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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 132C — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 132C
Group annuity contract; exemption from process; exception
Status: in_force

Section 132C. No group annuity contract, nor the proceeds or benefits thereof, shall be liable, either before or after payment, to be seized, taken, appropriated or applied by any legal or equitable process or operation of law to pay any debt or liabilities of the annuitant or his beneficiary or any other person having any right thereunder; nor shall the benefits or proceeds upon the death of an annuitant, when not made payable to a beneficiary, constitute a part of the estate of the annuitant for the payment of his debts. Nothing in this section shall prevent an annuitant's benefits from being seized, taken, appropriated, assigned, or applied by any legal or equitable process or operation of law to satisfy a support order under chapter two hundred and eight, two hundred and nine, or two hundred and seventy-three.

Section 132C. No group annuity contract, nor the proceeds or benefits thereof, shall be liable, either before or after payment, to be seized, taken, appropriated or applied by any legal or equitable process or operation of law to pay any debt or liabilities of the annuitant or his beneficiary or any other person having any right thereunder; nor shall the benefits or proceeds upon the death of an annuitant, when not made payable to a beneficiary, constitute a part of the estate of the annuitant for the payment of his debts.

Nothing in this section shall prevent an annuitant's benefits from being seized, taken, appropriated, assigned, or applied by any legal or equitable process or operation of law to satisfy a support order under chapter two hundred and eight, two hundred and nine, or two hundred and seventy-three.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 236, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 236 / Section 2
Estates tail
Status: in_force

Section 2. Estates tail may be taken on execution in like manner as estates in fee simple; and whoever lawfully holds such land under the execution shall have an estate in fee simple therein.

Section 2. Estates tail may be taken on execution in like manner as estates in fee simple; and whoever lawfully holds such land under the execution shall have an estate in fee simple therein.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 106 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 106
Duties of commission
Status: in_force

Section 106. The commission shall promote employment to maximize the independence, productivity, and integration of all citizens in the commonwealth with disabilities. Said purposes shall be accomplished through the encouragement and advocacy by the commission of the following: (i) plans to promote, develop, and coordinate effective education, transition, employment and training services to facilitate the employment of persons with disabilities at the state and local levels; (ii) the development of and access to educational programs that will enable students with disabilities to enter employment; (iii) the dissemination of information about available services and resources to persons who are disabled, families, advocates, and employers; (iv) the creation of greater awareness of the abilities of persons with disabilities; (v) the expansion of employment opportunities for persons with disabilities in both the public and private sectors; (vi) the creation of work environments which enable persons with disabilities to achieve their full potential; and (vii) the acceptance, appreciation, and support of such persons by employers and employees.

Section 106. The commission shall promote employment to maximize the independence, productivity, and integration of all citizens in the commonwealth with disabilities. Said purposes shall be accomplished through the encouragement and advocacy by the commission of the following: (i) plans to promote, develop, and coordinate effective education, transition, employment and training services to facilitate the employment of persons with disabilities at the state and local levels; (ii) the development of and access to educational programs that will enable students with disabilities to enter employment; (iii) the dissemination of information about available services and resources to persons who are disabled, families, advocates, and employers; (iv) the creation of greater awareness of the abilities of persons with disabilities; (v) the expansion of employment opportunities for persons with disabilities in both the public and private sectors; (vi) the creation of work environments which enable persons with disabilities to achieve their full potential; and (vii) the acceptance, appreciation, and support of such persons by employers and employees.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40C, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40C / Section 17
Severability
Status: in_force

Section 17. The provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to be severable. If any of its provisions shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

Section 17. The provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to be severable. If any of its provisions shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 10I — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118E / Section 10I
Coverage for administration of all federal Food and Drug Administration approved drugs for opioid or alcohol dependence treatment
Status: in_force

Section 10I. The division and its contracted health insurers, health plans, health maintenance organizations, behavioral health management firms and third-party administrators under contract to a Medicaid managed care organization or primary care clinician plan shall provide coverage for the administration of all federal Food and Drug Administration approved drugs for the treatment of opioid or alcohol dependence and shall establish billing codes and rates of payment for providers of licensed clinical stabilization services to administer the approved drugs to individuals in need of treatment. For the purposes of this section, ''clinical stabilization services'' shall mean a 24–hour clinically managed post detoxification treatment for adults or adolescents, as defined by the department of public health, usually following acute treatment services for substance abuse, which may include intensive education and counseling regarding the nature of addiction and its consequences, relapse prevention, outreach to families and significant others and aftercare planning, for individuals beginning to engage in recovery from addiction.

Section 10I. The division and its contracted health insurers, health plans, health maintenance organizations, behavioral health management firms and third-party administrators under contract to a Medicaid managed care organization or primary care clinician plan shall provide coverage for the administration of all federal Food and Drug Administration approved drugs for the treatment of opioid or alcohol dependence and shall establish billing codes and rates of payment for providers of licensed clinical stabilization services to administer the approved drugs to individuals in need of treatment.

For the purposes of this section, ''clinical stabilization services'' shall mean a 24–hour clinically managed post detoxification treatment for adults or adolescents, as defined by the department of public health, usually following acute treatment services for substance abuse, which may include intensive education and counseling regarding the nature of addiction and its consequences, relapse prevention, outreach to families and significant others and aftercare planning, for individuals beginning to engage in recovery from addiction.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 117A, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 117A / Section 5
Placing persons in unlicensed institutions
Status: in_force

Section 5. No person dependent on public support shall be placed by the department or by any veteran's agent, board of health, or other public authority, in any hospital, nursing home, infirmary or institution not operated by the commonwealth which is not licensed as required by chapter one hundred and eleven. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five or more than one hundred dollars.

Section 5. No person dependent on public support shall be placed by the department or by any veteran's agent, board of health, or other public authority, in any hospital, nursing home, infirmary or institution not operated by the commonwealth which is not licensed as required by chapter one hundred and eleven. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five or more than one hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 19B / Section 12
Community intellectual disability services
Status: in_force

Section 12. The department shall establish a comprehensive program of community intellectual disability services which shall include state schools and other facilities of the department and shall establish standards for the development of persons with an intellectual disability at appropriate geographic levels to ensure access to needed services. The commissioner shall ensure citizen, consumer and family participation, through the appointment of intellectual disability citizens' advisory committees and other appropriate methods, in the oversight of intellectual disability services at all such levels, including the local level.

Section 12. The department shall establish a comprehensive program of community intellectual disability services which shall include state schools and other facilities of the department and shall establish standards for the development of persons with an intellectual disability at appropriate geographic levels to ensure access to needed services. The commissioner shall ensure citizen, consumer and family participation, through the appointment of intellectual disability citizens' advisory committees and other appropriate methods, in the oversight of intellectual disability services at all such levels, including the local level.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 7B, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 7B / Section 6
Development and management of proposed projects; assistance
Status: in_force

Section 6. Each proposed project may be developed and managed with the assistance of individuals with expertise in the management of assets similar to the assets included in the proposed project; provided, that the board shall examine the proposed relationship between such individual and the state agency to ensure compliance with the standards of paragraph (i) of subsection (a) of section four. The cost of such assistance may be paid from funds available to the agency for such purpose or from funds held in trust pursuant to the provisions of section eight.

Section 6. Each proposed project may be developed and managed with the assistance of individuals with expertise in the management of assets similar to the assets included in the proposed project; provided, that the board shall examine the proposed relationship between such individual and the state agency to ensure compliance with the standards of paragraph (i) of subsection (a) of section four. The cost of such assistance may be paid from funds available to the agency for such purpose or from funds held in trust pursuant to the provisions of section eight.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156C / Section 42
Death or incompetence of member
Status: in_force

Section 42. Unless otherwise provided in the operating agreement, if a member who is an individual dies or a court of competent jurisdiction adjudges him to be incompetent to manage his person or his property, the member's executor, administrator, guardian, conservator or other legal representative may exercise all of the member's rights for the purpose of settling his estate or administering his property, including any power under the operating agreement of an assignee to become a member. Unless otherwise provided in an operating agreement, if a member is a corporation, trust or other entity and is dissolved or terminated, the powers of that member may be exercised by its legal representative or successor.

Section 42. Unless otherwise provided in the operating agreement, if a member who is an individual dies or a court of competent jurisdiction adjudges him to be incompetent to manage his person or his property, the member's executor, administrator, guardian, conservator or other legal representative may exercise all of the member's rights for the purpose of settling his estate or administering his property, including any power under the operating agreement of an assignee to become a member. Unless otherwise provided in an operating agreement, if a member is a corporation, trust or other entity and is dissolved or terminated, the powers of that member may be exercised by its legal representative or successor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30, sec. 64 — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30 / Section 64
Conversion of hospitals; approval of general court
Status: in_force

Section 64. No mental health hospital or public health hospital shall be converted to use by the department of correction without the express approval of the general court.

Section 64. No mental health hospital or public health hospital shall be converted to use by the department of correction without the express approval of the general court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, sec. 50 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 246 / Section 50
Death of trustee before judgment satisfied
Status: in_force

Section 50. If a person summoned as trustee in his own right dies before the judgment recovered by the plaintiff has been fully satisfied, the goods, effects and credits in his hands at the time of the attachment shall remain bound thereby, and his executor or administrator shall be bound thereby, as if the summons were originally served on him.

Section 50. If a person summoned as trustee in his own right dies before the judgment recovered by the plaintiff has been fully satisfied, the goods, effects and credits in his hands at the time of the attachment shall remain bound thereby, and his executor or administrator shall be bound thereby, as if the summons were originally served on him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 10H — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 10H
Enriched bread and flour; manufacture and sale; purchase of unenriched flour
Status: in_force

Section 10H. No person shall manufacture, bake or compound for the purposes of sale, or sell, offer for sale or have in possession with intent to sell in this commonwealth for human consumption, any white bread or rolls unless such bread or rolls conform to the definition of ''enriched bread'' as set forth in section one; and no person shall sell or offer for sale or deliver to any person other than to a wholesale distributor of such flour any flour for human consumption unless such flour conforms to the definition of ''enriched flour'' as set forth in section one; provided, that a manufacturer or wholesale distributor of flour may, upon the written request of a commercial manufacturer or baker of bread or rolls, and in accordance with the regulations of the department of public health, sell and deliver to such manufacturer or baker unenriched flour. Such baker or manufacturer electing to purchase unenriched flour for use in the manufacture of white bread or rolls shall furnish to the department of public health information pertaining to the source of supply of such flour, the quantities purchased, and the method of compliance with the enrichment requirements of this chapter as to white bread and rolls of his manufacture, in accordance with the regulations of said department.

Section 10H. No person shall manufacture, bake or compound for the purposes of sale, or sell, offer for sale or have in possession with intent to sell in this commonwealth for human consumption, any white bread or rolls unless such bread or rolls conform to the definition of ''enriched bread'' as set forth in section one; and no person shall sell or offer for sale or deliver to any person other than to a wholesale distributor of such flour any flour for human consumption unless such flour conforms to the definition of ''enriched flour'' as set forth in section one; provided, that a manufacturer or wholesale distributor of flour may, upon the written request of a commercial manufacturer or baker of bread or rolls, and in accordance with the regulations of the department of public health, sell and deliver to such manufacturer or baker unenriched flour. Such baker or manufacturer electing to purchase unenriched flour for use in the manufacture of white bread or rolls shall furnish to the department of public health information pertaining to the source of supply of such flour, the quantities purchased, and the method of compliance with the enrichment requirements of this chapter as to white bread and rolls of his manufacture, in accordance with the regulations of said department.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 155 / Section 21
Voting rights, etc. of persons in representative or fiduciary capacity
Status: in_force

Section 21. An executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, trustee or person in any other representative or fiduciary capacity shall represent the shares of his trust at all meetings of a corporation, and may vote as a stockholder.

Section 21. An executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, trustee or person in any other representative or fiduciary capacity shall represent the shares of his trust at all meetings of a corporation, and may vote as a stockholder.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255B, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255B / Section 22
Violation of Secs. 9 to 14 or Secs. 18 to 20; effect
Status: in_force

Section 22. A violation of sections nine to fourteen, inclusive, or eighteen to twenty, inclusive, by any person shall bar his recovery of any finance charge, delinquency or collection charge or refinancing charge on the retail instalment contract involved.

Section 22. A violation of sections nine to fourteen, inclusive, or eighteen to twenty, inclusive, by any person shall bar his recovery of any finance charge, delinquency or collection charge or refinancing charge on the retail instalment contract involved.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 12Y — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 12Y
Maritime Day
Status: in_force

Section 12Y. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart May twenty-second as Maritime Day and recommending that said day be observed in appropriate manner by the public.

Section 12Y. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart May twenty-second as Maritime Day and recommending that said day be observed in appropriate manner by the public.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 94 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 94
Return of evidence of loan, discharge of mortgage, restoration of property; refusal or neglect
Status: in_force

Section 94. Whoever refuses or neglects, after request, to return a note or other evidence of a loan which is discharged or entitled to be discharged under section ninety, or to discharge a mortgage or to restore the property held as a pledge as provided in section ninety-one, shall be liable in tort to the borrower for all damages resulting to him from any violation of this section or section ninety-one.

Section 94. Whoever refuses or neglects, after request, to return a note or other evidence of a loan which is discharged or entitled to be discharged under section ninety, or to discharge a mortgage or to restore the property held as a pledge as provided in section ninety-one, shall be liable in tort to the borrower for all damages resulting to him from any violation of this section or section ninety-one.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, sec. 43 — MA Code / Part I / Title XI / Chapter 67 / Section 43
Filing record of organization
Status: in_force

Section 43. An attested copy of the record of the proceedings at such organization shall be filed with the state secretary, within the time prescribed in section twenty-six; otherwise the organization shall be void.

Section 43. An attested copy of the record of the proceedings at such organization shall be filed with the state secretary, within the time prescribed in section twenty-six; otherwise the organization shall be void.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 22C / Section 8
Division of support services
Status: in_force

Section 8. There shall be within the division of support services two bureaus, which shall be designated as the bureau of administrative services and the bureau of technical services. The head of each such bureau shall be designated by the colonel and shall hold such rank or temporary rank as the colonel may determine. The colonel may from time to time assign to said bureau such uniformed members and other employees of the department as he may deem necessary to carry out its duties.

Section 8. There shall be within the division of support services two bureaus, which shall be designated as the bureau of administrative services and the bureau of technical services. The head of each such bureau shall be designated by the colonel and shall hold such rank or temporary rank as the colonel may determine. The colonel may from time to time assign to said bureau such uniformed members and other employees of the department as he may deem necessary to carry out its duties.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, sec. 78 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 277 / Section 78
Criminal proceedings as no bar to civil action
Status: in_force

Section 78. No proceedings against a person for a crime shall bar a civil action which might otherwise be maintained by a person aggrieved by the commission of the crime.

Section 78. No proceedings against a person for a crime shall bar a civil action which might otherwise be maintained by a person aggrieved by the commission of the crime.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 277 / Section 11
Re-summoning at same sitting
Status: in_force

Section 11. If the grand jury are dismissed before the court is adjourned without day, they may be summoned to attend again in the same sitting, at such time as the court orders.

Section 11. If the grand jury are dismissed before the court is adjourned without day, they may be summoned to attend again in the same sitting, at such time as the court orders.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 42
Equitable jurisdiction of superior court
Status: in_force

Section 42. The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce any lawful rule, regulation or order made by the commission or any of its members or by a city or town under any provision of sections thirty-five to fifty-two, inclusive, and may compel the attendance of and the giving of testimony by witnesses before the commission or any member thereof, in the same manner and to the same extent as before said court.

Section 42. The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce any lawful rule, regulation or order made by the commission or any of its members or by a city or town under any provision of sections thirty-five to fifty-two, inclusive, and may compel the attendance of and the giving of testimony by witnesses before the commission or any member thereof, in the same manner and to the same extent as before said court.