explosion hazard. Such appeal shall be filed with the marshal not later than ten days following the act, rule, order or decision appealed from.

Section 31. Any person aggrieved by any act, rule, order or decision of the head of a fire department, or other person or persons acting or purporting to act under authority derived from this chapter, except section five, or any rule or regulation thereunder, may appeal to the marshal, who shall make all necessary and proper orders thereon, but only in so far as the appeal presents a direct question of fire or explosion hazard. Such appeal shall be filed with the marshal not later than ten days following the act, rule, order or decision appealed from.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 31A — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 31A
Summons; service upon persons engaged in voting
Status: in_force

Section 31A. Personal service of a writ or summons upon a defendant while he is exercising his right to vote shall be null and void.

Section 31A. Personal service of a writ or summons upon a defendant while he is exercising his right to vote shall be null and void.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111K, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111K / Section 6
Claims for reimbursement against families who have recovered damages in legal actions for expenses
Status: in_force

Section 6. The commission may negotiate or settle a claim that the fund maintains for reimbursement against a family who has received assistance for the medical expenses of a child with a catastrophic illness and who has recovered damages in a legal action for such expenses. A reimbursement shall be less the expense of any recovery by the family. Money recovered pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the fund.

Section 6. The commission may negotiate or settle a claim that the fund maintains for reimbursement against a family who has received assistance for the medical expenses of a child with a catastrophic illness and who has recovered damages in a legal action for such expenses. A reimbursement shall be less the expense of any recovery by the family. Money recovered pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the fund.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 62C, sec. 3A — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 62C / Section 3A
Disallowance of sham transactions and related doctrines; burden on taxpayer to show business purpose and economic substance commensurate with claimed tax benefit
Status: in_force

Section 3A. In applying the laws referred to in section 2, the commissioner may, in his discretion, disallow the asserted tax consequences of a transaction by asserting the application of the sham transaction doctrine or any other related tax doctrine, in which case the taxpayer shall have the burden of demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence as determined by the commissioner that the transaction possessed both: (i) a valid, good-faith business purpose other than tax avoidance; and (ii) economic substance apart from the asserted tax benefit. In all such cases, the taxpayer shall also have the burden of demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence as determined by the commissioner that the asserted nontax business purpose is commensurate with the tax benefit claimed. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or negate the commissioner's authority to make tax adjustments as otherwise permitted by law.

Section 3A. In applying the laws referred to in section 2, the commissioner may, in his discretion, disallow the asserted tax consequences of a transaction by asserting the application of the sham transaction doctrine or any other related tax doctrine, in which case the taxpayer shall have the burden of demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence as determined by the commissioner that the transaction possessed both: (i) a valid, good-faith business purpose other than tax avoidance; and (ii) economic substance apart from the asserted tax benefit. In all such cases, the taxpayer shall also have the burden of demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence as determined by the commissioner that the asserted nontax business purpose is commensurate with the tax benefit claimed. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or negate the commissioner's authority to make tax adjustments as otherwise permitted by law.