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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209B, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 209B / Section 12
Custody judgment of foreign state; filing within state; enforcement of judgment within state; expenses
Status: in_force

Section 12. (a) A certified copy of a custody judgment of another state may be filed in the office of the clerk or register of any court of competent jurisdiction in the commonwealth. The clerk or register shall treat the judgment in the same manner as a custody judgment of a court of the commonwealth. A custody judgment so filed has the same effect and shall be enforced in like manner as a custody judgment rendered by a court of the commonwealth. (b) A person violating a custody judgment of another state the violation of which makes it necessary to enforce the judgment in the commonwealth may be required to pay the reasonable and necessary travel, witness and other expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by the party entitled to custody of the child.

Section 12. (a) A certified copy of a custody judgment of another state may be filed in the office of the clerk or register of any court of competent jurisdiction in the commonwealth. The clerk or register shall treat the judgment in the same manner as a custody judgment of a court of the commonwealth. A custody judgment so filed has the same effect and shall be enforced in like manner as a custody judgment rendered by a court of the commonwealth.

(b) A person violating a custody judgment of another state the violation of which makes it necessary to enforce the judgment in the commonwealth may be required to pay the reasonable and necessary travel, witness and other expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by the party entitled to custody of the child.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 134A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 134A
Conversion from group life insurance policy to another type of life policy; right of certificate-holder; notice
Status: in_force

Section 134A. If any individual insured under a group life insurance policy hereafter issued becomes entitled under the terms of such policy to convert to another type of life insurance within a specified time after the happening of an event, such certificate-holder shall be notified of such privilege and its duration within fifteen days after the happening of the event; provided, that if such notice be given more than fifteen days, but less than ninety days after the happening of such event, the time allowed for the exercise of such privilege of conversion shall be extended for fifteen days after the giving of such notice. If such notice be not given within ninety days after the happening of the event, the time allowed for the exercise of such conversion privilege shall expire at the end of such ninety days. Written notice by the employer given to the certificate-holder or mailed to the certificate-holder at his last known address, or written notice by the insurer mailed to the certificate-holder at the last address furnished to the insurer by the employer, shall be deemed full compliance with the provisions of this subdivision for the giving of notice.

Section 134A. If any individual insured under a group life insurance policy hereafter issued becomes entitled under the terms of such policy to convert to another type of life insurance within a specified time after the happening of an event, such certificate-holder shall be notified of such privilege and its duration within fifteen days after the happening of the event; provided, that if such notice be given more than fifteen days, but less than ninety days after the happening of such event, the time allowed for the exercise of such privilege of conversion shall be extended for fifteen days after the giving of such notice. If such notice be not given within ninety days after the happening of the event, the time allowed for the exercise of such conversion privilege shall expire at the end of such ninety days. Written notice by the employer given to the certificate-holder or mailed to the certificate-holder at his last known address, or written notice by the insurer mailed to the certificate-holder at the last address furnished to the insurer by the employer, shall be deemed full compliance with the provisions of this subdivision for the giving of notice.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 277 / Section 36
Scope of word ''oath''
Status: in_force

Section 36. The word ''oath'' as used in an indictment shall include an ''affirmation''.

Section 36. The word ''oath'' as used in an indictment shall include an ''affirmation''.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 271A — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 271A
Resale of mattress, box spring, studio couch or futon mattress; notice to consumer
Status: in_force

Section 271A. Notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary, a mattress, box spring, studio couch or futon mattress which has been delivered to and used by a customer and which is later returned to the seller thereof shall be clearly and conspicuously marked thereon and advertised by the seller before any further sale with a tag stating the following: ''This mattress, box spring, studio couch or futon mattress has been previously sold, delivered, used and returned and is being offered for resale.''

Section 271A. Notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary, a mattress, box spring, studio couch or futon mattress which has been delivered to and used by a customer and which is later returned to the seller thereof shall be clearly and conspicuously marked thereon and advertised by the seller before any further sale with a tag stating the following: ''This mattress, box spring, studio couch or futon mattress has been previously sold, delivered, used and returned and is being offered for resale.''
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185, sec. 10A — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185 / Section 10A
Technical assistants; termination
Status: in_force

Section 10A. The assistant recorder in any registry, with the approval of the chief justice of the land court department, may appoint one or more technical assistants who shall perform such duties as the court may from time to time assign to them and whose compensation shall be the same as that of the first assistant register of deeds for said registry district. Subject to applicable laws, said assistant recorder, or in the case of abolished counties the state secretary or said assistant recorder, may terminate such technical assistant or assistants unless said chief justice objects in writing within 14 days after the notice of termination.

Section 10A. The assistant recorder in any registry, with the approval of the chief justice of the land court department, may appoint one or more technical assistants who shall perform such duties as the court may from time to time assign to them and whose compensation shall be the same as that of the first assistant register of deeds for said registry district. Subject to applicable laws, said assistant recorder, or in the case of abolished counties the state secretary or said assistant recorder, may terminate such technical assistant or assistants unless said chief justice objects in writing within 14 days after the notice of termination.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, sec. 5E — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 25 / Section 5E
Audit of companies subject to jurisdiction of department; time of commencement; payment of costs; filing of results
Status: in_force

Section 5E. The department may, from time to time, audit all companies subject to its jurisdiction, except steam distribution companies. Such audits may include, but shall not be limited to, review of the following documents: (a) all financial statements, the balance sheet, the income statement, the statement of cash flows, the statement of retained earnings, the notes to the financial statements, and the information in the annual return to the department; (b) all documents concerning reconciling mechanisms related to rates, prices, charges, or costs and savings related to a merger, acquisition or consolidation within 3 years after the merger, acquisition or consolidation; and (c) documents concerning service quality measure statistics and service quality performance at least every 3 years or whenever service quality penalties equal to or exceed 50 per cent of the maximum. Upon written complaint of the attorney general requesting an independent audit of a company subject to the department's jurisdiction, the department shall commence a proceeding within 30 days of receipt of the complaint for the purpose of ordering the requested audit in a reasonable time. The results of any audit so ordered shall be filed promptly with the department and each audit shall be paid for by the company that is the subject of the audit.

Section 5E. The department may, from time to time, audit all companies subject to its jurisdiction, except steam distribution companies. Such audits may include, but shall not be limited to, review of the following documents: (a) all financial statements, the balance sheet, the income statement, the statement of cash flows, the statement of retained earnings, the notes to the financial statements, and the information in the annual return to the department; (b) all documents concerning reconciling mechanisms related to rates, prices, charges, or costs and savings related to a merger, acquisition or consolidation within 3 years after the merger, acquisition or consolidation; and (c) documents concerning service quality measure statistics and service quality performance at least every 3 years or whenever service quality penalties equal to or exceed 50 per cent of the maximum.

Upon written complaint of the attorney general requesting an independent audit of a company subject to the department's jurisdiction, the department shall commence a proceeding within 30 days of receipt of the complaint for the purpose of ordering the requested audit in a reasonable time. The results of any audit so ordered shall be filed promptly with the department and each audit shall be paid for by the company that is the subject of the audit.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 139 / Section 3
Abatement or removal of nuisance by aldermen or selectmen
Status: in_force

Section 3. The aldermen or selectmen shall have the same power to abate and remove any such nuisance as is given to the board of health of a town under sections one hundred and twenty-three to one hundred and twenty-five, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and eleven.

Section 3. The aldermen or selectmen shall have the same power to abate and remove any such nuisance as is given to the board of health of a town under sections one hundred and twenty-three to one hundred and twenty-five, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and eleven.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, sec. 96 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159 / Section 96
Action for debt due for constructing a railroad
Status: in_force

Section 96. A person to whom a debt is due for labor performed or for materials furnished and actually used in constructing a railroad or railway under a contract with a person other than the railroad corporation or railway company, who has authority from or is rightfully acting for such corporation or company in furnishing such labor or materials, shall have a right of action against such corporation or company to recover such debt with costs, except as provided in the four following sections.

Section 96. A person to whom a debt is due for labor performed or for materials furnished and actually used in constructing a railroad or railway under a contract with a person other than the railroad corporation or railway company, who has authority from or is rightfully acting for such corporation or company in furnishing such labor or materials, shall have a right of action against such corporation or company to recover such debt with costs, except as provided in the four following sections.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 166, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 166 / Section 15
Equal facilities for those connecting with exchange; enforcement
Status: in_force

Section 15. The supreme judicial or superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce the two preceding sections.

Section 15. The supreme judicial or superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce the two preceding sections.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 101, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 101 / Section 13
Hawker and pedler defined
Status: in_force

Section 13. Except as hereinafter expressly provided, the terms ''hawker'' and ''pedler'' as used in this chapter shall mean and include any person, either principal or agent, who goes from town to town or from place to place in the same town selling or bartering, or carrying for sale or barter or exposing therefor, any goods, wares or merchandise, either on foot, on or from any animal or vehicle.

Section 13. Except as hereinafter expressly provided, the terms ''hawker'' and ''pedler'' as used in this chapter shall mean and include any person, either principal or agent, who goes from town to town or from place to place in the same town selling or bartering, or carrying for sale or barter or exposing therefor, any goods, wares or merchandise, either on foot, on or from any animal or vehicle.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 22
Collection of assessments
Status: in_force

Section 22. If a subscriber fails to pay his assessment for thirty days, as provided in the preceding section, the directors may elect to proceed by an action at law against said delinquent subscriber to recover all amounts due and payable by him with interest. If a judgment rendered in an action against a subscriber remains unsatisfied for thirty days, all amounts previously paid by him shall be forfeited to the company, and the directors may offer such shares for sale as above provided.

Section 22. If a subscriber fails to pay his assessment for thirty days, as provided in the preceding section, the directors may elect to proceed by an action at law against said delinquent subscriber to recover all amounts due and payable by him with interest. If a judgment rendered in an action against a subscriber remains unsatisfied for thirty days, all amounts previously paid by him shall be forfeited to the company, and the directors may offer such shares for sale as above provided.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 13, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 13 / Section 11
Board of registration in medicine; meetings; officers; bond; salaries and expenses
Status: in_force

Section 11. Said board shall hold regular meetings on the second Tuesdays of March, July and November in each year, and additional meetings at such times and places as it may determine. At the regular meeting in July, it shall organize by the choice of a chairman and secretary, who shall hold their offices for one year. The secretary shall give bond to the state treasurer in the sum of five thousand dollars, with sufficient sureties to be approved by the governor and council, for the faithful performance of his official duties. There shall be paid by the commonwealth to the secretary of the board a salary of fifty-six hundred and twenty-five dollars, to the chairman of the board a salary of twelve hundred and fifty dollars and to each of the other members thereof a salary of one thousand dollars, and to each member thereof his necessary traveling expenses actually incurred in attending the meetings of the board.

Section 11. Said board shall hold regular meetings on the second Tuesdays of March, July and November in each year, and additional meetings at such times and places as it may determine. At the regular meeting in July, it shall organize by the choice of a chairman and secretary, who shall hold their offices for one year. The secretary shall give bond to the state treasurer in the sum of five thousand dollars, with sufficient sureties to be approved by the governor and council, for the faithful performance of his official duties. There shall be paid by the commonwealth to the secretary of the board a salary of fifty-six hundred and twenty-five dollars, to the chairman of the board a salary of twelve hundred and fifty dollars and to each of the other members thereof a salary of one thousand dollars, and to each member thereof his necessary traveling expenses actually incurred in attending the meetings of the board.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 41 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 41
Enlargement of plant
Status: in_force

Section 41. A city or town owning such a plant shall not, except by a vote taken in the manner prescribed in section eight of chapter forty-four, reconstruct, enlarge or extend such plant. This section shall not apply to expenditures for ordinary maintenance, repair or replacement, or for new equipment necessary to generate or distribute gas or electricity to new consumers.

Section 41. A city or town owning such a plant shall not, except by a vote taken in the manner prescribed in section eight of chapter forty-four, reconstruct, enlarge or extend such plant. This section shall not apply to expenditures for ordinary maintenance, repair or replacement, or for new equipment necessary to generate or distribute gas or electricity to new consumers.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30, sec. 39P — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30 / Section 39P
Contracts for construction and materials; awarding authority's decisions on interpretation of specifications, etc.; time limit; notice
Status: in_force

Section 39P. Every contract subject to section thirty-nine M of this chapter or section forty-four A of chapter one hundred forty-nine which requires the awarding authority, any official, its architect or engineer to make a decision on interpretation of the specifications, approval of equipment, material or any other approval, or progress of the work, shall require that the decision be made promptly and, in any event, no later than thirty days after the written submission for decision; but if such decision requires extended investigation and study, the awarding authority, the official, architect or engineer shall, within thirty days after the receipt of the submission, give the party making the submission written notice of the reasons why the decision cannot be made within the thirty day period and the date by which the decision will be made.

Section 39P. Every contract subject to section thirty-nine M of this chapter or section forty-four A of chapter one hundred forty-nine which requires the awarding authority, any official, its architect or engineer to make a decision on interpretation of the specifications, approval of equipment, material or any other approval, or progress of the work, shall require that the decision be made promptly and, in any event, no later than thirty days after the written submission for decision; but if such decision requires extended investigation and study, the awarding authority, the official, architect or engineer shall, within thirty days after the receipt of the submission, give the party making the submission written notice of the reasons why the decision cannot be made within the thirty day period and the date by which the decision will be made.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 99A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 99A
Property held as tenants in common by electric companies
Status: in_force

Section 99A. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, if an electric company acquires or owns an interest as a tenant in common with one or more domestic or foreign corporations, associations or persons, in any property in this commonwealth used or useful for electric utility company purposes, the surrender or waiver by any owner of such property, by agreement or otherwise, of its rights to partition such property for a period not exceeding the period for which such property is used or useful for electric utility company purposes, shall not be invalid or unenforceable by reason of the length of such period, or as unduly restricting the alienation of such property. Such property shall include, but is not limited to, water storage reservoirs, transmission lines, plants for generating electricity, office buildings and equipment, and transportation equipment.

Section 99A. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, if an electric company acquires or owns an interest as a tenant in common with one or more domestic or foreign corporations, associations or persons, in any property in this commonwealth used or useful for electric utility company purposes, the surrender or waiver by any owner of such property, by agreement or otherwise, of its rights to partition such property for a period not exceeding the period for which such property is used or useful for electric utility company purposes, shall not be invalid or unenforceable by reason of the length of such period, or as unduly restricting the alienation of such property. Such property shall include, but is not limited to, water storage reservoirs, transmission lines, plants for generating electricity, office buildings and equipment, and transportation equipment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211, sec. 26 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 211 / Section 26
Program for evaluation of judicial performance
Status: in_force

Section 26. A majority of the supreme judicial court, in consultation with the chief justice of the trial court shall design and implement a program for performance evaluation of judges. The sole purpose of said program shall be the improvement of the performance of individual judges and of the judiciary as a whole and, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all information compiled by said program shall be confidential. Said court may consult with individuals and organizations and may contract for technical assistance for the purpose of said program to the extent it deems necessary.

Section 26. A majority of the supreme judicial court, in consultation with the chief justice of the trial court shall design and implement a program for performance evaluation of judges. The sole purpose of said program shall be the improvement of the performance of individual judges and of the judiciary as a whole and, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all information compiled by said program shall be confidential. Said court may consult with individuals and organizations and may contract for technical assistance for the purpose of said program to the extent it deems necessary.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30A, sec. 1D — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30A / Section 1D
Criminal record review board; application of chapter
Status: in_force

Section 1D. The criminal record review board shall be subject to sections 1 to 8, inclusive, and shall not otherwise be subject to this chapter.

Section 1D. The criminal record review board shall be subject to sections 1 to 8, inclusive, and shall not otherwise be subject to this chapter.