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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 133A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 133A
Requirements for other group life insurance policies
Status: in_force

Section 133A. Group life insurance offered to a resident of the commonwealth under a group life insurance policy issued to a group other than one described in section 133 shall be subject to the following requirements:- (a) A group life insurance policy shall not be delivered in the commonwealth unless the commissioner finds that: (1) the issuance of the group policy is not contrary to the best interests of the public; (2) the issuance of the group policy would result in economies of acquisition or administration; and (3) the benefits are reasonable in relation to the premiums charged. (b) The premium for the policy shall be paid either from the policyholder's funds or from funds contributed by the covered persons, or from both. (c) An insurer may exclude or limit the coverage on any person as to whom evidence of individual insurability is not satisfactory to the insurer.

Section 133A. Group life insurance offered to a resident of the commonwealth under a group life insurance policy issued to a group other than one described in section 133 shall be subject to the following requirements:-

(a) A group life insurance policy shall not be delivered in the commonwealth unless the commissioner finds that:

(1) the issuance of the group policy is not contrary to the best interests of the public;

(2) the issuance of the group policy would result in economies of acquisition or administration; and

(3) the benefits are reasonable in relation to the premiums charged.

(b) The premium for the policy shall be paid either from the policyholder's funds or from funds contributed by the covered persons, or from both.

(c) An insurer may exclude or limit the coverage on any person as to whom evidence of individual insurability is not satisfactory to the insurer.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 232A, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 232A / Section 1
Payment or tender; past due obligation
Status: in_force

Section 1. The payment or tender of payment of the whole amount due on a contract for the payment of money after it is due and payable and before action is commenced shall, if pleaded, have the same effect as if made at the time provided in the contract. Such payment or tender may also be made after action has been commenced if made at least four days prior to the date by which the answer must be filed, with costs to the time of payment or tender. The tender last mentioned may be made to the plaintiff or to his attorney in the action, and, if not accepted, the defendant may avail himself of the tender in defense in like manner as if made before the commencement of the action, bringing into court the amount so tendered.

Section 1. The payment or tender of payment of the whole amount due on a contract for the payment of money after it is due and payable and before action is commenced shall, if pleaded, have the same effect as if made at the time provided in the contract. Such payment or tender may also be made after action has been commenced if made at least four days prior to the date by which the answer must be filed, with costs to the time of payment or tender. The tender last mentioned may be made to the plaintiff or to his attorney in the action, and, if not accepted, the defendant may avail himself of the tender in defense in like manner as if made before the commencement of the action, bringing into court the amount so tendered.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159C, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159C / Section 10
Time limitations for actions or proceedings
Status: in_force

Section 10. No action or proceeding shall be brought pursuant to this chapter: (i) more than 3 years after the person bringing the action knew or should have known of the occurrence of the alleged violation; or (ii) more than 3 years after the termination of a proceeding or action arising out of the same violation by the commonwealth, whichever is later.

Section 10. No action or proceeding shall be brought pursuant to this chapter: (i) more than 3 years after the person bringing the action knew or should have known of the occurrence of the alleged violation; or (ii) more than 3 years after the termination of a proceeding or action arising out of the same violation by the commonwealth, whichever is later.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 211 / Section 14
Transfer of cases by full court
Status: in_force

Section 14. The full court sitting in any county, or for the commonwealth, shall have jurisdiction of all questions of law and of all cases and matters at law or in equity, civil or criminal, which arise in any county other than that in or for which it is sitting, and which might properly be heard and determined by it sitting for such county; and, upon the application of a party, the full court may order any such questions of law, or case or matter, to be entered and determined by the full court sitting in any county, or for the commonwealth.

Section 14. The full court sitting in any county, or for the commonwealth, shall have jurisdiction of all questions of law and of all cases and matters at law or in equity, civil or criminal, which arise in any county other than that in or for which it is sitting, and which might properly be heard and determined by it sitting for such county; and, upon the application of a party, the full court may order any such questions of law, or case or matter, to be entered and determined by the full court sitting in any county, or for the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30A, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30A / Section 8
Advisory rulings by agencies
Status: in_force

Section 8. On request of any interested person, an agency may make an advisory ruling with respect to the applicability to any person, property or state of facts of any statute or regulation enforced or administered by that agency. In issuing the advisory ruling, the agency need not comply with the requirements of this chapter with respect to regulations.

Section 8. On request of any interested person, an agency may make an advisory ruling with respect to the applicability to any person, property or state of facts of any statute or regulation enforced or administered by that agency. In issuing the advisory ruling, the agency need not comply with the requirements of this chapter with respect to regulations.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 165 / Section 5
Acquisition of water works and other water company property by town
Status: in_force

Section 5. In all proceedings for the acquisition by a town of the water works and other property of a water company created by special law in the commonwealth providing for the appointment of commissioners for the determination of the price to be paid for such water works and property, the matters to be referred to, heard and determined by, such commissioners shall be referred to, heard and determined by, the department, and its determination and award shall have the same force and effect as if the determination and award had been made by the commissioners provided for in the charters of such companies.

Section 5. In all proceedings for the acquisition by a town of the water works and other property of a water company created by special law in the commonwealth providing for the appointment of commissioners for the determination of the price to be paid for such water works and property, the matters to be referred to, heard and determined by, such commissioners shall be referred to, heard and determined by, the department, and its determination and award shall have the same force and effect as if the determination and award had been made by the commissioners provided for in the charters of such companies.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 165 / Section 22
Satisfaction of judgment against shareholders after dissolution
Status: in_force

Section 22. If no corporate property can be found to satisfy a judgment recovered against the shareholders after the dissolution, and it is not satisfied within six months after it is recovered, the judgment creditor may satisfy the same out of the private estate of the shareholders or any of them, as if the judgment had been against them in their private capacity.

Section 22. If no corporate property can be found to satisfy a judgment recovered against the shareholders after the dissolution, and it is not satisfied within six months after it is recovered, the judgment creditor may satisfy the same out of the private estate of the shareholders or any of them, as if the judgment had been against them in their private capacity.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 184, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 184 / Section 8
Conveyance to grantor and another
Status: in_force

Section 8. Real estate, including any interest therein, may be transferred by a person to himself jointly with another person in the same manner in which it might be transferred by him to another person, and a conveyance of real estate by a person to himself and his spouse as tenants by the entirety shall create a tenancy by the entirety.

Section 8. Real estate, including any interest therein, may be transferred by a person to himself jointly with another person in the same manner in which it might be transferred by him to another person, and a conveyance of real estate by a person to himself and his spouse as tenants by the entirety shall create a tenancy by the entirety.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, sec. 39A — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 148 / Section 39A
Regulations for permits for displays of fireworks; fees
Status: in_force

Section 39A. The board shall make rules and regulations for the granting of permits for supervised displays of fireworks by municipalities, fair associations, amusement parks and other organizations or groups of individuals. Such rules and regulations shall provide in part that (a) every such display shall be handled by a competent operator to be approved by the chief of the fire department or officer or officers having similar powers and duties, of the municipality in which the display is to be held and shall be of such a character, and so located, discharged or fired as, in the opinion of the chief of the fire department or the officer or officers having similar powers and duties, after proper inspection, not to be hazardous to property or to endanger any person or persons, (b) application for permits shall be made in writing at least fifteen days in advance of the date of the display, and (c) no permit so granted shall be transferable. The fee for such permits shall be set by the chief of the fire department or the officer or officers having similar powers and duties of the municipality in which the display is to be held, but in no event shall any such fee be greater than twenty-five dollars.

Section 39A. The board shall make rules and regulations for the granting of permits for supervised displays of fireworks by municipalities, fair associations, amusement parks and other organizations or groups of individuals. Such rules and regulations shall provide in part that (a) every such display shall be handled by a competent operator to be approved by the chief of the fire department or officer or officers having similar powers and duties, of the municipality in which the display is to be held and shall be of such a character, and so located, discharged or fired as, in the opinion of the chief of the fire department or the officer or officers having similar powers and duties, after proper inspection, not to be hazardous to property or to endanger any person or persons, (b) application for permits shall be made in writing at least fifteen days in advance of the date of the display, and (c) no permit so granted shall be transferable. The fee for such permits shall be set by the chief of the fire department or the officer or officers having similar powers and duties of the municipality in which the display is to be held, but in no event shall any such fee be greater than twenty-five dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 28 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 28
Undue delay or litigation of claims; commissioner's report to general court
Status: in_force

Section 28. If, upon inspection of a schedule specified in the preceding section or upon any examination or investigation under section four, the commissioner is satisfied that a company is making a practice of unduly engaging in litigation or of unreasonably and unfairly delaying the adjustment or payment of legally valid claims, he may, after a hearing to the company, make a special report of his findings thereon to the general court. Nothing in this section shall affect the provisions of sections five or six or the right of the commissioner to proceed thereunder.

Section 28. If, upon inspection of a schedule specified in the preceding section or upon any examination or investigation under section four, the commissioner is satisfied that a company is making a practice of unduly engaging in litigation or of unreasonably and unfairly delaying the adjustment or payment of legally valid claims, he may, after a hearing to the company, make a special report of his findings thereon to the general court. Nothing in this section shall affect the provisions of sections five or six or the right of the commissioner to proceed thereunder.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 146, sec. 32 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 146 / Section 32
Prevention of entry on premises
Status: in_force

Section 32. No person shall prevent or attempt to prevent the chief or any inspector of the division from entering any premises on which a boiler is situated.

Section 32. No person shall prevent or attempt to prevent the chief or any inspector of the division from entering any premises on which a boiler is situated.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175H, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175H / Section 4
Criminal proceedings
Status: in_force

Section 4. Any criminal proceeding brought under this chapter may be filed in the district, municipal or superior courts of Suffolk county.

Section 4. Any criminal proceeding brought under this chapter may be filed in the district, municipal or superior courts of Suffolk county.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30A, sec. 10A — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30A / Section 10A
Damage to environment; intervention in adjudicatory proceeding; procedure
Status: in_force

Section 10A. Notwithstanding the provisions of section ten, not less than ten persons may intervene in any adjudicatory proceeding as defined in section one, in which damage to the environment as defined in section seven A of chapter two hundred and fourteen, is or might be at issue; provided, however, that such intervention shall be limited to the issue of damage to the environment and the elimination or reduction thereof in order that any decision in such proceeding shall include the disposition of such issue. In any proceeding pursuant to chapter 91, at least 5 of the 10 persons shall reside in the municipality in which the license or permitted activity is located. The intervention shall clearly and specifically state the facts and grounds for intervening and the relief sought, and each intervening person shall file an affidavit stating the intent to be part of the group and to be represented by its authorized representative. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any intervener under this section may introduce evidence, present witnesses and make written or oral argument, except that the agency may exclude repetitive or irrelevant material. Any such intervener shall be considered a party to the original proceeding for the purposes of notice and any other procedural rights applicable to such proceeding under the provisions of this chapter, including specifically the right of appeal.

Section 10A. Notwithstanding the provisions of section ten, not less than ten persons may intervene in any adjudicatory proceeding as defined in section one, in which damage to the environment as defined in section seven A of chapter two hundred and fourteen, is or might be at issue; provided, however, that such intervention shall be limited to the issue of damage to the environment and the elimination or reduction thereof in order that any decision in such proceeding shall include the disposition of such issue. In any proceeding pursuant to chapter 91, at least 5 of the 10 persons shall reside in the municipality in which the license or permitted activity is located. The intervention shall clearly and specifically state the facts and grounds for intervening and the relief sought, and each intervening person shall file an affidavit stating the intent to be part of the group and to be represented by its authorized representative. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any intervener under this section may introduce evidence, present witnesses and make written or oral argument, except that the agency may exclude repetitive or irrelevant material. Any such intervener shall be considered a party to the original proceeding for the purposes of notice and any other procedural rights applicable to such proceeding under the provisions of this chapter, including specifically the right of appeal.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, sec. 58 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 51 / Section 58
New names added to lists; distribution of copies; posting or publication
Status: in_force

Section 58. If a new name is added to the annual register after the voting lists have been posted, registrars shall cause it to be added to the lists posted in their principal office; provided, however, that all registrars shall maintain lists of new names added to the annual registers subsequent to the last posting of the voting lists and such lists shall contain in addition to the names, the addresses, wards and precincts, if any, and party designations, if any, of the newly registered voters; and, provided further, that all registrars shall provide copies of such lists to all duly organized political committees, and to all political candidates for public office in the various districts in which the city or town is located, and, for a reasonable fee, not to exceed the cost of printing or copying such list, to any other person upon request. If a city or town shall authorize the registrars to publish the names added to the register, they may, instead of posting them, cause all additional names to be printed in a newspaper published in the city or town, if any, otherwise in a newspaper published in the county.

Section 58. If a new name is added to the annual register after the voting lists have been posted, registrars shall cause it to be added to the lists posted in their principal office; provided, however, that all registrars shall maintain lists of new names added to the annual registers subsequent to the last posting of the voting lists and such lists shall contain in addition to the names, the addresses, wards and precincts, if any, and party designations, if any, of the newly registered voters; and, provided further, that all registrars shall provide copies of such lists to all duly organized political committees, and to all political candidates for public office in the various districts in which the city or town is located, and, for a reasonable fee, not to exceed the cost of printing or copying such list, to any other person upon request. If a city or town shall authorize the registrars to publish the names added to the register, they may, instead of posting them, cause all additional names to be printed in a newspaper published in the city or town, if any, otherwise in a newspaper published in the county.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268, sec. 32A — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 268 / Section 32A
Interference with fire fighting operations
Status: in_force

Section 32A. Whoever willfully obstructs, interferes with or hinders a fire fighter in the lawful performance of his duty, or whoever willfully obstructs, interferes with or hinders a fire fighting force in the lawful performance of its duty, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not less than thirty days nor more than two and one half years or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment in a jail or house of correction.

Section 32A. Whoever willfully obstructs, interferes with or hinders a fire fighter in the lawful performance of his duty, or whoever willfully obstructs, interferes with or hinders a fire fighting force in the lawful performance of its duty, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not less than thirty days nor more than two and one half years or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment in a jail or house of correction.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159 / Section 36
Annual audit
Status: in_force

Section 36. The department may provide for an annual audit by employees duly authorized by it of all accounts of any common carrier or class of common carriers.

Section 36. The department may provide for an annual audit by employees duly authorized by it of all accounts of any common carrier or class of common carriers.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, sec. 38 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 19A / Section 38
Liability of counselors and coordinators; description of duties and responsibilities
Status: in_force

Section 38. No person trained and designated by the department of aging and independence as a counselor or coordinator in the serving health information needs of older adults program, whether acting on a compensated or volunteer basis shall be liable in any civil or criminal action by reason of the good faith performance of such person's official duties. The department shall make publicly available a description of the function and the responsibilities of such counselor.

Section 38. No person trained and designated by the department of aging and independence as a counselor or coordinator in the serving health information needs of older adults program, whether acting on a compensated or volunteer basis shall be liable in any civil or criminal action by reason of the good faith performance of such person's official duties. The department shall make publicly available a description of the function and the responsibilities of such counselor.