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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 86 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 86
Stenographer for grand jury; appointment; custody of notes; costs
Status: in_force

Section 86. A justice of the superior court may, upon the request of the district attorney or, if the grand jury was convened upon the written request of the attorney general, upon the request of the attorney general, appoint a stenographer, who shall be sworn, and who shall take stenographic notes of such testimony given before the grand jury as he may direct, and shall provide him with a transcript fully written out of such part of said notes as he requires. Such notes or any transcripts thereof, other than such transcripts as may be required by said justice, shall be transmitted to the district attorney or the attorney general as the case may be, and he shall have the custody thereof. This section shall not authorize the taking of any statement or testimony of a grand juror. Transcription costs shall be paid as provided in section 88.

Section 86. A justice of the superior court may, upon the request of the district attorney or, if the grand jury was convened upon the written request of the attorney general, upon the request of the attorney general, appoint a stenographer, who shall be sworn, and who shall take stenographic notes of such testimony given before the grand jury as he may direct, and shall provide him with a transcript fully written out of such part of said notes as he requires. Such notes or any transcripts thereof, other than such transcripts as may be required by said justice, shall be transmitted to the district attorney or the attorney general as the case may be, and he shall have the custody thereof. This section shall not authorize the taking of any statement or testimony of a grand juror. Transcription costs shall be paid as provided in section 88.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 31, sec. 6D — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 31 / Section 6D
Original appointments of municipal appointing authority
Status: repealed

[Text of section effective until January 1, 2035. Repealed by 2024, 238, Sec. 120. See 2024, 238, Sec. 327.]

[Text of section effective until January 1, 2035. Repealed by 2024, 238, Sec. 120. See 2024, 238, Sec. 327.]

Section 6D. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the administrator may approve the original appointments of a municipal appointing authority sanctioned by sections 59A, 59B or 59C; provided, that the administrator's role in facilitating such alternative original appointments shall not serve as the predicate for any claim asserted against the administrator under chapter 151B.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 73, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 73 / Section 2
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts; provision for agricultural education
Status: in_force

Section 2. The department may provide for agricultural education in the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Section 2. The department may provide for agricultural education in the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23E, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23E / Section 14
Regional offices
Status: in_force

Section 14. The commissioner shall establish four permanent regional offices, and shall appoint at least one management level employee as supervisor of each such office, and such other officers, clerks, and assistants as are necessary for the discharge of duties in connection with such offices.

Section 14. The commissioner shall establish four permanent regional offices, and shall appoint at least one management level employee as supervisor of each such office, and such other officers, clerks, and assistants as are necessary for the discharge of duties in connection with such offices.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 52 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 151A / Section 52
Benefit account
Status: in_force

Section 52. All moneys requisitioned from the commonwealth's account in the Unemployment Trust Fund in the United States treasury and received by the commissioner from the state treasurer shall be immediately deposited in a benefit account maintained by the commissioner. All moneys in the benefit account shall be used exclusively for the payment of benefits pursuant to this chapter.

Section 52. All moneys requisitioned from the commonwealth's account in the Unemployment Trust Fund in the United States treasury and received by the commissioner from the state treasurer shall be immediately deposited in a benefit account maintained by the commissioner. All moneys in the benefit account shall be used exclusively for the payment of benefits pursuant to this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176B, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176B / Section 14
Liability of corporation; exemption from insurance laws; tax exemption
Status: in_force

Section 14. Every medical service corporation is hereby declared to be a charitable corporation. No such corporation shall be liable for injuries resulting from negligence or malpractice on the part of any participating physician, participating chiropractor or any other participating provider of health services under the laws of the commonwealth or of any of its employees, nor shall it be liable for the cost of medical services, chiropractic services or other health services under the laws of the commonwealth to which the subscriber or covered dependent may be entitled under the provisions of chapter 152. Every such corporation shall be exempt from all provisions of the insurance laws of the commonwealth, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. The property of every such corporation shall, except as hereinafter provided, be exempt from all state and local taxes.

Section 14. Every medical service corporation is hereby declared to be a charitable corporation. No such corporation shall be liable for injuries resulting from negligence or malpractice on the part of any participating physician, participating chiropractor or any other participating provider of health services under the laws of the commonwealth or of any of its employees, nor shall it be liable for the cost of medical services, chiropractic services or other health services under the laws of the commonwealth to which the subscriber or covered dependent may be entitled under the provisions of chapter 152. Every such corporation shall be exempt from all provisions of the insurance laws of the commonwealth, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. The property of every such corporation shall, except as hereinafter provided, be exempt from all state and local taxes.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, sec. 43D — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 91 / Section 43D
Rules and regulations relating to Secs. 38 to 43C
Status: in_force

Section 43D. The department, in consultation with the office, shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 38 to 43C, inclusive.

Section 43D. The department, in consultation with the office, shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 38 to 43C, inclusive.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, sec. 63 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23K / Section 63
Gaming Local Aid Fund
Status: in_force

Section 63. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a fund to be known as the Gaming Local Aid Fund. The fund shall consist of monies transferred under section 59 and all monies credited or transferred to the fund from any other fund or source and shall be subject to appropriation. Funds shall be distributed to cities and towns in accordance with the formula used to determine the distribution of unrestricted general government aid under section 3 of the general appropriation act. Monies from the fund shall be used in addition to the balance of the State Lottery Fund for distribution to cities and towns under clause (c) of the second paragraph of section 35 of chapter 10 and any monies so distributed shall be considered part of general revenue sharing aid for purposes of annual aid and contribution requirements established pursuant to chapter 70 or section 3 of the annual general appropriation act.

Section 63. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a fund to be known as the Gaming Local Aid Fund. The fund shall consist of monies transferred under section 59 and all monies credited or transferred to the fund from any other fund or source and shall be subject to appropriation. Funds shall be distributed to cities and towns in accordance with the formula used to determine the distribution of unrestricted general government aid under section 3 of the general appropriation act. Monies from the fund shall be used in addition to the balance of the State Lottery Fund for distribution to cities and towns under clause (c) of the second paragraph of section 35 of chapter 10 and any monies so distributed shall be considered part of general revenue sharing aid for purposes of annual aid and contribution requirements established pursuant to chapter 70 or section 3 of the annual general appropriation act.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 87 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 87
Limitation upon tax exemption
Status: in_force

Section 87. Land, outside the location of the railroad five rods in width, taken or purchased for railroad, depot or station purposes shall not be exempt from taxation.

Section 87. Land, outside the location of the railroad five rods in width, taken or purchased for railroad, depot or station purposes shall not be exempt from taxation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15SS — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15SS
Massachusetts Hospice Week
Status: in_force

Section 15SS. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second week in November as Massachusetts Hospice Week and recommending that said week be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15SS. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second week in November as Massachusetts Hospice Week and recommending that said week be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 51I — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 51I
Power of commission; expenditure of funds; contracts for maintenance, operation, construction and enlargement of airports
Status: in_force

Section 51I. The airport commission of any city or town shall be authorized to expend any funds granted to, or received from any source or appropriated by, such city or town for airport purposes and may make contracts for the maintenance, operation, construction, enlargement and improvement of the airport and for the purchase of materials, supplies and equipment pursuant to the laws of the commonwealth governing the making of like contracts; provided, that where such maintenance, operation, construction, enlargement and improvement of the airport, and purchase of materials, supplies and equipment, is financed wholly or partly with federal moneys, the airport commission may act in the manner prescribed by the federal authorities, acting under the laws of the United States, and any rules or regulations made thereunder, notwithstanding any other law of the commonwealth to the contrary.

Section 51I. The airport commission of any city or town shall be authorized to expend any funds granted to, or received from any source or appropriated by, such city or town for airport purposes and may make contracts for the maintenance, operation, construction, enlargement and improvement of the airport and for the purchase of materials, supplies and equipment pursuant to the laws of the commonwealth governing the making of like contracts; provided, that where such maintenance, operation, construction, enlargement and improvement of the airport, and purchase of materials, supplies and equipment, is financed wholly or partly with federal moneys, the airport commission may act in the manner prescribed by the federal authorities, acting under the laws of the United States, and any rules or regulations made thereunder, notwithstanding any other law of the commonwealth to the contrary.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 31, sec. 61B — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 31 / Section 61B
Wellness program for police officers and firefighters
Status: in_force

Section 61B. Any city, town, district or other governmental unit which accepts the provisions of this section shall establish a wellness program for police officers and firefighters, if any, employed in such city, town, district or other governmental unit. Such wellness program shall be in accordance with the minimum requirements established by the department of public health pursuant to section two hundred and three of chapter one hundred and eleven. The commonwealth and any agencies or authorities thereof shall establish such programs for any police officers or firefighters employed by said commonwealth, agencies or authorities and shall be deemed to have accepted this section for the purposes of section sixty-one A. Any city, town, district, or other governmental unit, but not including the commonwealth, its agencies or authorities, which accepts the provisions of this section and provides wellness programs pursuant thereto shall be reimbursed for the lesser of (i) one-half the costs thereof or (ii) an amount equal to one hundred dollars per employee, by the commonwealth, upon certification by the secretary of public safety. Said secretary shall certify the amount of such reimbursement to be paid to such city, town, district, or other governmental unit from information filed on or before September first of each year with said secretary by the appointing authority.

Section 61B. Any city, town, district or other governmental unit which accepts the provisions of this section shall establish a wellness program for police officers and firefighters, if any, employed in such city, town, district or other governmental unit. Such wellness program shall be in accordance with the minimum requirements established by the department of public health pursuant to section two hundred and three of chapter one hundred and eleven. The commonwealth and any agencies or authorities thereof shall establish such programs for any police officers or firefighters employed by said commonwealth, agencies or authorities and shall be deemed to have accepted this section for the purposes of section sixty-one A. Any city, town, district, or other governmental unit, but not including the commonwealth, its agencies or authorities, which accepts the provisions of this section and provides wellness programs pursuant thereto shall be reimbursed for the lesser of (i) one-half the costs thereof or (ii) an amount equal to one hundred dollars per employee, by the commonwealth, upon certification by the secretary of public safety. Said secretary shall certify the amount of such reimbursement to be paid to such city, town, district, or other governmental unit from information filed on or before September first of each year with said secretary by the appointing authority.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 217, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 217 / Section 17
Register to report vacancy and appointment of assistant
Status: in_force

Section 17. The register shall forthwith report to the state secretary a vacancy in the office of assistant register and the name, residence and date of appointment of the person appointed to fill such vacancy.

Section 17. The register shall forthwith report to the state secretary a vacancy in the office of assistant register and the name, residence and date of appointment of the person appointed to fill such vacancy.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 132 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 132
Dissolution of attachment of real estate upon release by plaintiff
Status: in_force

Section 132. An attachment of real estate shall be dissolved by a release signed and acknowledged by the plaintiff or by his executor, administrator or attorney of record and recorded in the registry of deeds, or by a certificate from the clerk of court in which the action was pending that the attachment has been dissolved or that the action has finally been determined. Such a release describing sufficiently for identification any particular parcels of real estate shall dissolve an attachment in so far as it may affect the particular parcels described. The aforesaid releases, certificates of court and partial releases, shall be recorded in the registry of deeds in the county or district where a certified copy of the original return of attachments is filed or recorded as required by section sixty-three.

Section 132. An attachment of real estate shall be dissolved by a release signed and acknowledged by the plaintiff or by his executor, administrator or attorney of record and recorded in the registry of deeds, or by a certificate from the clerk of court in which the action was pending that the attachment has been dissolved or that the action has finally been determined. Such a release describing sufficiently for identification any particular parcels of real estate shall dissolve an attachment in so far as it may affect the particular parcels described. The aforesaid releases, certificates of court and partial releases, shall be recorded in the registry of deeds in the county or district where a certified copy of the original return of attachments is filed or recorded as required by section sixty-three.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110A, sec. 411 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 110A / Section 411
Judicial Review of Orders
Status: in_force

Section 411. (a) Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the secretary in an adjudicatory proceeding may obtain judicial review pursuant to section fourteen of chapter thirty A. (b) The commencement of proceedings under subsection (a) does not, unless specifically ordered by the court, operate as a stay of the secretary's order.

Section 411. (a) Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the secretary in an adjudicatory proceeding may obtain judicial review pursuant to section fourteen of chapter thirty A.

(b) The commencement of proceedings under subsection (a) does not, unless specifically ordered by the court, operate as a stay of the secretary's order.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 179B — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 179B
Notice to commissioner of commencement or change of location of business; violations
Status: in_force

Section 179B. The owner of every factory, workshop, manufacturing, mechanical, mercantile or other establishment or industry in which twelve or more persons are employed shall, upon the commencement, or a change of location, of its operations within the commonwealth, give notice thereof to the commissioner of the department of career services in such form as the director of the department of labor standards shall prescribe. Whoever knowingly violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than two months, or both.

Section 179B. The owner of every factory, workshop, manufacturing, mechanical, mercantile or other establishment or industry in which twelve or more persons are employed shall, upon the commencement, or a change of location, of its operations within the commonwealth, give notice thereof to the commissioner of the department of career services in such form as the director of the department of labor standards shall prescribe. Whoever knowingly violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than two months, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203E, sec. 805 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 203E / Section 805
Costs of administration
Status: in_force

Section 805. Costs of administration In administering a trust, the trustee may incur only costs that are appropriate and reasonable in relation to the trust property, the purposes of the trust and the skills of the trustee.

Section 805. Costs of administration

In administering a trust, the trustee may incur only costs that are appropriate and reasonable in relation to the trust property, the purposes of the trust and the skills of the trustee.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 42
Recreation and pleasure resorts; sale of alcoholic beverages
Status: in_force

Section 42. A company may, except in Boston, acquire, hold, maintain and equip land for purposes of recreation and for pleasure resorts, provided that the department shall find that the acquisition, equipment and maintenance of such land for such purposes and the cost thereof and other circumstances relating thereto are consistent with the public interest. Such recreation and pleasure resorts shall be subject in the same manner as other places of amusement to the supervision and regulation of the local authorities of the cities or towns where situated, and shall be subject to such further restrictions as the department may from time to time impose. No company shall sell alcoholic beverages, as defined in section one of chapter one hundred and thirty-eight, or allow them to be sold within the limits of any resort held or maintained by it; nor shall it sell without the approval of the department any land so acquired. No company shall contribute, directly or indirectly, by payment of money or otherwise, except in such cases and to such extent as the department shall first approve, to the establishment, equipment or maintenance of any recreation park or pleasure resort not owned by such company.

Section 42. A company may, except in Boston, acquire, hold, maintain and equip land for purposes of recreation and for pleasure resorts, provided that the department shall find that the acquisition, equipment and maintenance of such land for such purposes and the cost thereof and other circumstances relating thereto are consistent with the public interest. Such recreation and pleasure resorts shall be subject in the same manner as other places of amusement to the supervision and regulation of the local authorities of the cities or towns where situated, and shall be subject to such further restrictions as the department may from time to time impose. No company shall sell alcoholic beverages, as defined in section one of chapter one hundred and thirty-eight, or allow them to be sold within the limits of any resort held or maintained by it; nor shall it sell without the approval of the department any land so acquired. No company shall contribute, directly or indirectly, by payment of money or otherwise, except in such cases and to such extent as the department shall first approve, to the establishment, equipment or maintenance of any recreation park or pleasure resort not owned by such company.