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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25C, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 25C / Section 9
Authority to request and obtain information and data from providers of advanced telecommunications capability; identification of areas that lack adequate capability; facilitation of access
Status: in_force

Section 9. Consistent with the policies of the Federal Communications Commission, the department shall have authority to request and obtain information and data from providers of advanced telecommunications capability as necessary to identify areas that lack adequate advanced telecommunications capability. Such information and data shall be used to inform work undertaken by the Massachusetts Broadband Institute, established pursuant to section 6B of chapter 40J, to facilitate access to and adoption of advanced telecommunications capability in the commonwealth.

Section 9. Consistent with the policies of the Federal Communications Commission, the department shall have authority to request and obtain information and data from providers of advanced telecommunications capability as necessary to identify areas that lack adequate advanced telecommunications capability. Such information and data shall be used to inform work undertaken by the Massachusetts Broadband Institute, established pursuant to section 6B of chapter 40J, to facilitate access to and adoption of advanced telecommunications capability in the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93A, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 93A / Section 5
Assurance of discontinuance of unlawful method or practice
Status: in_force

Section 5. In any case where the attorney general has authority to institute an action or proceeding under section four, in lieu thereof he may accept an assurance of discontinuance of any method, act or practice in violation of this chapter from any person alleged to be engaged or to have been engaged in such method, act or practice. Such assurance may, among other terms, include a stipulation for the voluntary payment by such person of the costs of investigation, or of an amount to be held in escrow pending the outcome of an action or as restitution to aggrieved buyers, or both. Any such assurance of discontinuance shall be in writing and be filed with the superior court of Suffolk county. Matters thus closed may at any time be reopened by the attorney general for further proceedings in the public interest. Evidence of a violation of such assurance shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of section two in any subsequent proceeding brought by the attorney general.

Section 5. In any case where the attorney general has authority to institute an action or proceeding under section four, in lieu thereof he may accept an assurance of discontinuance of any method, act or practice in violation of this chapter from any person alleged to be engaged or to have been engaged in such method, act or practice. Such assurance may, among other terms, include a stipulation for the voluntary payment by such person of the costs of investigation, or of an amount to be held in escrow pending the outcome of an action or as restitution to aggrieved buyers, or both. Any such assurance of discontinuance shall be in writing and be filed with the superior court of Suffolk county. Matters thus closed may at any time be reopened by the attorney general for further proceedings in the public interest. Evidence of a violation of such assurance shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of section two in any subsequent proceeding brought by the attorney general.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 278 / Section 35
Trial of male and female prisoners
Status: in_force

Section 35. In all trials in district courts, male and female prisoners shall not be placed at the same time in the same dock, unless they are complained of jointly.

Section 35. In all trials in district courts, male and female prisoners shall not be placed at the same time in the same dock, unless they are complained of jointly.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 171, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 171 / Section 2
Incorporation; agreement of association
Status: in_force

Section 2. Ten or more persons, the majority of whom reside in the commonwealth, who have associated themselves by a written agreement with the intention of forming a corporation for the purpose of accumulating and receiving the savings of its members in payment for shares or on deposit, in making loans to them at reasonable rates for provident purposes and investing, as hereinafter provided, the funds so accumulated, may with the consent of the commissioner, become such a corporation upon complying with sections two to six, inclusive. Such corporation shall have all the powers and privileges, be subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities set forth in all General Laws relating to such corporations and may undertake such other activities relating to the purpose of the corporation as the by-laws may authorize. The agreement of association shall specifically state: (a) that the subscribers thereto associate themselves with the intention of forming a corporation; (b) the name by which the corporation shall be known. A corporation organized under this chapter shall include in its corporate name the words ''credit union''. Other distinguishing words may be used; (c) the location of the principal office of the corporation, which shall be within the commonwealth; (d) the purposes for which the corporation is formed and the nature of the business to be transacted; and (e) the name of each incorporator. Each incorporator shall subscribe his name to the agreement of association.

Section 2. Ten or more persons, the majority of whom reside in the commonwealth, who have associated themselves by a written agreement with the intention of forming a corporation for the purpose of accumulating and receiving the savings of its members in payment for shares or on deposit, in making loans to them at reasonable rates for provident purposes and investing, as hereinafter provided, the funds so accumulated, may with the consent of the commissioner, become such a corporation upon complying with sections two to six, inclusive. Such corporation shall have all the powers and privileges, be subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities set forth in all General Laws relating to such corporations and may undertake such other activities relating to the purpose of the corporation as the by-laws may authorize.

The agreement of association shall specifically state:

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

(b) the name by which the corporation shall be known. A corporation organized under this chapter shall include in its corporate name the words ''credit union''. Other distinguishing words may be used;

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

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

(e) the name of each incorporator.

Each incorporator shall subscribe his name to the agreement of association.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 264, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 264 / Section 16
Subversive organization defined
Status: in_force

Section 16. The term ''subversive organization'' as used in sections seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty-one, twenty-two and twenty-three of this chapter shall mean any form of association of three or more persons, however named or characterized, and by whatever legal or non-legal entity or non-entity it be established, and whether incorporated or otherwise for the common purpose of advocating, advising, counseling or inciting the overthrow by force or violence, or by other unlawful means, of the government of the commonwealth or of the United States.

Section 16. The term ''subversive organization'' as used in sections seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty-one, twenty-two and twenty-three of this chapter shall mean any form of association of three or more persons, however named or characterized, and by whatever legal or non-legal entity or non-entity it be established, and whether incorporated or otherwise for the common purpose of advocating, advising, counseling or inciting the overthrow by force or violence, or by other unlawful means, of the government of the commonwealth or of the United States.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, sec. 7A — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 46 / Section 7A
Report of births on airplanes; penalty for violation
Status: in_force

Section 7A. The captain or other commanding officer of an airplane shall give notice, with the facts required for record, of every birth occurring among the persons under his charge. Said notice shall be given to the clerk of the town at which his airplane first arrives after such birth. The captain or other commanding officer of an airplane neglecting to give notice of such a birth for ten days after the arrival of his airplane at the place where notice is to be given shall forfeit not more than five dollars.

Section 7A. The captain or other commanding officer of an airplane shall give notice, with the facts required for record, of every birth occurring among the persons under his charge. Said notice shall be given to the clerk of the town at which his airplane first arrives after such birth. The captain or other commanding officer of an airplane neglecting to give notice of such a birth for ten days after the arrival of his airplane at the place where notice is to be given shall forfeit not more than five dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 143 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 143
Signs erected by municipality; duty to supply
Status: in_force

Section 143. Every railroad corporation shall, within four months after receiving a written request therefor, furnish to any county, city or town in the commonwealth, or to the department of highways, as the case may be, a sufficient number of such warning signs to enable such county, city or town, or the said department, from time to time to comply with the preceding section. The said signs shall be furnished, as aforesaid, without charge, unless they are to be used for replacement purposes, in which case the railroad corporation may require the payment of the net cost thereof.

Section 143. Every railroad corporation shall, within four months after receiving a written request therefor, furnish to any county, city or town in the commonwealth, or to the department of highways, as the case may be, a sufficient number of such warning signs to enable such county, city or town, or the said department, from time to time to comply with the preceding section. The said signs shall be furnished, as aforesaid, without charge, unless they are to be used for replacement purposes, in which case the railroad corporation may require the payment of the net cost thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18, sec. 26 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 18 / Section 26
Direct payment of rent; public housing; appeal
Status: in_force

Section 26. The department may, upon the written request of any person, trust, corporation, or housing authority, that operates or manages any federal, state or municipally subsidized housing or housing project, pay directly to said manager or operator the rent of recipients of public assistance by deducting an amount equal to the rent from the amount otherwise payable to said recipients; provided, however, that the department receives written notification from the code enforcement agency of the city or town that the housing conforms to the minimum requirements established by said agency. The recipient shall have a right of appeal, as provided in section sixteen, to any decision made by the department regarding direct rent payment under this section.

Section 26. The department may, upon the written request of any person, trust, corporation, or housing authority, that operates or manages any federal, state or municipally subsidized housing or housing project, pay directly to said manager or operator the rent of recipients of public assistance by deducting an amount equal to the rent from the amount otherwise payable to said recipients; provided, however, that the department receives written notification from the code enforcement agency of the city or town that the housing conforms to the minimum requirements established by said agency. The recipient shall have a right of appeal, as provided in section sixteen, to any decision made by the department regarding direct rent payment under this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 139F — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 139F
Penalties for violation of Secs. 139D or 139E
Status: in_force

Section 139F. Any person who violates any provision of section one hundred and thirty-nine D or one hundred and thirty-nine E, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than sixty days, or both.

Section 139F. Any person who violates any provision of section one hundred and thirty-nine D or one hundred and thirty-nine E, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than sixty days, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43C, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 43C / Section 9
Revocation or rescission of plan; home rule alternative
Status: in_force

Section 9. At any time after four years following the date of an election at which any of the plans provided in this chapter has been adopted by the voters, a question to revoke or to rescind such acceptance may be submitted to the voters in the same manner as provided in sections four to seven, inclusive. Such question shall be in the following form: ''Shall the (city/town of ) revoke its adoption of the optional form of municipal administration summarized as follows?'' The text of the summary from the applicable section shall follow. Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of this section, any city or town which has adopted any of the optional plans of municipal administration which are provided for in this chapter may make some other provision for municipal administration under procedures made available in chapter forty-three B, at any time, and so far as such provisions may be inconsistent with the provisions of any optional plan in this chapter, the provisions of the charter or charter amendment adopted pursuant to the provisions of said chapter forty-three B shall be deemed to prevail and to supercede the provisions of this chapter.

Section 9. At any time after four years following the date of an election at which any of the plans provided in this chapter has been adopted by the voters, a question to revoke or to rescind such acceptance may be submitted to the voters in the same manner as provided in sections four to seven, inclusive. Such question shall be in the following form: ''Shall the (city/town of ) revoke its adoption of the optional form of municipal administration summarized as follows?'' The text of the summary from the applicable section shall follow.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of this section, any city or town which has adopted any of the optional plans of municipal administration which are provided for in this chapter may make some other provision for municipal administration under procedures made available in chapter forty-three B, at any time, and so far as such provisions may be inconsistent with the provisions of any optional plan in this chapter, the provisions of the charter or charter amendment adopted pursuant to the provisions of said chapter forty-three B shall be deemed to prevail and to supercede the provisions of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 6B — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 6B
License for business activities involving asbestos; fee
Status: in_force

Section 6B. No person, firm, corporation or other entity shall enter into, engage in, or work at the business of removal, containment or encapsulation of asbestos or materials containing asbestos, involving any building or structure, including those owned or leased by the commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions or authorities, unless such person, firm, corporation or entity shall have received a license therefor, issued by the commissioner and in accordance with the provisions set forth in this chapter. The secretary of administration shall determine a fee for such license pursuant to section three B of chapter seven.

Section 6B. No person, firm, corporation or other entity shall enter into, engage in, or work at the business of removal, containment or encapsulation of asbestos or materials containing asbestos, involving any building or structure, including those owned or leased by the commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions or authorities, unless such person, firm, corporation or entity shall have received a license therefor, issued by the commissioner and in accordance with the provisions set forth in this chapter. The secretary of administration shall determine a fee for such license pursuant to section three B of chapter seven.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, sec. 99A — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 99A
Jury deliberations; overhearing by use of devices
Status: in_force

Section 99A. Whoever secretly overhears, or attempts secretly to overhear or to have any other person overhear the deliberations of a jury by use of a device commonly known as a dictograph or dictaphone, or however otherwise described, or by any similar device or arrangement with intent to procure any information relative to the conduct of such jury or any of its members, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or both.

Section 99A. Whoever secretly overhears, or attempts secretly to overhear or to have any other person overhear the deliberations of a jury by use of a device commonly known as a dictograph or dictaphone, or however otherwise described, or by any similar device or arrangement with intent to procure any information relative to the conduct of such jury or any of its members, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, sec. 59 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 246 / Section 59
Delivery of specific property according to contract
Status: in_force

Section 59. If a person summoned as trustee is bound by contract to deliver specific property to the defendant at a certain time and place within the commonwealth, he shall not be required by reason of the trustee process to deliver it at any other time or place; and he may, notwithstanding such process, tender or deliver it to the person entitled thereto under the contract at the time and place therein mentioned, unless he has been previously adjudged a trustee on account thereof.

Section 59. If a person summoned as trustee is bound by contract to deliver specific property to the defendant at a certain time and place within the commonwealth, he shall not be required by reason of the trustee process to deliver it at any other time or place; and he may, notwithstanding such process, tender or deliver it to the person entitled thereto under the contract at the time and place therein mentioned, unless he has been previously adjudged a trustee on account thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 119 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 119
Hospital confinement as term of sentence
Status: in_force

Section 119. Any prisoner placed in a hospital or medical facility under section one hundred and seventeen, one hundred and seventeen A or one hundred and eighteen shall, during his absence from prison or the jail or house of correction, be considered as in the custody of the officer having charge of the prison, jail or house of correction, and the time of confinement in said hospital or medical facility shall be considered as part of the term of sentence.

Section 119. Any prisoner placed in a hospital or medical facility under section one hundred and seventeen, one hundred and seventeen A or one hundred and eighteen shall, during his absence from prison or the jail or house of correction, be considered as in the custody of the officer having charge of the prison, jail or house of correction, and the time of confinement in said hospital or medical facility shall be considered as part of the term of sentence.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 7
Change of law; effect
Status: in_force

Section 7. All corporations shall be subject to such laws as may be enacted affecting or altering their corporate rights or duties or dissolving them.

Section 7. All corporations shall be subject to such laws as may be enacted affecting or altering their corporate rights or duties or dissolving them.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 4E — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 4E
Program to combat intellectual disabilities in children
Status: in_force

Section 4E. The department of public health is hereby authorized and directed to establish a program to combat intellectual disability in children suffering from a genetic effect causing phenylketonuria. The said program may be conducted in conjunction with any foundation or scientific organization, hospital or medical school or with an agency of the federal government. The department may accept for such purpose any special grant of money, services or property from the federal government or any of its agencies or from any such foundation, organization or medical school.

Section 4E. The department of public health is hereby authorized and directed to establish a program to combat intellectual disability in children suffering from a genetic effect causing phenylketonuria. The said program may be conducted in conjunction with any foundation or scientific organization, hospital or medical school or with an agency of the federal government. The department may accept for such purpose any special grant of money, services or property from the federal government or any of its agencies or from any such foundation, organization or medical school.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 56 / Section 5
Giving false information
Status: in_force

Section 5. Whoever knowingly gives to a registrar, assistant registrar, member of a listing board or police officer, for the purpose of making a list of residents seventeen years of age or older or a report under the laws relating to the listing and registration of voters, the name of any person as a resident of a building, who is not a resident thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.

Section 5. Whoever knowingly gives to a registrar, assistant registrar, member of a listing board or police officer, for the purpose of making a list of residents seventeen years of age or older or a report under the laws relating to the listing and registration of voters, the name of any person as a resident of a building, who is not a resident thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.