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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title I / Chapter 4 / Section 4
Mode of acceptance of statute by municipality or district
Status: in_force

Section 4. Wherever a statute is to take effect upon its acceptance by a municipality or district, or is to be effective in municipalities or districts accepting its provisions, this acceptance shall be, except as otherwise provided in that statute, in a municipality, by vote of the legislative body, subject to the charter of the municipality, or, in a district, by vote of the district at a district meeting.

Section 4. Wherever a statute is to take effect upon its acceptance by a municipality or district, or is to be effective in municipalities or districts accepting its provisions, this acceptance shall be, except as otherwise provided in that statute, in a municipality, by vote of the legislative body, subject to the charter of the municipality, or, in a district, by vote of the district at a district meeting.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, sec. 15F — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 186 / Section 15F
Residential leases or rental agreements restricting litigation or landlord liability; ouster of tenant; remedies
Status: in_force

Section 15F. Any provision of a lease or other rental agreement relating to residential real property whereby the tenant agrees to waive his right to trial by jury in any subsequent litigation with the landlord, or agrees that no action or failure to act by the landlord shall be construed as a constructive eviction, shall be deemed to be against public policy and void. If a tenant is removed from the premises or excluded therefrom by the landlord or his agent except pursuant to a valid court order, the tenant may recover possession or terminate the rental agreement and, in either case, recover three months' rent or three times the damages sustained by him, and the cost of suit, including reasonable attorney's fees. Any agreement or understanding between a landlord and a tenant which purports to exempt the landlord from any liability imposed by this section shall be deemed to be against public policy and void.

Section 15F. Any provision of a lease or other rental agreement relating to residential real property whereby the tenant agrees to waive his right to trial by jury in any subsequent litigation with the landlord, or agrees that no action or failure to act by the landlord shall be construed as a constructive eviction, shall be deemed to be against public policy and void.

If a tenant is removed from the premises or excluded therefrom by the landlord or his agent except pursuant to a valid court order, the tenant may recover possession or terminate the rental agreement and, in either case, recover three months' rent or three times the damages sustained by him, and the cost of suit, including reasonable attorney's fees.

Any agreement or understanding between a landlord and a tenant which purports to exempt the landlord from any liability imposed by this section shall be deemed to be against public policy and void.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, sec. 2B — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 46 / Section 2B
Pre-adoption birth certificates; application for inspection by adopted persons
Status: in_force

Section 2B. Upon written application, which shall include proof of identity and payment of applicable fees, by an adopted person 18 years of age or older who was born in the commonwealth or by an adoptive parent of an adopted person under 18 years of age and born in the commonwealth, the state registrar shall:- (a) make available for inspection at the offices of the state registry the birth certificate prior to adoption which indicated the prior legal parent or parents listed on the initial birth certificate or if there has been more than 1 adoption, the birth certificate prior to the first adoption which indicates the parent or parents listed on the birth certificate prior to adoption. (b) send by certified mail return receipt to the adopted person age 18 or older or to the parents of an adopted person under 18 years of age a photocopy of the contents of the birth record with the following notation on it: ''The contents of this birth record are being released under section 2B of chapter 46 of the Massachusetts General Laws or under a court order. This record was amended by adoption. This is not a certified copy of a birth record.''

Section 2B. Upon written application, which shall include proof of identity and payment of applicable fees, by an adopted person 18 years of age or older who was born in the commonwealth or by an adoptive parent of an adopted person under 18 years of age and born in the commonwealth, the state registrar shall:-

(a) make available for inspection at the offices of the state registry the birth certificate prior to adoption which indicated the prior legal parent or parents listed on the initial birth certificate or if there has been more than 1 adoption, the birth certificate prior to the first adoption which indicates the parent or parents listed on the birth certificate prior to adoption.

(b) send by certified mail return receipt to the adopted person age 18 or older or to the parents of an adopted person under 18 years of age a photocopy of the contents of the birth record with the following notation on it: ''The contents of this birth record are being released under section 2B of chapter 46 of the Massachusetts General Laws or under a court order. This record was amended by adoption. This is not a certified copy of a birth record.''
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 92 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 92
Denaturing and marking of broken eggs in cold storage
Status: in_force

Section 92. Broken eggs packed in cans, if not intended for food, shall be denatured when deposited in cold storage, and shall be marked by the owner, in accordance with forms prescribed by the department of public health, so as plainly to indicate that they are not to be sold for food.

Section 92. Broken eggs packed in cans, if not intended for food, shall be denatured when deposited in cold storage, and shall be marked by the owner, in accordance with forms prescribed by the department of public health, so as plainly to indicate that they are not to be sold for food.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, sec. 42A — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 51 / Section 42A
Physically disabled applicants
Status: in_force

Section 42A. Any person claiming to have the qualifications for voting in any city or town who, by reason of physical disability, is unable to appear in person to register may make application, in writing, to the registrars of voters of such city or town for registration in the manner hereinafter provided. The application shall be made, not later than the third day before the last day for registration of voters under section twenty-six, to the registrars of voters of the city or town in which the applicant resides. Applications received after such third day shall not be acted upon. The registrars shall seasonably after receipt of an application for registration under this section delegate two registrars, assistant registrars, or absent registration officers to visit the person making the same, and the said officers, equally representing the two political parties, if satisfied that the applicant is unable by reason of physical disability to appear in person to register, shall provide him with a blank affidavit of registration and shall witness the signing thereof. No such person shall be provided with an affidavit of registration after the close of registration nor in any city or town other than that in which he claims the right to vote; provided, however, if the applicant is in the military or naval service of the United States, he may so register up until four o'clock post meridian on the day preceding a primary election, preliminary election or election.

Section 42A. Any person claiming to have the qualifications for voting in any city or town who, by reason of physical disability, is unable to appear in person to register may make application, in writing, to the registrars of voters of such city or town for registration in the manner hereinafter provided.

The application shall be made, not later than the third day before the last day for registration of voters under section twenty-six, to the registrars of voters of the city or town in which the applicant resides. Applications received after such third day shall not be acted upon.

The registrars shall seasonably after receipt of an application for registration under this section delegate two registrars, assistant registrars, or absent registration officers to visit the person making the same, and the said officers, equally representing the two political parties, if satisfied that the applicant is unable by reason of physical disability to appear in person to register, shall provide him with a blank affidavit of registration and shall witness the signing thereof. No such person shall be provided with an affidavit of registration after the close of registration nor in any city or town other than that in which he claims the right to vote; provided, however, if the applicant is in the military or naval service of the United States, he may so register up until four o'clock post meridian on the day preceding a primary election, preliminary election or election.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 200 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 200
Free passes to former employees injured in service of railroad
Status: in_force

Section 200. Railroad corporations may issue passes for free transportation to former employees who have been injured in the service of the corporation issuing the pass. The pass shall state the nature of the injury, shall not be transferable, and shall be forfeited if used, or attempted to be used, in violation of the conditions of the pass, or if it was obtained by misrepresentation.

Section 200. Railroad corporations may issue passes for free transportation to former employees who have been injured in the service of the corporation issuing the pass. The pass shall state the nature of the injury, shall not be transferable, and shall be forfeited if used, or attempted to be used, in violation of the conditions of the pass, or if it was obtained by misrepresentation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 108A, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 108A / Section 6
Partnership, defined; application to prior associations; limited partnerships
Status: in_force

Section 6. (1) A partnership is an association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners a business for profit and includes, for all purposes of the laws of the commonwealth, a registered limited liability partnership. (2) But any association formed under any other statute of this state, or any statute adopted by authority, other than the authority of this state, is not a partnership under this chapter, unless such association would have been a partnership in this state prior to January first, nineteen hundred and twenty-three; but this chapter shall apply to limited partnerships except in so far as the statutes relating to such partnerships are inconsistent herewith.

Section 6. (1) A partnership is an association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners a business for profit and includes, for all purposes of the laws of the commonwealth, a registered limited liability partnership.

(2) But any association formed under any other statute of this state, or any statute adopted by authority, other than the authority of this state, is not a partnership under this chapter, unless such association would have been a partnership in this state prior to January first, nineteen hundred and twenty-three; but this chapter shall apply to limited partnerships except in so far as the statutes relating to such partnerships are inconsistent herewith.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15R — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15R
Armistice Day
Status: in_force

Section 15R. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for a proper observance of November the eleventh as Armistice Day, in lasting recognition of the service and sacrifice of those sons and daughters of Massachusetts who served in the armed forces of the United States during World War I and in thanksgiving for the termination of hostilities on Armistice Day, November the eleventh, nineteen hundred and eighteen.

Section 15R. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for a proper observance of November the eleventh as Armistice Day, in lasting recognition of the service and sacrifice of those sons and daughters of Massachusetts who served in the armed forces of the United States during World War I and in thanksgiving for the termination of hostilities on Armistice Day, November the eleventh, nineteen hundred and eighteen.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15CCCCCCC — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15CCCCCCC
Recognition of sacrifices of Gold Star families; illumination of landmarks and bridges on Memorial Day
Status: in_force

Section 15CCCCCCC. (a) The governor shall annually issue a proclamation on Memorial Day in recognition of the sacrifices of Gold Star families in the commonwealth and the following landmarks and bridges shall be illuminated in gold on Memorial Day to commemorate and recognize the lives of those lost in military service, including, but not limited to: (1) the Gold Star Families Bridge in the city of Lynn; (2) the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge in the cities of Boston and Cambridge; (3) the Longfellow Bridge in the cities of Boston and Cambridge; (4) the Fore River Bridge in the city of Quincy and the town of Weymouth; and (5) the Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge in the city of Worcester and the town of Shrewsbury. (b) The governor, the department of transportation, the executive office of veterans' services and the Military Friends Foundation shall establish policies and procedures necessary to implement this section.

Section 15CCCCCCC. (a) The governor shall annually issue a proclamation on Memorial Day in recognition of the sacrifices of Gold Star families in the commonwealth and the following landmarks and bridges shall be illuminated in gold on Memorial Day to commemorate and recognize the lives of those lost in military service, including, but not limited to:

(1) the Gold Star Families Bridge in the city of Lynn;

(2) the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge in the cities of Boston and Cambridge;

(3) the Longfellow Bridge in the cities of Boston and Cambridge;

(4) the Fore River Bridge in the city of Quincy and the town of Weymouth; and

(5) the Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge in the city of Worcester and the town of Shrewsbury.

(b) The governor, the department of transportation, the executive office of veterans' services and the Military Friends Foundation shall establish policies and procedures necessary to implement this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94C / Section 42
Cooperation with federal and other state agencies
Status: in_force

Section 42. The commissioner and the attorney general shall cooperate with federal and other state agencies in discharging their responsibilities concerning traffic in controlled substances and in suppressing the abuse of controlled substances. To this end they may: (1) Arrange for the exchange of information among governmental officials concerning the use and abuse of controlled substances; (2) Coordinate and cooperate in training programs concerning the enforcement of laws governing controlled substances at local and state levels; (3) Cooperate with the bureau by establishing a centralized unit to accept, catalog, file and collect statistics including statistics regarding drug dependent persons and controlled substance law offenders within the commonwealth and make the information available for federal, state and local law enforcement purposes, provided that they shall not furnish the name or identity of a patient or research subject; and (4) Conduct programs of eradication aimed at destroying wild or illicit growth of plant species from which controlled substances may be extracted.

Section 42. The commissioner and the attorney general shall cooperate with federal and other state agencies in discharging their responsibilities concerning traffic in controlled substances and in suppressing the abuse of controlled substances. To this end they may:

(1) Arrange for the exchange of information among governmental officials concerning the use and abuse of controlled substances;

(2) Coordinate and cooperate in training programs concerning the enforcement of laws governing controlled substances at local and state levels;

(3) Cooperate with the bureau by establishing a centralized unit to accept, catalog, file and collect statistics including statistics regarding drug dependent persons and controlled substance law offenders within the commonwealth and make the information available for federal, state and local law enforcement purposes, provided that they shall not furnish the name or identity of a patient or research subject; and

(4) Conduct programs of eradication aimed at destroying wild or illicit growth of plant species from which controlled substances may be extracted.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 265 / Section 36
Throwing or dropping objects at sporting events; punishment
Status: in_force

Section 36. Any person who willfully drops, throws or otherwise releases any object, missile or other article at any sporting event with the intent to injure any person at such event shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than one year, or both.

Section 36. Any person who willfully drops, throws or otherwise releases any object, missile or other article at any sporting event with the intent to injure any person at such event shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than one year, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64G, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64G / Section 2
Exempted accommodations
Status: in_force

[Text of section effective as provided by 2018, 337, Sec. 15A as added by 2019, 5, Sec. 37.]

[Text of section effective as provided by 2018, 337, Sec. 15A as added by 2019, 5, Sec. 37.]

Section 2. This chapter shall not include: (i) lodging accommodations at a federal, state or municipal institution; (ii) lodging accommodations, including dormitories, at religious, charitable, educational and philanthropic institutions; provided, however, that the exemption allowed shall not apply to accommodations provided by any such institution at a hotel or motel generally open to the public and operated by the institution; (iii) privately-owned and operated convalescent homes or homes for the aged, infirm, indigent or chronically ill; (iv) religious or charitable homes for the aged, infirm, indigent or chronically ill; (v) summer camps for children up to 18 years of age or developmentally disabled individuals; provided, however, that a summer camp that offers its facilities off season to individuals 60 years of age or older for a period of not more than 30 days in a calendar year shall not lose its exemption under this section; (vi) bed and breakfast homes; (vii) lodging accommodations provided to seasonal employees by employers; (viii) alcohol and drug free housing that is certified pursuant to section 18A of chapter 17; (ix) tenancies at will or month-to-month leases; and (x) time-shares, as defined in section 2 of chapter 183B.

For the purposes of this section, ''developmentally disabled individual'' shall mean an individual who has a severe chronic disability that: (i) is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments; (ii) is likely to continue indefinitely; (iii) results in substantial functional limitations in not less than 3 of the following areas of major life activity: (A) self-care; (B) receptive and expressive language; (C) learning; (D) mobility; (E) self-direction; (F) capacity for independent living; and (G) economic self-sufficiency; and (iv) reflects the individual's need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary or generic care, treatment or other services that are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22D, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 22D / Section 1
Establishment of department
Status: in_force

Section 1. There shall be within the executive office of public safety a department of fire services under the supervision and control of a state fire marshal.

Section 1. There shall be within the executive office of public safety a department of fire services under the supervision and control of a state fire marshal.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64A, sec. 3A — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64A / Section 3A
Determination of average price of fuel and tax per gallon; notice
Status: in_force

Section 3A. The commissioner shall, before the commencement of each calendar quarter, determine the average price of fuel and the tax per gallon to be applicable for each of the three months in the ensuing calendar quarter; and shall notify every distributor, unclassified importer and unclassified exporter of the tax per gallon that shall apply for such calendar quarter.

Section 3A. The commissioner shall, before the commencement of each calendar quarter, determine the average price of fuel and the tax per gallon to be applicable for each of the three months in the ensuing calendar quarter; and shall notify every distributor, unclassified importer and unclassified exporter of the tax per gallon that shall apply for such calendar quarter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 110 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 110
False invoice of cargo; intent to defraud insurer
Status: in_force

Section 110. An owner of a ship or vessel, or of property laden or pretended to be laden on board the same, or any other person concerned in the lading or fitting out of a ship or vessel, who makes out or exhibits, or causes to be made out or exhibited, a false or fraudulent invoice, bill of lading, bill or parcels or other false estimates of any goods or property laden or pretended to be laden on board such ship or vessel, with intent to injure or defraud an insurer of such ship, vessel or property or of any part thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars and imprisonment in jail for not more than two years.

Section 110. An owner of a ship or vessel, or of property laden or pretended to be laden on board the same, or any other person concerned in the lading or fitting out of a ship or vessel, who makes out or exhibits, or causes to be made out or exhibited, a false or fraudulent invoice, bill of lading, bill or parcels or other false estimates of any goods or property laden or pretended to be laden on board such ship or vessel, with intent to injure or defraud an insurer of such ship, vessel or property or of any part thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars and imprisonment in jail for not more than two years.