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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 37, sec. 25 — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 37 / Section 25
Transportation of prisoners or persons in custody; costs; appropriations; report
Status: in_force

Section 25. The cost of transportation required by section twenty-four shall be borne by the commonwealth. The secretary of administration and finance shall make an annual request for an appropriation for the purpose of funding said section twenty-four and, subject to such appropriation, said funds shall be paid to the treasurer of each county who shall place said funds in a separate account within the treasury of each county. All funds deposited in said accounts and any interest accruing thereto shall be used solely for the purposes set forth in said section twenty-four. No later than March first of each year, the treasurer of each county receiving funds under this section shall file a written report with the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing expenditures made from such accounts in the preceding calendar year.

Section 25. The cost of transportation required by section twenty-four shall be borne by the commonwealth. The secretary of administration and finance shall make an annual request for an appropriation for the purpose of funding said section twenty-four and, subject to such appropriation, said funds shall be paid to the treasurer of each county who shall place said funds in a separate account within the treasury of each county. All funds deposited in said accounts and any interest accruing thereto shall be used solely for the purposes set forth in said section twenty-four. No later than March first of each year, the treasurer of each county receiving funds under this section shall file a written report with the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing expenditures made from such accounts in the preceding calendar year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 276 / Section 42
Bail or commitment
Status: in_force

Section 42. If it appears that a crime has been committed and that there is probable cause to believe the prisoner guilty, the court or justice shall, if final jurisdiction is not exercised, admit the prisoner to bail, if the crime is bailable and sufficient bail is offered; otherwise, except as provided for in section sixteen of chapter one hundred and twenty-five, such prisoner shall be committed to jail for trial; provided, however, that if a person is arrested for a violation of an order issued pursuant to section 18 or 34B of chapter 208, section 32 of chapter 209, section 3, 4 or 5 of chapter 209A or section 15 or 20 of chapter 209C or any act that would constitute abuse, as defined in section 1 of chapter 209A, or a violation of sections 13M or 15D of chapter 265, any bail shall be assessed pursuant sections 42A, 57, 58 and 58A.

Section 42. If it appears that a crime has been committed and that there is probable cause to believe the prisoner guilty, the court or justice shall, if final jurisdiction is not exercised, admit the prisoner to bail, if the crime is bailable and sufficient bail is offered; otherwise, except as provided for in section sixteen of chapter one hundred and twenty-five, such prisoner shall be committed to jail for trial; provided, however, that if a person is arrested for a violation of an order issued pursuant to section 18 or 34B of chapter 208, section 32 of chapter 209, section 3, 4 or 5 of chapter 209A or section 15 or 20 of chapter 209C or any act that would constitute abuse, as defined in section 1 of chapter 209A, or a violation of sections 13M or 15D of chapter 265, any bail shall be assessed pursuant sections 42A, 57, 58 and 58A.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, sec. 41 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23K / Section 41
Manufacture, distribution, sale or service of gaming device for purpose of defrauding, cheating or stealing; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 41. Whoever manufactures, distributes, sells or services a gaming device, in violation of this chapter or regulations adopted under this chapter and for the purpose of defrauding, cheating or stealing from a person playing, operating or conducting a game in a gaming establishment, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 5 years or imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 21/2 years or by a fine not to exceed $25,000, or both, and in the case of a person other than a natural person, by a fine not to exceed $150,000.

Section 41. Whoever manufactures, distributes, sells or services a gaming device, in violation of this chapter or regulations adopted under this chapter and for the purpose of defrauding, cheating or stealing from a person playing, operating or conducting a game in a gaming establishment, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 5 years or imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 21/2 years or by a fine not to exceed $25,000, or both, and in the case of a person other than a natural person, by a fine not to exceed $150,000.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 72, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 72 / Section 9
Copies of report to be filed with chief executive officers of cities or towns
Status: in_force

Section 9. A copy of each report filed with the commissioner of education under this chapter shall also be filed at the same time with the chief executive officer of the city or town, but in the case of a regional school district with the chief executive officers of all the member cities and towns.

Section 9. A copy of each report filed with the commissioner of education under this chapter shall also be filed at the same time with the chief executive officer of the city or town, but in the case of a regional school district with the chief executive officers of all the member cities and towns.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23J, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23J / Section 11
Audit of expenditures and investments of monies from the fund and the trust fund
Status: in_force

Section 11. The books and records of the center and board relative to expenditures and investments of money from the fund and the trust fund shall be subject to an audit by the state auditor, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, as often as the state auditor determines is necessary.

Section 11. The books and records of the center and board relative to expenditures and investments of money from the fund and the trust fund shall be subject to an audit by the state auditor, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, as often as the state auditor determines is necessary.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, sec. 62A — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 277 / Section 62A
Violations of chapter 209A; venue
Status: in_force

Section 62A. Any criminal violation of chapter two hundred and nine A may be prosecuted and punished in the territorial jurisdiction in which the violation was committed or in which the original order under said chapter two hundred and nine A was issued.

Section 62A. Any criminal violation of chapter two hundred and nine A may be prosecuted and punished in the territorial jurisdiction in which the violation was committed or in which the original order under said chapter two hundred and nine A was issued.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 45 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 151A / Section 45
Records and reports of employing units; verification
Status: in_force

Section 45. Every employing unit shall keep true and accurate records of all individuals employed by him and such other information as the commissioner deems necessary for the effective administration of this chapter. Such records shall be open to inspection by the commissioner or his authorized representatives at any reasonable time. The commissioner may require from any such employing unit such reports on wages, hours, employment, unemployment and related matters concerning his employees as the commissioner deems necessary for the effective administration of this chapter, and every such employing unit shall fully, correctly and promptly furnish to the commissioner all information required by him to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter. The commissioner may require that such information be verified under oath, which may be administered by the commissioner, or any person thereto authorized by him.

Section 45. Every employing unit shall keep true and accurate records of all individuals employed by him and such other information as the commissioner deems necessary for the effective administration of this chapter. Such records shall be open to inspection by the commissioner or his authorized representatives at any reasonable time. The commissioner may require from any such employing unit such reports on wages, hours, employment, unemployment and related matters concerning his employees as the commissioner deems necessary for the effective administration of this chapter, and every such employing unit shall fully, correctly and promptly furnish to the commissioner all information required by him to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter. The commissioner may require that such information be verified under oath, which may be administered by the commissioner, or any person thereto authorized by him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 2, sec. 63 — MA Code / Part I / Title I / Chapter 2 / Section 63
Gold Star Families Memorial Monument
Status: in_force

[Text of section added by 2016, 141, Sec. 1. See, also, Section 63 as added by 2016, 260, below.]

[Text of section added by 2016, 141, Sec. 1. See, also, Section 63 as added by 2016, 260, below.]

Section 63. The Gold Star Families Memorial Monument located in Bicentennial Park in the city of Fall River shall be the official Gold Star Families Memorial Monument of the commonwealth.

[Text of section added by 2016, 260. See, also, Section 63 added by 2016, 141, Sec. 1, above.]

Section 63. The town of Billerica shall be known as the Yankee Doodle town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15KKKKK — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15KKKKK
Massachusetts Nonprofit Awareness Day
Status: in_force

Section 15KKKKK. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second Monday in June as Massachusetts Nonprofit Awareness Day, in recognition of the outstanding contributions of the Massachusetts nonprofit sector to the general welfare of the citizens of the commonwealth and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15KKKKK. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second Monday in June as Massachusetts Nonprofit Awareness Day, in recognition of the outstanding contributions of the Massachusetts nonprofit sector to the general welfare of the citizens of the commonwealth and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 102 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 102
Landscape architects; examinations for registration; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 102. Examinations for registration as a landscape architect shall be held by the board at least one each year, provided that applications shall have been receiving during the time announced. The board shall adopt rules and regulations covering the subjects and scope of the examinations, shall publish appropriate announcements and shall conduct the examinations at the times designated. Except as hereinafter provided, every applicant for registration as a landscape architect shall be required, in addition to all other requirements, to establish, by written examination, his competency to plan, design, specify and supervise the installation of landscape projects. Each written examination may be supplemented by such oral examinations as the board shall determine.

Section 102. Examinations for registration as a landscape architect shall be held by the board at least one each year, provided that applications shall have been receiving during the time announced. The board shall adopt rules and regulations covering the subjects and scope of the examinations, shall publish appropriate announcements and shall conduct the examinations at the times designated. Except as hereinafter provided, every applicant for registration as a landscape architect shall be required, in addition to all other requirements, to establish, by written examination, his competency to plan, design, specify and supervise the installation of landscape projects. Each written examination may be supplemented by such oral examinations as the board shall determine.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 22 / Section 6
Inspectors and assistants; appointment
Status: in_force

Section 6. The commissioner may appoint, transfer and remove inspectors, experts, clerks and other assistants. Except as provided in section two of chapter one hundred and forty-seven, the number of inspectors heretofore authorized by law may be increased only with the approval of the governor and council. District engineering inspectors in the office of public safety and inspections shall not be subject to any civil service rules. Inspectors assigned to the office shall be designated as building inspectors, elevator inspectors, or as district engineering inspectors according as their duties relate to buildings, elevators, or engineering. The commissioner shall establish the requirements and qualifications for officers and inspectors appointed pursuant to this section.

Section 6. The commissioner may appoint, transfer and remove inspectors, experts, clerks and other assistants. Except as provided in section two of chapter one hundred and forty-seven, the number of inspectors heretofore authorized by law may be increased only with the approval of the governor and council. District engineering inspectors in the office of public safety and inspections shall not be subject to any civil service rules. Inspectors assigned to the office shall be designated as building inspectors, elevator inspectors, or as district engineering inspectors according as their duties relate to buildings, elevators, or engineering. The commissioner shall establish the requirements and qualifications for officers and inspectors appointed pursuant to this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 146, sec. 38 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 146 / Section 38
Reports of inspections by insurers
Status: in_force

Section 38. Every insurance company authorized to insure air tanks within the commonwealth shall forward to the state fire marshal, within fourteen days after each inspection of an air tank or other such receptacle, a report of such inspection. The reports shall be made on blanks approved by the division, and shall contain all orders and regulations made by the company regarding the air tanks or other receptacles so inspected.

Section 38. Every insurance company authorized to insure air tanks within the commonwealth shall forward to the state fire marshal, within fourteen days after each inspection of an air tank or other such receptacle, a report of such inspection. The reports shall be made on blanks approved by the division, and shall contain all orders and regulations made by the company regarding the air tanks or other receptacles so inspected.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 38A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 38A
Filing of certificate
Status: in_force

Section 38A. Following any change in the fiscal year previously adopted, a certificate of such change, signed under the penalties of perjury by the clerk or an assistant clerk, shall be filed with the state secretary.

Section 38A. Following any change in the fiscal year previously adopted, a certificate of such change, signed under the penalties of perjury by the clerk or an assistant clerk, shall be filed with the state secretary.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 78, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 78 / Section 10
Town libraries; selection of trustees and officers
Status: in_force

Section 10. A town which raises or appropriates money for the support of a free public library, or free public library and reading room, owned by the town, shall, unless the same has been acquired entirely or in part through some gift or bequest which contains other conditions or provisions for the election of its trustees, or for its care and management, which have been accepted by the town, elect by ballot at a meeting a board of trustees consisting of any number of persons, male or female, divisible by three, which the town determines to elect. When such board is first chosen, one third thereof shall be elected for one year, one third for two years and one third for three years, and thereafter one third shall be elected annually for a term of three years. The board shall, from its own number, annually choose a chairman and secretary and, if the town so votes, a treasurer, who shall give a bond similar to that given by the town treasurer, in an amount and with sureties to the satisfaction of the selectmen. Until the town otherwise directs the town treasurer shall act as treasurer of the board of trustees.

Section 10. A town which raises or appropriates money for the support of a free public library, or free public library and reading room, owned by the town, shall, unless the same has been acquired entirely or in part through some gift or bequest which contains other conditions or provisions for the election of its trustees, or for its care and management, which have been accepted by the town, elect by ballot at a meeting a board of trustees consisting of any number of persons, male or female, divisible by three, which the town determines to elect. When such board is first chosen, one third thereof shall be elected for one year, one third for two years and one third for three years, and thereafter one third shall be elected annually for a term of three years. The board shall, from its own number, annually choose a chairman and secretary and, if the town so votes, a treasurer, who shall give a bond similar to that given by the town treasurer, in an amount and with sureties to the satisfaction of the selectmen. Until the town otherwise directs the town treasurer shall act as treasurer of the board of trustees.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 127 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 127
Psychologists; term of license; renewal
Status: in_force

Section 127. Licenses shall be valid for two years and shall be renewed biennially. On or before April fifteenth every two years the secretary of the board shall forward to each licensed psychologist an application form for renewal. Upon the receipt of the completed form and the renewal fee on or before June first, the secretary shall renew the license for two years commencing July first. Any application for renewal of a license which has expired shall require the payment of a new application fee. Pursuant to the renewal, the applicant shall present to the board documented evidence of the completion of twenty hours of continuing education programs designed to improve the professional competence of the licensee. Such programs shall be completed during the licensed period immediately prior to renewal. In order to qualify, a program shall be approved by the American Psychological Association or such other accreditation program that the board may designate as appropriate.

Section 127. Licenses shall be valid for two years and shall be renewed biennially. On or before April fifteenth every two years the secretary of the board shall forward to each licensed psychologist an application form for renewal. Upon the receipt of the completed form and the renewal fee on or before June first, the secretary shall renew the license for two years commencing July first. Any application for renewal of a license which has expired shall require the payment of a new application fee. Pursuant to the renewal, the applicant shall present to the board documented evidence of the completion of twenty hours of continuing education programs designed to improve the professional competence of the licensee. Such programs shall be completed during the licensed period immediately prior to renewal. In order to qualify, a program shall be approved by the American Psychological Association or such other accreditation program that the board may designate as appropriate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 244, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 244 / Section 8
Form of action; parties
Status: in_force

Section 8. The entry may be made or the action brought by an assignee of the mortgagee. The action for possession may be brought, and shall be conducted as if brought by the original mortgagee. The mortgagor may be joined therein as a defendant irrespective of his estate in the land; but if he has no estate in the land and makes no defence to the action, he shall not be liable for costs.

Section 8. The entry may be made or the action brought by an assignee of the mortgagee. The action for possession may be brought, and shall be conducted as if brought by the original mortgagee. The mortgagor may be joined therein as a defendant irrespective of his estate in the land; but if he has no estate in the land and makes no defence to the action, he shall not be liable for costs.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 44, sec. 66 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 44 / Section 66
Advances to public employees
Status: in_force

Section 66. In any city having a plan E or plan D charter with the approval of the city manager, in any other city with the approval of the mayor, and in towns with the approval of the selectmen, advances may be made to any officer or employee thereof in anticipation of necessary expenses authorized to be incurred under the provisions of clause (34) of section five of chapter forty subject, however, to such regulations as the treasurer thereof shall from time to time prescribe.

Section 66. In any city having a plan E or plan D charter with the approval of the city manager, in any other city with the approval of the mayor, and in towns with the approval of the selectmen, advances may be made to any officer or employee thereof in anticipation of necessary expenses authorized to be incurred under the provisions of clause (34) of section five of chapter forty subject, however, to such regulations as the treasurer thereof shall from time to time prescribe.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 8
Temporary clerks
Status: in_force

Section 8. If by reason of illness or other cause the clerk of the courts in any county, or of the supreme judicial court in Suffolk county, is unable to perform his duties, and there is no assistant clerk or he also is unable to perform the duties of his office, the justices of the supreme judicial court may appoint a temporary clerk, who shall perform the duties of the office until the clerk or assistant clerk resumes his duties. The justices of the superior court may appoint a temporary clerk if a clerk and assistant clerk of that court in Suffolk county cannot perform the duties of the office. When after any such temporary appointment the clerk or assistant clerk resumes his duties, he shall make a record of that fact, with the date, under his signature, in the latest book of records in each of his courts.

Section 8. If by reason of illness or other cause the clerk of the courts in any county, or of the supreme judicial court in Suffolk county, is unable to perform his duties, and there is no assistant clerk or he also is unable to perform the duties of his office, the justices of the supreme judicial court may appoint a temporary clerk, who shall perform the duties of the office until the clerk or assistant clerk resumes his duties. The justices of the superior court may appoint a temporary clerk if a clerk and assistant clerk of that court in Suffolk county cannot perform the duties of the office. When after any such temporary appointment the clerk or assistant clerk resumes his duties, he shall make a record of that fact, with the date, under his signature, in the latest book of records in each of his courts.