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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 13, sec. 14A — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 13 / Section 14A
Board of registration in nursing; assistant to executive director; qualifications; appointment
Status: in_force

Section 14A. There shall be an assistant to the executive director of the board, who shall have been a registered nurse for at least five years prior to appointment, who shall be appointed by the director, with the approval of the board.

Section 14A. There shall be an assistant to the executive director of the board, who shall have been a registered nurse for at least five years prior to appointment, who shall be appointed by the director, with the approval of the board.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, sec. 48 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23K / Section 48
Applicability of other laws to gaming licensees
Status: in_force

Section 48. A gaming licensee shall be subject to chapters 62 to 62E, inclusive, and chapters 63 to 63B, inclusive.

Section 48. A gaming licensee shall be subject to chapters 62 to 62E, inclusive, and chapters 63 to 63B, inclusive.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, sec. 74 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 53 / Section 74
Caucuses relative to special elections
Status: in_force

Section 74. Caucuses relative to a special election shall be held at such time and place and subject to such reasonable notice as the political committee whose duty it is to provide for holding the same may determine. Calls therefor shall be issued by the chairman and secretary of said political committee.

Section 74. Caucuses relative to a special election shall be held at such time and place and subject to such reasonable notice as the political committee whose duty it is to provide for holding the same may determine. Calls therefor shall be issued by the chairman and secretary of said political committee.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90K, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90K / Section 6
Recovery of costs
Status: in_force

Section 6. An enforcing authority may only recover costs reasonably related to the implementation and operation of any bus mounted or bus stop camera system, including, but not limited to, costs associated with: (i) installing, maintaining and operating the bus mounted safety camera system; (ii) issuing notices of camera enforceable violations; (iii) holding hearings for appeals of camera enforceable violations; (iv) notifying the registrar of a failure to pay a fine under this chapter; and (v) collecting a fine; provided, however, that net revenues collected by an enforcing authority pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund established in section 4 of chapter 6C.

Section 6. An enforcing authority may only recover costs reasonably related to the implementation and operation of any bus mounted or bus stop camera system, including, but not limited to, costs associated with: (i) installing, maintaining and operating the bus mounted safety camera system; (ii) issuing notices of camera enforceable violations; (iii) holding hearings for appeals of camera enforceable violations; (iv) notifying the registrar of a failure to pay a fine under this chapter; and (v) collecting a fine; provided, however, that net revenues collected by an enforcing authority pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund established in section 4 of chapter 6C.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 211 / Section 7
Questions of law; argument; order
Status: reserved

Section 7. Unless the court for cause shown directs otherwise, questions of law in criminal cases which are entered upon the docket of the full court shall be argued in their order and before any civil cases are argued, and thereafter questions of law in civil cases which are entered upon said docket shall, when reached, be argued in their order if either party is ready. But no party shall be compelled to be ready for argument within ten days after the question has been duly reserved of record in the court in which the case is pending.

Section 7. Unless the court for cause shown directs otherwise, questions of law in criminal cases which are entered upon the docket of the full court shall be argued in their order and before any civil cases are argued, and thereafter questions of law in civil cases which are entered upon said docket shall, when reached, be argued in their order if either party is ready. But no party shall be compelled to be ready for argument within ten days after the question has been duly reserved of record in the court in which the case is pending.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 261, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part III / Title VI / Chapter 261 / Section 17
Attorney general; travel costs
Status: in_force

Section 17. If costs are taxed for the commonwealth, no fees shall be taxed or allowed for the travel of the attorney general or any attorney for the commonwealth.

Section 17. If costs are taxed for the commonwealth, no fees shall be taxed or allowed for the travel of the attorney general or any attorney for the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 66A — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 66A
Application of Secs. 66, 70 and 71 to food in lockers; locker defined
Status: in_force

Section 66A. Neither the provisions of section sixty-six which require licensees maintaining cold storage or refrigerating warehouses to make reports to the department of public health nor the provisions of section seventy or seventy-one shall apply with respect to articles of food received or stored in any locker in any such warehouse. The word ''locker'', as used in this section, shall mean any separate and individual compartment in any such warehouse, having a capacity of not more than twenty-five cubic feet, which is provided for use by an individual under lease or otherwise for the sole purpose of storing or freezing articles of food owned by him and intended for use and consumption by him or his family.

Section 66A. Neither the provisions of section sixty-six which require licensees maintaining cold storage or refrigerating warehouses to make reports to the department of public health nor the provisions of section seventy or seventy-one shall apply with respect to articles of food received or stored in any locker in any such warehouse. The word ''locker'', as used in this section, shall mean any separate and individual compartment in any such warehouse, having a capacity of not more than twenty-five cubic feet, which is provided for use by an individual under lease or otherwise for the sole purpose of storing or freezing articles of food owned by him and intended for use and consumption by him or his family.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 208 / Section 16
Investigation of divorce case
Status: in_force

Section 16. Any judge of a probate court wherein any action for divorce is pending may appoint an attorney to investigate and report to the court in relation thereto and may direct such attorney, or any other attorney, to defend the action. The attorney may be appointed either before or after a judgment of divorce nisi has been granted, and may enter objections to such judgment nisi becoming absolute in the same manner as the defendant. His compensation shall be fixed by the court, and shall be paid by the commonwealth, together with any expenses approved by the court, upon certificate by a justice to the state treasurer. The state police, local police and probation officers shall assist the attorneys so appointed, upon his request.

Section 16. Any judge of a probate court wherein any action for divorce is pending may appoint an attorney to investigate and report to the court in relation thereto and may direct such attorney, or any other attorney, to defend the action. The attorney may be appointed either before or after a judgment of divorce nisi has been granted, and may enter objections to such judgment nisi becoming absolute in the same manner as the defendant. His compensation shall be fixed by the court, and shall be paid by the commonwealth, together with any expenses approved by the court, upon certificate by a justice to the state treasurer. The state police, local police and probation officers shall assist the attorneys so appointed, upon his request.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 88, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 88 / Section 7
Apportionment of expense of maintenance of ferry
Status: in_force

Section 7. The commissioners may, either when such ferry is established between two towns or thereafter, upon the application of ten voters of either town and after notice to both towns and a hearing, order that such towns shall maintain said ferry either jointly or alternately, and shall adjudge in what proportion they shall bear the expense of such maintenance; and the commissioners may, upon a new application and after notice and a hearing, revise such order. Their determination shall be final.

Section 7. The commissioners may, either when such ferry is established between two towns or thereafter, upon the application of ten voters of either town and after notice to both towns and a hearing, order that such towns shall maintain said ferry either jointly or alternately, and shall adjudge in what proportion they shall bear the expense of such maintenance; and the commissioners may, upon a new application and after notice and a hearing, revise such order. Their determination shall be final.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30, sec. 9J — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30 / Section 9J
Transfer of employee functions to another department or agency; employees transferred; wages, seniority and other rights
Status: in_force

Section 9J. In the event that the functions performed by employees in one department or agency are transferred to another department or agency, the employees performing such functions shall be transferred to the receiving department or agency without impairment of wages, seniority, collective bargaining, civil service or other rights enjoyed at the time of the transfer. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any reduction in workforce otherwise permitted under collective bargaining agreements or civil service rules or regulations.

Section 9J. In the event that the functions performed by employees in one department or agency are transferred to another department or agency, the employees performing such functions shall be transferred to the receiving department or agency without impairment of wages, seniority, collective bargaining, civil service or other rights enjoyed at the time of the transfer. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any reduction in workforce otherwise permitted under collective bargaining agreements or civil service rules or regulations.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 138, sec. 63A — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 138 / Section 63A
Hindering or delaying investigator, inspector or agent of commission
Status: in_force

Section 63A. Any person who hinders or delays any authorized investigator of the commission or any investigator, inspector or any other authorized agent of local licensing authorities in the performance of his duties, or who refuses to admit to or locks out any such investigator, inspector or agent from any place which such investigator, inspector or agent is authorized to inspect, or who refuses to give to such investigator, inspector or agent such information as may be required for the proper enforcement of this chapter, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two months, or both.

Section 63A. Any person who hinders or delays any authorized investigator of the commission or any investigator, inspector or any other authorized agent of local licensing authorities in the performance of his duties, or who refuses to admit to or locks out any such investigator, inspector or agent from any place which such investigator, inspector or agent is authorized to inspect, or who refuses to give to such investigator, inspector or agent such information as may be required for the proper enforcement of this chapter, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two months, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185, sec. 73 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185 / Section 73
Trusts with powers of sale, mortgage, etc.
Status: in_force

Section 73. If the instrument creating or declaring a trust or other equitable interest contains an express power to sell, mortgage or deal with the land in any manner, such power shall be stated in the certificate of title by the words ''with power to sell'', or ''power to mortgage'', and by apt words of description in case of other powers. No instrument which transfers, mortgages or in any way deals with registered land held in trust shall be registered, unless the power thereto enabling is expressly conferred in the trust instrument, or unless the decree of a court of competent jurisdiction on a bill for instructions or other proceeding has construed the instrument in favor of the power. In such case a certified copy of such decree may be filed with the assistant recorder, and he shall make registration in accordance therewith.

Section 73. If the instrument creating or declaring a trust or other equitable interest contains an express power to sell, mortgage or deal with the land in any manner, such power shall be stated in the certificate of title by the words ''with power to sell'', or ''power to mortgage'', and by apt words of description in case of other powers. No instrument which transfers, mortgages or in any way deals with registered land held in trust shall be registered, unless the power thereto enabling is expressly conferred in the trust instrument, or unless the decree of a court of competent jurisdiction on a bill for instructions or other proceeding has construed the instrument in favor of the power. In such case a certified copy of such decree may be filed with the assistant recorder, and he shall make registration in accordance therewith.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 42G — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 42G
Delegation of powers by trustees
Status: in_force

Section 42G. The trustees may, except as to duties imposed or powers granted under sections forty-two E and forty-two F, delegate their authority or any portion thereof to the president or any other officer of the college and of the institute whenever in their judgment such delegation may be necessary or desirable.

Section 42G. The trustees may, except as to duties imposed or powers granted under sections forty-two E and forty-two F, delegate their authority or any portion thereof to the president or any other officer of the college and of the institute whenever in their judgment such delegation may be necessary or desirable.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 170, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 170 / Section 17
Stockholder voting; votes by proxy
Status: in_force

Section 17. Stockholders entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy. No proxy dated more than 6 months before the date of the meeting named therein shall be valid and no proxy shall be valid after the final adjournment of such meeting. A proxy with respect to stock held in the name of 2 or more persons shall be valid if executed by any 1 of them unless at or prior to the exercise of the proxy such corporation receives a specific written notice to the contrary from any 1 of them. A proxy purporting to be executed by or on behalf of a stockholder shall be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its exercise and the burden of proving invalidity shall rest on the challenger. Except as otherwise provided in the articles of organization or by-laws of the corporation, special meetings of the stockholders may be called pursuant to section 7.02 of chapter 156D.

Section 17. Stockholders entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy. No proxy dated more than 6 months before the date of the meeting named therein shall be valid and no proxy shall be valid after the final adjournment of such meeting. A proxy with respect to stock held in the name of 2 or more persons shall be valid if executed by any 1 of them unless at or prior to the exercise of the proxy such corporation receives a specific written notice to the contrary from any 1 of them. A proxy purporting to be executed by or on behalf of a stockholder shall be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its exercise and the burden of proving invalidity shall rest on the challenger. Except as otherwise provided in the articles of organization or by-laws of the corporation, special meetings of the stockholders may be called pursuant to section 7.02 of chapter 156D.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, sec. 23C — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 233 / Section 23C
Work product of mediator confidential; confidential communications; exception; mediator defined
Status: in_force

Section 23C. All memoranda, and other work product prepared by a mediator and a mediator's case files shall be confidential and not subject to disclosure in any judicial or administrative proceeding involving any of the parties to any mediation to which such materials apply. Any communication made in the course of and relating to the subject matter of any mediation and which is made in the presence of such mediator by any participant, mediator or other person shall be a confidential communication and not subject to disclosure in any judicial or administrative proceeding; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to the mediation of labor disputes. For the purposes of this section a ''mediator'' shall mean a person not a party to a dispute who enters into a written agreement with the parties to assist them in resolving their disputes and has completed at least thirty hours of training in mediation and who either has four years of professional experience as a mediator or is accountable to a dispute resolution organization which has been in existence for at least three years or one who has been appointed to mediate by a judicial or governmental body.

Section 23C. All memoranda, and other work product prepared by a mediator and a mediator's case files shall be confidential and not subject to disclosure in any judicial or administrative proceeding involving any of the parties to any mediation to which such materials apply. Any communication made in the course of and relating to the subject matter of any mediation and which is made in the presence of such mediator by any participant, mediator or other person shall be a confidential communication and not subject to disclosure in any judicial or administrative proceeding; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to the mediation of labor disputes.

For the purposes of this section a ''mediator'' shall mean a person not a party to a dispute who enters into a written agreement with the parties to assist them in resolving their disputes and has completed at least thirty hours of training in mediation and who either has four years of professional experience as a mediator or is accountable to a dispute resolution organization which has been in existence for at least three years or one who has been appointed to mediate by a judicial or governmental body.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 248, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 248 / Section 29
Refusal to obey writ; precept commanding production of prisoner
Status: in_force

Section 29. Upon the refusal or neglect of the person to whom the writ of habeas corpus is directed to receive and execute it, the court or justice may issue a precept to any officer or other person designated therein, commanding him to bring the prisoner forthwith before such court or justice, who shall thereupon discharge, bail or remand the prisoner as if he had been brought in upon the writ of habeas corpus.

Section 29. Upon the refusal or neglect of the person to whom the writ of habeas corpus is directed to receive and execute it, the court or justice may issue a precept to any officer or other person designated therein, commanding him to bring the prisoner forthwith before such court or justice, who shall thereupon discharge, bail or remand the prisoner as if he had been brought in upon the writ of habeas corpus.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175A, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175A / Section 17
Agreements and rate modifications; commissioner's approval
Status: in_force

Section 17. Agreements may be made among insurers with respect to the equitable apportionment among them of insurance which may be afforded applicants who are in good faith entitled to, but who are unable to, procure such insurance through ordinary methods and such insurers may agree among themselves on the use of reasonable rate modifications for such insurance, such agreements and rate modifications to be subject to the approval of the commissioner.

Section 17. Agreements may be made among insurers with respect to the equitable apportionment among them of insurance which may be afforded applicants who are in good faith entitled to, but who are unable to, procure such insurance through ordinary methods and such insurers may agree among themselves on the use of reasonable rate modifications for such insurance, such agreements and rate modifications to be subject to the approval of the commissioner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109, sec. 1A — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 109 / Section 1A
Short title
Status: in_force

Section 1A. This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Limited Partnership Act.

Section 1A. This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Limited Partnership Act.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 224, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 224 / Section 23
Process servers
Status: in_force

Section 23. Constables qualified to serve civil process, as well as sheriffs and their deputies, shall have authority to serve any process under this chapter.

Section 23. Constables qualified to serve civil process, as well as sheriffs and their deputies, shall have authority to serve any process under this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, sec. 87 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 54 / Section 87
Preparation of absent voting ballots, envelopes, instructions
Status: in_force

Section 87. Prior to each biennial state election the state secretary shall prepare in such quantities as he may deem necessary the following papers: (a) Official absent voting ballots, similar in all respects to the official ballot to be used at such election, except that they shall be printed on paper differing in color from that used for official or specimen ballots. [There is no subsection (b).]

Section 87. Prior to each biennial state election the state secretary shall prepare in such quantities as he may deem necessary the following papers:

(a) Official absent voting ballots, similar in all respects to the official ballot to be used at such election, except that they shall be printed on paper differing in color from that used for official or specimen ballots.

[There is no subsection (b).]

(c) Envelopes of sufficient size to contain the ballots specified in subsection (a) bearing on their reverse the voter's affidavit of compliance with the requirements of section ninety-two.

(d) Envelopes of size sufficient to contain the envelope identified in subsection (c), addressed to the clerks of the several cities and towns within the commonwealth, upon which shall be printed blank spaces for the name, address and voting place of the sender, which shall be filled in by the city or town clerk prior to the mailing of such envelopes.

The state secretary shall furnish such explanatory matter and instructions as he may deem appropriate to carry into effect the purposes of sections eighty-six to one hundred and three, inclusive.

To the extent feasible, the state secretary shall include on the envelopes required pursuant to this subsection a system that generates a postmark for determining the date upon which the envelope was mailed.