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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 262, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part III / Title VI / Chapter 262 / Section 4
Fees of clerks of supreme judicial, county and appeals courts
Status: in_force

Section 4. The fees of the clerks of the supreme judicial court for the commonwealth and for each of the counties and for the appeals court shall be as follows: for the entry of a complaint, petition, appeal or other action, $300; for the filing of an application for further appellate review, $270; and for the issuance of an injunction or restraining order, $90. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no fee shall be paid for the entry of an appeal, petition, complaint or other action and for the filing of an application for further appellate review by the commonwealth and no fee shall be charged to the commonwealth for the issuance of an injunction or restraining order, but if the commonwealth prevails in the action, the fees shall be taxed against the other party.

Section 4. The fees of the clerks of the supreme judicial court for the commonwealth and for each of the counties and for the appeals court shall be as follows:

for the entry of a complaint, petition, appeal or other action, $300;

for the filing of an application for further appellate review, $270; and

for the issuance of an injunction or restraining order, $90.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no fee shall be paid for the entry of an appeal, petition, complaint or other action and for the filing of an application for further appellate review by the commonwealth and no fee shall be charged to the commonwealth for the issuance of an injunction or restraining order, but if the commonwealth prevails in the action, the fees shall be taxed against the other party.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 55 / Section 17
Public service status of officers or employees protected relative to political contributions; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 17. No officer or employee of the commonwealth or of any county, city or town shall discharge, promote, or degrade an officer or employee, or change his official rank or compensation, or promise or threaten so to do, for giving, withholding or neglecting to make a contribution of money or other valuable thing for a political purpose. Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars.

Section 17. No officer or employee of the commonwealth or of any county, city or town shall discharge, promote, or degrade an officer or employee, or change his official rank or compensation, or promise or threaten so to do, for giving, withholding or neglecting to make a contribution of money or other valuable thing for a political purpose.

Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title I / Chapter 4 / Section 10
Daylight saving time
Status: in_force

Section 10. At two o'clock ante-meridian of the last Sunday in April of each year, the standard time in this commonwealth shall be advanced one hour, and at two o'clock ante-meridian of the last Sunday in October of each year the standard time in this commonwealth shall, by the retarding of one hour, be made to coincide with the mean astronomical time of the degree of longitude governing the zone wherein the commonwealth is situated, the standard official time of which is described as United States standard eastern time, so that between the last Sunday of April at two o'clock ante-meridian and the last Sunday in October at two o'clock ante-meridian in each year the standard time in this commonwealth shall be one hour in advance of the United States standard eastern time. And in all laws, statutes, orders, decrees, rules and regulations relating to the time of performance of any act by any officer or department of the commonwealth, or of any county, city, town or district thereof, or relating to the time in which any rights shall accrue or determine, or within which any act shall or shall not be performed by any person subject to the jurisdiction of the commonwealth, and in all the public schools and in all institutions of the commonwealth, or of any county, city, town or district thereof, and in all contracts or choses in action made or to be performed in the commonwealth, it shall be understood and intended that the time shall be United States standard eastern time as changed by this section.

Section 10. At two o'clock ante-meridian of the last Sunday in April of each year, the standard time in this commonwealth shall be advanced one hour, and at two o'clock ante-meridian of the last Sunday in October of each year the standard time in this commonwealth shall, by the retarding of one hour, be made to coincide with the mean astronomical time of the degree of longitude governing the zone wherein the commonwealth is situated, the standard official time of which is described as United States standard eastern time, so that between the last Sunday of April at two o'clock ante-meridian and the last Sunday in October at two o'clock ante-meridian in each year the standard time in this commonwealth shall be one hour in advance of the United States standard eastern time. And in all laws, statutes, orders, decrees, rules and regulations relating to the time of performance of any act by any officer or department of the commonwealth, or of any county, city, town or district thereof, or relating to the time in which any rights shall accrue or determine, or within which any act shall or shall not be performed by any person subject to the jurisdiction of the commonwealth, and in all the public schools and in all institutions of the commonwealth, or of any county, city, town or district thereof, and in all contracts or choses in action made or to be performed in the commonwealth, it shall be understood and intended that the time shall be United States standard eastern time as changed by this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 224, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 224 / Section 21
Supplementary proceedings; dismissal; discharge of debtor
Status: in_force

Section 21. Supplementary proceedings shall be dismissed, and if the debtor or, if a corporation or trust with transferable shares, its officer, trustee or agent, has been imprisoned, he or it shall be discharged from custody, on payment in full to the creditor or his attorney of the amount due on the judgment, with all the costs of the proceedings, or, unless the judgment is upon a bond or recognizance given under the provisions of this chapter, on the giving to the creditor or his attorney of a bond, payable to the creditor, with sufficient surety or sureties, approved by the creditor, his attorney or the court, conditioned that the debtor shall pay to the creditor the amount due on the judgment, with all the costs of the proceedings, within sixty days after the date of giving such bond or within such longer time as the court may allow.

Section 21. Supplementary proceedings shall be dismissed, and if the debtor or, if a corporation or trust with transferable shares, its officer, trustee or agent, has been imprisoned, he or it shall be discharged from custody, on payment in full to the creditor or his attorney of the amount due on the judgment, with all the costs of the proceedings, or, unless the judgment is upon a bond or recognizance given under the provisions of this chapter, on the giving to the creditor or his attorney of a bond, payable to the creditor, with sufficient surety or sureties, approved by the creditor, his attorney or the court, conditioned that the debtor shall pay to the creditor the amount due on the judgment, with all the costs of the proceedings, within sixty days after the date of giving such bond or within such longer time as the court may allow.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90B, sec. 9A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90B / Section 9A
Jet ski, surf jet or wetbike operation
Status: in_force

Section 9A. No person shall operate a jet ski, surf jet or wetbike (a) on waters of the commonwealth unless the person is sixteen years of age or older, (b) within one hundred and fifty feet of a swimmer, shore or moored vessel, except at headway speed, (c) on waters of the commonwealth of less than seventy-five acres, (d) without wearing an approved personal flotation device or (e), between sunset and sunrise. For the purposes of this section, the term, ''headway speed'', shall mean the slowest speed at which a personal watercraft, jet ski, surf jet or wetbike can be operated and maintain steerage way.

Section 9A. No person shall operate a jet ski, surf jet or wetbike (a) on waters of the commonwealth unless the person is sixteen years of age or older, (b) within one hundred and fifty feet of a swimmer, shore or moored vessel, except at headway speed, (c) on waters of the commonwealth of less than seventy-five acres, (d) without wearing an approved personal flotation device or (e), between sunset and sunrise. For the purposes of this section, the term, ''headway speed'', shall mean the slowest speed at which a personal watercraft, jet ski, surf jet or wetbike can be operated and maintain steerage way.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 25 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 25
Stockholders of public service corporation; use of name or title thereof prohibited; violations; penalty; proceedings; injunction; exception
Status: in_force

Section 25. No person owning, holding or controlling shares of stock of any public service corporation shall use any name or title or other words that, in the opinion of the department, might lead the public to believe that such person is a public service corporation or that its business is that of a public service corporation. The department may investigate and determine whether any person is violating this section; and any person violating any provision hereof shall forfeit to the commonwealth one hundred dollars a day for every day or part thereof during which such violation continues after the determination aforesaid. Any such violation shall forthwith be reported by the department to the attorney general, after said determination and notice thereof to such person. The said forfeiture may be recovered by an information or other appropriate proceeding brought in the supreme judicial or superior court in the name of the attorney general. Upon such information or other proceeding the court may issue an injunction restraining such person from further prosecution of his business within the commonwealth during the pendency of such proceeding or for all time, and may make such other order or decree as equity and justice may require. This section shall not apply to the continued use by any person of any name or title adopted prior to April seventeenth, nineteen hundred and thirteen.

Section 25. No person owning, holding or controlling shares of stock of any public service corporation shall use any name or title or other words that, in the opinion of the department, might lead the public to believe that such person is a public service corporation or that its business is that of a public service corporation. The department may investigate and determine whether any person is violating this section; and any person violating any provision hereof shall forfeit to the commonwealth one hundred dollars a day for every day or part thereof during which such violation continues after the determination aforesaid. Any such violation shall forthwith be reported by the department to the attorney general, after said determination and notice thereof to such person. The said forfeiture may be recovered by an information or other appropriate proceeding brought in the supreme judicial or superior court in the name of the attorney general. Upon such information or other proceeding the court may issue an injunction restraining such person from further prosecution of his business within the commonwealth during the pendency of such proceeding or for all time, and may make such other order or decree as equity and justice may require. This section shall not apply to the continued use by any person of any name or title adopted prior to April seventeenth, nineteen hundred and thirteen.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, sec. 5M — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 12 / Section 5M
Rules, regulations or guidelines; attorney general
Status: in_force

Section 5M. The attorney general may promulgate any rules, regulations or guidelines that, in the attorney general's judgment, are necessary and appropriate to the effective administration of this chapter.

Section 5M. The attorney general may promulgate any rules, regulations or guidelines that, in the attorney general's judgment, are necessary and appropriate to the effective administration of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 81K — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 81K
Form and content of application for registration; fees
Status: in_force

Section 81K. Applications for registration shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the board, shall contain statements made under oath, showing the applicant's education and detailed summary of this technical work, and shall contain not less than five references. For engineering applicants, three or more shall be professional engineers having personal knowledge of the applicant's engineering experience, and for surveying applicants, three or more shall be registered professional land surveyors having personal knowledge of the applicant's surveying experience. Registration and examination fees for professional engineers and professional land surveyors, which shall accompany each particular application, shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven. If in the opinion of the board any applicant is ineligible to receive a certificate of registration no part of the fee accompanying his application shall be refunded to him.

Section 81K. Applications for registration shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the board, shall contain statements made under oath, showing the applicant's education and detailed summary of this technical work, and shall contain not less than five references. For engineering applicants, three or more shall be professional engineers having personal knowledge of the applicant's engineering experience, and for surveying applicants, three or more shall be registered professional land surveyors having personal knowledge of the applicant's surveying experience.

Registration and examination fees for professional engineers and professional land surveyors, which shall accompany each particular application, shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven.

If in the opinion of the board any applicant is ineligible to receive a certificate of registration no part of the fee accompanying his application shall be refunded to him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110, sec. 28 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 110 / Section 28
Illegal use of registered cans; mutilation
Status: in_force

Section 28. Violation of any provision of section twenty-two or twenty-three shall be punished for the first offence by a fine of not more than five dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two months for each can, tub or cabinet in respect to which the violation occurs and for any subsequent offence by a fine of not more than ten dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months for each such can, tub or cabinet.

Section 28. Violation of any provision of section twenty-two or twenty-three shall be punished for the first offence by a fine of not more than five dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two months for each can, tub or cabinet in respect to which the violation occurs and for any subsequent offence by a fine of not more than ten dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months for each such can, tub or cabinet.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43E, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 43E / Section 8
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 8. The secretary of economic development shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement this chapter with the approval of the secretary of energy and environmental affairs and the secretary of housing and livable communities. Any agency issuing permits under this chapter may issue rules and regulations to tailor this chapter to the specific permits issued by such agency.

Section 8. The secretary of economic development shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement this chapter with the approval of the secretary of energy and environmental affairs and the secretary of housing and livable communities. Any agency issuing permits under this chapter may issue rules and regulations to tailor this chapter to the specific permits issued by such agency.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176H, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176H / Section 12
Hearing; orders or decisions made without hearing; request; decisions to be in writing
Status: in_force

Section 12. Any insurer or sponsor or other interested party aggrieved by any order or decision of the commissioner made without a hearing, or the advisory committee on prepaid legal services may, within fifteen days after written notice of the order or decision, make written request to the commissioner for a hearing thereon. The commissioner or his designee shall hear such party or parties within thirty days after receipt of such request and shall give not less than fifteen days' written notice of the time and place of the hearing. Such hearing shall be an adjudicatory hearing as defined in chapter thirty A. Within thirty days after such hearing, the commissioner or his designee shall affirm, reverse or modify his previous order or decision specifying his reasons therefor in writing. Pending such hearing and decision thereon, the commissioner may suspend or postpone the effective date of his previous order or decision.

Section 12. Any insurer or sponsor or other interested party aggrieved by any order or decision of the commissioner made without a hearing, or the advisory committee on prepaid legal services may, within fifteen days after written notice of the order or decision, make written request to the commissioner for a hearing thereon. The commissioner or his designee shall hear such party or parties within thirty days after receipt of such request and shall give not less than fifteen days' written notice of the time and place of the hearing. Such hearing shall be an adjudicatory hearing as defined in chapter thirty A. Within thirty days after such hearing, the commissioner or his designee shall affirm, reverse or modify his previous order or decision specifying his reasons therefor in writing. Pending such hearing and decision thereon, the commissioner may suspend or postpone the effective date of his previous order or decision.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 157 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 157
Use of car not equipped with automatic couplers
Status: in_force

Section 157. A railroad corporation, in moving traffic between points in the commonwealth, shall not haul or use, or permit to be hauled or used, on its lines any car which is not equipped with couplers coupling automatically by impact, and which do not require men to go between the cars to uncouple them.

Section 157. A railroad corporation, in moving traffic between points in the commonwealth, shall not haul or use, or permit to be hauled or used, on its lines any car which is not equipped with couplers coupling automatically by impact, and which do not require men to go between the cars to uncouple them.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 201A, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 201A / Section 10
Single custodianship
Status: in_force

Section 10. A transfer may be made only for one minor, and only one person may be the custodian. All custodial property held under this chapter by the same custodian for the benefit of the same minor constitutes a single custodianship.

Section 10. A transfer may be made only for one minor, and only one person may be the custodian. All custodial property held under this chapter by the same custodian for the benefit of the same minor constitutes a single custodianship.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 49A — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 49A
Assistant auditors; powers and duties; compensation
Status: in_force

Section 49A. The auditor, accountant, or officer having similar duties, of a city or town, may in writing appoint, with the approval of the mayor or the selectmen thereof, an assistant, who shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his duties, and a record shall be made of his appointment and oath. Unless a temporary officer is appointed in accordance with law, the assistant may, in the absence of the appointing officer, perform his duties and when performing such duties shall have the powers and be subject to the requirements and penalties applicable to him. The person appointed as assistant hereunder may receive a salary from the city or town for services as such.

Section 49A. The auditor, accountant, or officer having similar duties, of a city or town, may in writing appoint, with the approval of the mayor or the selectmen thereof, an assistant, who shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his duties, and a record shall be made of his appointment and oath. Unless a temporary officer is appointed in accordance with law, the assistant may, in the absence of the appointing officer, perform his duties and when performing such duties shall have the powers and be subject to the requirements and penalties applicable to him. The person appointed as assistant hereunder may receive a salary from the city or town for services as such.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40D, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40D / Section 6
Compensation and expenses of directors
Status: in_force

Section 6. The directors of an industrial development financing authority shall serve without compensation as such but each director shall be reimbursed for all necessary travel and other expenses incurred by him in the discharge of his official duties. The compensation of the executive director shall be subject to review and approval by the Massachusetts office of business development. Such compensation, if any, and expenses shall be allocated by the authority among its various projects, in such manner and amounts as it deems proper and shall constitute current expenses thereof.

Section 6. The directors of an industrial development financing authority shall serve without compensation as such but each director shall be reimbursed for all necessary travel and other expenses incurred by him in the discharge of his official duties. The compensation of the executive director shall be subject to review and approval by the Massachusetts office of business development. Such compensation, if any, and expenses shall be allocated by the authority among its various projects, in such manner and amounts as it deems proper and shall constitute current expenses thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 98, sec. 43 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 98 / Section 43
Testing of weighing or measuring devices registering price
Status: in_force

Section 43. A sealer or deputy shall test all weighing or measuring devices having a device for indicating or registering the price as well as the weight or measure of a commodity offered for sale as to the correctness of both weights or measures and values indicated by them.

Section 43. A sealer or deputy shall test all weighing or measuring devices having a device for indicating or registering the price as well as the weight or measure of a commodity offered for sale as to the correctness of both weights or measures and values indicated by them.