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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 182 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 182
Real estate appraisers; nonresident applicants for certification or licensing
Status: in_force

Section 182. A. Every applicant for certification or licensing who is not a resident of the commonwealth shall submit, with the application for certification or licensing, an irrevocable consent that service of process upon him may be made by delivery of the process to the state secretary if, in an action against the applicant in a court of the commonwealth arising out of the applicant's activities as a state-certified general real estate appraiser, state-certified residential real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser, the plaintiff cannot, in the exercise of due diligence, effect personal service upon the applicant. B. A nonresident of the commonwealth who has complied with the provisions of subdivision A may obtain a certificate as a state-certified general real estate appraiser, state-certified residential real estate appraiser or license as a state-licensed real estate appraiser by conforming to all of the provisions hereof relating to certification or licensing of real estate appraisers, respectively.

Section 182. A. Every applicant for certification or licensing who is not a resident of the commonwealth shall submit, with the application for certification or licensing, an irrevocable consent that service of process upon him may be made by delivery of the process to the state secretary if, in an action against the applicant in a court of the commonwealth arising out of the applicant's activities as a state-certified general real estate appraiser, state-certified residential real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser, the plaintiff cannot, in the exercise of due diligence, effect personal service upon the applicant.

B. A nonresident of the commonwealth who has complied with the provisions of subdivision A may obtain a certificate as a state-certified general real estate appraiser, state-certified residential real estate appraiser or license as a state-licensed real estate appraiser by conforming to all of the provisions hereof relating to certification or licensing of real estate appraisers, respectively.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 119A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 119A
Itemized statement of quantity of gas, electricity or fuel used at each of several rates
Status: in_force

Section 119A. When a consumer is charged for gas or electricity at several rates according to the quantity used, his bill, to the extent that the gas or electricity is used for domestic purposes, shall be so itemized as to show the quantity charged for at each rate, and where the use is for other than domestic purposes such detail shall be furnished by the company on request of the consumer, and the bill shall contain a statement to this effect. All fuel charges imposed by electric companies pursuant to section ninety-four G shall be itemized separately on all bills to customers.

Section 119A. When a consumer is charged for gas or electricity at several rates according to the quantity used, his bill, to the extent that the gas or electricity is used for domestic purposes, shall be so itemized as to show the quantity charged for at each rate, and where the use is for other than domestic purposes such detail shall be furnished by the company on request of the consumer, and the bill shall contain a statement to this effect. All fuel charges imposed by electric companies pursuant to section ninety-four G shall be itemized separately on all bills to customers.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 7U — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 7U
Motorcycles; maximum sound levels
Status: in_force

Section 7U. No person shall operate a motorcycle intended for use on the highways of the commonwealth and registered under the provisions of section two of chapter ninety at any time or under any condition of grade, load, acceleration or deceleration in such a manner as to exceed eighty-two decibels when operated within a speed zone of forty-five miles per hour or less, or in such a manner as to exceed eighty-six decibels when operated within a speed zone of over forty-five miles per hour measured at fifty feet using the prescribed highway vehicle sound level measurement procedure. No person shall operate a motorcycle intended for use off the highways of the commonwealth and registered under the provisions of section twenty-two of chapter ninety B at any time that exceeds one hundred and three decibels measured at twenty inches, or one-half meter, using the prescribed stationary vehicle sound level measurement procedure. For enforcement purposes a tolerance of plus two decibels shall be applied to all measured sound levels of in-use vehicles to provide for variances in equipment calibration, measurement site characteristics and measurement techniques.

Section 7U. No person shall operate a motorcycle intended for use on the highways of the commonwealth and registered under the provisions of section two of chapter ninety at any time or under any condition of grade, load, acceleration or deceleration in such a manner as to exceed eighty-two decibels when operated within a speed zone of forty-five miles per hour or less, or in such a manner as to exceed eighty-six decibels when operated within a speed zone of over forty-five miles per hour measured at fifty feet using the prescribed highway vehicle sound level measurement procedure.

No person shall operate a motorcycle intended for use off the highways of the commonwealth and registered under the provisions of section twenty-two of chapter ninety B at any time that exceeds one hundred and three decibels measured at twenty inches, or one-half meter, using the prescribed stationary vehicle sound level measurement procedure. For enforcement purposes a tolerance of plus two decibels shall be applied to all measured sound levels of in-use vehicles to provide for variances in equipment calibration, measurement site characteristics and measurement techniques.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132, sec. 31 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 132 / Section 31
Control and management of state forests; regulations
Status: in_force

Section 31. Lands acquired under section thirty or thirty-three shall be known as state forests, and shall be under the control and management of the forester. Lands acquired by purchase for experiment and illustration in forest management and for reforestation under the provisions of chapter four hundred and seventy-eight of the acts of nineteen hundred and eight and amendments thereof, or of the corresponding provisions of later laws, as to which the period limited for repurchase by their original owners, or their heirs or assigns, in accordance with said provisions shall have expired without such repurchase, shall also be known as state forests and shall be under the control and management of the forester to the same extent as if acquired under section thirty. He shall reforest and develop such lands, and may, subject to the approval of the commissioner, make all reasonable regulations which in his opinion will tend to increase the public enjoyment and benefit therefrom and to protect and conserve the water supplies of the commonwealth.

Section 31. Lands acquired under section thirty or thirty-three shall be known as state forests, and shall be under the control and management of the forester. Lands acquired by purchase for experiment and illustration in forest management and for reforestation under the provisions of chapter four hundred and seventy-eight of the acts of nineteen hundred and eight and amendments thereof, or of the corresponding provisions of later laws, as to which the period limited for repurchase by their original owners, or their heirs or assigns, in accordance with said provisions shall have expired without such repurchase, shall also be known as state forests and shall be under the control and management of the forester to the same extent as if acquired under section thirty. He shall reforest and develop such lands, and may, subject to the approval of the commissioner, make all reasonable regulations which in his opinion will tend to increase the public enjoyment and benefit therefrom and to protect and conserve the water supplies of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 176 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 176
Other necessary appliances
Status: in_force

Section 176. The department may require a railroad corporation to equip its cars with such other appliances as, in the judgment of the department, are necessary for the further protection of life in all passenger trains used in the commonwealth.

Section 176. The department may require a railroad corporation to equip its cars with such other appliances as, in the judgment of the department, are necessary for the further protection of life in all passenger trains used in the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176G, sec. 4TT — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176G / Section 4TT
Coverage for prescribed, ordered or dispensed opioid antagonists
Status: in_force

[Text of section applicable to all contracts entered into, renewed or amended on or after July 1, 2025. See 2024, 285, Sec. 45.]

[Text of section applicable to all contracts entered into, renewed or amended on or after July 1, 2025. See 2024, 285, Sec. 45.]

Section 4TT. (a) An individual or group health maintenance contract that is issued or renewed within or without the commonwealth shall provide coverage for prescribed, ordered or dispensed opioid antagonists, as defined in section 19B of chapter 94C and used in the reversal of overdoses caused by opioids; provided, however, that the coverage for such prescribed, ordered or dispensed opioid antagonists shall not require prior authorization; and provided further, that a prescription from a health care practitioner shall not be required for coverage or reimbursement of opioid antagonists under this section. An opioid antagonist used in the reversal of overdoses caused by opioids shall not be subject to any deductible, coinsurance, copayments or out-of-pocket limits; provided, however, that cost-sharing shall be required if the applicable plan is governed by the federal Internal Revenue Code and would lose its tax-exempt status as a result of the prohibition on cost-sharing for this service.

(b) The individual or group health maintenance contract shall provide coverage and reimbursement for an opioid antagonist used in the reversal of overdoses caused by opioids as a medical benefit when dispensed by the health care facility in which the opioid antagonist was prescribed or ordered and shall provide coverage as a pharmacy benefit for an opioid antagonist used in the reversal of overdoses caused by opioids dispensed by a pharmacist, including an opioid antagonist dispensed pursuant to section 19B of chapter 94C; provided, however, that the rate to be reimbursed under the medical benefit shall not exceed the carrier's average in-network pharmacy benefit rate and the health care facility shall not balance bill the patient.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 2, sec. 62 — MA Code / Part I / Title I / Chapter 2 / Section 62
Official vessel of the commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 62. The Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey shall be the official vessel of the commonwealth.

Section 62. The Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey shall be the official vessel of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, sec. 58 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 183 / Section 58
Real estate abutting a way, watercourse, wall, fence, or other monument
Status: in_force

Section 58. Every instrument passing title to real estate abutting a way, whether public or private, watercourse, wall, fence or other similar linear monument, shall be construed to include any fee interest of the grantor in such way, watercourse or monument, unless (a) the grantor retains other real estate abutting such way, watercourse or monument, in which case, (i) if the retained real estate is on the same side, the division line between the land granted and the land retained shall be continued into such way, watercourse or monument as far as the grantor owns, or (ii) if the retained real estate is on the other side of such way, watercourse or monument between the division lines extended, the title conveyed shall be to the center line of such way, watercourse or monument as far as the grantor owns, or (b) the instrument evidences a different intent by an express exception or reservation and not alone by bounding by a side line.

Section 58. Every instrument passing title to real estate abutting a way, whether public or private, watercourse, wall, fence or other similar linear monument, shall be construed to include any fee interest of the grantor in such way, watercourse or monument, unless (a) the grantor retains other real estate abutting such way, watercourse or monument, in which case, (i) if the retained real estate is on the same side, the division line between the land granted and the land retained shall be continued into such way, watercourse or monument as far as the grantor owns, or (ii) if the retained real estate is on the other side of such way, watercourse or monument between the division lines extended, the title conveyed shall be to the center line of such way, watercourse or monument as far as the grantor owns, or (b) the instrument evidences a different intent by an express exception or reservation and not alone by bounding by a side line.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159B, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159B / Section 9
Plates; driver's certificate
Status: in_force

Section 9. A single distinguishing plate shall be prescribed and furnished by the department annually for each of the vehicles necessary for the conduct of the business of the holder of the certificate or permit, upon his application to the department, and said plates shall be prominently displayed on the front of each such vehicle whenever operated. Each such plate shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by the department, which shall be in the possession of the driver at all times while operating and shall set forth the make, manufacturer's serial number, if any, and motor number, if any, of the vehicle with respect to which said plate shall be used. As used in this section and in section ten, the word ''vehicle'' shall include a tractor, with or without a semi-trailer unit. No such plate shall be transferred from one vehicle to another, except upon authority and with the consent of the department and upon payment of a transfer fee, except as provided in section ten B. The annual charge for each plate shall be ten dollars. The amount of the aforementioned transfer fee and the annual charge for each plate shall be determined by the commissioner of administration annually under the provision of section three B of chapter seven.

Section 9. A single distinguishing plate shall be prescribed and furnished by the department annually for each of the vehicles necessary for the conduct of the business of the holder of the certificate or permit, upon his application to the department, and said plates shall be prominently displayed on the front of each such vehicle whenever operated. Each such plate shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by the department, which shall be in the possession of the driver at all times while operating and shall set forth the make, manufacturer's serial number, if any, and motor number, if any, of the vehicle with respect to which said plate shall be used. As used in this section and in section ten, the word ''vehicle'' shall include a tractor, with or without a semi-trailer unit. No such plate shall be transferred from one vehicle to another, except upon authority and with the consent of the department and upon payment of a transfer fee, except as provided in section ten B. The annual charge for each plate shall be ten dollars. The amount of the aforementioned transfer fee and the annual charge for each plate shall be determined by the commissioner of administration annually under the provision of section three B of chapter seven.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167 / Section 19
Losses of bank exceeding surplus and other reserve accounts
Status: in_force

Section 19. Whenever it has been determined by the commissioner, after investigation, that the losses of any such bank resulting from a depreciation in the value of its assets or otherwise, exceed its surplus and any other reserve accounts, so that the estimated value of its assets is less than the total amount due to shareholders and holders of accounts referred to in chapter one hundred and sixty-seven D, he may require, by order, a suspension of dividend and interest distributions or a reduction of its liability to such shareholders and account holders in such manner as to distribute the loss equitably among them. If, after such an order of reduction, the bank realizes from such assets an amount in excess of the value so estimated, such amount shall be divided among the then remaining shareholders and account holders whose balances were so reduced, to the extent of such reduction only, and any balance of said excess remaining shall be transferred to the surplus account.

Section 19. Whenever it has been determined by the commissioner, after investigation, that the losses of any such bank resulting from a depreciation in the value of its assets or otherwise, exceed its surplus and any other reserve accounts, so that the estimated value of its assets is less than the total amount due to shareholders and holders of accounts referred to in chapter one hundred and sixty-seven D, he may require, by order, a suspension of dividend and interest distributions or a reduction of its liability to such shareholders and account holders in such manner as to distribute the loss equitably among them. If, after such an order of reduction, the bank realizes from such assets an amount in excess of the value so estimated, such amount shall be divided among the then remaining shareholders and account holders whose balances were so reduced, to the extent of such reduction only, and any balance of said excess remaining shall be transferred to the surplus account.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 138, sec. 71 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 138 / Section 71
Effective date of rules; approval of governor
Status: in_force

Section 71. All rules and regulations made under the provisions of this chapter by the commission shall not take effect until approved by the governor and council.

Section 71. All rules and regulations made under the provisions of this chapter by the commission shall not take effect until approved by the governor and council.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 31, sec. 62A — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 31 / Section 62A
Punishment duty; police officers or firefighters employed by cities or towns
Status: in_force

Section 62A. Notwithstanding the provisions of section sixty-two punishment duty shall not be imposed upon any police officer or firefighter, who is employed by a city or town subject to the provisions of this chapter, unless such police officer or firefighter assents thereto. This section shall take effect in a city or town upon its acceptance and shall become ineffective in any city or town which rescinds its acceptance in the same manner as it was accepted.

Section 62A. Notwithstanding the provisions of section sixty-two punishment duty shall not be imposed upon any police officer or firefighter, who is employed by a city or town subject to the provisions of this chapter, unless such police officer or firefighter assents thereto. This section shall take effect in a city or town upon its acceptance and shall become ineffective in any city or town which rescinds its acceptance in the same manner as it was accepted.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 81H — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 81H
Part of official map; laying out, altering or relocating public ways
Status: in_force

Section 81H. Upon final action by the proper authorities in laying out, altering or relocating a public way, or in discontinuing the whole or any part thereof, or in establishing or enlarging a public park, or closing thereof in whole or in part, the lines and notations showing such improvement, discontinuance or closing, as so established or effected, shall, without further action by the city council or the town meeting, be made a part of the official map, if any, of the city or town in which such public way or park is located.

Section 81H. Upon final action by the proper authorities in laying out, altering or relocating a public way, or in discontinuing the whole or any part thereof, or in establishing or enlarging a public park, or closing thereof in whole or in part, the lines and notations showing such improvement, discontinuance or closing, as so established or effected, shall, without further action by the city council or the town meeting, be made a part of the official map, if any, of the city or town in which such public way or park is located.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 68 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 68
Access to cold storage or refrigerating warehouses by department, etc.
Status: in_force

Section 68. The department of public health and local boards of health, their agents, inspectors or employees shall be permitted access to each establishment mentioned in the preceding section, and to all parts thereof at all reasonable times for the purpose of inspection and enforcement of any provision of law relative to food products.

Section 68. The department of public health and local boards of health, their agents, inspectors or employees shall be permitted access to each establishment mentioned in the preceding section, and to all parts thereof at all reasonable times for the purpose of inspection and enforcement of any provision of law relative to food products.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 48 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 276 / Section 48
Recognizances for minor witnesses
Status: in_force

Section 48. If a minor is a material witness, any other person may be allowed to recognize for his appearance; or, in the discretion of the court or justice, he may recognize in a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, which shall be valid and binding in law, notwithstanding his minority.

Section 48. If a minor is a material witness, any other person may be allowed to recognize for his appearance; or, in the discretion of the court or justice, he may recognize in a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, which shall be valid and binding in law, notwithstanding his minority.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21E, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21E / Section 1
Short title
Status: in_force

Section 1. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ''Massachusetts Oil and Hazardous Material Release Prevention Act''.

Section 1. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ''Massachusetts Oil and Hazardous Material Release Prevention Act''.