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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 279 / Section 42
Warrant of distress to compel payment of penalty or assessment
Status: in_force

Section 42. If judgment is rendered against a corporation upon an indictment or complaint under the laws of the commonwealth, the court may issue a warrant of distress to compel payment of the penalty or assessment, as the case may be, as prescribed by law, together with interest thereon if so ordered by the court. If the records of the registrar of motor vehicles indicate that a corporation has failed to pay an assessment for a civil motor vehicle infraction as provided in section three of chapter ninety C, the registrar may issue a warrant of distress to compel payment of the assessment, plus any late fees or other administrative fees which the registrar is required or authorized by law or regulation to impose, unless such fees are waived in whole or in part by the registrar.

Section 42. If judgment is rendered against a corporation upon an indictment or complaint under the laws of the commonwealth, the court may issue a warrant of distress to compel payment of the penalty or assessment, as the case may be, as prescribed by law, together with interest thereon if so ordered by the court.

If the records of the registrar of motor vehicles indicate that a corporation has failed to pay an assessment for a civil motor vehicle infraction as provided in section three of chapter ninety C, the registrar may issue a warrant of distress to compel payment of the assessment, plus any late fees or other administrative fees which the registrar is required or authorized by law or regulation to impose, unless such fees are waived in whole or in part by the registrar.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, sec. 38M — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71 / Section 38M
Student advisory committees
Status: in_force

Section 38M. School committees of cities, towns and regional school districts shall meet at least once every other month, during the months school is in session, with a student advisory committee to consist of five members to be composed of students elected by the student body of the high school or high schools in each city, town or regional school district. The members of such student advisory committees shall, by majority vote prior to the first day of June in each year elect from their number a chairperson who shall serve for a term of one year. Said chairperson shall be an ex-officio, nonvoting member of the school committee, without the right to attend executive sessions unless such right is expressly granted by the individual school committee. Said chairperson shall be subject to all school committee rules and regulations and shall serve without compensation. A school committee may designate a student outreach coordinator for the purpose of ensuring the establishment of a student advisory committee and regularly informing the advisory committee of the school committee's agenda.

Section 38M. School committees of cities, towns and regional school districts shall meet at least once every other month, during the months school is in session, with a student advisory committee to consist of five members to be composed of students elected by the student body of the high school or high schools in each city, town or regional school district.

The members of such student advisory committees shall, by majority vote prior to the first day of June in each year elect from their number a chairperson who shall serve for a term of one year. Said chairperson shall be an ex-officio, nonvoting member of the school committee, without the right to attend executive sessions unless such right is expressly granted by the individual school committee. Said chairperson shall be subject to all school committee rules and regulations and shall serve without compensation.

A school committee may designate a student outreach coordinator for the purpose of ensuring the establishment of a student advisory committee and regularly informing the advisory committee of the school committee's agenda.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, sec. 6A — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71 / Section 6A
Admission of students from outside commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 6A. Any city, town, or regional school district, acting through its school committee, may, if the school committee finds it has adequate space, accept in any of its schools, including vocational schools, any pupil who resides outside the commonwealth and may contract with the parent or guardian of the pupil, or, if the school committee of the city or town where the child resides, is authorized by law to so contract, with such school committee, for the admission of the pupil into its school system and for a tuition charge which shall in no case be less than the average expense per pupil in such school for the period of attendance. The school committee may vote to waive all or part of such tuition charge.

Section 6A. Any city, town, or regional school district, acting through its school committee, may, if the school committee finds it has adequate space, accept in any of its schools, including vocational schools, any pupil who resides outside the commonwealth and may contract with the parent or guardian of the pupil, or, if the school committee of the city or town where the child resides, is authorized by law to so contract, with such school committee, for the admission of the pupil into its school system and for a tuition charge which shall in no case be less than the average expense per pupil in such school for the period of attendance. The school committee may vote to waive all or part of such tuition charge.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 101 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 101
Salaries as full compensation
Status: in_force

Section 101. Except as otherwise provided, the salaries of clerks shall be in full compensation for all services rendered by them in the civil or criminal courts, to the county commissioners, in making any returns required by law or in the performance of any other official duty.

Section 101. Except as otherwise provided, the salaries of clerks shall be in full compensation for all services rendered by them in the civil or criminal courts, to the county commissioners, in making any returns required by law or in the performance of any other official duty.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 10, sec. 9A — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 10 / Section 9A
Debt statements
Status: in_force

Section 9A. A debt statement shall be forwarded on a quarterly basis to the state treasurer, comptroller and the house and senate committees on ways and means by those agencies of the commonwealth and authorities identified by the comptroller under subsection (c) of section 12 of chapter 7A, having authority to issue notes or bonds. Said debt statement shall be certified by an authorized official of said agency or authority. Such debt statement shall include authorized, unissued and outstanding bonds and notes of the authority or agency as of the first day of each quarter. Said debt statement shall include the debt service requirements of both principal and interest for the subsequent 24–month period and an estimate of the date and principal amount of bonds and notes to be sold in the subsequent 12–month period. Said debt statement shall be filed under rules and regulations prescribed by the state treasurer.

Section 9A. A debt statement shall be forwarded on a quarterly basis to the state treasurer, comptroller and the house and senate committees on ways and means by those agencies of the commonwealth and authorities identified by the comptroller under subsection (c) of section 12 of chapter 7A, having authority to issue notes or bonds. Said debt statement shall be certified by an authorized official of said agency or authority. Such debt statement shall include authorized, unissued and outstanding bonds and notes of the authority or agency as of the first day of each quarter. Said debt statement shall include the debt service requirements of both principal and interest for the subsequent 24–month period and an estimate of the date and principal amount of bonds and notes to be sold in the subsequent 12–month period. Said debt statement shall be filed under rules and regulations prescribed by the state treasurer.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 13, sec. 49 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 13 / Section 49
Board of registration of dispensing opticians; meetings; officers; secretary's bond
Status: in_force

Section 49. The board shall annually meet in the month of October at such time and places as it shall determine, and shall organize by electing a chairman and secretary who shall be members of the board and who shall hold their respective offices for a period of one year. The board shall hold additional meetings at such time and places as it shall determine or upon call of the chairman. The secretary of the board shall give the state treasurer a bond with sufficient sureties, to be approved by the governor and council, for the faithful performance of his duties.

Section 49. The board shall annually meet in the month of October at such time and places as it shall determine, and shall organize by electing a chairman and secretary who shall be members of the board and who shall hold their respective offices for a period of one year. The board shall hold additional meetings at such time and places as it shall determine or upon call of the chairman. The secretary of the board shall give the state treasurer a bond with sufficient sureties, to be approved by the governor and council, for the faithful performance of his duties.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 20A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 20A
Relief afforded by contract relative to membership in a labor or employer organization
Status: in_force

Section 20A. No contract, whether written or oral, between any employee or prospective employee and his employer, prospective employer or any other person, whereby either party thereto undertakes or promises not to join or not to remain a member of some specified labor organization or any labor organization, or of some specified employer organization or any employer organization, and/or to withdraw from an employment relation in the event that he joins or remains a member of some specified labor organization or any labor organization, or of some specified employer organization or any employer organization or organizations, shall afford any basis for the granting of legal or equitable relief by any court against a party to such undertaking or promise.

Section 20A. No contract, whether written or oral, between any employee or prospective employee and his employer, prospective employer or any other person, whereby either party thereto undertakes or promises not to join or not to remain a member of some specified labor organization or any labor organization, or of some specified employer organization or any employer organization, and/or to withdraw from an employment relation in the event that he joins or remains a member of some specified labor organization or any labor organization, or of some specified employer organization or any employer organization or organizations, shall afford any basis for the granting of legal or equitable relief by any court against a party to such undertaking or promise.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 84, sec. 7A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 84 / Section 7A
Notice of repair, construction or reconstruction of road or highway
Status: in_force

Section 7A. Surveyors of highways, road commissioners, or any other person, agency, or authority responsible for road or highway repairs shall notify the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority not later than forty-eight hours prior to the repair, construction or reconstruction of any road or highway used by said Authority in the operation of regular route service if such repairs, construction or reconstruction shall prohibit the operation of regular route service by the Authority over such road or highway.

Section 7A. Surveyors of highways, road commissioners, or any other person, agency, or authority responsible for road or highway repairs shall notify the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority not later than forty-eight hours prior to the repair, construction or reconstruction of any road or highway used by said Authority in the operation of regular route service if such repairs, construction or reconstruction shall prohibit the operation of regular route service by the Authority over such road or highway.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 184 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 184
Real estate appraisers; renewal certificate or license; continuing education requirements; late renewal fee
Status: in_force

Section 184. A. To obtain a renewal certificate or license, the holder of a current, valid certificate or license shall make application and pay the prescribed fee to the board not earlier than one hundred and twenty days nor later than thirty days prior to the expiration date of the certificate or license then held. With the application for renewal, the real estate appraiser shall present evidence in the form prescribed by the board of having completed required continuing education requirements. B. (1) If a person fails to renew a certificate or license as a real estate appraiser prior to its expiration or within a period of extension of up to six months granted by the board, such person may obtain a renewal by satisfying all of the requirements for renewal and by the payment of a late renewal fee and any additional requirements set by the board. (2) If the applicant satisfies the requirements for renewal during the extended term of certification or licensing, the beginning date of the renewal shall be the day following the expiration of the certificate or license previously held by the applicant.

Section 184. A. To obtain a renewal certificate or license, the holder of a current, valid certificate or license shall make application and pay the prescribed fee to the board not earlier than one hundred and twenty days nor later than thirty days prior to the expiration date of the certificate or license then held. With the application for renewal, the real estate appraiser shall present evidence in the form prescribed by the board of having completed required continuing education requirements.

B. (1) If a person fails to renew a certificate or license as a real estate appraiser prior to its expiration or within a period of extension of up to six months granted by the board, such person may obtain a renewal by satisfying all of the requirements for renewal and by the payment of a late renewal fee and any additional requirements set by the board.

(2) If the applicant satisfies the requirements for renewal during the extended term of certification or licensing, the beginning date of the renewal shall be the day following the expiration of the certificate or license previously held by the applicant.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 17
Incestuous marriage or sexual activities
Status: in_force

Section 17. Persons within degrees of consanguinity within which marriages are prohibited or declared by law to be incestuous and void, who intermarry or have sexual intercourse with each other, or who engage in sexual activities with each other, including but not limited to, oral or anal intercourse, fellatio, cunnilingus, or other penetration of a part of a person's body, or insertion of an object into the genital or anal opening of another person's body, or the manual manipulation of the genitalia of another person's body, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 20 years or in the house of correction for not more than 21/2 years.

Section 17. Persons within degrees of consanguinity within which marriages are prohibited or declared by law to be incestuous and void, who intermarry or have sexual intercourse with each other, or who engage in sexual activities with each other, including but not limited to, oral or anal intercourse, fellatio, cunnilingus, or other penetration of a part of a person's body, or insertion of an object into the genital or anal opening of another person's body, or the manual manipulation of the genitalia of another person's body, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 20 years or in the house of correction for not more than 21/2 years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, sec. 33 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128 / Section 33
Maintenance of colony of honey bees in hives in which brood combs are fastened to container; diseased bees
Status: in_force

Section 33. No persons shall knowingly maintain a colony or colonies of honey bees in hives, other receptacles, trees or other lodging places in which brood combs are fastened to the container of the colony or cross-built. No person shall neglect, expose, sell, barter, give or in any other way dispose of diseased bees or any colony container, comb, frame or other appliance used about the diseased bees in whole or in part in such manner as to cause the spread of the disease.

Section 33. No persons shall knowingly maintain a colony or colonies of honey bees in hives, other receptacles, trees or other lodging places in which brood combs are fastened to the container of the colony or cross-built. No person shall neglect, expose, sell, barter, give or in any other way dispose of diseased bees or any colony container, comb, frame or other appliance used about the diseased bees in whole or in part in such manner as to cause the spread of the disease.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, sec. 30A — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 148 / Section 30A
Unlawful tampering, etc. with notice of violation; punishment
Status: in_force

Section 30A. Whoever unlawfully tampers with, changes, mutilates, destroys, or otherwise removes, from a building or structure, any notice of violation affixed under the provisions of section thirty, shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars or by imprisonment in jail for not more than one month, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Section 30A. Whoever unlawfully tampers with, changes, mutilates, destroys, or otherwise removes, from a building or structure, any notice of violation affixed under the provisions of section thirty, shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars or by imprisonment in jail for not more than one month, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 242 / Section 3
Actions in tort in nature of waste; when maintainable against representatives
Status: in_force

Section 3. If such action in tort was commenced in the lifetime of the tenant, it may be prosecuted against his executor or administrator or it may be commenced against such executor or administrator for waste committed or suffered in the tenant's lifetime.

Section 3. If such action in tort was commenced in the lifetime of the tenant, it may be prosecuted against his executor or administrator or it may be commenced against such executor or administrator for waste committed or suffered in the tenant's lifetime.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 127O — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 127O
Conveyance of real estate with intent to evade nuisance provisions; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 127O. Any person who conveys a parcel of real estate with the intent to evade a notice or order, issued pursuant to sections one hundred and twenty-two to one hundred and twenty-seven B, inclusive, and sections one to three A, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and thirty-nine, section six to nine, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and forty-three, the state sanitary code, the state building code, or chapter forty A, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars or by imprisonment in a house of correction or jail for not more than one year, or both. The amount of consideration or the relationship of the grantor to the grantee shall be evidence of such intent to evade a notice or order under the provisions of this section.

Section 127O. Any person who conveys a parcel of real estate with the intent to evade a notice or order, issued pursuant to sections one hundred and twenty-two to one hundred and twenty-seven B, inclusive, and sections one to three A, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and thirty-nine, section six to nine, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and forty-three, the state sanitary code, the state building code, or chapter forty A, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars or by imprisonment in a house of correction or jail for not more than one year, or both.

The amount of consideration or the relationship of the grantor to the grantee shall be evidence of such intent to evade a notice or order under the provisions of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 170 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 170
Willful defilement or corruption of spring or source of water
Status: in_force

Section 170. Whoever willfully and maliciously defiles or corrupts any spring or other source of water, or reservoir, or destroys or injures any pipe, conductor of water or other property pertaining to an aqueduct, or aids or abets in any such trespass, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each day that such willful and malicious activity occurs or continues, or imprisonment in state prison for not more than 5 years or in the house of correction for not more than 2 years or by both such fine and imprisonment. Whoever otherwise defiles or corrupts any spring or other source of water, or reservoir, or destroys or injures any pipe, conductor of water or other property pertaining to an aqueduct shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars per day for each day that such violation occurs or continues.

Section 170. Whoever willfully and maliciously defiles or corrupts any spring or other source of water, or reservoir, or destroys or injures any pipe, conductor of water or other property pertaining to an aqueduct, or aids or abets in any such trespass, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each day that such willful and malicious activity occurs or continues, or imprisonment in state prison for not more than 5 years or in the house of correction for not more than 2 years or by both such fine and imprisonment. Whoever otherwise defiles or corrupts any spring or other source of water, or reservoir, or destroys or injures any pipe, conductor of water or other property pertaining to an aqueduct shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars per day for each day that such violation occurs or continues.