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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 174A, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 174A / Section 16
False or misleading information
Status: in_force

Section 16. No person or organization shall wilfully withhold information from, or knowingly give false or misleading information to, the commissioner, any statistical agency designated by the commissioner, any rating organization, or any insurer, which will affect the rates or premiums chargeable under this chapter.

Section 16. No person or organization shall wilfully withhold information from, or knowingly give false or misleading information to, the commissioner, any statistical agency designated by the commissioner, any rating organization, or any insurer, which will affect the rates or premiums chargeable under this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 236, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 236 / Section 36
Redemption of right to redeem from tax sale
Status: in_force

Section 36. Rights of redeeming land sold for the payment of taxes or other assessments may, if sold on execution, be redeemed in the same manner as rights of redeeming mortgaged land so sold.

Section 36. Rights of redeeming land sold for the payment of taxes or other assessments may, if sold on execution, be redeemed in the same manner as rights of redeeming mortgaged land so sold.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, sec. 44 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 56 / Section 44
Lists of candidates without party designations; distribution
Status: in_force

Section 44. No individual, except as otherwise provided by law, and no non-elected political committee, shall distribute by mail, or otherwise or directly or indirectly cause to be distributed by mail or otherwise, a list or slate containing names of candidates for state office of more than one political party to be nominated at state primaries or to be elected at a biennial state election, unless against the name of each candidate on such list or slate appears his political party designation. Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.

Section 44. No individual, except as otherwise provided by law, and no non-elected political committee, shall distribute by mail, or otherwise or directly or indirectly cause to be distributed by mail or otherwise, a list or slate containing names of candidates for state office of more than one political party to be nominated at state primaries or to be elected at a biennial state election, unless against the name of each candidate on such list or slate appears his political party designation.

Violation of any provision of this section 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. 35, sec. 49 — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 35 / Section 49
Classification of positions; ''salary'' defined
Status: in_force

Section 49. Every office and position the salary of which is wholly payable from the treasury of one or more counties, or from funds administered by and through county officials, excluding the offices of county commissioners, the register of deeds and the assistant registers of deeds for the county of Suffolk, the sheriff of the county of Suffolk, and excluding offices and positions filled by appointment of the governor with the advice and consent of the council, and offices and positions payable under chapter twenty-nine A, shall be classified by the board in the manner provided by sections forty-eight to fifty-six, inclusive, and every such office and position, now existing or hereafter established, shall be allocated by the board to its proper place in such classification. Offices and positions in the service of any department, board, school or hospital principally supported by the funds of the county or counties, or in the service of a hospital district established under sections seventy-eight to ninety-one, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and eleven, shall likewise be subject to classification as aforesaid. The word ''salary'', as used in this section, shall include compensation, however payable; but nothing in sections forty-eight to fifty-six, inclusive, and nothing done under authority thereof, shall prevent any person from continuing to receive from a county such compensation as is fixed under authority of other provisions of law or as is expressly established by law.

Section 49. Every office and position the salary of which is wholly payable from the treasury of one or more counties, or from funds administered by and through county officials, excluding the offices of county commissioners, the register of deeds and the assistant registers of deeds for the county of Suffolk, the sheriff of the county of Suffolk, and excluding offices and positions filled by appointment of the governor with the advice and consent of the council, and offices and positions payable under chapter twenty-nine A, shall be classified by the board in the manner provided by sections forty-eight to fifty-six, inclusive, and every such office and position, now existing or hereafter established, shall be allocated by the board to its proper place in such classification. Offices and positions in the service of any department, board, school or hospital principally supported by the funds of the county or counties, or in the service of a hospital district established under sections seventy-eight to ninety-one, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and eleven, shall likewise be subject to classification as aforesaid. The word ''salary'', as used in this section, shall include compensation, however payable; but nothing in sections forty-eight to fifty-six, inclusive, and nothing done under authority thereof, shall prevent any person from continuing to receive from a county such compensation as is fixed under authority of other provisions of law or as is expressly established by law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 51 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118E / Section 51
Utilization review of care and services; data processing and collection procedures; liability in civil actions
Status: in_force

Section 51. The division, in cooperation with the department of public health and in accordance with the regulations of the secretary, shall establish processes of utilization review for care or services for which medical assistance is available under this chapter. The division shall establish data processing and collection procedures which will: (1) monitor eligibility of recipients; (2) assure that providers are neither paid twice for the same care or service nor paid in amounts in excess of fee schedules or other applicable limits; and (3) provide the statistical data necessary for effective utilization review. A medical professional employee of the division, or person providing medical professional counsel or services to the division on a voluntary or paid basis or an employee of a division subcontractor, shall not be liable in a civil action for damages arising out of any act, omission, proceeding or undertaking in the performance, in good-faith, of duties or responsibilities relative to any utilization related activities authorized or established by this chapter or by regulations promulgated by the secretary.

Section 51. The division, in cooperation with the department of public health and in accordance with the regulations of the secretary, shall establish processes of utilization review for care or services for which medical assistance is available under this chapter.

The division shall establish data processing and collection procedures which will: (1) monitor eligibility of recipients; (2) assure that providers are neither paid twice for the same care or service nor paid in amounts in excess of fee schedules or other applicable limits; and (3) provide the statistical data necessary for effective utilization review.

A medical professional employee of the division, or person providing medical professional counsel or services to the division on a voluntary or paid basis or an employee of a division subcontractor, shall not be liable in a civil action for damages arising out of any act, omission, proceeding or undertaking in the performance, in good-faith, of duties or responsibilities relative to any utilization related activities authorized or established by this chapter or by regulations promulgated by the secretary.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 235 / Section 12
Proceedings in actions for further damages
Status: in_force

Section 12. The amount due in such action shall be determined and execution awarded in the same manner as in the original action; and such proceedings may be repeated upon further breaches until the penalty is exhausted.

Section 12. The amount due in such action shall be determined and execution awarded in the same manner as in the original action; and such proceedings may be repeated upon further breaches until the penalty is exhausted.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 151 / Section 22
Title of statute
Status: in_force

Section 22. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the minimum fair wage law.

Section 22. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the minimum fair wage law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part I / Title I / Chapter 3 / Section 27
Oaths administered by committee members
Status: in_force

Section 27. Senators and representatives, acting as members of a committee of the general court, may administer oaths to persons examined before such committee.

Section 27. Senators and representatives, acting as members of a committee of the general court, may administer oaths to persons examined before such committee.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, sec. 43A — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 93 / Section 43A
Fees, penalties or other charges for sending original bill or invoice by postal mail
Status: in_force

Section 43A. A person engaged in trade or commerce shall not assess a fee, penalty or other charge for the sending of an original bill or invoice by postal mail to a natural person in this commonwealth; but this section shall not apply to a reasonable discount offered to a natural person for voluntary agreement to pay or otherwise satisfy a bill or invoice after its receipt by means other than postal mail, or for voluntary options such as customized bills or invoices.

Section 43A. A person engaged in trade or commerce shall not assess a fee, penalty or other charge for the sending of an original bill or invoice by postal mail to a natural person in this commonwealth; but this section shall not apply to a reasonable discount offered to a natural person for voluntary agreement to pay or otherwise satisfy a bill or invoice after its receipt by means other than postal mail, or for voluntary options such as customized bills or invoices.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 154, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 154 / Section 6
Trustee process; effect of assignment
Status: in_force

Section 6. No assignment of future earnings shall be valid against a trustee process, unless before service of the writ upon the alleged trustee the assignment has been recorded in the office of the clerk of the town where the assignor resides at the time of such record.

Section 6. No assignment of future earnings shall be valid against a trustee process, unless before service of the writ upon the alleged trustee the assignment has been recorded in the office of the clerk of the town where the assignor resides at the time of such record.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 92, sec. 91 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 92 / Section 91
Notice of sale
Status: in_force

Section 91. Notice of the time and place of such sale, with a description of the property, shall be given by publishing the same once in a newspaper published in Boston.

Section 91. Notice of the time and place of such sale, with a description of the property, shall be given by publishing the same once in a newspaper published in Boston.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 165 / Section 23
Interest of shareholders in real property after dissolution
Status: in_force

Section 23. If the corporation at its dissolution is seized of real estate, the proprietors shall become tenants in common thereof in proportion to their respective shares or interests in the stock of the corporation.

Section 23. If the corporation at its dissolution is seized of real estate, the proprietors shall become tenants in common thereof in proportion to their respective shares or interests in the stock of the corporation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 152 / Section 21
Notice by insured to employees
Status: in_force

Section 21. Every insured person shall, as soon as he secures a policy, give written or printed notice to all persons under contract of hire with him that he has provided for payment to injured employees by the insurer, or by self-insurance, as provided by this chapter.

Section 21. Every insured person shall, as soon as he secures a policy, give written or printed notice to all persons under contract of hire with him that he has provided for payment to injured employees by the insurer, or by self-insurance, as provided by this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 112 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 112
Payment of losses; regulations
Status: in_force

Section 112. The liability of any company under a motor vehicle liability policy, as defined in section thirty-four A of chapter ninety, or under any other policy insuring against liability for loss or damage on account of bodily injury or death, or for loss or damage resulting therefrom, or on account of damage to property, shall become absolute whenever the loss or damage for which the insured is responsible occurs, and the satisfaction by the insured of a final judgment for such loss or damage shall not be a condition precedent to the right or duty of the company to make payment on account of said loss or damage. No such contract of insurance shall be cancelled or annulled by any agreement between the company and the insured after the said insured has become responsible for such loss or damage, and any such cancellation or annulment shall be void. An insurance company shall not deny insurance coverage to an insured because of failure of an insured to seasonably notify an insurance company of an occurrence, incident, claim or of a suit founded upon an occurrence, incident or claim, which may give rise to liability insured against unless the insurance company has been prejudiced thereby.

Section 112. The liability of any company under a motor vehicle liability policy, as defined in section thirty-four A of chapter ninety, or under any other policy insuring against liability for loss or damage on account of bodily injury or death, or for loss or damage resulting therefrom, or on account of damage to property, shall become absolute whenever the loss or damage for which the insured is responsible occurs, and the satisfaction by the insured of a final judgment for such loss or damage shall not be a condition precedent to the right or duty of the company to make payment on account of said loss or damage. No such contract of insurance shall be cancelled or annulled by any agreement between the company and the insured after the said insured has become responsible for such loss or damage, and any such cancellation or annulment shall be void. An insurance company shall not deny insurance coverage to an insured because of failure of an insured to seasonably notify an insurance company of an occurrence, incident, claim or of a suit founded upon an occurrence, incident or claim, which may give rise to liability insured against unless the insurance company has been prejudiced thereby.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 24 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 130 / Section 24
Violation of Sec. 23; tort liability
Status: in_force

Section 24. Whoever, contrary to any provision of section twenty-three, himself, or by his agent or servant, does, or allows or suffers to be done, any act causing damage to the shellfish resources within the limits of a city or town shall be liable to said city or town in tort, in triple the amount of damage thereby done. Whoever, contrary to any provision of section twenty-three, himself, or by his agent or servant, does, or allows or suffers to be done, any act causing damage to any fishery resource, with the exception of shellfish located within the limits of a city or town, within the marine boundaries of the commonwealth, shall be liable to the commonwealth in tort, in triple the amount of damage thereby done. Whoever, contrary to any provision of section twenty-three, himself, or by his agent or servant, does, or allows or suffers to be done, any act causing damage to any private fishery resource within the marine boundaries of the commonwealth, shall be liable in tort, in triple the amount of the damage, to any person owning or leasing such private fishery rights.

Section 24. Whoever, contrary to any provision of section twenty-three, himself, or by his agent or servant, does, or allows or suffers to be done, any act causing damage to the shellfish resources within the limits of a city or town shall be liable to said city or town in tort, in triple the amount of damage thereby done.

Whoever, contrary to any provision of section twenty-three, himself, or by his agent or servant, does, or allows or suffers to be done, any act causing damage to any fishery resource, with the exception of shellfish located within the limits of a city or town, within the marine boundaries of the commonwealth, shall be liable to the commonwealth in tort, in triple the amount of damage thereby done.

Whoever, contrary to any provision of section twenty-three, himself, or by his agent or servant, does, or allows or suffers to be done, any act causing damage to any private fishery resource within the marine boundaries of the commonwealth, shall be liable in tort, in triple the amount of the damage, to any person owning or leasing such private fishery rights.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, sec. 75 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128 / Section 75
Rules and regulations; effectiveness; violations; prosecution, restriction
Status: in_force

Section 75. The commissioner may prescribe and enforce such rules and regulations as to the sale of commercial fertilizers, soil conditioners, or agricultural liming materials as he deems necessary to enforce sections sixty-four to seventy-eight, inclusive, and may prosecute or cause to be prosecuted any person who violates any provisions of said sections; provided, however, that the effective date of regulations pertaining to ''guaranteed analysis'' shall be not less than six months following the issuance thereof, and that for a period of two years following the effective date of said regulations the equivalent of phosphorus and potassium may also be shown in the form of phosphoric acid and potash; and, provided further, that after the effective date of a regulation issued under the provisions of this section, requiring that phosphorus and potassium be shown in the elemental form, the guaranteed analysis for nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium shall constitute the grade. Regulations prescribed in this section shall contain the accepted definitions and official fertilizer terms issued by the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials. No complaint based upon analysis of samples shall be made if samples are taken otherwise than as provided in section seventy.

Section 75. The commissioner may prescribe and enforce such rules and regulations as to the sale of commercial fertilizers, soil conditioners, or agricultural liming materials as he deems necessary to enforce sections sixty-four to seventy-eight, inclusive, and may prosecute or cause to be prosecuted any person who violates any provisions of said sections; provided, however, that the effective date of regulations pertaining to ''guaranteed analysis'' shall be not less than six months following the issuance thereof, and that for a period of two years following the effective date of said regulations the equivalent of phosphorus and potassium may also be shown in the form of phosphoric acid and potash; and, provided further, that after the effective date of a regulation issued under the provisions of this section, requiring that phosphorus and potassium be shown in the elemental form, the guaranteed analysis for nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium shall constitute the grade. Regulations prescribed in this section shall contain the accepted definitions and official fertilizer terms issued by the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials. No complaint based upon analysis of samples shall be made if samples are taken otherwise than as provided in section seventy.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, sec. 13C — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 265 / Section 13C
Assault and battery to collect loan; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 13C. Whoever commits an assault and battery upon another for the purpose of collecting a loan shall for the first offense be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than three nor more than five years or by imprisonment for not more than two and one half years in a jail or house of correction; and for a second or subsequent offense, by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than five nor more than ten years. Except in the case of a conviction for the first offense for violation of this section, the imposition or execution of the sentence shall not be suspended and no probation or parole shall be granted until the minimum imprisonment herein provided for the offense shall have been served.

Section 13C. Whoever commits an assault and battery upon another for the purpose of collecting a loan shall for the first offense be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than three nor more than five years or by imprisonment for not more than two and one half years in a jail or house of correction; and for a second or subsequent offense, by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than five nor more than ten years. Except in the case of a conviction for the first offense for violation of this section, the imposition or execution of the sentence shall not be suspended and no probation or parole shall be granted until the minimum imprisonment herein provided for the offense shall have been served.