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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 183 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 183
Real estate appraisers; applicants certified or licensed out of state
Status: in_force

Section 183. A. If, in the determination of the board, another state is deemed to have substantially equivalent certification or licensing requirements, an applicant who is certified or licensed under the laws of such other state may obtain a certificate as a state-certified general real estate appraiser, state-certified residential real estate appraiser or a license as a state-licensed real estate appraiser in the commonwealth upon such terms and conditions as determined by the board. B. The board shall recognize on a temporary basis the certification or license of an appraiser issued by another state if (i) the property to be appraised is part of a federally-related transaction; (ii) the appraiser's business is of a temporary nature; and (iii) the appraiser registers with the board and pays the requisite registration fee, which fee shall be reasonable in relation to other fees set by the board.

Section 183. A. If, in the determination of the board, another state is deemed to have substantially equivalent certification or licensing requirements, an applicant who is certified or licensed under the laws of such other state may obtain a certificate as a state-certified general real estate appraiser, state-certified residential real estate appraiser or a license as a state-licensed real estate appraiser in the commonwealth upon such terms and conditions as determined by the board.

B. The board shall recognize on a temporary basis the certification or license of an appraiser issued by another state if (i) the property to be appraised is part of a federally-related transaction; (ii) the appraiser's business is of a temporary nature; and (iii) the appraiser registers with the board and pays the requisite registration fee, which fee shall be reasonable in relation to other fees set by the board.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 97 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 276 / Section 97
Interference with duties of department of youth services
Status: in_force

Section 97. Sections eighty-three to ninety-six, inclusive, shall not authorize a probation officer to interfere with any of the duties required of the department of youth services under the law relative to juvenile offenders.

Section 97. Sections eighty-three to ninety-six, inclusive, shall not authorize a probation officer to interfere with any of the duties required of the department of youth services under the law relative to juvenile offenders.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 214, sec. 1A — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 214 / Section 1A
Remedy in damages no bar to suit for specific performance of contract
Status: in_force

Section 1A. The fact that the plaintiff has a remedy in damages shall not bar an action for specific performance of a contract, other than one for purely personal services, if the court finds that no other existing remedy, or the damages recoverable thereby is in fact the equivalent of the performance promised by the contract relied on by the plaintiff, and the court may order specific performance if it finds such remedy to be practicable. If performance is not ordered, damages may be determined in the proceeding, and if the defendant claims a jury on that issue, the issue shall be framed and referred for jury trial.

Section 1A. The fact that the plaintiff has a remedy in damages shall not bar an action for specific performance of a contract, other than one for purely personal services, if the court finds that no other existing remedy, or the damages recoverable thereby is in fact the equivalent of the performance promised by the contract relied on by the plaintiff, and the court may order specific performance if it finds such remedy to be practicable. If performance is not ordered, damages may be determined in the proceeding, and if the defendant claims a jury on that issue, the issue shall be framed and referred for jury trial.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 323C — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 323C
Abandoned deposit amounts; determination
Status: in_force

Section 323C. At the end of each month, any amounts that are or should be in a bottler's or distributor's Deposit Transaction Fund and that are in excess of the sum of (a) income earned on amounts in said account during that month and (b) the total amount of refund values received by said bottler or distributor for non-reusable beverage containers during that month and the two preceding months shall be deemed to constitute abandoned deposit amounts. Income earned on said fund may be transferred from said fund for use as funds of the bottler or distributor.

Section 323C. At the end of each month, any amounts that are or should be in a bottler's or distributor's Deposit Transaction Fund and that are in excess of the sum of (a) income earned on amounts in said account during that month and (b) the total amount of refund values received by said bottler or distributor for non-reusable beverage containers during that month and the two preceding months shall be deemed to constitute abandoned deposit amounts. Income earned on said fund may be transferred from said fund for use as funds of the bottler or distributor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, sec. 45 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 155 / Section 45
Record transfer of stock not paid for
Status: in_force

Section 45. Stock shall not be transferred on the books of a corporation if any instalments thereon remain overdue and unpaid.

Section 45. Stock shall not be transferred on the books of a corporation if any instalments thereon remain overdue and unpaid.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 151A / Section 9
Individuals employed by unit in several places
Status: in_force

Section 9. All individuals employed by an employing unit in all of his or its several places of employment maintained within the commonwealth shall be treated as employed by a single employing unit for the purposes of this chapter.

Section 9. All individuals employed by an employing unit in all of his or its several places of employment maintained within the commonwealth shall be treated as employed by a single employing unit for the purposes of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 193 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 193
Running of boats without license
Status: in_force

Section 193. Whoever runs a steamboat or other boat propelled by power other than muscular power for the conveyance of passengers for hire on such waters without first obtaining such license from the aldermen of every city and the selectmen of every town within which such steamboat or other boat lands or receives passengers for hire shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.

Section 193. Whoever runs a steamboat or other boat propelled by power other than muscular power for the conveyance of passengers for hire on such waters without first obtaining such license from the aldermen of every city and the selectmen of every town within which such steamboat or other boat lands or receives passengers for hire shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, sec. 3E — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21 / Section 3E
Open space land acquisition; loans to cities and towns
Status: in_force

Section 3E. The department shall administer a program of zero interest loans to cities and towns for the acquisition of open space land utilizing monies in the Open Space Acquisition Revolving Fund established under section 2HHH of chapter 29. The department shall accept applications from cities and towns, in a form to be determined by the department, for loans to allow cities or towns to acquire open space land. The loans shall be repayable to the Open Space Acquisition Revolving Fund in 20 annual installments. The department shall set standards and adopt rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this section.

Section 3E. The department shall administer a program of zero interest loans to cities and towns for the acquisition of open space land utilizing monies in the Open Space Acquisition Revolving Fund established under section 2HHH of chapter 29. The department shall accept applications from cities and towns, in a form to be determined by the department, for loans to allow cities or towns to acquire open space land. The loans shall be repayable to the Open Space Acquisition Revolving Fund in 20 annual installments. The department shall set standards and adopt rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 45, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 45 / Section 7
Erection of buildings in parks
Status: in_force

Section 7. Land taken for or held as a park under this chapter shall be forever kept open and maintained as a public park, and no building which exceeds six hundred square feet in area on the ground shall be erected on a common or park dedicated to the use of the public without leave of the general court; but, except in parks in Boston and in parks comprising less than one hundred acres in extent, structures for shelter, refreshment and other purposes may be erected of such material and in such places as, in the opinion of the fire commissioners, if any, do not endanger buildings beyond the limits of such park. The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity, upon petition of not less than ten taxable inhabitants of the city or town in which such common or park is located, to restrain the erection of a building on a common or park in violation of this section.

Section 7. Land taken for or held as a park under this chapter shall be forever kept open and maintained as a public park, and no building which exceeds six hundred square feet in area on the ground shall be erected on a common or park dedicated to the use of the public without leave of the general court; but, except in parks in Boston and in parks comprising less than one hundred acres in extent, structures for shelter, refreshment and other purposes may be erected of such material and in such places as, in the opinion of the fire commissioners, if any, do not endanger buildings beyond the limits of such park. The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity, upon petition of not less than ten taxable inhabitants of the city or town in which such common or park is located, to restrain the erection of a building on a common or park in violation of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, sec. 8D — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21A / Section 8D
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 8D. The commission may establish rules and regulations as may be necessary for the proper administration of sections eight A to eight F, inclusive, and shall annually submit to the budget commissioner the estimates required by sections three and four of chapter twenty-nine and shall file an annual report as required by sections thirty-two and thirty-three of chapter thirty.

Section 8D. The commission may establish rules and regulations as may be necessary for the proper administration of sections eight A to eight F, inclusive, and shall annually submit to the budget commissioner the estimates required by sections three and four of chapter twenty-nine and shall file an annual report as required by sections thirty-two and thirty-three of chapter thirty.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, sec. 72A — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 53 / Section 72A
Time for holding city or town caucuses
Status: in_force

Section 72A. Caucuses before regular city or town elections shall be held not later than the thirty-eighth day preceding such city or town elections, notwithstanding any contrary provision in any general or special law.

Section 72A. Caucuses before regular city or town elections shall be held not later than the thirty-eighth day preceding such city or town elections, notwithstanding any contrary provision in any general or special law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, sec. 25W — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 152 / Section 25W
Applicability of chapter 176W to workers' compensation self-insurance groups governed by Secs. 25E to 25U
Status: in_force

Section 25W. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, chapter 176W shall apply to groups governed by sections 25E to 25U, inclusive.

Section 25W. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, chapter 176W shall apply to groups governed by sections 25E to 25U, inclusive.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176F, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176F / Section 14
Status of corporation; immunity and exemptions
Status: in_force

Section 14. Every optometric service corporation is hereby declared to be a charitable corporation. No such corporation shall be liable for injuries resulting from negligence or malpractice on the part of any participating optometrist, nor shall it be liable for the cost of optometric services to which the subscriber or covered dependent may be entitled under the provisions of chapter 152. Every such corporation shall be exempt from all provisions of the insurance laws of the commonwealth, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. The property of every such corporation shall be exempt from all state and local taxes.

Section 14. Every optometric service corporation is hereby declared to be a charitable corporation. No such corporation shall be liable for injuries resulting from negligence or malpractice on the part of any participating optometrist, nor shall it be liable for the cost of optometric services to which the subscriber or covered dependent may be entitled under the provisions of chapter 152. Every such corporation shall be exempt from all provisions of the insurance laws of the commonwealth, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. The property of every such corporation shall be exempt from all state and local taxes.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 59 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 130 / Section 59
Application for license; request for survey and plan
Status: in_force

Section 59. Any person, firm or corporation qualified as provided in section fifty-seven and desiring to obtain a license thereunder shall present to the city council or selectmen a written application setting forth the name and residence of the applicant, a definite description made by reference to a survey conducted by the applicant, and a request that such license be granted to the applicant.

Section 59. Any person, firm or corporation qualified as provided in section fifty-seven and desiring to obtain a license thereunder shall present to the city council or selectmen a written application setting forth the name and residence of the applicant, a definite description made by reference to a survey conducted by the applicant, and a request that such license be granted to the applicant.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, sec. 2A — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 218 / Section 2A
Transfer of civil actions brought in wrong court
Status: in_force

Section 2A. Each district court shall have civil jurisdiction of actions local or transitory begun in such court which should have been brought in some other district court, to the extent that the court in which the action is begun may try and dispose of the case if the question of venue is waived or, if not waived, the court may, on motion of any party, order the action, with all papers, whether in physical or electronic form, relating thereto, to be transferred for trial or disposition to any other district court in which the action might have been commenced. The defendant in said action shall be entitled to costs and such reasonable attorney's fees as may be allowed by the court. Said action shall thereupon be entered and prosecuted in such court as if it had been originally commenced therein, and all prior proceedings otherwise regularly taken shall thereafter be valid. An additional entry fee for entry in the court to which the case is transferred shall be paid to the clerk of the transmitting court for transfer with the papers.

Section 2A. Each district court shall have civil jurisdiction of actions local or transitory begun in such court which should have been brought in some other district court, to the extent that the court in which the action is begun may try and dispose of the case if the question of venue is waived or, if not waived, the court may, on motion of any party, order the action, with all papers, whether in physical or electronic form, relating thereto, to be transferred for trial or disposition to any other district court in which the action might have been commenced. The defendant in said action shall be entitled to costs and such reasonable attorney's fees as may be allowed by the court. Said action shall thereupon be entered and prosecuted in such court as if it had been originally commenced therein, and all prior proceedings otherwise regularly taken shall thereafter be valid. An additional entry fee for entry in the court to which the case is transferred shall be paid to the clerk of the transmitting court for transfer with the papers.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 212, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 212 / Section 29
Speedy trial of persons held in default of bail
Status: in_force

Section 29. A prisoner held in jail for trial upon an indictment for an offence not punishable by death or by imprisonment for life, or so held upon an appeal, at any time except during a sitting of the superior court for criminal business in the county where he is held, may petition said court that he be brought before the court at a sitting thereof for civil business in that county in order that disposition may be made of his case. After due notice to the district attorney, and with his consent, the court may grant the petition, and the presiding justice may dispose of the case, as if he were holding a sitting of the court for criminal business, or he may continue the case to the next sitting of the court for criminal business. When a person who has a right to so petition is committed to jail, the keeper thereof shall notify him of such right, furnish him with a blank form for its exercise, and transmit it to the court, if signed by him. This section shall not apply in cases in which two or more persons are held on one complaint or indictment, unless all the defendants join in the petition.

Section 29. A prisoner held in jail for trial upon an indictment for an offence not punishable by death or by imprisonment for life, or so held upon an appeal, at any time except during a sitting of the superior court for criminal business in the county where he is held, may petition said court that he be brought before the court at a sitting thereof for civil business in that county in order that disposition may be made of his case. After due notice to the district attorney, and with his consent, the court may grant the petition, and the presiding justice may dispose of the case, as if he were holding a sitting of the court for criminal business, or he may continue the case to the next sitting of the court for criminal business. When a person who has a right to so petition is committed to jail, the keeper thereof shall notify him of such right, furnish him with a blank form for its exercise, and transmit it to the court, if signed by him. This section shall not apply in cases in which two or more persons are held on one complaint or indictment, unless all the defendants join in the petition.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 165 / Section 3
Powers of department of environmental protection; impairment
Status: in_force

Section 3. This chapter shall not affect or impair the powers and duties of the department of environmental protection with respect to water supply under chapter one hundred and eleven.

Section 3. This chapter shall not affect or impair the powers and duties of the department of environmental protection with respect to water supply under chapter one hundred and eleven.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 13, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 13 / Section 36
Board of state examiners of plumbers and gas fitters; membership; appointment; term; chairperson
Status: in_force

Section 36. There shall be a board of state examiners of plumbers and gas fitters, in sections 37 and 38 called the examiners, to consist of nine members who shall be citizens of the commonwealth, one of whom shall be the commissioner of public health or his designee, one of whom shall be the commissioner of the division of occupational licensure or his designee and seven persons to be appointed by the governor, one of whom shall have at least ten years of practical experience as a master plumber, one of whom shall be a journeyman plumber with at least ten years of practical experience and who is a wage earner, one of whom shall be a sanitary or plumbing engineer, one of whom shall be a master gas fitter with at least ten years of practical experience in the field of undiluted liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas, one of whom shall be a journeyman gas fitter with at least ten years of practical experience and who is a wage earner, one of whom shall be a master or journeyman gas fitter with at least ten years of practical experience in the design and installation of liquefied petroleum gas systems and one of whom shall be a representative of the public subject to the provisions of section 9B. As the term of office of a member expires, the governor shall appoint a successor to serve for three years. The governor shall designate the chairperson of the board and may, at any time, change such designation.

Section 36. There shall be a board of state examiners of plumbers and gas fitters, in sections 37 and 38 called the examiners, to consist of nine members who shall be citizens of the commonwealth, one of whom shall be the commissioner of public health or his designee, one of whom shall be the commissioner of the division of occupational licensure or his designee and seven persons to be appointed by the governor, one of whom shall have at least ten years of practical experience as a master plumber, one of whom shall be a journeyman plumber with at least ten years of practical experience and who is a wage earner, one of whom shall be a sanitary or plumbing engineer, one of whom shall be a master gas fitter with at least ten years of practical experience in the field of undiluted liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas, one of whom shall be a journeyman gas fitter with at least ten years of practical experience and who is a wage earner, one of whom shall be a master or journeyman gas fitter with at least ten years of practical experience in the design and installation of liquefied petroleum gas systems and one of whom shall be a representative of the public subject to the provisions of section 9B. As the term of office of a member expires, the governor shall appoint a successor to serve for three years. The governor shall designate the chairperson of the board and may, at any time, change such designation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 268 / Section 3
Attempt to procure another to commit perjury
Status: in_force

Section 3. Whoever attempts to incite or procure another person to commit perjury, although no perjury is committed, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or in jail for not more than one year.

Section 3. Whoever attempts to incite or procure another person to commit perjury, although no perjury is committed, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or in jail for not more than one year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 13H — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118E / Section 13H
Recipients of benefits under chapter 117A
Status: in_force

Section 13H. No acute hospital shall deny access to care and services which the hospital would provide under this chapter to recipients of benefits under chapter 117A.

Section 13H. No acute hospital shall deny access to care and services which the hospital would provide under this chapter to recipients of benefits under chapter 117A.