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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, sec. 56 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 218 / Section 56
Clerks; accounting; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 56. The clerk shall, on or before the tenth day of each month, account for and pay over to the collector of the city of Boston or to the state treasurer, as the case may be, the balance due and payable at the end of the preceding month of all money received by them payable by law to the city of Boston or to the commonwealth, and shall render to said officers a detail account thereof under oath. Violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.

Section 56. The clerk shall, on or before the tenth day of each month, account for and pay over to the collector of the city of Boston or to the state treasurer, as the case may be, the balance due and payable at the end of the preceding month of all money received by them payable by law to the city of Boston or to the commonwealth, and shall render to said officers a detail account thereof under oath. Violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, sec. 32 — MA Code / Part I / Title XI / Chapter 67 / Section 32
Notice of sale; affidavit of posting
Status: in_force

Section 32. An affidavit, annexed to an original notice or to a copy thereof and recorded on the records of the corporation within six months after the sale, shall be proof of the posting of such notice.

Section 32. An affidavit, annexed to an original notice or to a copy thereof and recorded on the records of the corporation within six months after the sale, shall be proof of the posting of such notice.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 138, sec. 30G — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 138 / Section 30G
Illegal sale of alcoholic beverages in name of registered pharmacist
Status: in_force

Section 30G. A person, not a registered pharmacist, who procures a license for the sale of alcoholic beverages under section thirty A in the name of a registered pharmacist who is dead, or in the name of a registered pharmacist by borrowing, hiring or purchasing the use of his certificate, and, being himself the owner or manager of the place, personally or by his servants sells alcoholic beverages, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars and by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than six months. Section eleven of chapter two hundred and seventy-nine shall not apply to a conviction under this section.

Section 30G. A person, not a registered pharmacist, who procures a license for the sale of alcoholic beverages under section thirty A in the name of a registered pharmacist who is dead, or in the name of a registered pharmacist by borrowing, hiring or purchasing the use of his certificate, and, being himself the owner or manager of the place, personally or by his servants sells alcoholic beverages, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars and by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than six months. Section eleven of chapter two hundred and seventy-nine shall not apply to a conviction under this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211, sec. 3B — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 211 / Section 3B
Conferences of judges
Status: in_force

Section 3B. The justices of the supreme judicial court may provide by rule or special order for the holding of conferences of the judges of the various courts and of invited members of the bar, for the consideration of matters relating to judicial business, the improvement of the judicial system and the administration of justice.

Section 3B. The justices of the supreme judicial court may provide by rule or special order for the holding of conferences of the judges of the various courts and of invited members of the bar, for the consideration of matters relating to judicial business, the improvement of the judicial system and the administration of justice.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 112 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 112
Failure to comply with Secs. 108 to 111; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 112. Whoever fails to comply with any provision of sections one hundred and eight to one hundred and eleven, inclusive, after being requested so to do by an inspector, shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars.

Section 112. Whoever fails to comply with any provision of sections one hundred and eight to one hundred and eleven, inclusive, after being requested so to do by an inspector, shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, sec. 58A — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33A / Section 58A
Sentences: reduction in enlisted grade upon approval
Status: in_force

Article 58A. Sentences: reduction in enlisted grade upon approval. (a) A court-martial sentence of an enlisted member in a pay grade above E–1, as approved by the convening authority, that includes a dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge or confinement shall reduce that member to pay grade E–1, effective on the date of that approval. (b) If the sentence of a member who is reduced in pay grade under subsection (a) is set aside or disapproved or, as finally approved, does not include any punishment named in subsection (a), the rights and privileges of which the person was deprived because of that reduction shall be restored, including pay and allowances.

Article 58A. Sentences: reduction in enlisted grade upon approval.

(a) A court-martial sentence of an enlisted member in a pay grade above E–1, as approved by the convening authority, that includes a dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge or confinement shall reduce that member to pay grade E–1, effective on the date of that approval.

(b) If the sentence of a member who is reduced in pay grade under subsection (a) is set aside or disapproved or, as finally approved, does not include any punishment named in subsection (a), the rights and privileges of which the person was deprived because of that reduction shall be restored, including pay and allowances.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203E, sec. 506 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 203E / Section 506
Overdue distribution
Status: in_force

Section 506. Overdue distribution (a) In this section, ''mandatory distribution'' shall mean a distribution of income or principal which the trustee is required to make to a beneficiary under the terms of the trust, including a distribution upon termination of the trust. ''Mandatory distribution'' shall not include a distribution subject to the exercise of the trustee's discretion even if: (1) the discretion is expressed in the form of a standard of distribution; or (2) the terms of the trust authorizing a distribution couple language of discretion with language of direction. (b) Whether or not a trust contains a spendthrift provision, a creditor or assignee of a beneficiary may reach a mandatory distribution of income or principal, including a distribution upon termination of the trust, if the trustee has not made the distribution to the beneficiary within a reasonable time after the designated distribution date.

Section 506. Overdue distribution

(a) In this section, ''mandatory distribution'' shall mean a distribution of income or principal which the trustee is required to make to a beneficiary under the terms of the trust, including a distribution upon termination of the trust. ''Mandatory distribution'' shall not include a distribution subject to the exercise of the trustee's discretion even if: (1) the discretion is expressed in the form of a standard of distribution; or (2) the terms of the trust authorizing a distribution couple language of discretion with language of direction.

(b) Whether or not a trust contains a spendthrift provision, a creditor or assignee of a beneficiary may reach a mandatory distribution of income or principal, including a distribution upon termination of the trust, if the trustee has not made the distribution to the beneficiary within a reasonable time after the designated distribution date.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 37 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 37
Nine hour day for towns
Status: in_force

Section 37. In any town not subject to section thirty or thirty-one nine hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by or on behalf of such town.

Section 37. In any town not subject to section thirty or thirty-one nine hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by or on behalf of such town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185, sec. 98 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185 / Section 98
Right of probate court to license sale or mortgage; new certificate or memorandum of registration
Status: in_force

Section 98. This chapter shall not affect or impair the jurisdiction of the probate court to license an executor, administrator, guardian or conservator to sell or mortgage registered land for any purpose for which a license may be granted in the case of unregistered land. The purchaser or mortgagee taking a deed in pursuance of such license shall be entitled to a new certificate of title, or memorandum of registration.

Section 98. This chapter shall not affect or impair the jurisdiction of the probate court to license an executor, administrator, guardian or conservator to sell or mortgage registered land for any purpose for which a license may be granted in the case of unregistered land. The purchaser or mortgagee taking a deed in pursuance of such license shall be entitled to a new certificate of title, or memorandum of registration.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 129, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 129 / Section 18
Duties of inspectors; training; enforcement
Status: in_force

Section 18. (a) Each inspector shall comply with and enforce all orders and regulations as directed by the director. (b) The director shall establish mandatory training programs for all municipal animal inspectors. Such training shall be designed to ensure that inspections are conducted on a consistent basis and that inspectors are educated on matters including, but not limited to, animal health and welfare. Each municipal animal inspector shall complete such training not more than 90 days after appointment and every 2 years thereafter. The director may require additional training for animal inspectors as needed. (c) An inspector who refuses or neglects to comply with this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.

Section 18. (a) Each inspector shall comply with and enforce all orders and regulations as directed by the director.

(b) The director shall establish mandatory training programs for all municipal animal inspectors. Such training shall be designed to ensure that inspections are conducted on a consistent basis and that inspectors are educated on matters including, but not limited to, animal health and welfare. Each municipal animal inspector shall complete such training not more than 90 days after appointment and every 2 years thereafter. The director may require additional training for animal inspectors as needed.

(c) An inspector who refuses or neglects to comply with this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 26 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 26
Limit upon time to acquire certificate of incorporation
Status: in_force

Section 26. The agreement of association, and all proceedings thereunder, including the fixing of the route, shall be void, unless the certificate of incorporation is issued within one year after the time the route is fixed as provided in section twenty or twenty-one.

Section 26. The agreement of association, and all proceedings thereunder, including the fixing of the route, shall be void, unless the certificate of incorporation is issued within one year after the time the route is fixed as provided in section twenty or twenty-one.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 244, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 244 / Section 3
Declaration by mortgagees; conditional judgment
Status: in_force

Section 3. The mortgagee in an action for possession may declare on his own seisin, stating that it is in mortgage; and if the court finds upon verdict or otherwise that the plaintiff is entitled to possession of the land for breach of condition, it shall upon motion of either party, except as provided in the following section, award a conditional judgment.

Section 3. The mortgagee in an action for possession may declare on his own seisin, stating that it is in mortgage; and if the court finds upon verdict or otherwise that the plaintiff is entitled to possession of the land for breach of condition, it shall upon motion of either party, except as provided in the following section, award a conditional judgment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185C / Section 10
Temporary clerks
Status: in_force

Section 10. In case of the illness or absence of a clerk, the chief justice of the housing court department may appoint a temporary clerk to act until the clerk resumes his duties.

Section 10. In case of the illness or absence of a clerk, the chief justice of the housing court department may appoint a temporary clerk to act until the clerk resumes his duties.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 168, sec. 20 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 168 / Section 20
Auditing committee; other committees
Status: in_force

Section 20. At least once during each 12 month period, the trustees shall elect an auditing committee of not less than 3 trustees who shall not be operating officers or members of the board of investment. The members of such committee shall take an oath of office in the manner and within the period prescribed by section 18 and a record thereof shall be made and preserved as provided in said section. The trustees may elect or authorize to be appointed such other committees as the by-laws may provide or as the trustees from time to time may determine. The trustees shall authorize the compensation, if any, to be paid to the members of the committees.

Section 20. At least once during each 12 month period, the trustees shall elect an auditing committee of not less than 3 trustees who shall not be operating officers or members of the board of investment. The members of such committee shall take an oath of office in the manner and within the period prescribed by section 18 and a record thereof shall be made and preserved as provided in said section. The trustees may elect or authorize to be appointed such other committees as the by-laws may provide or as the trustees from time to time may determine. The trustees shall authorize the compensation, if any, to be paid to the members of the committees.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 79, sec. 10A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIII / Chapter 79 / Section 10A
Payment of damages; enforcement of provisions of certain sections; petition for writ of mandamus
Status: in_force

Section 10A. Compliance with the provisions of sections six, seven, seven A, seven B, seven C, seven D, eight A, nine, ten and thirty-six A may be enforced against any person having a duty of compliance therewith by writ of mandamus issued upon the petition of any person adversely affected by noncompliance therewith. The body politic or corporate on behalf of which the taking was made shall be joined in any such petition, and the petitioner may recover therefrom in the same proceeding damages sustained by reason of such noncompliance, with costs. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, noncompliance with said sections six, seven, seven A, seven B, seven C, seven D, eight A, nine and ten shall not affect the validity of the proceedings under this chapter.

Section 10A. Compliance with the provisions of sections six, seven, seven A, seven B, seven C, seven D, eight A, nine, ten and thirty-six A may be enforced against any person having a duty of compliance therewith by writ of mandamus issued upon the petition of any person adversely affected by noncompliance therewith. The body politic or corporate on behalf of which the taking was made shall be joined in any such petition, and the petitioner may recover therefrom in the same proceeding damages sustained by reason of such noncompliance, with costs.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, noncompliance with said sections six, seven, seven A, seven B, seven C, seven D, eight A, nine and ten shall not affect the validity of the proceedings under this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 234A, sec. 43 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 234A / Section 43
Delinquency notice
Status: in_force

Section 43. The office of jury commissioner may send a delinquency notice by certified or first-class mail or by delivery by a sheriff or constable to any grand or trial juror who has failed to appear for juror service based upon the records in the office of jury commissioner; provided, however, that the purpose of the delinquency notice shall be only to notify the juror of his delinquency status and to rectify the problem by appropriate means. The office of jury commissioner shall have discretionary authority to resolve problems with delinquent jurors or with jurors appearing to be delinquent in accordance with guidelines approved by the committee.

Section 43. The office of jury commissioner may send a delinquency notice by certified or first-class mail or by delivery by a sheriff or constable to any grand or trial juror who has failed to appear for juror service based upon the records in the office of jury commissioner; provided, however, that the purpose of the delinquency notice shall be only to notify the juror of his delinquency status and to rectify the problem by appropriate means. The office of jury commissioner shall have discretionary authority to resolve problems with delinquent jurors or with jurors appearing to be delinquent in accordance with guidelines approved by the committee.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90B, sec. 9D — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90B / Section 9D
Boater safety education program, examination and certificate
Status: in_force

[Text of section added by 2024, 350, Sec. 11 effective April 1, 2026. See 2024, 350, Sec. 15.]

[Text of section added by 2024, 350, Sec. 11 effective April 1, 2026. See 2024, 350, Sec. 15.]

Section 9D. (a)(1) The director shall establish a boater safety education program for motorboat and personal watercraft operators.

(2) To complete the boater safety education program and be issued a valid boater safety certificate under this section, a person shall successfully complete an examination established by the division.

(3) Boater safety certificates issued pursuant to this section shall be in a form prescribed by the director.

(4) Boater safety certificates shall be valid for the lifetime of the person named on the certificate, except as otherwise provided by law, court judgement or order or administrative hearing conducted by the director or a designee.

(b) No person under 12 years of age shall be issued a boater safety certificate.

(c)(1) The division shall provide a boater safety education program and examination, for which it may require a payment of a reasonable fee as determined by the director. Upon the successful completion of the online boater safety education program and examination, the person shall be immediately issued a printable, temporary boater safety certificate; provided, however, that the director or the program provider shall mail an original boater safety certificate to the person thereafter.

(2) The director may require boater safety education program providers who offer on-site boating safety examinations to certify under pains and penalties of perjury that they comply with course requirements established by the division, including proctored examination conditions; provided, however, that if a provider fails to so certify, the director may bar the provider from providing boater safety education programs or examinations.

(3) If a person does not pass the boater safety education examination on the first attempt, the person may take the examination an unlimited number of times until the person successfully completes the examination.

(4) Upon the successful completion of the examination by a person taking an on-site boating safety examination, the boater safety education program provider may arrange for an electronic copy of the successful certificate to be made available to the person.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, sec. 2A — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 114 / Section 2A
Cemetery corporations; disclosure; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 2A. A cemetery corporation organized under this chapter or created by special act or charter shall disclose to its clients whether an owner, director or trustee of the cemetery corporation owns 10 per cent or more of a business that sells products or services to the cemetery corporation of which he is owner, director or trustee. The information shall be available for review by the public during the business hours of the cemetery at the cemetery's place of business. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of $50 for each day of the violation.

Section 2A. A cemetery corporation organized under this chapter or created by special act or charter shall disclose to its clients whether an owner, director or trustee of the cemetery corporation owns 10 per cent or more of a business that sells products or services to the cemetery corporation of which he is owner, director or trustee. The information shall be available for review by the public during the business hours of the cemetery at the cemetery's place of business. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of $50 for each day of the violation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 249, sec. 4A — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 249 / Section 4A
Service upon board, commission or voluntary association
Status: in_force

Section 4A. If a defendant in an action authorized by section four is a board or commission or voluntary association having a chairman or other presiding officer, secretary or clerk, by whatever official title he is called, service upon one of such persons shall be sufficient, otherwise service shall be made upon a majority of the members of a board or commission, or, as to a voluntary association on such of its members as will fairly insure the adequate representation of all.

Section 4A. If a defendant in an action authorized by section four is a board or commission or voluntary association having a chairman or other presiding officer, secretary or clerk, by whatever official title he is called, service upon one of such persons shall be sufficient, otherwise service shall be made upon a majority of the members of a board or commission, or, as to a voluntary association on such of its members as will fairly insure the adequate representation of all.