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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 5A — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 5A
Establishment of vocational-technical schools by regional school districts
Status: in_force

Section 5A. Independent vocational-technical schools may be established under sections fourteen and fifteen of chapter seventy-one, if the agreement for the establishment of the regional school district, either as originally adopted or as subsequently amended, so provides, and for that purpose the regional district school committee shall have the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed by law upon local trustees for vocational-technical education, and may be known as a board of regional school district trustees for vocational-technical education.

Section 5A. Independent vocational-technical schools may be established under sections fourteen and fifteen of chapter seventy-one, if the agreement for the establishment of the regional school district, either as originally adopted or as subsequently amended, so provides, and for that purpose the regional district school committee shall have the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed by law upon local trustees for vocational-technical education, and may be known as a board of regional school district trustees for vocational-technical education.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 217, sec. 6B — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 217 / Section 6B
Prohibitions and restrictions on justices; assignment to another county
Status: in_force

Section 6B. No justice, circuit justice or special justice sitting in a probate and family court shall be interested in, or be benefitted by, the fees or emoluments which may arise in any matter pending before any probate court or which may arise in any suit or action pending in any court of this commonwealth where the subject matter or cause of action is founded upon or derived from proceedings begun in any of the probate courts nor shall he, except as otherwise provided, be appointed or act as executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, trustee under a will, commissioner, appraiser or assignee of or upon an estate within the jurisdiction of any probate court; nor shall he be interested in the fees or emoluments arising from any of said trusts. Full-time justices, or circuit justices provided for under this chapter, shall devote their entire time during ordinary business hours to their duties and shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in the practice of law. The judge of probate for Dukes county and the judge of probate for Nantucket county shall sit in the probate and family court for any other county upon designation thereto by the chief justice for said department pursuant to section eight, and when so assigned shall receive from the commonwealth the expenses incurred by them.

Section 6B. No justice, circuit justice or special justice sitting in a probate and family court shall be interested in, or be benefitted by, the fees or emoluments which may arise in any matter pending before any probate court or which may arise in any suit or action pending in any court of this commonwealth where the subject matter or cause of action is founded upon or derived from proceedings begun in any of the probate courts nor shall he, except as otherwise provided, be appointed or act as executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, trustee under a will, commissioner, appraiser or assignee of or upon an estate within the jurisdiction of any probate court; nor shall he be interested in the fees or emoluments arising from any of said trusts. Full-time justices, or circuit justices provided for under this chapter, shall devote their entire time during ordinary business hours to their duties and shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in the practice of law. The judge of probate for Dukes county and the judge of probate for Nantucket county shall sit in the probate and family court for any other county upon designation thereto by the chief justice for said department pursuant to section eight, and when so assigned shall receive from the commonwealth the expenses incurred by them.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 9F — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 9F
Rules and regulations of department of public health applicable to Secs. 9G to 9M
Status: in_force

Section 9F. The department of public health may make rules and regulations to carry out sections nine G to nine M, inclusive. Said sections and the rules and regulations shall be enforced by said department and by the local boards of health acting under the supervision of said department; provided, that the provisions of sections nine G and nine H relating to the health of employees shall be enforced by the department of labor and workforce development in accordance with such rules and regulations as it may prescribe. Sections nine G, nine H, nine J and nine M shall not apply to retail stores where bakery products are sold but not produced.

Section 9F. The department of public health may make rules and regulations to carry out sections nine G to nine M, inclusive. Said sections and the rules and regulations shall be enforced by said department and by the local boards of health acting under the supervision of said department; provided, that the provisions of sections nine G and nine H relating to the health of employees shall be enforced by the department of labor and workforce development in accordance with such rules and regulations as it may prescribe. Sections nine G, nine H, nine J and nine M shall not apply to retail stores where bakery products are sold but not produced.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43D, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 43D / Section 8
Grounds for denial of grant
Status: in_force

Section 8. The grant shall not occur where: (1) the governing body has made a timely determination that the application is not complete in accordance with its requirements and notified the applicant as set forth herein and the applicant has not made a timely response to complete the application; (2) the governing body has determined that the final application contained false or misleading information; or (3) the governing body has determined that substantial changes to the project affect the information required to process the permit application have occurred since the filing of the application.

Section 8. The grant shall not occur where: (1) the governing body has made a timely determination that the application is not complete in accordance with its requirements and notified the applicant as set forth herein and the applicant has not made a timely response to complete the application; (2) the governing body has determined that the final application contained false or misleading information; or (3) the governing body has determined that substantial changes to the project affect the information required to process the permit application have occurred since the filing of the application.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 168, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 168 / Section 5
Formation of savings bank; powers, privileges and duties related to corporations; agreement of association
Status: in_force

Section 5. Fifteen or more individuals who associate themselves by a written agreement for the purpose of forming a savings bank may, upon compliance with sections 4 to 9, inclusive, become a corporation, with all the powers and privileges and subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities set forth in the General Laws, which relate to such corporations. The agreement of association shall specifically state: (1) that the incorporators thereto associate themselves with the intention of forming a corporation; (2) the name by which the corporation shall be known; (3) the location of the principal office of the corporation, which shall be within the commonwealth; (4) the purposes for which the corporation is formed and the nature of the business to be transacted; (5) the amount and classes of its capital stock and the number of shares into which any class is to be divided; the amount of the surplus account and the amount of the undivided profits account for a stock bank and the amount of the surplus account for a mutual bank; and (6) the name of each incorporator and the number of shares of capital stock, if any, which the incorporator agrees to take and the class or classes of such shares. The name of each incorporator shall be subscribed to the agreement of association.

Section 5. Fifteen or more individuals who associate themselves by a written agreement for the purpose of forming a savings bank may, upon compliance with sections 4 to 9, inclusive, become a corporation, with all the powers and privileges and subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities set forth in the General Laws, which relate to such corporations. The agreement of association shall specifically state:

(1) that the incorporators thereto associate themselves with the intention of forming a corporation;

(2) the name by which the corporation shall be known;

(3) the location of the principal office of the corporation, which shall be within the commonwealth;

(4) the purposes for which the corporation is formed and the nature of the business to be transacted;

(5) the amount and classes of its capital stock and the number of shares into which any class is to be divided; the amount of the surplus account and the amount of the undivided profits account for a stock bank and the amount of the surplus account for a mutual bank; and

(6) the name of each incorporator and the number of shares of capital stock, if any, which the incorporator agrees to take and the class or classes of such shares.

The name of each incorporator shall be subscribed to the agreement of association.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 13, sec. 94 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 13 / Section 94
Board of registration of hearing instrument specialists; duties
Status: in_force

Section 94. The board shall establish the requirements for registration, establish standards of professional and ethical conduct, authorize and conduct appropriate examinations to determine the qualifications of applicants, grant registrations and licenses to qualified applicants, establish minimum procedures for reviewing and investigating complaints, investigate complaints and set and administer penalties as defined in section 200 of chapter 112 for fraudulent, deceptive, professionally incompetent and unsafe practices in hearing aid dispensing and for violations of the rules and regulations as promulgated by the board. The board shall adopt such rules and regulations covering the details of the process of complaint investigation in conjunction with the commissioner of public health, a systematic procedure for managing complaints, hearings, appeals and penalties, the process of registration, standards of practice of hearing aid dispensing, oversight and review and other such regulations as it may deem necessary in the performance of its duties. The board shall annually compile a list of names and addresses of individuals licensed as hearing instrument specialists and apprentices in the commonwealth which shall be held by the board and made available to members of the public upon request. The board shall administer and enforce the provisions of sections 196 to 200, inclusive, of said chapter 112.

Section 94. The board shall establish the requirements for registration, establish standards of professional and ethical conduct, authorize and conduct appropriate examinations to determine the qualifications of applicants, grant registrations and licenses to qualified applicants, establish minimum procedures for reviewing and investigating complaints, investigate complaints and set and administer penalties as defined in section 200 of chapter 112 for fraudulent, deceptive, professionally incompetent and unsafe practices in hearing aid dispensing and for violations of the rules and regulations as promulgated by the board.

The board shall adopt such rules and regulations covering the details of the process of complaint investigation in conjunction with the commissioner of public health, a systematic procedure for managing complaints, hearings, appeals and penalties, the process of registration, standards of practice of hearing aid dispensing, oversight and review and other such regulations as it may deem necessary in the performance of its duties.

The board shall annually compile a list of names and addresses of individuals licensed as hearing instrument specialists and apprentices in the commonwealth which shall be held by the board and made available to members of the public upon request.

The board shall administer and enforce the provisions of sections 196 to 200, inclusive, of said chapter 112.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 120 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 120
Psychologists; examination of applicants; health service provider certification
Status: in_force

Section 120. Upon satisfaction of requirements specified in section one hundred and nineteen, the applicant shall pass an examination administered by the board. Examinations shall be conducted at least once a year at a time and place to be designated by the board. Examinations shall be written, oral or both as the board deems advisable. An applicant shall be held to have passed an examination upon the affirmative vote of at least five members of the board. Any person who shall have failed an examination conducted by the board may not be admitted to a subsequent examination for a period of at least six months. Any licensed psychologist who independently provides or offers to provide to the public, health services, shall be certified as a health service provider by the board. The board shall certify as a health service provider applicants who shall demonstrate that they have at least two years full time of supervised health service experience, of which at least one year is before receiving the doctoral degree and at least one year of which is in a health service training program.

Section 120. Upon satisfaction of requirements specified in section one hundred and nineteen, the applicant shall pass an examination administered by the board. Examinations shall be conducted at least once a year at a time and place to be designated by the board. Examinations shall be written, oral or both as the board deems advisable. An applicant shall be held to have passed an examination upon the affirmative vote of at least five members of the board. Any person who shall have failed an examination conducted by the board may not be admitted to a subsequent examination for a period of at least six months.

Any licensed psychologist who independently provides or offers to provide to the public, health services, shall be certified as a health service provider by the board. The board shall certify as a health service provider applicants who shall demonstrate that they have at least two years full time of supervised health service experience, of which at least one year is before receiving the doctoral degree and at least one year of which is in a health service training program.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118 / Section 19
Eligibility of pregnant teens to receive cash or other assistance
Status: in_force

Section 19. A pregnant teen who meets all other eligibility requirements shall be eligible to live in a teen parent shelter or participate in a teen living program during such pregnant teen's entire pregnancy and shall be eligible to receive cash assistance under transitional aid to families with dependent children if the pregnant teen meets the school attendance requirements in 106 CMR 203.610 and 106 CMR 203.630.

Section 19. A pregnant teen who meets all other eligibility requirements shall be eligible to live in a teen parent shelter or participate in a teen living program during such pregnant teen's entire pregnancy and shall be eligible to receive cash assistance under transitional aid to families with dependent children if the pregnant teen meets the school attendance requirements in 106 CMR 203.610 and 106 CMR 203.630.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 279 / Section 16
Sentencing of female to Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham
Status: in_force

Section 16. A female, convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction, may be sentenced to the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham.

Section 16. A female, convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction, may be sentenced to the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211C, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 211C / Section 11
Advisory committee
Status: in_force

Section 11. The supreme judicial court may establish an advisory committee on the code of judicial conduct, which may render advisory opinions to judges at their request or on its own motion.

Section 11. The supreme judicial court may establish an advisory committee on the code of judicial conduct, which may render advisory opinions to judges at their request or on its own motion.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 202, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 202 / Section 6
Grant of license
Status: in_force

Section 6. A license to an executor or administrator to sell the real estate of a deceased person or to a guardian or conservator to sell the real estate of his ward may be granted by the probate court appointing him.

Section 6. A license to an executor or administrator to sell the real estate of a deceased person or to a guardian or conservator to sell the real estate of his ward may be granted by the probate court appointing him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 88 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 88
Review of decision issued under Secs. 86 or 87
Status: in_force

Section 88. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the aldermen or selectmen, under either of the two preceding sections, may, within thirty days after notice of said decision, appeal therefrom to the department, which shall thereupon give due notice and hear all parties interested, and its decision shall be final.

Section 88. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the aldermen or selectmen, under either of the two preceding sections, may, within thirty days after notice of said decision, appeal therefrom to the department, which shall thereupon give due notice and hear all parties interested, and its decision shall be final.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, sec. 98 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33A / Section 98
Noncompliance with procedural rules
Status: in_force

Article 98. Noncompliance with procedural rules. A person subject to this code who: (1) is responsible for unnecessary delay in the disposition of a case of a person accused of an offense under this code; or (2) knowingly and intentionally fails to enforce or comply with any provision of this code regulating the proceedings before, during or after trial of an accused shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Article 98. Noncompliance with procedural rules.

A person subject to this code who: (1) is responsible for unnecessary delay in the disposition of a case of a person accused of an offense under this code; or (2) knowingly and intentionally fails to enforce or comply with any provision of this code regulating the proceedings before, during or after trial of an accused shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, sec. 41 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21 / Section 41
Recommendations by water resources commission
Status: in_force

Section 41. The water resources commission shall from time to time recommend to the governor and the interstate water pollution control commission programs for interstate river basin water quality control and water pollution abatement, and for interstate compacts with neighboring states to effectuate a river basin approach to water quality control, which programs and compacts shall be aided by federal grants available for the purpose.

Section 41. The water resources commission shall from time to time recommend to the governor and the interstate water pollution control commission programs for interstate river basin water quality control and water pollution abatement, and for interstate compacts with neighboring states to effectuate a river basin approach to water quality control, which programs and compacts shall be aided by federal grants available for the purpose.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, sec. 43 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 231 / Section 43
Late endorsement of pleading or process
Status: in_force

Section 43. If a plaintiff, not an inhabitant of the commonwealth, fails, by accident, mistake or inadvertence, to have his pleading or process endorsed as required by the preceding section, the court may at any stage of the case, upon terms, allow him to procure an endorser with the same effect as if the pleading or process had been endorsed before the filing or entry thereof.

Section 43. If a plaintiff, not an inhabitant of the commonwealth, fails, by accident, mistake or inadvertence, to have his pleading or process endorsed as required by the preceding section, the court may at any stage of the case, upon terms, allow him to procure an endorser with the same effect as if the pleading or process had been endorsed before the filing or entry thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 94 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 94
Obstruction of tracks
Status: in_force

Section 94. Whoever wilfully obstructs a company or the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in the legal use of a railway track, or delays the passing of its cars thereon, or wilfully obstructs a company or the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in the legal use of a public way by a trackless trolley vehicle, or delays the passing of its trackless trolley vehicles thereon, or aids or abets in such obstruction or delay, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than three months. Whoever commits any of said acts in such a manner as to endanger the life or safety of persons conveyed in or upon said cars, or trackless trolley vehicles, or aids or abets therein, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years.

Section 94. Whoever wilfully obstructs a company or the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in the legal use of a railway track, or delays the passing of its cars thereon, or wilfully obstructs a company or the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in the legal use of a public way by a trackless trolley vehicle, or delays the passing of its trackless trolley vehicles thereon, or aids or abets in such obstruction or delay, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than three months. Whoever commits any of said acts in such a manner as to endanger the life or safety of persons conveyed in or upon said cars, or trackless trolley vehicles, or aids or abets therein, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years.