FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 5A — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 121B / Section 5A
Waiver of requirement to appoint tenant member to housing authority board
Status: in_force

Section 5A. A housing authority may request a waiver of the requirement to appoint a tenant member to a housing authority board if the department determines that a housing authority provided notice pursuant to section 5 and there is no person who is eligible and willing to serve as a tenant member on the board. The waiver shall be for a term of 1 year and may be renewed by the department. A housing authority shall submit a written statement to the department, explaining why a waiver is being requested and documenting the steps that it took to educate tenants about the right of a tenant to serve on a housing authority board; provided, however, that such steps shall include the housing authority meeting with all local tenants' organizations. Before issuing a waiver, the department shall, in addition to reviewing the written statement, make a determination that the housing authority provided notice pursuant to said section 5. If the department grants a waiver, it shall notify the housing authority and the town that a person other than a person who is eligible to be a tenant member may be appointed to the tenant member seat on the board for a 1-year term. The housing authority shall notify any tenants' organizations of the waiver and post a notice of the waiver throughout common areas of the authority.

Section 5A. A housing authority may request a waiver of the requirement to appoint a tenant member to a housing authority board if the department determines that a housing authority provided notice pursuant to section 5 and there is no person who is eligible and willing to serve as a tenant member on the board. The waiver shall be for a term of 1 year and may be renewed by the department. A housing authority shall submit a written statement to the department, explaining why a waiver is being requested and documenting the steps that it took to educate tenants about the right of a tenant to serve on a housing authority board; provided, however, that such steps shall include the housing authority meeting with all local tenants' organizations. Before issuing a waiver, the department shall, in addition to reviewing the written statement, make a determination that the housing authority provided notice pursuant to said section 5.

If the department grants a waiver, it shall notify the housing authority and the town that a person other than a person who is eligible to be a tenant member may be appointed to the tenant member seat on the board for a 1-year term. The housing authority shall notify any tenants' organizations of the waiver and post a notice of the waiver throughout common areas of the authority.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 21B — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94C / Section 21B
Advertisement and sale of prescription lock boxes by pharmacies
Status: in_force

Section 21B. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise: ''Lock box'', a box with a locking mechanism that cannot be tampered with or opened without extreme force. ''Pharmacy'', a facility under the direction or supervision of a registered pharmacist which is authorized to dispense controlled substances; provided, however, that ''pharmacy'' shall not include an institutional pharmacy or a pharmacy department except as otherwise provided in 247 CMR. ''Prescription drug'', a drug which, under federal law, is required, prior to being dispensed or delivered, to be labeled with the statement ''Caution, federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription'' or a drug which is required by applicable federal or state law or regulation to be dispensed pursuant only to a prescription drug order. (b) A pharmacy registered in the commonwealth to dispense schedule II, III, IV or V prescription drugs shall make available prescription lock boxes for sale at each store location. Pharmacies shall make customers aware of the availability of the lock boxes by displaying a sign on or near the pharmacy counter that: (i) is at least 4 inches by 5 inches; and (ii) includes the following statement in legibly printed font: ''Lock boxes for securing your prescription medications are available at this pharmacy''.

Section 21B. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

''Lock box'', a box with a locking mechanism that cannot be tampered with or opened without extreme force.

''Pharmacy'', a facility under the direction or supervision of a registered pharmacist which is authorized to dispense controlled substances; provided, however, that ''pharmacy'' shall not include an institutional pharmacy or a pharmacy department except as otherwise provided in 247 CMR.

''Prescription drug'', a drug which, under federal law, is required, prior to being dispensed or delivered, to be labeled with the statement ''Caution, federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription'' or a drug which is required by applicable federal or state law or regulation to be dispensed pursuant only to a prescription drug order.

(b) A pharmacy registered in the commonwealth to dispense schedule II, III, IV or V prescription drugs shall make available prescription lock boxes for sale at each store location. Pharmacies shall make customers aware of the availability of the lock boxes by displaying a sign on or near the pharmacy counter that: (i) is at least 4 inches by 5 inches; and (ii) includes the following statement in legibly printed font: ''Lock boxes for securing your prescription medications are available at this pharmacy''.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167H, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167H / Section 1
Definitions
Status: in_force

Section 1. As used in this chapter the following words, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:— ''Commissioner'', the commissioner of banks. ''Interim bank'', a Massachusetts or federal bank, out-of-state bank or out-of-state federal bank organized solely to participate in and facilitate an acquisition, reorganization or other corporate transaction. A Massachusetts bank which is an interim bank shall be organized under chapter 167I. ''Mutual banking institution'', a Massachusetts savings or cooperative bank operating in mutual form. ''Mutual holding company'', a mutual banking institution reorganized in accordance with this chapter to hold all or part of the shares of capital stock of a subsidiary banking institution. ''Securities'', (a) stock of any kind including without limitation preferred or common stock, (b) securities convertible into or exchangeable for stock of any kind, and (c) warrants, options or other rights for the issuance of stock of any kind or of securities convertible into or exchangeable for stock of any kind. ''Subsidiary banking institution'', the banking institution resulting from the reorganization of a mutual banking institution in accordance with section three, all or part of the capital stock of which is held by a mutual holding company.

Section 1. As used in this chapter the following words, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:—

''Commissioner'', the commissioner of banks.

''Interim bank'', a Massachusetts or federal bank, out-of-state bank or out-of-state federal bank organized solely to participate in and facilitate an acquisition, reorganization or other corporate transaction. A Massachusetts bank which is an interim bank shall be organized under chapter 167I.

''Mutual banking institution'', a Massachusetts savings or cooperative bank operating in mutual form.

''Mutual holding company'', a mutual banking institution reorganized in accordance with this chapter to hold all or part of the shares of capital stock of a subsidiary banking institution.

''Securities'', (a) stock of any kind including without limitation preferred or common stock, (b) securities convertible into or exchangeable for stock of any kind, and (c) warrants, options or other rights for the issuance of stock of any kind or of securities convertible into or exchangeable for stock of any kind.

''Subsidiary banking institution'', the banking institution resulting from the reorganization of a mutual banking institution in accordance with section three, all or part of the capital stock of which is held by a mutual holding company.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175H, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175H / Section 6
Liability for false claims; civil proceedings
Status: in_force

Section 6. A person who receives a health care benefit or payment from a health care corporation or health care insurer which such person knows that he or she is not entitled to receive or be paid, or a person who knowingly presents or causes to be presented with fraudulent intent a claim which contains a false statement, shall be liable to the health care corporation or health care insurer for the full amount of the benefit or payment made, and for reasonable attorneys fees and costs, inclusive of costs of investigation. A health care corporation or health care insurer may bring a civil action under this chapter in the superior court department of the trial court.

Section 6. A person who receives a health care benefit or payment from a health care corporation or health care insurer which such person knows that he or she is not entitled to receive or be paid, or a person who knowingly presents or causes to be presented with fraudulent intent a claim which contains a false statement, shall be liable to the health care corporation or health care insurer for the full amount of the benefit or payment made, and for reasonable attorneys fees and costs, inclusive of costs of investigation.

A health care corporation or health care insurer may bring a civil action under this chapter in the superior court department of the trial court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 79, sec. 7E — MA Code / Part I / Title XIII / Chapter 79 / Section 7E
Unclaimed checks
Status: in_force

Section 7E. If any check issued in accordance with section seven B remains unclaimed by any person entitled thereto for a period of sixty days after notice in accordance with section seven C, such check shall be withdrawn and a new check issued in like amount. Such new check shall be made payable to the treasurer and shall be deposited, held and disposed of in accordance with section seven D.

Section 7E. If any check issued in accordance with section seven B remains unclaimed by any person entitled thereto for a period of sixty days after notice in accordance with section seven C, such check shall be withdrawn and a new check issued in like amount. Such new check shall be made payable to the treasurer and shall be deposited, held and disposed of in accordance with section seven D.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 98, sec. 39 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 98 / Section 39
Receipt and accountability of town standards and seal
Status: in_force

Section 39. Except as otherwise provided in section thirty-six each sealer shall receive from his town treasurer a set of standards and a seal, and shall give a receipt therefor, stating their condition when received; and shall be accountable to such town for the preservation thereof in like condition until returned to the treasurer.

Section 39. Except as otherwise provided in section thirty-six each sealer shall receive from his town treasurer a set of standards and a seal, and shall give a receipt therefor, stating their condition when received; and shall be accountable to such town for the preservation thereof in like condition until returned to the treasurer.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 5A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 5A
Application for general distinguishing mark for motor vehicles under control of military forces of commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 5A. The adjutant general, in behalf of the military forces of the commonwealth, may make application, in such form and containing such information as the registrar may determine, for a general distinguishing mark, and the registrar shall issue to him a certificate of registration. All motor vehicles under the control of the military forces of the commonwealth shall be regarded as registered under such general distinguishing mark, provided said mark is properly displayed thereon. Each vehicle registered in accordance with this section shall display the general distinguishing mark and different letters or numbers, or a combination thereof, assigned to it by the adjutant general, which shall be in such form and displayed as the registrar shall approve. Whoever upon any way of the commonwealth operates a motor vehicle to which marks of distinction, as provided in this section, have been attached without authority, or whoever without authority operates a motor vehicle to which such marks have been legally attached, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than fifty dollars.

Section 5A. The adjutant general, in behalf of the military forces of the commonwealth, may make application, in such form and containing such information as the registrar may determine, for a general distinguishing mark, and the registrar shall issue to him a certificate of registration. All motor vehicles under the control of the military forces of the commonwealth shall be regarded as registered under such general distinguishing mark, provided said mark is properly displayed thereon.

Each vehicle registered in accordance with this section shall display the general distinguishing mark and different letters or numbers, or a combination thereof, assigned to it by the adjutant general, which shall be in such form and displayed as the registrar shall approve.

Whoever upon any way of the commonwealth operates a motor vehicle to which marks of distinction, as provided in this section, have been attached without authority, or whoever without authority operates a motor vehicle to which such marks have been legally attached, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than fifty dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 142A — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 142A
Gold, silver and platinum dealers; records; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 142A. Whoever is in the business of purchasing gold, silver or platinum shall enter in a book kept for that purpose a description of the item, quantity purchased, the purchase price and the name and address of the seller; provided that the purchase price of such item is at least fifty dollars. Any person who sells gold, silver or platinum shall be required to show to the buyer prior to said sale identification which includes a photograph of said seller. Said book shall at all times be open to the inspection of the chief of police of a city or town or of any other officer having similar duties or any officer authorized by either of them, or a state police officer. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or imprisonment of not more than one year, or both such fine and imprisonment.

Section 142A. Whoever is in the business of purchasing gold, silver or platinum shall enter in a book kept for that purpose a description of the item, quantity purchased, the purchase price and the name and address of the seller; provided that the purchase price of such item is at least fifty dollars. Any person who sells gold, silver or platinum shall be required to show to the buyer prior to said sale identification which includes a photograph of said seller. Said book shall at all times be open to the inspection of the chief of police of a city or town or of any other officer having similar duties or any officer authorized by either of them, or a state police officer. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or imprisonment of not more than one year, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175E, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175E / Section 5
Fixing rates; hearing; report
Status: in_force

Section 5. If the commissioner determines, after a hearing, at which representatives of consumers and other interested parties may participate, and on the basis of findings of fact and conclusions, that, with respect to any territory or to any kind, subdivision or class of insurance, competition is either (i) insufficient to assure that rates will not be excessive, or (ii) so conducted as to be destructive of competition or detrimental to the solvency of insurers, he shall, within ninety days or as soon thereafter as possible and without regard to calendar dates specified in section one hundred and thirteen B of chapter one hundred and seventy-five, fix and establish the rates for such insurance or territory pursuant to the provisions of section one hundred and thirteen B of chapter one hundred and seventy-five. Such procedure shall have a specified duration of not more than one year but may be renewed by the commissioner upon appropriate findings of fact, conclusions and order. Within thirty days after the close of the hearing the commissioner shall make this determination in a report which shall be made public.

Section 5. If the commissioner determines, after a hearing, at which representatives of consumers and other interested parties may participate, and on the basis of findings of fact and conclusions, that, with respect to any territory or to any kind, subdivision or class of insurance, competition is either (i) insufficient to assure that rates will not be excessive, or (ii) so conducted as to be destructive of competition or detrimental to the solvency of insurers, he shall, within ninety days or as soon thereafter as possible and without regard to calendar dates specified in section one hundred and thirteen B of chapter one hundred and seventy-five, fix and establish the rates for such insurance or territory pursuant to the provisions of section one hundred and thirteen B of chapter one hundred and seventy-five. Such procedure shall have a specified duration of not more than one year but may be renewed by the commissioner upon appropriate findings of fact, conclusions and order. Within thirty days after the close of the hearing the commissioner shall make this determination in a report which shall be made public.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 74A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 130 / Section 74A
Emergency designation of contaminated shellfish areas; enforcement; notice to local authorities
Status: in_force

Section 74A. Both the department of public health and the division of marine fisheries shall have the authority immediately to designate shellfish areas as contaminated and that shellfish obtained therefrom are unfit for food and dangerous to the public health, in the event of an emergency as determined by either the department of public health or the division of marine fisheries. Such designation shall be reported to the division of law enforcement, and, in the case of a determination by the department of public health, to the division of marine fisheries, who shall take the necessary action to prevent the taking of shellfish from such area for human consumption and so notify local authorities in each instance. Such determination shall be in effect until subsequent examination, initiated not more than thirty days after the emergency has been determined, shows the shellfish from such area to be safe for human consumption and the said department or division which designated the emergency declares it to be over. In the event that the department of public health determines that there is an emergency, the commissioner of public health shall have the power to direct the activities of all employees of the division of marine fisheries who are regularly engaged in monitoring the condition of shellfish during that emergency. This section shall not apply to scallops or conch unless scallops or conch are specifically included in such determination.

Section 74A. Both the department of public health and the division of marine fisheries shall have the authority immediately to designate shellfish areas as contaminated and that shellfish obtained therefrom are unfit for food and dangerous to the public health, in the event of an emergency as determined by either the department of public health or the division of marine fisheries. Such designation shall be reported to the division of law enforcement, and, in the case of a determination by the department of public health, to the division of marine fisheries, who shall take the necessary action to prevent the taking of shellfish from such area for human consumption and so notify local authorities in each instance. Such determination shall be in effect until subsequent examination, initiated not more than thirty days after the emergency has been determined, shows the shellfish from such area to be safe for human consumption and the said department or division which designated the emergency declares it to be over. In the event that the department of public health determines that there is an emergency, the commissioner of public health shall have the power to direct the activities of all employees of the division of marine fisheries who are regularly engaged in monitoring the condition of shellfish during that emergency.

This section shall not apply to scallops or conch unless scallops or conch are specifically included in such determination.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 140 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 140
Sale or offer for sale of master keys; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 140. Whoever sells or offers to sell or solicits offers to purchase a master key designed to fit more than one motor vehicle knowing, or having reasonable cause to believe, that said key will be used for an illegal purpose shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

Section 140. Whoever sells or offers to sell or solicits offers to purchase a master key designed to fit more than one motor vehicle knowing, or having reasonable cause to believe, that said key will be used for an illegal purpose shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 244, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 244 / Section 4
Procedure
Status: in_force

Section 4. Unless the defendant is the mortgagor or his assignee, or entitled to hold or claim the land under the mortgagor or his assignee, he shall not redeem the land nor have a conditional judgment, except with the consent of the plaintiff, but the action shall be conducted like an action for possession, and in all cases the judgment for the plaintiff may be entered for possession as at common law, unless one or the other of the parties moves for the conditional judgment.

Section 4. Unless the defendant is the mortgagor or his assignee, or entitled to hold or claim the land under the mortgagor or his assignee, he shall not redeem the land nor have a conditional judgment, except with the consent of the plaintiff, but the action shall be conducted like an action for possession, and in all cases the judgment for the plaintiff may be entered for possession as at common law, unless one or the other of the parties moves for the conditional judgment.