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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255C, sec. 20 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255C / Section 20
Extensions or deferments
Status: in_force

Section 20. A premium finance agency may, upon agreement with the insured, extend the scheduled due date or defer the scheduled due date or defer the scheduled payment of all or of any part of any instalment or instalments payable thereunder. The agreement for such extension or deferment must be in writing and signed by the parties thereto. The premium finance agency may charge and contract for the payment of an extension or deferral charge by the insured and collect and receive the same, but such charge may not exceed an amount equal to one per centum per month simple interest on the amount of the instalment or instalments, or part thereof, extended or deferred for the period of extension or deferral. Such period shall not exceed the period from the date when such extended or deferred instalment or instalments, or part thereof would have been payable in the absence of such extension or deferral, to the date when such instalment or instalments, or part thereof, are made payable under the agreement of extension or deferment. No deferment charge shall be made on any instalment for which a default charge has been made unless the default charge on such instalment is rebated in full. If a contract is prepaid in full during a deferment period the buyer shall receive, in addition to the refund required under section nineteen, the refund of that portion of the deferment charge applicable to any unexpired months of the deferment period.

Section 20. A premium finance agency may, upon agreement with the insured, extend the scheduled due date or defer the scheduled due date or defer the scheduled payment of all or of any part of any instalment or instalments payable thereunder. The agreement for such extension or deferment must be in writing and signed by the parties thereto. The premium finance agency may charge and contract for the payment of an extension or deferral charge by the insured and collect and receive the same, but such charge may not exceed an amount equal to one per centum per month simple interest on the amount of the instalment or instalments, or part thereof, extended or deferred for the period of extension or deferral. Such period shall not exceed the period from the date when such extended or deferred instalment or instalments, or part thereof would have been payable in the absence of such extension or deferral, to the date when such instalment or instalments, or part thereof, are made payable under the agreement of extension or deferment. No deferment charge shall be made on any instalment for which a default charge has been made unless the default charge on such instalment is rebated in full. If a contract is prepaid in full during a deferment period the buyer shall receive, in addition to the refund required under section nineteen, the refund of that portion of the deferment charge applicable to any unexpired months of the deferment period.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 51 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 51
Coal and other supplies
Status: in_force

Section 51. A company may convey in cars over its tracks coal and other supplies for its own use.

Section 51. A company may convey in cars over its tracks coal and other supplies for its own use.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 85, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 85 / Section 29
Removal of vessel obstructing draw
Status: in_force

Section 29. Such draw tender may remove a vessel which obstructs such draw, or interferes with the passage of other vessels through the same, or is made fast, without his consent, to such draw or bridge or to a pier or wharf connected therewith, or the persons in charge of which wilfully violate any such ordinance or by-law; and the expense of such removal may be recovered by the commonwealth, county, city or town.

Section 29. Such draw tender may remove a vessel which obstructs such draw, or interferes with the passage of other vessels through the same, or is made fast, without his consent, to such draw or bridge or to a pier or wharf connected therewith, or the persons in charge of which wilfully violate any such ordinance or by-law; and the expense of such removal may be recovered by the commonwealth, county, city or town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32, sec. 98 — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 32 / Section 98
Advance payments, period of processing application
Status: in_force

Section 98. The state treasurer may make advance payments in an amount not to exceed any retirement allowance actually due to employees of the commonwealth who are eligible for, and who have filed application for, retirement, during such period as is necessary for the processing of such application for retirement. The said treasurer shall make rules and regulations governing such payment.

Section 98. The state treasurer may make advance payments in an amount not to exceed any retirement allowance actually due to employees of the commonwealth who are eligible for, and who have filed application for, retirement, during such period as is necessary for the processing of such application for retirement. The said treasurer shall make rules and regulations governing such payment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111K, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111K / Section 7
Application process
Status: in_force

Section 7. A child who is a resident of the commonwealth shall be eligible, through his or her parent or guardian, to apply to the program. As part of the application process, the commission shall screen each applicant for other sources of coverage and for potential eligibility for government programs, and to document the results of such screening. If the commission determines that an applicant is potentially eligible for Medicaid or another government program, the commission shall assist the applicant in applying for benefits under such program.

Section 7. A child who is a resident of the commonwealth shall be eligible, through his or her parent or guardian, to apply to the program. As part of the application process, the commission shall screen each applicant for other sources of coverage and for potential eligibility for government programs, and to document the results of such screening. If the commission determines that an applicant is potentially eligible for Medicaid or another government program, the commission shall assist the applicant in applying for benefits under such program.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 36, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 36 / Section 19
Facsimile signatures
Status: in_force

Section 19. A facsimile of the signature of any register, imprinted by him, by an assistant register or by such office assistant as the register in writing may designate, upon any original instrument in attestation of the fact that the same has been recorded in his registry or upon any copy of the records or plans which the register is authorized by law to certify or attest as a true copy, shall have the same validity as his written signature.

Section 19. A facsimile of the signature of any register, imprinted by him, by an assistant register or by such office assistant as the register in writing may designate, upon any original instrument in attestation of the fact that the same has been recorded in his registry or upon any copy of the records or plans which the register is authorized by law to certify or attest as a true copy, shall have the same validity as his written signature.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 153 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 153
Notification to attorney general of petition for pardon of state prisoner
Status: in_force

Section 153. In all cases of petitions for pardons referred to the executive council by the governor, where the petitioner is serving a sentence in the state prison, the executive secretary shall notify the attorney general, and also the district attorney who prosecuted the case, and they or their representatives may be present at the hearing on the petition by the pardon committee of the executive council, examine the petitioner's witnesses, and present to the pardon committee full information as to the case of the commonwealth against the petitioner on which he stands convicted of the crime for which he is serving sentence.

Section 153. In all cases of petitions for pardons referred to the executive council by the governor, where the petitioner is serving a sentence in the state prison, the executive secretary shall notify the attorney general, and also the district attorney who prosecuted the case, and they or their representatives may be present at the hearing on the petition by the pardon committee of the executive council, examine the petitioner's witnesses, and present to the pardon committee full information as to the case of the commonwealth against the petitioner on which he stands convicted of the crime for which he is serving sentence.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23D, sec. 26 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23D / Section 26
Definition of displaced homemaker
Status: in_force

Section 26. As used in sections twenty-seven to twenty-nine, inclusive, the following term shall have the following meaning:— ''Displaced homemaker'', an individual who has worked in the home for a substantial number of years providing unpaid household services for family members, has had, or would have, difficulty in securing employment; has been dependent on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by such income, has been dependent on government assistance but is no longer eligible for such aid, or is supported as the parent of minor children by government assistance or spousal child support payments but whose children are within two years of reaching their majority; and is not gainfully employed or is underemployed.

Section 26. As used in sections twenty-seven to twenty-nine, inclusive, the following term shall have the following meaning:— ''Displaced homemaker'', an individual who has worked in the home for a substantial number of years providing unpaid household services for family members, has had, or would have, difficulty in securing employment; has been dependent on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by such income, has been dependent on government assistance but is no longer eligible for such aid, or is supported as the parent of minor children by government assistance or spousal child support payments but whose children are within two years of reaching their majority; and is not gainfully employed or is underemployed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, sec. 49 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 246 / Section 49
Limitations
Status: in_force

Section 49. No action provided under section forty-five shall be brought against a person adjudged a trustee unless he is served within two years after judgment in the original action; or, if the money or other thing is not payable when the judgment is rendered, unless he is served within one year after such money or other thing becomes payable.

Section 49. No action provided under section forty-five shall be brought against a person adjudged a trustee unless he is served within two years after judgment in the original action; or, if the money or other thing is not payable when the judgment is rendered, unless he is served within one year after such money or other thing becomes payable.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176, sec. 38 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176 / Section 38
Review of commissioner's decisions and findings
Status: in_force

Section 38. All decisions and findings of the commissioner made under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to review by proper proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction in the commonwealth.

Section 38. All decisions and findings of the commissioner made under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to review by proper proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction in the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 10, sec. 42C — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 10 / Section 42C
State auditor report
Status: in_force

Section 42C. The state auditor shall conduct a post-audit of all accounts and transactions involving the state election campaign fund for any year in which elections are held for statewide elective office and shall conduct such other special audits and post-audits as he may deem necessary. The state auditor shall publish a report of any post-audit required by this section on or before April 1 of the year following any year in which elections are held for statewide elective office. The comptroller shall conduct a post-audit of the accounts and transaction of any candidate for state auditor.

Section 42C. The state auditor shall conduct a post-audit of all accounts and transactions involving the state election campaign fund for any year in which elections are held for statewide elective office and shall conduct such other special audits and post-audits as he may deem necessary. The state auditor shall publish a report of any post-audit required by this section on or before April 1 of the year following any year in which elections are held for statewide elective office. The comptroller shall conduct a post-audit of the accounts and transaction of any candidate for state auditor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203E, sec. 415 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 203E / Section 415
Reformation to correct mistakes
Status: in_force

Section 415. Reformation to correct mistakes The court may reform the terms of a trust, even if unambiguous, to conform the terms to the settlor's intention if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence that the settlor's intent or the terms of the trust were affected by a mistake of fact or law, whether in expression or inducement.

Section 415. Reformation to correct mistakes

The court may reform the terms of a trust, even if unambiguous, to conform the terms to the settlor's intention if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence that the settlor's intent or the terms of the trust were affected by a mistake of fact or law, whether in expression or inducement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 98, sec. 54 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 98 / Section 54
Seizure of weighing or measuring devices for evidence; disposition
Status: in_force

Section 54. A sealer or deputy may seize without a warrant weighing or measuring devices necessary to be used as evidence in cases of violation of the laws relative to the sealing thereof; and they shall be returned to the owners or forfeited, as the court directs.

Section 54. A sealer or deputy may seize without a warrant weighing or measuring devices necessary to be used as evidence in cases of violation of the laws relative to the sealing thereof; and they shall be returned to the owners or forfeited, as the court directs.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 263, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 263 / Section 4
Prosecution of crimes; manner
Status: in_force

Section 4. No person shall be held to answer in any court for an alleged crime, except upon an indictment by a grand jury or upon a complaint before a district court, the housing court of the city of Boston, the western division of the housing court department, the northeastern division of the housing court department, the southeastern division of the housing court department, the housing court of the county of Worcester or in proceedings before a court-martial. A defendant charged with an offense punishable by imprisonment in state prison shall have the right to be proceeded against by indictment except when the offense charged is within the concurrent jurisdiction of the district and superior courts and the district court retains jurisdiction. No juvenile shall be sentenced to any punishment as is provided by law for the offense by a juvenile court or a juvenile session of a district court, as the case may be, unless he has been proceeded against by indictment or has waived indictment pursuant to section four A of chapter two hundred and sixty-three, except as otherwise provided in section seventy-two A of chapter one hundred and nineteen. The clerk of the superior court in which an indictment of such juvenile is returned shall promptly remit the indictment to the clerk of the juvenile court or the juvenile session of the district court, as the case may be, in which such indictment is to be tried.

Section 4. No person shall be held to answer in any court for an alleged crime, except upon an indictment by a grand jury or upon a complaint before a district court, the housing court of the city of Boston, the western division of the housing court department, the northeastern division of the housing court department, the southeastern division of the housing court department, the housing court of the county of Worcester or in proceedings before a court-martial.

A defendant charged with an offense punishable by imprisonment in state prison shall have the right to be proceeded against by indictment except when the offense charged is within the concurrent jurisdiction of the district and superior courts and the district court retains jurisdiction.

No juvenile shall be sentenced to any punishment as is provided by law for the offense by a juvenile court or a juvenile session of a district court, as the case may be, unless he has been proceeded against by indictment or has waived indictment pursuant to section four A of chapter two hundred and sixty-three, except as otherwise provided in section seventy-two A of chapter one hundred and nineteen. The clerk of the superior court in which an indictment of such juvenile is returned shall promptly remit the indictment to the clerk of the juvenile court or the juvenile session of the district court, as the case may be, in which such indictment is to be tried.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 87, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 87 / Section 11
Injury to trees of another person
Status: in_force

Section 11. Whoever wilfully, maliciously or wantonly cuts, destroys or injures a tree, shrub or growth which is not his own, standing for any useful purpose, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.

Section 11. Whoever wilfully, maliciously or wantonly cuts, destroys or injures a tree, shrub or growth which is not his own, standing for any useful purpose, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, sec. 65A — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 233 / Section 65A
Admissibility of deceased party's answers to interrogatories
Status: in_force

Section 65A. If a party to an action who has filed answers to interrogatories under any applicable statute or any rule of the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure dies, so much of such answers as the court finds have been made upon the personal knowledge of the deceased shall not be inadmissible as hearsay or self-serving if offered in evidence in said action by a representative of the deceased party.

Section 65A. If a party to an action who has filed answers to interrogatories under any applicable statute or any rule of the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure dies, so much of such answers as the court finds have been made upon the personal knowledge of the deceased shall not be inadmissible as hearsay or self-serving if offered in evidence in said action by a representative of the deceased party.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 127K — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 127K
Agreement to waive enforcement of sanitary code; validity
Status: in_force

Section 127K. Any provision of a lease or other rental agreement relating to real property whereby a lessee, tenant or occupant enters into a covenant, agreement or contract, by the use of any words whatsoever, the effect of which is to waive the benefits of any provision of section one hundred and twenty-seven C to one hundred and twenty-seven I, inclusive, shall be deemed to be against public policy and void.

Section 127K. Any provision of a lease or other rental agreement relating to real property whereby a lessee, tenant or occupant enters into a covenant, agreement or contract, by the use of any words whatsoever, the effect of which is to waive the benefits of any provision of section one hundred and twenty-seven C to one hundred and twenty-seven I, inclusive, shall be deemed to be against public policy and void.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 85, sec. 2A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 85 / Section 2A
Removal of vehicles interfering with snow and ice removal
Status: in_force

Section 2A. The department, for the purpose of insuring the free flow of traffic or for the purpose of snow and ice control operations on a state highway, may, by its own employees or with such other assistance as it may require, remove or cause to be removed to the nearest convenient place any vehicle interfering with such traffic or such operation. The department shall keep records of the registration number of each vehicle so removed and of the place to which it was removed.

Section 2A. The department, for the purpose of insuring the free flow of traffic or for the purpose of snow and ice control operations on a state highway, may, by its own employees or with such other assistance as it may require, remove or cause to be removed to the nearest convenient place any vehicle interfering with such traffic or such operation. The department shall keep records of the registration number of each vehicle so removed and of the place to which it was removed.