FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 1A — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 1A
Issuance of license or certificate to engage in business or profession; statement of obligation to report certain injuries of children
Status: in_force

Section 1A. Whenever any person required to report under the provisions of section fifty-one A of chapter one hundred and nineteen is issued or reissued a license or certificate to engage in a business or profession, the issuing agency shall send such person a statement informing them of their obligations under said section fifty-one A. Such statement shall contain a statement that such person understands his obligations under said section fifty-one A and the punishment for failure to comply, which shall be signed by such person and returned to the issuing agency. In compliance with the provisions of this section, the issuing agency may include such required statement on application forms for such licenses or certificates.

Section 1A. Whenever any person required to report under the provisions of section fifty-one A of chapter one hundred and nineteen is issued or reissued a license or certificate to engage in a business or profession, the issuing agency shall send such person a statement informing them of their obligations under said section fifty-one A.

Such statement shall contain a statement that such person understands his obligations under said section fifty-one A and the punishment for failure to comply, which shall be signed by such person and returned to the issuing agency.

In compliance with the provisions of this section, the issuing agency may include such required statement on application forms for such licenses or certificates.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 53F — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 53F
Requests for additional assistance for deteriorating patients
Status: in_force

Section 53F. The department shall require acute care hospitals to have a suitable method for health care staff members, patients and families to request additional assistance directly from a specially-trained individual if the patient's condition appears to be deteriorating. The acute care hospital shall have an early recognition and response method most suitable for the hospital's needs and resources, such as a rapid response team. The method shall be available 24 hours per day.

Section 53F. The department shall require acute care hospitals to have a suitable method for health care staff members, patients and families to request additional assistance directly from a specially-trained individual if the patient's condition appears to be deteriorating. The acute care hospital shall have an early recognition and response method most suitable for the hospital's needs and resources, such as a rapid response team. The method shall be available 24 hours per day.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140D, sec. 31 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140D / Section 31
Prohibited acts; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 31. Whoever willfully and knowingly: (1) Gives false or inaccurate information or fails to provide information which he is required to disclose under the provisions of this chapter or any regulation issued thereunder, (2) Uses any chart or table authorized by the commissioner or the bureau under section five in such a manner as to consistently understate the annual percentage rate determined under subclause (A) of clause (1) of subsection (a) of section five, or (3) Otherwise fails to comply with any requirement imposed under this chapter, or any rule or regulation issued thereunder, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

Section 31. Whoever willfully and knowingly:

(1) Gives false or inaccurate information or fails to provide information which he is required to disclose under the provisions of this chapter or any regulation issued thereunder,

(2) Uses any chart or table authorized by the commissioner or the bureau under section five in such a manner as to consistently understate the annual percentage rate determined under subclause (A) of clause (1) of subsection (a) of section five, or

(3) Otherwise fails to comply with any requirement imposed under this chapter, or any rule or regulation issued thereunder, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, sec. 2A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128 / Section 2A
Horse riding instructors; licenses; fees; validity of license; duplicate licenses; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 2A. No person shall hold himself out to be a horse riding instructor for hire without being licensed for such purpose by the commissioner. Application for a license under this section may be filed with the commissioner and shall contain such information as he shall prescribe. Every such application shall be accompanied by a registration fee of 20 dollars, which shall in no event be refunded. If an application is approved by the commissioner, the applicant upon the payment of an additional fee of 30 dollars shall be granted a license, which shall expire on March thirty-first following the date of issue, unless sooner revoked. The annual fee for renewal thereafter shall be 30 dollars. Every person licensed as aforesaid shall endorse his usual signature on the margin of the license in the space provided for such purpose immediately upon the receipt of said license, and such license shall not be valid until so endorsed. In case of loss, mutilation, or destruction of a license, the commissioner shall issue a duplicate upon proper proof thereof and payment of a fee of 4 dollars. The commissioner shall make rules and regulations governing the issuance and revocation of said license, and shall establish the minimum qualifications for the issuance thereof. If the qualifications of an applicant meet or exceed the minimum qualifications established by the commissioner he shall be issued such license.

Section 2A. No person shall hold himself out to be a horse riding instructor for hire without being licensed for such purpose by the commissioner. Application for a license under this section may be filed with the commissioner and shall contain such information as he shall prescribe. Every such application shall be accompanied by a registration fee of 20 dollars, which shall in no event be refunded. If an application is approved by the commissioner, the applicant upon the payment of an additional fee of 30 dollars shall be granted a license, which shall expire on March thirty-first following the date of issue, unless sooner revoked. The annual fee for renewal thereafter shall be 30 dollars.

Every person licensed as aforesaid shall endorse his usual signature on the margin of the license in the space provided for such purpose immediately upon the receipt of said license, and such license shall not be valid until so endorsed. In case of loss, mutilation, or destruction of a license, the commissioner shall issue a duplicate upon proper proof thereof and payment of a fee of 4 dollars.

The commissioner shall make rules and regulations governing the issuance and revocation of said license, and shall establish the minimum qualifications for the issuance thereof. If the qualifications of an applicant meet or exceed the minimum qualifications established by the commissioner he shall be issued such license.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93G, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 93G / Section 10
Incorporation of chapter provisions; waiver
Status: in_force

Section 10. (a) The provisions of this subchapter shall be deemed to be incorporated in every dealer agreement made under the provisions of this chapter and shall supersede and control all other provisions of the agreement to the contrary. No supplier may require any dealer to waive compliance with any provision of this chapter, and any dealer agreement purporting to do so shall be void and unenforceable to the extent of such waiver or variance. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or prohibit good faith settlements of disputes voluntarily entered into between the parties.

Section 10. (a) The provisions of this subchapter shall be deemed to be incorporated in every dealer agreement made under the provisions of this chapter and shall supersede and control all other provisions of the agreement to the contrary. No supplier may require any dealer to waive compliance with any provision of this chapter, and any dealer agreement purporting to do so shall be void and unenforceable to the extent of such waiver or variance.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or prohibit good faith settlements of disputes voluntarily entered into between the parties.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 58, sec. 25 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 58 / Section 25
Amounts due municipalities; determination; payment
Status: in_force

Section 25. The commissioner shall ascertain and determine the amount due to each city and town under section eighteen A, notify the treasurer of each city and town of the amount determined to be due to such city or town, or that no amount is due, as the case may be, and certify the amount as determined to the state treasurer, who shall thereupon pay the same in accordance with the provisions of said sections.

Section 25. The commissioner shall ascertain and determine the amount due to each city and town under section eighteen A, notify the treasurer of each city and town of the amount determined to be due to such city or town, or that no amount is due, as the case may be, and certify the amount as determined to the state treasurer, who shall thereupon pay the same in accordance with the provisions of said sections.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185, sec. 13A — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185 / Section 13A
Stenographers
Status: in_force

Section 13A. At the trial of any issue of fact in the land court department the first justice may appoint a stenographer, who shall be sworn and shall attend the trial or such part thereof as the first justice may direct, and perform like duties and receive the same compensation therefor as a stenographer appointed by the superior court who is not on salary; and the sums so payable for his attendance at court and for any transcript of his notes or part thereof furnished to the first justice by his direction shall be paid by the commonwealth, upon the certificate of the chief justice of the land court.

Section 13A. At the trial of any issue of fact in the land court department the first justice may appoint a stenographer, who shall be sworn and shall attend the trial or such part thereof as the first justice may direct, and perform like duties and receive the same compensation therefor as a stenographer appointed by the superior court who is not on salary; and the sums so payable for his attendance at court and for any transcript of his notes or part thereof furnished to the first justice by his direction shall be paid by the commonwealth, upon the certificate of the chief justice of the land court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93E, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 93E / Section 8
Limitation of actions
Status: in_force

Section 8. No action may be brought under this chapter for a cause of action which arose more than one year prior to the date such action is brought.

Section 8. No action may be brought under this chapter for a cause of action which arose more than one year prior to the date such action is brought.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 45 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 147 / Section 45
Enjoining unlicensed or illegal matches
Status: in_force

Section 45. The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity upon any information filed by the commission, the attorney general, the district attorney for the district, the police authorities of the city or town where the match or exhibition is held or is announced to be held, or by any five legal voters of the commonwealth stating that a certain building, tenement or place is used for matches or exhibitions by an individual, group, partnership, club, corporation or association not licensed under section thirty-three, or contrary to any provision of sections thirty-two to forty-seven, inclusive, or that a match or exhibition is being advertised or announced, or has been advertised or announced, to take place in a certain building or place, or that a certain individual, club, corporation or association is selling, exchanging or giving away tickets, tokens or symbols purporting to entitle the holder to the right or privilege of attending a certain match or exhibition not licensed by the commission and contrary to the provisions of sections thirty-two to forty-seven, inclusive, to enjoin and abate the same as a common nuisance.

Section 45. The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity upon any information filed by the commission, the attorney general, the district attorney for the district, the police authorities of the city or town where the match or exhibition is held or is announced to be held, or by any five legal voters of the commonwealth stating that a certain building, tenement or place is used for matches or exhibitions by an individual, group, partnership, club, corporation or association not licensed under section thirty-three, or contrary to any provision of sections thirty-two to forty-seven, inclusive, or that a match or exhibition is being advertised or announced, or has been advertised or announced, to take place in a certain building or place, or that a certain individual, club, corporation or association is selling, exchanging or giving away tickets, tokens or symbols purporting to entitle the holder to the right or privilege of attending a certain match or exhibition not licensed by the commission and contrary to the provisions of sections thirty-two to forty-seven, inclusive, to enjoin and abate the same as a common nuisance.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 209 / Section 1
Married persons; separate property and property held as tenants by entirety; liability for debts
Status: in_force

Section 1. The real and personal property of any person shall, upon marriage, remain the separate property of such person, and a married person may receive, receipt for, hold, manage and dispose of property, real and personal, in the same manner as if such person were sole. A husband and wife shall be equally entitled to the rents, products, income or profits and to the control, management and possession of property held by them as tenants by the entirety. The interest of a debtor spouse in property held as tenants by the entirety shall not be subject to seizure or execution by a creditor of such debtor spouse so long as such property is the principal residence of the nondebtor spouse; provided, however, both spouses shall be liable jointly or severally for debts incurred on account of necessaries furnished to either spouse or to a member of their family.

Section 1. The real and personal property of any person shall, upon marriage, remain the separate property of such person, and a married person may receive, receipt for, hold, manage and dispose of property, real and personal, in the same manner as if such person were sole. A husband and wife shall be equally entitled to the rents, products, income or profits and to the control, management and possession of property held by them as tenants by the entirety.

The interest of a debtor spouse in property held as tenants by the entirety shall not be subject to seizure or execution by a creditor of such debtor spouse so long as such property is the principal residence of the nondebtor spouse; provided, however, both spouses shall be liable jointly or severally for debts incurred on account of necessaries furnished to either spouse or to a member of their family.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 49, sec. 34 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 49 / Section 34
Publication of notice of impounding
Status: in_force

Section 34. If there is no person entitled to such notice, the person impounding the beasts shall, within forty-eight hours thereafter, post a like notice in a public place in the town and in a public place in each of any two adjoining towns, if within four miles from the place where the beasts were taken; and if their value exceeds thirty dollars and no person claims them within seven days after the day of impounding, a like notice shall be published three weeks successively in a newspaper, if any, published within twenty miles of the pound, the first publication to be within fifteen days after the day of impounding.

Section 34. If there is no person entitled to such notice, the person impounding the beasts shall, within forty-eight hours thereafter, post a like notice in a public place in the town and in a public place in each of any two adjoining towns, if within four miles from the place where the beasts were taken; and if their value exceeds thirty dollars and no person claims them within seven days after the day of impounding, a like notice shall be published three weeks successively in a newspaper, if any, published within twenty miles of the pound, the first publication to be within fifteen days after the day of impounding.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 174C, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 174C / Section 4
Minimum net worth to be maintained by warrantor
Status: in_force

Section 4. (a) A vehicle protection product shall not be sold, or offered for sale in the commonwealth unless the warrantor either covers the warrantor's warranty liability with a warranty reimbursement insurance policy or maintains a minimum net worth in order to ensure adequate performance under the warranty under the conditions set forth in this section. No other financial security requirements or financial standards for warrantors shall be required. (b) A warranty reimbursement insurance policy shall state that:— (1) the insurer issuing the warranty reimbursement insurance policy shall, in the event of warrantor's failure to do so, reimburse or pay on behalf of the warrantor all incidental costs that the warrantor is legally obligated to pay or shall provide the service that the warrantor is legally obligated to perform under the vehicle protection product warranty; and (2) if the warrantor fails to perform under the terms of the warranty within 60 days of a request for payment or services, the warranty holder may seek payment or services directly from the insurer through the warrantor's warranty reimbursement insurance policy and the insurer shall make payment or provide services directly to the warranty holder on behalf of the warrantor. (c) If the vehicle protection product warrantor elects to demonstrate financial responsibility by maintaining a minimum net worth, the warrantor, or its parent company shall maintain a net worth or stockholders' equity of not less than $30,000,000.

Section 4. (a) A vehicle protection product shall not be sold, or offered for sale in the commonwealth unless the warrantor either covers the warrantor's warranty liability with a warranty reimbursement insurance policy or maintains a minimum net worth in order to ensure adequate performance under the warranty under the conditions set forth in this section. No other financial security requirements or financial standards for warrantors shall be required.

(b) A warranty reimbursement insurance policy shall state that:—

(1) the insurer issuing the warranty reimbursement insurance policy shall, in the event of warrantor's failure to do so, reimburse or pay on behalf of the warrantor all incidental costs that the warrantor is legally obligated to pay or shall provide the service that the warrantor is legally obligated to perform under the vehicle protection product warranty; and

(2) if the warrantor fails to perform under the terms of the warranty within 60 days of a request for payment or services, the warranty holder may seek payment or services directly from the insurer through the warrantor's warranty reimbursement insurance policy and the insurer shall make payment or provide services directly to the warranty holder on behalf of the warrantor.

(c) If the vehicle protection product warrantor elects to demonstrate financial responsibility by maintaining a minimum net worth, the warrantor, or its parent company shall maintain a net worth or stockholders' equity of not less than $30,000,000.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 29, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 29 / Section 23
Advancements from treasury; management of state agency funds; funding of checks and drafts
Status: in_force

Section 23. Any officer authorized to expend money in behalf of the commonwealth may have money advanced to the officer from the treasury for such purposes, in such sums and subject to such rules and regulations as the comptroller may determine. The state treasurer shall manage all cash, funds, or investments under the control or jurisdiction of any state agency, other than nonappropriated funds held by a public institution of higher education. ''State agency'' in this section shall mean any department, office, commission, committee, council, board, division, bureau, institution, office or other agency within the executive or legislative department, excluding, however, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the Massachusetts Port Authority. Funds shall be deemed to be under the control of a state agency from the date of the initial deposit into any commonwealth account until the date a check or draft drawn on a commonwealth account clears the disbursing bank. The state treasurer shall provide for the funding of checks or drafts drawn by any state officer, department, institution or other agency which has received proper authority to expend money on behalf of the commonwealth.

Section 23. Any officer authorized to expend money in behalf of the commonwealth may have money advanced to the officer from the treasury for such purposes, in such sums and subject to such rules and regulations as the comptroller may determine.

The state treasurer shall manage all cash, funds, or investments under the control or jurisdiction of any state agency, other than nonappropriated funds held by a public institution of higher education. ''State agency'' in this section shall mean any department, office, commission, committee, council, board, division, bureau, institution, office or other agency within the executive or legislative department, excluding, however, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the Massachusetts Port Authority. Funds shall be deemed to be under the control of a state agency from the date of the initial deposit into any commonwealth account until the date a check or draft drawn on a commonwealth account clears the disbursing bank.

The state treasurer shall provide for the funding of checks or drafts drawn by any state officer, department, institution or other agency which has received proper authority to expend money on behalf of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 273, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 273 / Section 23
Needy persons with disabilities; neglect or refusal of parents to support; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 23. The father or mother of any needy disabled person who unreasonably neglects or refuses to provide for the support and maintenance of such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both.

Section 23. The father or mother of any needy disabled person who unreasonably neglects or refuses to provide for the support and maintenance of such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both.