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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19C, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 19C / Section 9
Completion of hearings; reports; referrals
Status: in_force

Section 9. Upon the completion of any formal investigation, the commission shall:— (a) issue a written report and refer the same to the appropriate state agency. Such report shall contain findings of fact concerning the alleged occurrence of abuse that was the subject of the investigation, together with a finding as to whether or not such abuse did occur and, if so, what actions are necessary to remedy the causes of such abuse or to prevent its reoccurrence; (b) refer any matters for which there is reason to believe that a crime has been committed to the attorney general, the United States attorney or a district attorney for the county wherein such crime was committed; (c) refer any matters for which there is reason to believe that employee misconduct has occurred to the state agency employing such person for imposition of disciplinary measures in accordance with the requirements of any applicable law, regulation or collective bargaining agreement; or (d) refer any matters for which there is reason to believe that misconduct has occurred by a contractor with a state agency or by such contractor's agent, to the state agency contracting with such party for termination of such contract or for such other action as may be deemed appropriate by such state agency.

Section 9. Upon the completion of any formal investigation, the commission shall:—

(a) issue a written report and refer the same to the appropriate state agency. Such report shall contain findings of fact concerning the alleged occurrence of abuse that was the subject of the investigation, together with a finding as to whether or not such abuse did occur and, if so, what actions are necessary to remedy the causes of such abuse or to prevent its reoccurrence;

(b) refer any matters for which there is reason to believe that a crime has been committed to the attorney general, the United States attorney or a district attorney for the county wherein such crime was committed;

(c) refer any matters for which there is reason to believe that employee misconduct has occurred to the state agency employing such person for imposition of disciplinary measures in accordance with the requirements of any applicable law, regulation or collective bargaining agreement; or

(d) refer any matters for which there is reason to believe that misconduct has occurred by a contractor with a state agency or by such contractor's agent, to the state agency contracting with such party for termination of such contract or for such other action as may be deemed appropriate by such state agency.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 42H — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 42H
Grounds for refusal to grant license or revocation
Status: in_force

Section 42H. The commissioner may refuse to grant a license under section forty-two A, or may revoke such a license already granted, when he is satisfied of the existence of any of the following causes: 1. That a judgment has been obtained against the applicant or licensee by any producer and remains unsatisfied of record. 2. That the applicant or licensee has failed to make prompt settlements with producers from whom he has received or is receiving milk, or to make statements to producers as provided in section forty-two F. 3. That there has been a continued course of dealing of such nature as to satisfy the commissioner of the inability or unwillingness of the applicant or licensee to conduct business properly or of an intent to deceive or defraud producers. 4. That there has been a continued failure by the applicant or licensee to keep records or furnish information required by the commissioner or by law. 5. That the licensee has failed to give additional security as required under section forty-two D.

Section 42H. The commissioner may refuse to grant a license under section forty-two A, or may revoke such a license already granted, when he is satisfied of the existence of any of the following causes:

1. That a judgment has been obtained against the applicant or licensee by any producer and remains unsatisfied of record.

2. That the applicant or licensee has failed to make prompt settlements with producers from whom he has received or is receiving milk, or to make statements to producers as provided in section forty-two F.

3. That there has been a continued course of dealing of such nature as to satisfy the commissioner of the inability or unwillingness of the applicant or licensee to conduct business properly or of an intent to deceive or defraud producers.

4. That there has been a continued failure by the applicant or licensee to keep records or furnish information required by the commissioner or by law.

5. That the licensee has failed to give additional security as required under section forty-two D.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71 / Section 23
Use of existing educational facilities
Status: in_force

Section 23. In the establishment and conduct of said schools or courses, a town may take advantage of established educational agencies, and may utilize any suitable quarters approved by the department; but, when established, the said schools or courses shall be a part of the public school system of the town.

Section 23. In the establishment and conduct of said schools or courses, a town may take advantage of established educational agencies, and may utilize any suitable quarters approved by the department; but, when established, the said schools or courses shall be a part of the public school system of the town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 278 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 278
Appraisal management companies; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 278. The board may adopt rules and regulations that are reasonable and necessary to: (i) implement, administer and enforce sections 276 to 289, inclusive; and (ii) comply with any federal rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to Title XI of the Financial Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, 12 U.S.C. 3331 et seq. The board shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with federal regulations promulgated pursuant to said Title XI of the federal Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 for the purpose of determining whether an appraiser shall be deemed to be part of an appraisal management company's appraiser panel within a 12–month period.

Section 278. The board may adopt rules and regulations that are reasonable and necessary to: (i) implement, administer and enforce sections 276 to 289, inclusive; and (ii) comply with any federal rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to Title XI of the Financial Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, 12 U.S.C. 3331 et seq. The board shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with federal regulations promulgated pursuant to said Title XI of the federal Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 for the purpose of determining whether an appraiser shall be deemed to be part of an appraisal management company's appraiser panel within a 12–month period.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 316 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 316
Labeling of appliances; regulations; information; form, etc.
Status: in_force

Section 316. The director may, in accordance with the provisions of chapter thirty A, adopt and amend regulations which require that each appliance in a class or subclass of appliances which is displayed for sale or for promotional purposes bear a label. The same regulations shall apply to each appliance in any subclass of appliances. The director may require said label to contain any or all of the following information, in such form as he may prescribe:— (1) the cost in dollars or units of energy or both of operating the appliance during a year or any part of said year as determined under section three hundred and seventeen; (2) any numerical measure of efficiency which accurately reflects the relative efficiencies of all appliances within a class or subclass; and (3) a brief description of testing and computation procedures used to determine the above information. The director shall prescribe the form of such labels and may establish procedures for their production, distribution and use, except that he may not require that any label be produced, distributed or affixed outside the commonwealth.

Section 316. The director may, in accordance with the provisions of chapter thirty A, adopt and amend regulations which require that each appliance in a class or subclass of appliances which is displayed for sale or for promotional purposes bear a label. The same regulations shall apply to each appliance in any subclass of appliances. The director may require said label to contain any or all of the following information, in such form as he may prescribe:— (1) the cost in dollars or units of energy or both of operating the appliance during a year or any part of said year as determined under section three hundred and seventeen; (2) any numerical measure of efficiency which accurately reflects the relative efficiencies of all appliances within a class or subclass; and (3) a brief description of testing and computation procedures used to determine the above information.

The director shall prescribe the form of such labels and may establish procedures for their production, distribution and use, except that he may not require that any label be produced, distributed or affixed outside the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 303C — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 303C
Marking containers containing methyl alcohol or wood alcohol
Status: in_force

Section 303C. Every barrel, keg, bottle or other container containing methyl alcohol or wood alcohol, so called, or any drug or medicine intended for external use containing methyl alcohol shall bear in capital letters not less than three eighths nor more than one and one half inches in height, stencilled or printed thereon, the words ''POISON, NOT FOR INTERNAL USE'', or shall bear a label which shall include the word ''POISON'' and which shall conform to regulations prescribed by the department of public health, authority to prescribe such regulations and to amend or annul the same being hereby granted to said department. Whoever, himself or by his servant or agent, sells, exchanges or delivers any such alcohol, drug or medicine in any container not conforming to this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars.

Section 303C. Every barrel, keg, bottle or other container containing methyl alcohol or wood alcohol, so called, or any drug or medicine intended for external use containing methyl alcohol shall bear in capital letters not less than three eighths nor more than one and one half inches in height, stencilled or printed thereon, the words ''POISON, NOT FOR INTERNAL USE'', or shall bear a label which shall include the word ''POISON'' and which shall conform to regulations prescribed by the department of public health, authority to prescribe such regulations and to amend or annul the same being hereby granted to said department. Whoever, himself or by his servant or agent, sells, exchanges or delivers any such alcohol, drug or medicine in any container not conforming to this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 39 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118E / Section 39
False representations, failure to disclose; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 39. Any person or institution which knowingly makes a false representation or, contrary to a legal duty to do so, knowingly fails to disclose any material fact to the division or its agents affecting eligibility or level of benefits for the purpose of causing any person, including the person making such representations, to be supported in whole or in part by the commonwealth, or for the purpose of procuring a payment under any medical assistance program administered by the division, shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year. Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the institution of criminal proceedings for the violation of any other law of the commonwealth.

Section 39. Any person or institution which knowingly makes a false representation or, contrary to a legal duty to do so, knowingly fails to disclose any material fact to the division or its agents affecting eligibility or level of benefits for the purpose of causing any person, including the person making such representations, to be supported in whole or in part by the commonwealth, or for the purpose of procuring a payment under any medical assistance program administered by the division, shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year.

Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the institution of criminal proceedings for the violation of any other law of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, sec. 51 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156 / Section 51
Appointment of receiver
Status: in_force

Section 51. Under the circumstances set forth in section fifty-two of chapter one hundred and fifty-five, or if a judgment has been recovered against a corporation, and it has neglected for thirty days after demand made on execution to pay the amount due with the officer's fees, or to exhibit to the officer real or personal property belonging to it and subject to be taken on execution sufficient to satisfy the same, and the execution has been returned unsatisfied, one or more receivers may be appointed with the powers and duties provided in, and subject to, said section.

Section 51. Under the circumstances set forth in section fifty-two of chapter one hundred and fifty-five, or if a judgment has been recovered against a corporation, and it has neglected for thirty days after demand made on execution to pay the amount due with the officer's fees, or to exhibit to the officer real or personal property belonging to it and subject to be taken on execution sufficient to satisfy the same, and the execution has been returned unsatisfied, one or more receivers may be appointed with the powers and duties provided in, and subject to, said section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 186 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 186
Broadcasting industry; noncompete agreements
Status: in_force

Section 186. Any contract or agreement which creates or establishes the terms of employment for an employee or individual in the broadcasting industry, including, television stations, television networks, radio stations, radio networks, or any entities affiliated with the foregoing, and which restricts the right of such employee or individual to obtain employment in a specified geographic area for a specified period of time after termination of employment of the employee by the employer or by termination of the employment relationship by mutual agreement of the employer and the employee or by termination of the employment relationship by the expiration of the contract or agreement, shall be void and unenforceable with respect to such provision. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be liable for reasonable attorneys' fees and costs associated with litigation of an affected employee or individual.

Section 186. Any contract or agreement which creates or establishes the terms of employment for an employee or individual in the broadcasting industry, including, television stations, television networks, radio stations, radio networks, or any entities affiliated with the foregoing, and which restricts the right of such employee or individual to obtain employment in a specified geographic area for a specified period of time after termination of employment of the employee by the employer or by termination of the employment relationship by mutual agreement of the employer and the employee or by termination of the employment relationship by the expiration of the contract or agreement, shall be void and unenforceable with respect to such provision. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be liable for reasonable attorneys' fees and costs associated with litigation of an affected employee or individual.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156 / Section 15
Consideration for capital stock; instalment payments
Status: in_force

Section 15. Capital stock may be issued for cash, at not less than par, if the shares have par value, and may be issued for property, tangible or intangible, or for services or expenses. Stock issued for cash may be paid for in full before it is issued or by instalments. If it is paid for by instalments, the stock certificate shall be legibly stamped with the words '' per cent paid up, balance payable (stating manner and time of payment) and shares subject to forfeiture if unpaid,'' the facts being truly stated; and, as each instalment is demanded and paid, the certificate shall be stamped accordingly.

Section 15. Capital stock may be issued for cash, at not less than par, if the shares have par value, and may be issued for property, tangible or intangible, or for services or expenses. Stock issued for cash may be paid for in full before it is issued or by instalments. If it is paid for by instalments, the stock certificate shall be legibly stamped with the words '' per cent paid up, balance payable (stating manner and time of payment) and shares subject to forfeiture if unpaid,'' the facts being truly stated; and, as each instalment is demanded and paid, the certificate shall be stamped accordingly.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, sec. 38 — MA Code / Part I / Title XI / Chapter 67 / Section 38
Property status of pews
Status: in_force

Section 38. Pews shall be personal estate.

Section 38. Pews shall be personal estate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 150F, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 150F / Section 8
Preemption
Status: in_force

Section 8. [Preemption] This law shall not preempt any commonwealth enactment which provides greater benefits or protection to a TND.

Section 8. [Preemption]

This law shall not preempt any commonwealth enactment which provides greater benefits or protection to a TND.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 14
Burglary; armed; assault on occupants; weapons; punishment
Status: in_force

Section 14. Whoever breaks and enters a dwelling house in the night time, with intent to commit a felony, or whoever, after having entered with such intent, breaks such dwelling house in the night time, any person being then lawfully therein, and the offender being armed with a dangerous weapon at the time of such breaking or entry, or so arming himself in such house, or making an actual assault on a person lawfully therein, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of not less than ten years. Whoever commits any offense described in this section while armed with a firearm, as defined in section 121 of chapter 140, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years, but not less than 15 years. Whoever commits a subsequent such offense shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years, but not less than 20 years. The sentence imposed upon a person who, after being convicted of any offence mentioned in this section, commits the like offence, or any other of the offences therein mentioned, shall not be suspended, nor shall he be placed on probation.

Section 14. Whoever breaks and enters a dwelling house in the night time, with intent to commit a felony, or whoever, after having entered with such intent, breaks such dwelling house in the night time, any person being then lawfully therein, and the offender being armed with a dangerous weapon at the time of such breaking or entry, or so arming himself in such house, or making an actual assault on a person lawfully therein, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of not less than ten years.

Whoever commits any offense described in this section while armed with a firearm, as defined in section 121 of chapter 140, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years, but not less than 15 years. Whoever commits a subsequent such offense shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years, but not less than 20 years. The sentence imposed upon a person who, after being convicted of any offence mentioned in this section, commits the like offence, or any other of the offences therein mentioned, shall not be suspended, nor shall he be placed on probation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 8, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 8 / Section 16
Land around state house; open space
Status: in_force

Section 16. The land now taken by the commonwealth about the state house shall remain an open space, and no railroad or railway shall be constructed or operated in, upon or over the same. A grant made to a railroad or railway corporation shall not be construed to include any portion of said land.

Section 16. The land now taken by the commonwealth about the state house shall remain an open space, and no railroad or railway shall be constructed or operated in, upon or over the same. A grant made to a railroad or railway corporation shall not be construed to include any portion of said land.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 4
Contents of innholder and common victuallers license generally; coverage; term
Status: in_force

Section 4. Every license of an innholder or common victualler shall specify the street and number, if any, of the building where the business is to be carried on or give some other particular description thereof, and the license shall not protect a licensee who carries on his business in any other place. Such licenses shall expire on December thirty-first of each year; but they may be granted during December, to take effect on January first following.

Section 4. Every license of an innholder or common victualler shall specify the street and number, if any, of the building where the business is to be carried on or give some other particular description thereof, and the license shall not protect a licensee who carries on his business in any other place. Such licenses shall expire on December thirty-first of each year; but they may be granted during December, to take effect on January first following.