FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, sec. 73 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 22C / Section 73
Maintenance of certification or accreditation from state or nationally recognized accrediting agency
Status: in_force

Section 73. The department shall maintain certification or accreditation from a state or nationally recognized accrediting agency. If at any time the department fails to maintain certification or accreditation, the colonel shall report quarterly to the secretary of public safety and security on the department's efforts to achieve certification or accreditation. The internal special audit unit established in section 72 shall monitor policy changes initiated as a result of the certification or accreditation and ensure ongoing compliance with this section.

Section 73. The department shall maintain certification or accreditation from a state or nationally recognized accrediting agency. If at any time the department fails to maintain certification or accreditation, the colonel shall report quarterly to the secretary of public safety and security on the department's efforts to achieve certification or accreditation. The internal special audit unit established in section 72 shall monitor policy changes initiated as a result of the certification or accreditation and ensure ongoing compliance with this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 57 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 57
Liability for issuing void stock
Status: in_force

Section 57. A certificate of stock or scrip issued in violation of the preceding section shall be void; and each director of the corporation issuing it shall be liable to a penalty of one thousand dollars, to be recovered by indictment in the county where he resides, or, if he resides in no county, in the county where he is commorant, or the offence was committed; but if any such director proves, that, before such issue, he filed his written dissent thereto with the clerk, and at no time voted therefor, he shall not be so liable.

Section 57. A certificate of stock or scrip issued in violation of the preceding section shall be void; and each director of the corporation issuing it shall be liable to a penalty of one thousand dollars, to be recovered by indictment in the county where he resides, or, if he resides in no county, in the county where he is commorant, or the offence was committed; but if any such director proves, that, before such issue, he filed his written dissent thereto with the clerk, and at no time voted therefor, he shall not be so liable.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33, sec. 64 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33 / Section 64
Exclusion of traffic from public ways and highways during target practice
Status: in_force

Section 64. The commander-in-chief may exclude traffic from public ways and highways during target practice or maneuvers of any organization or unit of the armed forces of the commonwealth or the United States or of any state thereof if public convenience or safety so requires.

Section 64. The commander-in-chief may exclude traffic from public ways and highways during target practice or maneuvers of any organization or unit of the armed forces of the commonwealth or the United States or of any state thereof if public convenience or safety so requires.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 234A, sec. 79 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 234A / Section 79
Annual report of jury commissioner
Status: in_force

Section 79. On or before the first day of April of each year, the jury commissioner shall issue an annual report for the previous calendar year. The report shall contain a narrative of significant developments in the administration of this chapter in the participating counties. The report may contain recommendations for the improvement of the juror selection and management systems of the commonwealth. The report shall contain demographic and financial data and data on juror management and jurors' satisfaction with the jury system. The report may contain such further matter as deemed appropriate by the jury commissioner or the jury management advisory committee. The report shall be a public document. The report may be incorporated in the annual report of the chief administrative justice of the trial court of the commonwealth.

Section 79. On or before the first day of April of each year, the jury commissioner shall issue an annual report for the previous calendar year. The report shall contain a narrative of significant developments in the administration of this chapter in the participating counties. The report may contain recommendations for the improvement of the juror selection and management systems of the commonwealth. The report shall contain demographic and financial data and data on juror management and jurors' satisfaction with the jury system. The report may contain such further matter as deemed appropriate by the jury commissioner or the jury management advisory committee. The report shall be a public document. The report may be incorporated in the annual report of the chief administrative justice of the trial court of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183B, sec. 30 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 183B / Section 30
Financial records
Status: in_force

Section 30. A person who has a duty to make assessments for time-share expenses shall keep financial records sufficiently detailed to enable him to comply with section forty-two. All financial and other records shall be made reasonably available for examination by any time-share owner or his authorized agent.

Section 30. A person who has a duty to make assessments for time-share expenses shall keep financial records sufficiently detailed to enable him to comply with section forty-two. All financial and other records shall be made reasonably available for examination by any time-share owner or his authorized agent.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 303D — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 303D
Sale of methyl alcohol or wood alcohol by unlicensed person; sale to minors; sale for drinking purposes prohibited
Status: in_force

Section 303D. The sale of methyl alcohol or wood alcohol, so called, or any preparation containing methyl alcohol as described in section three hundred and three A by a person not licensed as required by sections three hundred and three A and three hundred and three B, or by a licensee to a person under sixteen years of age or to any person without reasonable investigation and inquiry to determine that the same is not to be used for drinking purposes, shall constitute the offence of unlawful sale of alcohol and may be described as such in any complaint or indictment without more; but a person so charged shall be entitled to a bill of particulars in accordance with section forty of chapter two hundred and seventy-seven.

Section 303D. The sale of methyl alcohol or wood alcohol, so called, or any preparation containing methyl alcohol as described in section three hundred and three A by a person not licensed as required by sections three hundred and three A and three hundred and three B, or by a licensee to a person under sixteen years of age or to any person without reasonable investigation and inquiry to determine that the same is not to be used for drinking purposes, shall constitute the offence of unlawful sale of alcohol and may be described as such in any complaint or indictment without more; but a person so charged shall be entitled to a bill of particulars in accordance with section forty of chapter two hundred and seventy-seven.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, sec. 60 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 233 / Section 60
Application for deposition
Status: in_force

Section 60. The person who desires to have such deposition taken may apply to either of said courts in the manner provided in section fifty-three, and the proceedings thereon shall be the same as are provided in sections fifty-four to fifty-six, inclusive.

Section 60. The person who desires to have such deposition taken may apply to either of said courts in the manner provided in section fifty-three, and the proceedings thereon shall be the same as are provided in sections fifty-four to fifty-six, inclusive.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 236, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 236 / Section 27
Conduct of sale; effect
Status: in_force

Section 27. The officer authorized to serve the execution shall make the sale by public auction to the highest bidder, and convey by deed to the purchaser all the debtor's title to the land or rights so sold. Such deed shall, if the execution with the return thereon has been returned, be valid as against the debtor or any person claiming under him who has actual notice thereof and, if recorded within three months after such sale in the registry of deeds for the county or district where the land lies, shall be valid as against any other person.

Section 27. The officer authorized to serve the execution shall make the sale by public auction to the highest bidder, and convey by deed to the purchaser all the debtor's title to the land or rights so sold. Such deed shall, if the execution with the return thereon has been returned, be valid as against the debtor or any person claiming under him who has actual notice thereof and, if recorded within three months after such sale in the registry of deeds for the county or district where the land lies, shall be valid as against any other person.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 251, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 251 / Section 14
Judgment or decree; costs
Status: in_force

Section 14. Upon the granting of an order confirming, modifying or correcting an award, judgment or decree shall be entered in conformity therewith and be enforced as any other judgment or decree. Costs of the application and of the proceedings subsequent thereto, and disbursements in connection therewith may be awarded by the court.

Section 14. Upon the granting of an order confirming, modifying or correcting an award, judgment or decree shall be entered in conformity therewith and be enforced as any other judgment or decree. Costs of the application and of the proceedings subsequent thereto, and disbursements in connection therewith may be awarded by the court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159A, sec. 31 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159A / Section 31
Wrongful interference with operation of school bus or vehicle carrying passengers for hire; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 31. Whoever willfully, with intent to endanger the safety of any person on board or any person who he believes will board the same, or with a reckless disregard for the safety of human life, damages, disables, destroys, tampers with, or places or causes to be placed any explosive or other destructive substance in, upon, or in proximity to, any motor vehicle which is being used for the carriage of passengers for hire or for the transporting of school children; or whoever, with intent to endanger the safety of any person on board or any person who he believes will board the same, or with a reckless disregard for the safety of human life, willfully disables or incapacitates any driver or person employed in connection with the operation of such motor vehicle, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Section 31. Whoever willfully, with intent to endanger the safety of any person on board or any person who he believes will board the same, or with a reckless disregard for the safety of human life, damages, disables, destroys, tampers with, or places or causes to be placed any explosive or other destructive substance in, upon, or in proximity to, any motor vehicle which is being used for the carriage of passengers for hire or for the transporting of school children; or whoever, with intent to endanger the safety of any person on board or any person who he believes will board the same, or with a reckless disregard for the safety of human life, willfully disables or incapacitates any driver or person employed in connection with the operation of such motor vehicle, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 201A, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 201A / Section 17
Liability to third persons
Status: in_force

Section 17. (a) A claim based on (i) a contract entered into by a custodian acting in a custodial capacity, (ii) an obligation arising from the ownership or control of custodial property, or (iii) a tort committed during the custodianship, may be asserted against the custodial property by proceeding against the custodian in the custodial capacity, whether or not the custodian or the minor is personally liable therefor. (b) A custodian shall not be personally liable:— (1) on a contract properly entered into in the custodial capacity unless the custodian fails to reveal that capacity and to identify the custodianship in the contract; or (2) for an obligation arising from control of custodial property or for a tort committed during the custodianship unless the custodian is personally at fault. (c) A minor shall not be personally liable for an obligation arising from ownership of custodial property or for a tort committed during the custodianship unless such minor is personally at fault.

Section 17. (a) A claim based on (i) a contract entered into by a custodian acting in a custodial capacity, (ii) an obligation arising from the ownership or control of custodial property, or (iii) a tort committed during the custodianship, may be asserted against the custodial property by proceeding against the custodian in the custodial capacity, whether or not the custodian or the minor is personally liable therefor.

(b) A custodian shall not be personally liable:—

(1) on a contract properly entered into in the custodial capacity unless the custodian fails to reveal that capacity and to identify the custodianship in the contract; or

(2) for an obligation arising from control of custodial property or for a tort committed during the custodianship unless the custodian is personally at fault.

(c) A minor shall not be personally liable for an obligation arising from ownership of custodial property or for a tort committed during the custodianship unless such minor is personally at fault.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 157 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 157
American and Canadian French cultural exchange commission
Status: in_force

Section 157. There shall be an American and Canadian French cultural exchange commission to consist of seven members, all of whom shall be American citizens descended from Canadians of French ancestry and residents of the commonwealth, to be appointed by the governor for terms of seven years. The governor shall designate one of the members as chairman and shall fill vacancies for the unexpired term. The members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. Said commission shall establish, maintain and develop cultural ties between French-Canadians and Franco-Americans; foster a special interest in the historical and cultural background of both groups, as well as in the economic, political, social and artistic life of the countries here involved; and shall help establish or promote French language programs in the schools of the commonwealth.

Section 157. There shall be an American and Canadian French cultural exchange commission to consist of seven members, all of whom shall be American citizens descended from Canadians of French ancestry and residents of the commonwealth, to be appointed by the governor for terms of seven years. The governor shall designate one of the members as chairman and shall fill vacancies for the unexpired term. The members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. Said commission shall establish, maintain and develop cultural ties between French-Canadians and Franco-Americans; foster a special interest in the historical and cultural background of both groups, as well as in the economic, political, social and artistic life of the countries here involved; and shall help establish or promote French language programs in the schools of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167, sec. 26A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167 / Section 26A
Assistance of federal agency as liquidating agent; notice requirements
Status: in_force

Section 26A. Whenever a federal agency, as defined in section 26, is named as liquidating agent of a banking institution as defined in section 1 of chapter 167A, the board of Bank Incorporation or the commissioner of banks, in order to assist such agency, may exercise its authority under said chapter 167A, chapter 168, chapter 170, and chapter 172 without regard to notice of hearing requirements to effect a resolution.

Section 26A. Whenever a federal agency, as defined in section 26, is named as liquidating agent of a banking institution as defined in section 1 of chapter 167A, the board of Bank Incorporation or the commissioner of banks, in order to assist such agency, may exercise its authority under said chapter 167A, chapter 168, chapter 170, and chapter 172 without regard to notice of hearing requirements to effect a resolution.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, sec. 12A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 155 / Section 12A
Contributions to communities
Status: in_force

Section 12A. Every corporation may, by vote of its directors, or of its officers having the powers of directors, contribute such sum or sums of money as said directors or officers may determine to be reasonable to any fund being raised by a relief committee or agency approved by the commissioner of public welfare, as evidenced by a writing filed in his office, and formed for the purpose of raising money to be used for the betterment of social and economic conditions in any community in which such corporation is doing business. Nothing in this section shall be construed as directly or indirectly restricting or otherwise affecting, except as herein provided, the rights and powers of any corporation with reference to payments of the nature above specified.

Section 12A. Every corporation may, by vote of its directors, or of its officers having the powers of directors, contribute such sum or sums of money as said directors or officers may determine to be reasonable to any fund being raised by a relief committee or agency approved by the commissioner of public welfare, as evidenced by a writing filed in his office, and formed for the purpose of raising money to be used for the betterment of social and economic conditions in any community in which such corporation is doing business. Nothing in this section shall be construed as directly or indirectly restricting or otherwise affecting, except as herein provided, the rights and powers of any corporation with reference to payments of the nature above specified.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, sec. 29A — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 93 / Section 29A
Objection to application for permit for billboard, sign or other advertising device; hearing; issuance; appeal
Status: in_force

Section 29A. Whenever, within thirty days after notification to the city or town, the board shall have received written objection to an application for a permit, such permit shall issue only after consideration by the board of such objection, and whenever, within thirty days after notification to the city or town, the board shall have received written notice of intention to appear in opposition to the application, the board shall issue such permit only after a public hearing on due notice to the applicant and the city or town. Any applicant for a permit, or any city or town wherein a permit is to be issued, aggrieved by a decision of the executive director with respect to the issuance or revocation of a license or permit for the erection or maintenance of a billboard, sign or other advertising device, may, within fifteen days thereafter, appeal from such decision to the board, which may, after a public hearing held on due notice, order such decision to be affirmed, modified or annulled. The board may in its discretion order a public hearing with respect to any decision of the executive director within fifteen days after such decision, and may after such hearing order such decision to be affirmed, modified or annulled. The findings of the board on matters heard before it shall be final except with respect to matters of law.

Section 29A. Whenever, within thirty days after notification to the city or town, the board shall have received written objection to an application for a permit, such permit shall issue only after consideration by the board of such objection, and whenever, within thirty days after notification to the city or town, the board shall have received written notice of intention to appear in opposition to the application, the board shall issue such permit only after a public hearing on due notice to the applicant and the city or town. Any applicant for a permit, or any city or town wherein a permit is to be issued, aggrieved by a decision of the executive director with respect to the issuance or revocation of a license or permit for the erection or maintenance of a billboard, sign or other advertising device, may, within fifteen days thereafter, appeal from such decision to the board, which may, after a public hearing held on due notice, order such decision to be affirmed, modified or annulled. The board may in its discretion order a public hearing with respect to any decision of the executive director within fifteen days after such decision, and may after such hearing order such decision to be affirmed, modified or annulled. The findings of the board on matters heard before it shall be final except with respect to matters of law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 88B — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 88B
Sale of shucked scallops or quahaugs in shell by weight
Status: in_force

Section 88B. No shucked scallops or quahaugs in the shell shall be sold except by weight. Whoever himself or by his servant or agent violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of ten dollars.

Section 88B. No shucked scallops or quahaugs in the shell shall be sold except by weight. Whoever himself or by his servant or agent violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of ten dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15OOO — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15OOO
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Awareness Month
Status: in_force

Section 15OOO. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of July as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Awareness Month and recommending that said month be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15OOO. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of July as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Awareness Month and recommending that said month be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 170 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 170
Agent or broker; procurement of payment of premium by fraud; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 170. An insurance agent or broker who knowingly procures by fraudulent representations payment or the obligation for the payment of any premium on any policy of insurance or any annuity or pure endowment contract shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year.

Section 170. An insurance agent or broker who knowingly procures by fraudulent representations payment or the obligation for the payment of any premium on any policy of insurance or any annuity or pure endowment contract shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year.