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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 123, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 123 / Section 13
Transfer of dangerous males to Bridgewater state hospital; retention period; further commitment; procedure
Status: in_force

Section 13. If the superintendent of any facility determines that failure to retain a male resident therein in strict security would create a likelihood of serious harm by reason of mental illness and that the person's violent behavior constitutes an emergency, he may, with the consent of the commissioner, transfer the person to the Bridgewater state hospital for a period not to exceed five days. At the end of the five days the person shall be returned to the facility unless before the end of the five day period, the superintendent of the facility or medical director of the Bridgewater state hospital has filed a petition for his commitment to the Bridgewater state hospital under sections seven and eight. Such commitment shall not be ordered without a hearing. Such petition shall be brought in the district court of Brockton unless already filed in some other court before the emergency transfer.

Section 13. If the superintendent of any facility determines that failure to retain a male resident therein in strict security would create a likelihood of serious harm by reason of mental illness and that the person's violent behavior constitutes an emergency, he may, with the consent of the commissioner, transfer the person to the Bridgewater state hospital for a period not to exceed five days. At the end of the five days the person shall be returned to the facility unless before the end of the five day period, the superintendent of the facility or medical director of the Bridgewater state hospital has filed a petition for his commitment to the Bridgewater state hospital under sections seven and eight. Such commitment shall not be ordered without a hearing. Such petition shall be brought in the district court of Brockton unless already filed in some other court before the emergency transfer.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 240, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 240 / Section 19
Petition to land court
Status: in_force

Section 19. One or more persons holding land or flats adjacent to or covered by high water may apply by petition to the land court for the settlement and determination of the lines and boundaries of their ownership therein.

Section 19. One or more persons holding land or flats adjacent to or covered by high water may apply by petition to the land court for the settlement and determination of the lines and boundaries of their ownership therein.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 91 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 91
Guards and railings on bridges
Status: in_force

Section 91. Every company shall, in a manner satisfactory to the department, erect and maintain guards or railings upon every bridge, or draw of a bridge, crossed by its tracks, to prevent its cars from running off. If, for sixty days after service on it of an order of the department relative to such guards or railings, it fails to comply therewith, it shall, for each month of such failure subsequent to said sixty days, forfeit two hundred dollars, to the use of the city or town.

Section 91. Every company shall, in a manner satisfactory to the department, erect and maintain guards or railings upon every bridge, or draw of a bridge, crossed by its tracks, to prevent its cars from running off. If, for sixty days after service on it of an order of the department relative to such guards or railings, it fails to comply therewith, it shall, for each month of such failure subsequent to said sixty days, forfeit two hundred dollars, to the use of the city or town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 154, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 154 / Section 2
Security for loans; acceptance by employer; recordation; consent of wife; period of assignment
Status: in_force

Section 2. No assignment of or order for wages or salary to be earned in the future to secure a loan of less than three thousand dollars shall be valid against an employer of the person making such assignment or order until the assignment or order is accepted in writing by the employer, nor until the assignment or order and the acceptance of the same have been filed and recorded with the clerk of the city or town where the person making the assignment or order resides if he is a resident of the commonwealth, or in which he is employed if he is not a resident thereof; nor shall it be valid unless said assignment is substantially in the form prescribed in section five. No such assignment or order shall be recorded by the clerk of a city or town unless it states on its face that the sum of ten dollars per week, as earned, of the wages or salary so assigned is exempt from such assignment or order. No such assignment or order shall be valid when made by a married man unless the written consent of his wife to the making thereof is attached thereto. No such assignment or order shall be valid for a period exceeding one year from the making thereof. The fee for the filing and recording of such assignment shall be as provided by clause (2) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two.

Section 2. No assignment of or order for wages or salary to be earned in the future to secure a loan of less than three thousand dollars shall be valid against an employer of the person making such assignment or order until the assignment or order is accepted in writing by the employer, nor until the assignment or order and the acceptance of the same have been filed and recorded with the clerk of the city or town where the person making the assignment or order resides if he is a resident of the commonwealth, or in which he is employed if he is not a resident thereof; nor shall it be valid unless said assignment is substantially in the form prescribed in section five. No such assignment or order shall be recorded by the clerk of a city or town unless it states on its face that the sum of ten dollars per week, as earned, of the wages or salary so assigned is exempt from such assignment or order. No such assignment or order shall be valid when made by a married man unless the written consent of his wife to the making thereof is attached thereto. No such assignment or order shall be valid for a period exceeding one year from the making thereof. The fee for the filing and recording of such assignment shall be as provided by clause (2) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, sec. 45A — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 114 / Section 45A
Funeral director's name used in connection with death certificate or burial permit
Status: in_force

Section 45A. No funeral director, whether doing business as an individual, partnership or corporation, shall permit his name to be used in connection with any death certificate or burial permit unless he was specifically engaged to perform the burial to which such permit or certificate relates. Any violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars.

Section 45A. No funeral director, whether doing business as an individual, partnership or corporation, shall permit his name to be used in connection with any death certificate or burial permit unless he was specifically engaged to perform the burial to which such permit or certificate relates.

Any violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 143, sec. 71G — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 143 / Section 71G
License of elevator operator; duration; expiration; fees
Status: in_force

Section 71G. No person shall work as an elevator operator unless he has received a license therefor from the commissioner of the division of professional licensure. Licenses shall be valid throughout the commonwealth but shall not be assignable or transferable. A license shall continue in force until the date of birth of the licensee occurring more than twelve months but not more than twenty-four months after the date of such license unless suspended or revoked for incompetence or untrustworthiness of the licensee. If any such license or the renewal thereof expires in an even year, any subsequent renewal shall expire on the next anniversary of the licensee's date of birth occurring in an even year. If any such license or renewal thereof expires in an odd year any subsequent renewal shall expire on the next anniversary of the licensee's date of birth occurring in an odd year. A license issued to a person born on February twenty-ninth shall for the purposes of this section expire on March first. Licenses not renewed at the expiration date shall become void, and shall after one year be reinstated only by reexamination of the licensee. A notice of the date of expiration of a license shall, at least thirty days prior to such date, be sent to the licensee. The fee for said license and for each renewal thereof shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provisions of section three B of chapter seven.

Section 71G. No person shall work as an elevator operator unless he has received a license therefor from the commissioner of the division of professional licensure. Licenses shall be valid throughout the commonwealth but shall not be assignable or transferable. A license shall continue in force until the date of birth of the licensee occurring more than twelve months but not more than twenty-four months after the date of such license unless suspended or revoked for incompetence or untrustworthiness of the licensee. If any such license or the renewal thereof expires in an even year, any subsequent renewal shall expire on the next anniversary of the licensee's date of birth occurring in an even year. If any such license or renewal thereof expires in an odd year any subsequent renewal shall expire on the next anniversary of the licensee's date of birth occurring in an odd year. A license issued to a person born on February twenty-ninth shall for the purposes of this section expire on March first. Licenses not renewed at the expiration date shall become void, and shall after one year be reinstated only by reexamination of the licensee. A notice of the date of expiration of a license shall, at least thirty days prior to such date, be sent to the licensee. The fee for said license and for each renewal thereof shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provisions of section three B of chapter seven.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 73, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 73 / Section 11
Budget
Status: in_force

Section 11. The trustees shall prepare and submit a detailed budget in such form and manner as the governor and general court may direct.

Section 11. The trustees shall prepare and submit a detailed budget in such form and manner as the governor and general court may direct.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 5B — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 5B
Vocational-technical education collaboratives
Status: in_force

Section 5B. Regional school districts or cities and towns which are not members of vocational-technical regional school districts, may through educational collaboratives formed under the provisions of section four E of chapter forty, conduct vocational-technical education programs approved under the provision of this chapter.

Section 5B. Regional school districts or cities and towns which are not members of vocational-technical regional school districts, may through educational collaboratives formed under the provisions of section four E of chapter forty, conduct vocational-technical education programs approved under the provision of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 180, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 180 / Section 23
Contracts for production of milk
Status: in_force

Section 23. Every such corporation may enter into written agreements with any dairymen for the production of milk under the supervision of such corporation and prescribe in such agreements the conditions under which such milk shall be produced, which, however, shall be approved by the department of public health and shall not fall below the standards of purity and quality for certified milk as fixed by the American Association of Medical Milk Commissions and the standards for milk fixed by law.

Section 23. Every such corporation may enter into written agreements with any dairymen for the production of milk under the supervision of such corporation and prescribe in such agreements the conditions under which such milk shall be produced, which, however, shall be approved by the department of public health and shall not fall below the standards of purity and quality for certified milk as fixed by the American Association of Medical Milk Commissions and the standards for milk fixed by law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 20 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 20
Inspection of correctional institutions and lockups; findings and recommendations; report
Status: in_force

Section 20. The department shall, semiannually, inspect each correctional institution, as defined in section one of chapter one hundred and twenty-five, and shall, annually, inspect each lockup established pursuant to the provisions of section thirty-four of chapter forty or under the jurisdiction of the state police, and shall file a report of its findings and recommendations, with respect to the compliance of each such facility with the rules and regulations promulgated under the authority of section twenty-one, with the department of correction, the secretary of health and human services, the superintendent or administrator of each such facility and the general court.

Section 20. The department shall, semiannually, inspect each correctional institution, as defined in section one of chapter one hundred and twenty-five, and shall, annually, inspect each lockup established pursuant to the provisions of section thirty-four of chapter forty or under the jurisdiction of the state police, and shall file a report of its findings and recommendations, with respect to the compliance of each such facility with the rules and regulations promulgated under the authority of section twenty-one, with the department of correction, the secretary of health and human services, the superintendent or administrator of each such facility and the general court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 129B — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 129B
Psychologists; contractual restrictions on right to practice
Status: in_force

Section 129B. A contract or agreement which creates or establishes the terms of a partnership, employment, or any other form of professional relationship with a psychologist licensed under this chapter, which includes a restriction of the right of the psychologist to practice in any geographic area for any period of time after termination of the partnership, employment or professional relationship shall be void and unenforceable with respect to the restriction; but, nothing herein shall render void or unenforceable the remainder of the contract or agreement.

Section 129B. A contract or agreement which creates or establishes the terms of a partnership, employment, or any other form of professional relationship with a psychologist licensed under this chapter, which includes a restriction of the right of the psychologist to practice in any geographic area for any period of time after termination of the partnership, employment or professional relationship shall be void and unenforceable with respect to the restriction; but, nothing herein shall render void or unenforceable the remainder of the contract or agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 269 / Section 7
Injury to building or vessel by persons unlawfully assembled
Status: in_force

Section 7. If any of the persons so unlawfully assembled demolishes, pulls down or destroys, or begins to demolish, pull down or destroy, a dwelling house or other building, or a ship or vessel, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars and imprisonment in jail for not more than two years, and shall also be liable in tort to any person for all damages sustained by him thereby.

Section 7. If any of the persons so unlawfully assembled demolishes, pulls down or destroys, or begins to demolish, pull down or destroy, a dwelling house or other building, or a ship or vessel, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars and imprisonment in jail for not more than two years, and shall also be liable in tort to any person for all damages sustained by him thereby.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111K, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111K / Section 9
Monies for relief fund
Status: in_force

Section 9. To provide the monies necessary to establish and meet the purposes of the fund, the commission shall receive out of the employer medical assistance contribution under section 189 of chapter 149, $1 annually for each employee whose wages determine such employer's total employer medical assistance contribution under said section 189 of said chapter 149. Said contribution shall be collected by the director of unemployment assistance and paid over to the state treasurer for deposit in the fund annually as provided by the commission.

Section 9. To provide the monies necessary to establish and meet the purposes of the fund, the commission shall receive out of the employer medical assistance contribution under section 189 of chapter 149, $1 annually for each employee whose wages determine such employer's total employer medical assistance contribution under said section 189 of said chapter 149. Said contribution shall be collected by the director of unemployment assistance and paid over to the state treasurer for deposit in the fund annually as provided by the commission.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132A, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 132A / Section 11
Conservation program for cities and towns; establishment
Status: in_force

Section 11. The secretary of environmental affairs shall establish a program to assist the cities and towns, which have established conservation commissions under section eight C of chapter forty, in acquiring lands and in planning or designing suitable public outdoor facilities as described in sections two B and two D. He may, from funds appropriated to carry out the provisions of section three, reimburse any such city or town for any money expended by it in establishing an approved project under said program in such amount as he shall determine to be equitable in consideration of anticipated benefits from such project, but in no event shall the amount of such reimbursement exceed eighty per cent of the cost of such project. No reimbursement shall be made hereunder to a city or town unless a project application is filed by such city or town with the secretary setting forth such plans and information as the secretary may require and approved by him, nor until such city or town shall have appropriated, transferred from available funds or have voted to expend from its conservation fund, under clause fifty-one of section five of chapter forty, an amount equal to the total cost of the project, nor until the project has been completed, to the satisfaction of the secretary, in accordance with said approved plans. Any reimbursement received by a city or town under this section shall be applied to the payment of indebtedness, if any, incurred in acquiring land for such conservation project.

Section 11. The secretary of environmental affairs shall establish a program to assist the cities and towns, which have established conservation commissions under section eight C of chapter forty, in acquiring lands and in planning or designing suitable public outdoor facilities as described in sections two B and two D. He may, from funds appropriated to carry out the provisions of section three, reimburse any such city or town for any money expended by it in establishing an approved project under said program in such amount as he shall determine to be equitable in consideration of anticipated benefits from such project, but in no event shall the amount of such reimbursement exceed eighty per cent of the cost of such project. No reimbursement shall be made hereunder to a city or town unless a project application is filed by such city or town with the secretary setting forth such plans and information as the secretary may require and approved by him, nor until such city or town shall have appropriated, transferred from available funds or have voted to expend from its conservation fund, under clause fifty-one of section five of chapter forty, an amount equal to the total cost of the project, nor until the project has been completed, to the satisfaction of the secretary, in accordance with said approved plans. Any reimbursement received by a city or town under this section shall be applied to the payment of indebtedness, if any, incurred in acquiring land for such conservation project.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, sec. 69 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128 / Section 69
Statement of tonnage sold; inspection fee; filing; permit to examine books
Status: in_force

Section 69. Each person who sells, offers or exposes for sale any commercial fertilizer, soil conditioner, or agricultural liming material shall on or before January first and July first of each year file with the commissioner, along with the inspection fee, a statement in such form as he prescribes setting forth the number of net tons of each grade of fertilizer, each registered soil conditioner, and each agricultural liming material, and county in which it was distributed or sold by him to nonlicensees or to nonregistrants in the commonwealth during the preceding six months, together with the permit allowing the commissioner or his authorized deputy to examine the books of the person filing the statement for the purpose of verifying the same. No information furnished the commissioner under this section shall be disclosed in such a way as to divulge the operation of any person.

Section 69. Each person who sells, offers or exposes for sale any commercial fertilizer, soil conditioner, or agricultural liming material shall on or before January first and July first of each year file with the commissioner, along with the inspection fee, a statement in such form as he prescribes setting forth the number of net tons of each grade of fertilizer, each registered soil conditioner, and each agricultural liming material, and county in which it was distributed or sold by him to nonlicensees or to nonregistrants in the commonwealth during the preceding six months, together with the permit allowing the commissioner or his authorized deputy to examine the books of the person filing the statement for the purpose of verifying the same. No information furnished the commissioner under this section shall be disclosed in such a way as to divulge the operation of any person.