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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 104 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 104
Applicant's statement; power of attorney; changes in names, addresses or personnel; revocation of license
Status: in_force

Section 104. A license under section ninety-six shall not be granted until the applicant has filed with the commissioner a statement on oath, which in the case of a corporation or association may be made by the president or agent thereof in charge of the business, stating the place in the town where the business is to be carried on, the name and the private and business address of the applicant, and in the case of a corporation the state under the laws of which it is organized, and the name and private address of the clerk or secretary and of the agent or other officer having charge of its proposed business, nor until the applicant, unless excused by the commissioner, files with him a power of attorney, appointing a person satisfactory to the commissioner to be his attorney, upon whom all lawful process may be served in any action or proceeding arising under sections ninety-six to one hundred and twelve, inclusive, with the same effect as if served upon the licensee. If any change occurs in the name or address of a licensee or of the clerk, secretary or agent aforesaid of any licensed corporation, or in the place where the licensed business is carried on, or in the membership of any partnership licensed under said sections, a true and full statement of such change, sworn to in the manner required by this section in the case of the original statement, shall forthwith be filed with the commissioner, who may after a hearing revoke the license.

Section 104. A license under section ninety-six shall not be granted until the applicant has filed with the commissioner a statement on oath, which in the case of a corporation or association may be made by the president or agent thereof in charge of the business, stating the place in the town where the business is to be carried on, the name and the private and business address of the applicant, and in the case of a corporation the state under the laws of which it is organized, and the name and private address of the clerk or secretary and of the agent or other officer having charge of its proposed business, nor until the applicant, unless excused by the commissioner, files with him a power of attorney, appointing a person satisfactory to the commissioner to be his attorney, upon whom all lawful process may be served in any action or proceeding arising under sections ninety-six to one hundred and twelve, inclusive, with the same effect as if served upon the licensee. If any change occurs in the name or address of a licensee or of the clerk, secretary or agent aforesaid of any licensed corporation, or in the place where the licensed business is carried on, or in the membership of any partnership licensed under said sections, a true and full statement of such change, sworn to in the manner required by this section in the case of the original statement, shall forthwith be filed with the commissioner, who may after a hearing revoke the license.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, sec. 65J — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 152 / Section 65J
Inspection of risks; rules
Status: in_force

Section 65J. At any time while a policy issued pursuant to section sixty-five A is in force, the insurer, upon its own initiative, may make a careful inspection of the risk for the purpose of measuring the hazards, making recommendations for the health and safety of employees, and determining the rate or rates which will be adequate and reasonable for its insurance. Every such inspection shall be made and reported in accordance with such rules as the executive office of labor and workforce development may prescribe.

Section 65J. At any time while a policy issued pursuant to section sixty-five A is in force, the insurer, upon its own initiative, may make a careful inspection of the risk for the purpose of measuring the hazards, making recommendations for the health and safety of employees, and determining the rate or rates which will be adequate and reasonable for its insurance. Every such inspection shall be made and reported in accordance with such rules as the executive office of labor and workforce development may prescribe.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 295F — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 295F
Marking of brand name, etc., of product on storage or dispensing equipment for motor fuel or automotive lubricating oil
Status: in_force

Section 295F. All above-ground equipment for storing or dispensing motor fuel or automotive lubricating oil operated by a retail dealer shall bear in a conspicuous place the brand name or trade-mark of the product stored therein or sold or dispensed therefrom. If the motor fuel or automotive lubricating oil stored in or sold or dispensed from above-ground equipment by a retail dealer has no brand name or trade-mark, such container or dispensing equipment shall have conspicuously displayed thereon the words ''No Brand''. All equipment or containers used for the storage or dispensing of automotive lubricating oils made in whole or in part from previously used lubricating oils shall have displayed thereon the words ''made from previously used lubricating oils''. The size of the letters in said words shall be not less than size fourteen point type on two-gallon cans, or those holding a lesser quantity, and one inch high on all larger containers, but in no case shall the letters be smaller than those in any other words in the same descriptive panel. All automotive lubricating oil containers shall bear, in a conspicuous place on the container, a number indicating the viscosity classification of the contents, such classification to be determined according to such standard methods as the division may from time to time prescribe.

Section 295F. All above-ground equipment for storing or dispensing motor fuel or automotive lubricating oil operated by a retail dealer shall bear in a conspicuous place the brand name or trade-mark of the product stored therein or sold or dispensed therefrom. If the motor fuel or automotive lubricating oil stored in or sold or dispensed from above-ground equipment by a retail dealer has no brand name or trade-mark, such container or dispensing equipment shall have conspicuously displayed thereon the words ''No Brand''.

All equipment or containers used for the storage or dispensing of automotive lubricating oils made in whole or in part from previously used lubricating oils shall have displayed thereon the words ''made from previously used lubricating oils''. The size of the letters in said words shall be not less than size fourteen point type on two-gallon cans, or those holding a lesser quantity, and one inch high on all larger containers, but in no case shall the letters be smaller than those in any other words in the same descriptive panel.

All automotive lubricating oil containers shall bear, in a conspicuous place on the container, a number indicating the viscosity classification of the contents, such classification to be determined according to such standard methods as the division may from time to time prescribe.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 113A, sec. 24 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 113A / Section 24
Uniformity of application and construction
Status: in_force

Section 24. In applying and construing this chapter, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that have the uniform act or a similar law.

Section 24. In applying and construing this chapter, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that have the uniform act or a similar law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 29A — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 147 / Section 29A
Daily records concerning guards carrying guns required
Status: in_force

Section 29A. Any watch, guard or patrol agency shall maintain daily records which shall include the names of guards and other employees carrying guns in the performance of their duties, the purpose of their carrying such guns and whether such guns are the personal property of the guards and other employees or issued by such agency.

Section 29A. Any watch, guard or patrol agency shall maintain daily records which shall include the names of guards and other employees carrying guns in the performance of their duties, the purpose of their carrying such guns and whether such guns are the personal property of the guards and other employees or issued by such agency.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 13, sec. 28 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 13 / Section 28
Board of registration in veterinary medicine; compensation and reimbursement of expenses
Status: in_force

Section 28. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in the performances of their duties as members or on behalf of the board.

Section 28. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in the performances of their duties as members or on behalf of the board.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 162A — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 162A
Arsonists or violators of Secs. 102 to 102C of chapter 266; notice of release
Status: in_force

Section 162A. The superintendent of a correctional institution shall immediately prior to the release or discharge from such institution of any person sentenced upon conviction of the crime of arson or a violation of sections 102 to 102C, inclusive, of chapter 266 notify the state fire marshal of the intended date of the release or discharge of such prisoner.

Section 162A. The superintendent of a correctional institution shall immediately prior to the release or discharge from such institution of any person sentenced upon conviction of the crime of arson or a violation of sections 102 to 102C, inclusive, of chapter 266 notify the state fire marshal of the intended date of the release or discharge of such prisoner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 244, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 244 / Section 9
Right of entry before breach
Status: in_force

Section 9. This chapter shall not prevent a mortgagee or person claiming under him from entering on the land or from recovering possession thereof before breach of condition of the mortgage, if there is no agreement to the contrary; but if the debt is afterward paid or the mortgage redeemed, the amount of the clear rents and profits from the time of the entry shall be accounted for and deducted from the amount due on the mortgage.

Section 9. This chapter shall not prevent a mortgagee or person claiming under him from entering on the land or from recovering possession thereof before breach of condition of the mortgage, if there is no agreement to the contrary; but if the debt is afterward paid or the mortgage redeemed, the amount of the clear rents and profits from the time of the entry shall be accounted for and deducted from the amount due on the mortgage.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 62C, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 62C / Section 2
Application of chapter
Status: in_force

Section 2. The provisions of this chapter shall, so far as pertinent and consistent, apply to the taxes imposed by chapter sixty A; by chapters sixty-two through sixty-five C, inclusive; by section ten of chapter one hundred and twenty-one A; by section twenty-one of chapter one hundred and thirty-eight; and by any act in addition thereto or amendment thereof.

Section 2. The provisions of this chapter shall, so far as pertinent and consistent, apply to the taxes imposed by chapter sixty A; by chapters sixty-two through sixty-five C, inclusive; by section ten of chapter one hundred and twenty-one A; by section twenty-one of chapter one hundred and thirty-eight; and by any act in addition thereto or amendment thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 146, sec. 67A — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 146 / Section 67A
Examiners for the certification of oil burner technicians; place and time of examinations
Status: in_force

Section 67A. The chief of inspections of the division of inspection of the department of fire services, the supervising inspector of the division or an inspector of the division shall act as an examiner for the certification of oil burner technicians. The chief of inspections shall cause examinations to be held in such cities and at such times as he may deem necessary.

Section 67A. The chief of inspections of the division of inspection of the department of fire services, the supervising inspector of the division or an inspector of the division shall act as an examiner for the certification of oil burner technicians. The chief of inspections shall cause examinations to be held in such cities and at such times as he may deem necessary.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 133 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 133
Persons authorized; approval
Status: in_force

Section 133. A bond which is required to be given by a party to a civil action or proceeding may be executed by any person other than the party to the action or proceeding, and may be approved in the same manner as if executed by such party, if it appears to the magistrate who approves it that a there is good reason why it is not executed by him.

Section 133. A bond which is required to be given by a party to a civil action or proceeding may be executed by any person other than the party to the action or proceeding, and may be approved in the same manner as if executed by such party, if it appears to the magistrate who approves it that a there is good reason why it is not executed by him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32, sec. 28I — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 32 / Section 28I
State employees serving on interstate commission; continuance as members of retirement system
Status: in_force

Section 28I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an employee of the commonwealth and a member of its retirement system selected to serve with an interstate commission on which the commonwealth is represented and to which the commonwealth contributes, shall, while serving with such interstate commission, continue in membership of the appropriate retirement system, and shall contribute each month to the retirement fund in an amount which he would have contributed had he remained in the service of the commonwealth, and shall be entitled to all the benefits and privileges of the retirement system, as though he continued to be paid from a state pay roll.

Section 28I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an employee of the commonwealth and a member of its retirement system selected to serve with an interstate commission on which the commonwealth is represented and to which the commonwealth contributes, shall, while serving with such interstate commission, continue in membership of the appropriate retirement system, and shall contribute each month to the retirement fund in an amount which he would have contributed had he remained in the service of the commonwealth, and shall be entitled to all the benefits and privileges of the retirement system, as though he continued to be paid from a state pay roll.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176A, sec. 8RR — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176A / Section 8RR
Coverage for mental health or substance use disorder services delivered through psychiatric collaborative care model
Status: in_force

Section 8RR. (a) For the purposes of this section, ''psychiatric collaborative care model'' shall mean the evidence-based, integrated behavioral health service delivery method in which a primary care team consisting of a primary care provider and a care manager provides structured care management to a patient, and that works in collaboration with a psychiatric consultant that provides regular consultations to the primary care team to review the clinical status and care of patients and to make recommendations. (b) A contract between a subscriber and the corporation under an individual or group hospital service plan that is delivered, issued or renewed within or without the commonwealth shall provide coverage for mental health or substance use disorder services that are delivered through the psychiatric collaborative care model.

Section 8RR. (a) For the purposes of this section, ''psychiatric collaborative care model'' shall mean the evidence-based, integrated behavioral health service delivery method in which a primary care team consisting of a primary care provider and a care manager provides structured care management to a patient, and that works in collaboration with a psychiatric consultant that provides regular consultations to the primary care team to review the clinical status and care of patients and to make recommendations.

(b) A contract between a subscriber and the corporation under an individual or group hospital service plan that is delivered, issued or renewed within or without the commonwealth shall provide coverage for mental health or substance use disorder services that are delivered through the psychiatric collaborative care model.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 193T — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 193T
Discrimination based on blindness, intellectual disability, or physical impairment
Status: in_force

Section 193T. No insurance company offering for sale policies of life, accident, health, disability, or sickness insurance, or any other policy of insurance, shall make any distinction or discrimination as to the issuance of such policy or the rates or premiums charged therefor solely on the basis of the insured's blindness or partial blindness, intellectual disability or physical impairment, except where such distinction or discrimination is based on sound actuarial principles or is related to actual experience.

Section 193T. No insurance company offering for sale policies of life, accident, health, disability, or sickness insurance, or any other policy of insurance, shall make any distinction or discrimination as to the issuance of such policy or the rates or premiums charged therefor solely on the basis of the insured's blindness or partial blindness, intellectual disability or physical impairment, except where such distinction or discrimination is based on sound actuarial principles or is related to actual experience.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 21A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 21A
Reacquired shares; restoration to unissued share status
Status: in_force

Section 21A. Shares of stock previously issued which have been reacquired by the corporation, may, unless the articles of organization or by-laws otherwise require, be restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares by vote of the stockholders or by vote of the board of directors, without amendment of the articles of organization.

Section 21A. Shares of stock previously issued which have been reacquired by the corporation, may, unless the articles of organization or by-laws otherwise require, be restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares by vote of the stockholders or by vote of the board of directors, without amendment of the articles of organization.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 58A, sec. 12C — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 58A / Section 12C
Appeals; reports of assessment ratios; admissibility in evidence; abatement
Status: in_force

Section 12C. In any appeal relative to the assessed valuation of property, the reports of the ratios which assessments in the city or town bear to the fair cash value of each class of property therein and the ratio which the total assessed value bears to the total fair cash value therein as determined by the commissioner's report made pursuant to sections 10 and 10C of chapter 58 shall be admitted into evidence by the appellate tax board on its own motion and shall be prima facie evidence of the assessment practices of the city or town and the ratios at which property is assessed for the year for which said determination is reported by the commissioner and for each following year until a new determination is reported by said commissioner under said section 10C. The board may give an abatement, provided the evidence so warrants, on the basis of a disproportionate assessment even though that issue has not been raised by the pleadings.

Section 12C. In any appeal relative to the assessed valuation of property, the reports of the ratios which assessments in the city or town bear to the fair cash value of each class of property therein and the ratio which the total assessed value bears to the total fair cash value therein as determined by the commissioner's report made pursuant to sections 10 and 10C of chapter 58 shall be admitted into evidence by the appellate tax board on its own motion and shall be prima facie evidence of the assessment practices of the city or town and the ratios at which property is assessed for the year for which said determination is reported by the commissioner and for each following year until a new determination is reported by said commissioner under said section 10C.

The board may give an abatement, provided the evidence so warrants, on the basis of a disproportionate assessment even though that issue has not been raised by the pleadings.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 48 / Section 11
Penalty for refusal of aid
Status: in_force

Section 11. Whoever, without sufficient cause, wilfully refuses or neglects to assist or to allow the use of his property as required by the preceding section, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars and may also be imprisoned for not more than two months.

Section 11. Whoever, without sufficient cause, wilfully refuses or neglects to assist or to allow the use of his property as required by the preceding section, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars and may also be imprisoned for not more than two months.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176I, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176I / Section 6
Surety bond, reinsurance or other financial resources
Status: in_force

Section 6. An organization shall furnish to the commissioner evidence of a surety bond, reinsurance or other financial resources in an amount satisfactory to the commissioner as a guarantee that obligations to covered persons will be performed.

Section 6. An organization shall furnish to the commissioner evidence of a surety bond, reinsurance or other financial resources in an amount satisfactory to the commissioner as a guarantee that obligations to covered persons will be performed.