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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 13C — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 13C
Amphibious sight-seeing vehicles; operation on public ways; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 13C. (a) As used in this section, the term ''amphibious sight-seeing vehicle'' shall mean a motorized vehicle that is used for carrying, for consideration, persons for sight-seeing, touring or similar activities and that is designed to operate both on land and in the water including, but not limited to, vehicles commonly referred to as DUKWs, LARCs, Stalwarts, hybrids and United States Coast Guard certified amphibians. (b) An amphibious sight-seeing vehicle operating on a public way shall be equipped with safety equipment as prescribed by the registrar including, but not limited to, blind spot cameras and proximity sensors. (c) A person shall not provide a guide service, narrate history, identify landmarks or sights or otherwise provide entertainment or information when operating an amphibious sight-seeing vehicle on a public way. (d) Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 for the first offense and by a fine of not more than $1,000 for a second or subsequent offense. (e) The registrar shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.

Section 13C. (a) As used in this section, the term ''amphibious sight-seeing vehicle'' shall mean a motorized vehicle that is used for carrying, for consideration, persons for sight-seeing, touring or similar activities and that is designed to operate both on land and in the water including, but not limited to, vehicles commonly referred to as DUKWs, LARCs, Stalwarts, hybrids and United States Coast Guard certified amphibians.

(b) An amphibious sight-seeing vehicle operating on a public way shall be equipped with safety equipment as prescribed by the registrar including, but not limited to, blind spot cameras and proximity sensors.

(c) A person shall not provide a guide service, narrate history, identify landmarks or sights or otherwise provide entertainment or information when operating an amphibious sight-seeing vehicle on a public way.

(d) Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 for the first offense and by a fine of not more than $1,000 for a second or subsequent offense.

(e) The registrar shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 171, sec. 25 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 171 / Section 25
Insurance benefits for employees, officers and directors
Status: in_force

Section 25. A credit union may provide group life insurance, group accident and health insurance or group medical, surgical or hospital insurance or benefits or all or any combination thereof, for its employees, officers, and directors. Directors ineligible for the group benefit may be reimbursed up to the net dollar amount of the individual participant cost of the group benefit. The commissioner may establish regulations necessary to provide reasonable restrictions in connection therewith. The commissioner may also make adjustments and exceptions as in his judgment are necessary to carry out or facilitate compliance with this section.

Section 25. A credit union may provide group life insurance, group accident and health insurance or group medical, surgical or hospital insurance or benefits or all or any combination thereof, for its employees, officers, and directors. Directors ineligible for the group benefit may be reimbursed up to the net dollar amount of the individual participant cost of the group benefit. The commissioner may establish regulations necessary to provide reasonable restrictions in connection therewith. The commissioner may also make adjustments and exceptions as in his judgment are necessary to carry out or facilitate compliance with this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90B, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90B / Section 23
Transfer of ownership
Status: in_force

Section 23. Within two days after transfer of ownership of a snow vehicle or a recreation vehicle, written notice shall be forwarded to the director by the previous owner along with his registration certificate, the back of which shall be signed by the new owner giving his address. The new owner shall make application for registration as hereinbefore provided. A person who returns his said vehicle certificate to the director because of transfer of ownership shall be eligible for a new certificate upon application to the division for a new vehicle registration for the balance of the registration period for a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven.

Section 23. Within two days after transfer of ownership of a snow vehicle or a recreation vehicle, written notice shall be forwarded to the director by the previous owner along with his registration certificate, the back of which shall be signed by the new owner giving his address. The new owner shall make application for registration as hereinbefore provided.

A person who returns his said vehicle certificate to the director because of transfer of ownership shall be eligible for a new certificate upon application to the division for a new vehicle registration for the balance of the registration period for a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 128A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 128A
Discontinuance of passenger service; hearing; notice; decision of department
Status: in_force

Section 128A. A railroad corporation which has scheduled and operated a passenger train on a regular schedule for twelve consecutive months or more, except for holidays or interruptions caused by storms or other causes beyond its control, shall not discontinue the operation of such train or cut out more than ten per cent of its station stops, except with the written approval of the department after public hearing, notice of which hearing and proposed discontinuance shall be posted by the corporation at the stations involved for a period of fifteen days immediately preceding said public hearing. The department shall render a decision on its findings within a period of sixty days after said public hearing.

Section 128A. A railroad corporation which has scheduled and operated a passenger train on a regular schedule for twelve consecutive months or more, except for holidays or interruptions caused by storms or other causes beyond its control, shall not discontinue the operation of such train or cut out more than ten per cent of its station stops, except with the written approval of the department after public hearing, notice of which hearing and proposed discontinuance shall be posted by the corporation at the stations involved for a period of fifteen days immediately preceding said public hearing. The department shall render a decision on its findings within a period of sixty days after said public hearing.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 143, sec. 57 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 143 / Section 57
Restraint of construction, alteration or use of structure
Status: in_force

Section 57. The supreme judicial court or superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of the state building code, and of any ordinance, by-law, rule or regulation made under authority of any of such provisions, the enforcement of which, under this chapter, is the responsibility of an inspector or local inspector; to enjoin violations thereof; and to restrain the use and occupation of any building subject to any provision of this chapter during the period of noncompliance with any order of such inspector or local inspector or such authorized representative or of the court.

Section 57. The supreme judicial court or superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of the state building code, and of any ordinance, by-law, rule or regulation made under authority of any of such provisions, the enforcement of which, under this chapter, is the responsibility of an inspector or local inspector; to enjoin violations thereof; and to restrain the use and occupation of any building subject to any provision of this chapter during the period of noncompliance with any order of such inspector or local inspector or such authorized representative or of the court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 178O — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 178O
Liability of public officials and employees for sex offender registry information
Status: in_force

Section 178O. Police officials and other public employees acting in good faith shall not be liable in a civil or criminal proceeding for any publication on the internet under section 178D or other dissemination of sex offender registry information or for any act or omission pursuant to the provisions of sections 178C to 178P, inclusive.

Section 178O. Police officials and other public employees acting in good faith shall not be liable in a civil or criminal proceeding for any publication on the internet under section 178D or other dissemination of sex offender registry information or for any act or omission pursuant to the provisions of sections 178C to 178P, inclusive.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 129 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 129
Individual property of one defendant
Status: in_force

Section 129. A defendant whose individual property has been attached in an action against several defendants may dissolve such attachment, or any part thereof, in any of the modes provided in the nine preceding sections. But the bond to dissolve such attachment shall be so conditioned as to apply only to a judgment recovered against such defendant alone or jointly.

Section 129. A defendant whose individual property has been attached in an action against several defendants may dissolve such attachment, or any part thereof, in any of the modes provided in the nine preceding sections. But the bond to dissolve such attachment shall be so conditioned as to apply only to a judgment recovered against such defendant alone or jointly.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 39C — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 39C
Assistant collector
Status: in_force

Section 39C. The collector of a city or town may in writing appoint, with approval of the mayor or the selectmen thereof, an assistant collector who may be an employee in said collector's department. The assistant collector shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his duties, and a record shall be made of his appointment and oath. The assistant collector shall be a citizen of the United States and shall give bond annually for the faithful performance of his duties in a form approved, and in an amount determined by the commissioner of revenue. Unless a temporary collector is appointed in accordance with law, the assistant collector may, in the absence of the collector, perform his duties and when performing such duties shall have the powers and be subject to the requirements and penalties applicable to him; provided, however, that the assistant collector shall not be authorized to sign for the collector instruments of taking pursuant to section fifty-four of chapter sixty. The person appointed as assistant collector may receive a salary from the city or town for service as such.

Section 39C. The collector of a city or town may in writing appoint, with approval of the mayor or the selectmen thereof, an assistant collector who may be an employee in said collector's department. The assistant collector shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his duties, and a record shall be made of his appointment and oath. The assistant collector shall be a citizen of the United States and shall give bond annually for the faithful performance of his duties in a form approved, and in an amount determined by the commissioner of revenue. Unless a temporary collector is appointed in accordance with law, the assistant collector may, in the absence of the collector, perform his duties and when performing such duties shall have the powers and be subject to the requirements and penalties applicable to him; provided, however, that the assistant collector shall not be authorized to sign for the collector instruments of taking pursuant to section fifty-four of chapter sixty. The person appointed as assistant collector may receive a salary from the city or town for service as such.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 31 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 31
Managing officers
Status: in_force

Section 31. The business of every corporation shall be managed and conducted by a president, a board of not less than five directors, a clerk, a treasurer and such other officers and such agents as the corporation by its by-laws shall authorize.

Section 31. The business of every corporation shall be managed and conducted by a president, a board of not less than five directors, a clerk, a treasurer and such other officers and such agents as the corporation by its by-laws shall authorize.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 129, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 129 / Section 29
Expense of quarantine
Status: in_force

Section 29. If animals have been quarantined, collected or isolated upon the premises of the owner or of the person in possession of them at the time such quarantine is imposed, the expense thereof shall be paid by such owner or person; but if specific animals have been quarantined or isolated under section eight or twenty-one for more than ten days upon such premises, as suspected of being affected with a contagious disease, and the owner is forbidden to sell any of the product thereof for food, or if animals have been quarantined, collected or isolated on any premises other than those of such owner or person in possession thereof, the expense of such quarantine shall be paid by the commonwealth, except that, in the case of any animal quarantined for biting or scratching a person, the expense of such quarantine shall be paid by the county in which the injury was inflicted.

Section 29. If animals have been quarantined, collected or isolated upon the premises of the owner or of the person in possession of them at the time such quarantine is imposed, the expense thereof shall be paid by such owner or person; but if specific animals have been quarantined or isolated under section eight or twenty-one for more than ten days upon such premises, as suspected of being affected with a contagious disease, and the owner is forbidden to sell any of the product thereof for food, or if animals have been quarantined, collected or isolated on any premises other than those of such owner or person in possession thereof, the expense of such quarantine shall be paid by the commonwealth, except that, in the case of any animal quarantined for biting or scratching a person, the expense of such quarantine shall be paid by the county in which the injury was inflicted.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 6G — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 6G
Superior court for county of Middlesex; criminal proceedings clerk
Status: in_force

Section 6G. The justices of the superior court may designate, for a term of three years from the date of such designation, one of the assistant clerks for the county of Middlesex, appointed under section five, to perform, under the direction of the clerk of the courts for the county of Middlesex, the duties of clerk pertaining to the criminal proceedings in said court, who shall receive from said county, in addition to the salary paid to him as an assistant clerk under section four, a sum equivalent to ten per cent of the salary of the clerk.

Section 6G. The justices of the superior court may designate, for a term of three years from the date of such designation, one of the assistant clerks for the county of Middlesex, appointed under section five, to perform, under the direction of the clerk of the courts for the county of Middlesex, the duties of clerk pertaining to the criminal proceedings in said court, who shall receive from said county, in addition to the salary paid to him as an assistant clerk under section four, a sum equivalent to ten per cent of the salary of the clerk.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30, sec. 40 — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30 / Section 40
Discharge or release of bonds
Status: in_force

Section 40. Bonds given to the commonwealth, any county, city, town or political subdivision to secure the performance of contracts for the construction or repair of public buildings or other public works may be discharged or released by the awarding authority, upon such terms as it deems expedient, after the expiration of one year from the time of completion, subject to section thirty-nine K, of the work contracted to be done; provided that no claim filed under said bond is pending, and provided further, that no such bonds shall be discharged or released prior to the expiration of all special guarantees provided for in the contract unless new bonds in substitution therefor specifically relating to the unexpired guarantees shall be taken.

Section 40. Bonds given to the commonwealth, any county, city, town or political subdivision to secure the performance of contracts for the construction or repair of public buildings or other public works may be discharged or released by the awarding authority, upon such terms as it deems expedient, after the expiration of one year from the time of completion, subject to section thirty-nine K, of the work contracted to be done; provided that no claim filed under said bond is pending, and provided further, that no such bonds shall be discharged or released prior to the expiration of all special guarantees provided for in the contract unless new bonds in substitution therefor specifically relating to the unexpired guarantees shall be taken.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 215 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 215
Approval of life settlement contract form and disclosure statement form
Status: in_force

Section 215. (a) No person shall use any form of life settlement contract or provide to an owner a disclosure statement form unless it has been filed with and approved by the commissioner. The commissioner shall disapprove a life settlement contract form or disclosure statement form if, in the commissioner's opinion, the contract fails to meet the requirements of sections 219, 220, 222 and subsection (b) of section 223B or are unreasonable, contrary to the interests of the public or are otherwise misleading or unfair to the owner. (b) No insurer shall, as a condition of responding to a request for verification of coverage or in connection with the transfer of a policy under a life settlement contract, require that the owner, insured, life settlement provider or life settlement broker sign any form, disclosure, consent, waiver or acknowledgment that has not been expressly approved by the commissioner for use in connection with a life settlement contract.

Section 215. (a) No person shall use any form of life settlement contract or provide to an owner a disclosure statement form unless it has been filed with and approved by the commissioner. The commissioner shall disapprove a life settlement contract form or disclosure statement form if, in the commissioner's opinion, the contract fails to meet the requirements of sections 219, 220, 222 and subsection (b) of section 223B or are unreasonable, contrary to the interests of the public or are otherwise misleading or unfair to the owner.

(b) No insurer shall, as a condition of responding to a request for verification of coverage or in connection with the transfer of a policy under a life settlement contract, require that the owner, insured, life settlement provider or life settlement broker sign any form, disclosure, consent, waiver or acknowledgment that has not been expressly approved by the commissioner for use in connection with a life settlement contract.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, sec. 101 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 53 / Section 101
Withdrawals; filling vacancies
Status: in_force

Section 101. A person nominated by a nomination paper may, within forty-eight week day hours succeeding five o'clock in the afternoon of the day fixed for opening nomination papers, withdraw his name from nomination by a request signed by him in person and filed with the secretary of the city or town committee. Thereupon, the secretary shall immediately give notice of such withdrawal and of the provisions of this section to the person who filed such nomination paper, and such person may, within twenty-four week day hours succeeding five o'clock in the afternoon of the last day fixed for making withdrawals, present a new name on a nomination paper signed by himself in person; otherwise the chairman and secretary of the committee may file nomination papers for the vacancy. If at any time after the expiration of the time for filling vacancies it shall appear that a vacancy has been created by death, the chairman of the committee may file with the city or town clerk a new name to fill such vacancy; and if the time is sufficient therefor, the new name shall be printed upon the official ballot.

Section 101. A person nominated by a nomination paper may, within forty-eight week day hours succeeding five o'clock in the afternoon of the day fixed for opening nomination papers, withdraw his name from nomination by a request signed by him in person and filed with the secretary of the city or town committee. Thereupon, the secretary shall immediately give notice of such withdrawal and of the provisions of this section to the person who filed such nomination paper, and such person may, within twenty-four week day hours succeeding five o'clock in the afternoon of the last day fixed for making withdrawals, present a new name on a nomination paper signed by himself in person; otherwise the chairman and secretary of the committee may file nomination papers for the vacancy. If at any time after the expiration of the time for filling vacancies it shall appear that a vacancy has been created by death, the chairman of the committee may file with the city or town clerk a new name to fill such vacancy; and if the time is sufficient therefor, the new name shall be printed upon the official ballot.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 44 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 44
Use of motor vehicles not running on rails
Status: in_force

Section 44. Any company, with the approval of the department, may acquire, own and operate, for the transportation of passengers or freight, motor vehicles not running upon rails or tracks, but in such operation shall be subject to chapters one hundred and fifty-nine A and one hundred and fifty-nine B, so far as applicable.

Section 44. Any company, with the approval of the department, may acquire, own and operate, for the transportation of passengers or freight, motor vehicles not running upon rails or tracks, but in such operation shall be subject to chapters one hundred and fifty-nine A and one hundred and fifty-nine B, so far as applicable.