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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 18 / Section 35
Availability of caseworker via telephone to recipient of cash assistance
Status: in_force

Section 35. The department shall ensure when a recipient of cash assistance contacts the department via telephone during normal business hours the recipient is able to speak with a caseworker.

Section 35. The department shall ensure when a recipient of cash assistance contacts the department via telephone during normal business hours the recipient is able to speak with a caseworker.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 136, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 136 / Section 16
Retail stores and shops; Sunday and holiday opening
Status: in_force

Section 16. All stores and shops which sell goods at retail may be open at any time on Sundays and on Memorial Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, July Fourth and Labor Day, but no such stores and shops may be open on Christmas Day if Christmas occurs on a Sunday. The performance of labor, business and work directly connected to retail sales on these days shall also be allowed. Stores and shops allowed to open under this section may sell on these days all types of goods and foodstuffs which may lawfully be offered for sale in the commonwealth other than alcoholic beverages. To the extent that this section is inconsistent with section 6 or any other general or special law, this section shall control. Any store or shop that qualifies for exemption under clause (25), (27) or (50) of section 6 and employs more than 7 persons, including the proprietor, shall not require any employee to perform such work, and an employee's refusal to work for any retail establishment on a holiday shall not be grounds for discrimination, dismissal, discharge, reduction in hours or any other penalty. The terms ''Memorial Day,'' ''Juneteenth Independence Day,'' ''July Fourth'' and ''Labor Day'' shall mean the legal holidays on which said days are celebrated in accordance with clause eighteen of section seven of chapter four of the General Laws.

Section 16. All stores and shops which sell goods at retail may be open at any time on Sundays and on Memorial Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, July Fourth and Labor Day, but no such stores and shops may be open on Christmas Day if Christmas occurs on a Sunday. The performance of labor, business and work directly connected to retail sales on these days shall also be allowed. Stores and shops allowed to open under this section may sell on these days all types of goods and foodstuffs which may lawfully be offered for sale in the commonwealth other than alcoholic beverages. To the extent that this section is inconsistent with section 6 or any other general or special law, this section shall control.

Any store or shop that qualifies for exemption under clause (25), (27) or (50) of section 6 and employs more than 7 persons, including the proprietor, shall not require any employee to perform such work, and an employee's refusal to work for any retail establishment on a holiday shall not be grounds for discrimination, dismissal, discharge, reduction in hours or any other penalty. The terms ''Memorial Day,'' ''Juneteenth Independence Day,'' ''July Fourth'' and ''Labor Day'' shall mean the legal holidays on which said days are celebrated in accordance with clause eighteen of section seven of chapter four of the General Laws.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 280, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 280 / Section 12
Escape of prisoner; liability of sheriff for fines or forfeitures of prisoner
Status: in_force

Section 12. A sheriff who, having a person in his custody by virtue of the sentence of a court, voluntarily or negligently suffers him to escape shall be held to have received the fines, forfeitures or forfeited recognizances described in the preceding section, at the time of the escape, and shall be liable for the same, with interest and costs, as if he had received them.

Section 12. A sheriff who, having a person in his custody by virtue of the sentence of a court, voluntarily or negligently suffers him to escape shall be held to have received the fines, forfeitures or forfeited recognizances described in the preceding section, at the time of the escape, and shall be liable for the same, with interest and costs, as if he had received them.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185, sec. 41 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185 / Section 41
Answer
Status: in_force

Section 41. Any person who claims an interest, whether named in the notice or not, may appear and file an answer on or before the return day, or within such further time as the court may allow. The answer shall state all objections to the complaint, shall set forth the interest claimed by the person who files it, and shall be signed and sworn to by him or by a person in his behalf.

Section 41. Any person who claims an interest, whether named in the notice or not, may appear and file an answer on or before the return day, or within such further time as the court may allow. The answer shall state all objections to the complaint, shall set forth the interest claimed by the person who files it, and shall be signed and sworn to by him or by a person in his behalf.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 169 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 169
Vacuum brakes; mufflers
Status: in_force

Section 169. A railroad corporation using any vacuum brake shall provide and use on every locomotive equipped therewith a muffler or other appliance, approved in writing by the department, for deadening the noise incident to the operation of such brake; but any other appliance may be used upon any locomotive for the purpose of experiment only, for not more than thirty days, but not upon more than two locomotives of the same corporation at any one time. Every application to the department for approval of such appliances shall be in writing; and such approval may be revoked by the department by written notice to the corporation.

Section 169. A railroad corporation using any vacuum brake shall provide and use on every locomotive equipped therewith a muffler or other appliance, approved in writing by the department, for deadening the noise incident to the operation of such brake; but any other appliance may be used upon any locomotive for the purpose of experiment only, for not more than thirty days, but not upon more than two locomotives of the same corporation at any one time. Every application to the department for approval of such appliances shall be in writing; and such approval may be revoked by the department by written notice to the corporation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 14A — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 14A
Spanish War Memorial Day and Maine Memorial Day
Status: in_force

Section 14A. The governor shall annually set apart February fifteenth, the anniversary of the sinking of the United States battleship ''Maine'' in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, as Spanish War Memorial Day and Maine Memorial Day, and shall issue his proclamation recommending that the day be observed by the people in the display of the flag and by appropriate exercises in the public schools and elsewhere, commemorative of the services and sacrifices of the men who fought in the Spanish–American War.

Section 14A. The governor shall annually set apart February fifteenth, the anniversary of the sinking of the United States battleship ''Maine'' in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, as Spanish War Memorial Day and Maine Memorial Day, and shall issue his proclamation recommending that the day be observed by the people in the display of the flag and by appropriate exercises in the public schools and elsewhere, commemorative of the services and sacrifices of the men who fought in the Spanish–American War.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 183C — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 183C
Violation of statute; report of conviction; revocation of charter of corporation
Status: in_force

Section 183C. Any person described in section one hundred and eighty-three A who engages in a business required to be licensed by said section unless authorized so to do by a license in full force and effect, and any holder of such a license who violates any condition thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both. The clerk of the court in which a corporation engaged in such business is convicted under this section shall forthwith report such conviction to the state secretary, who shall thereupon revoke the charter of such corporation.

Section 183C. Any person described in section one hundred and eighty-three A who engages in a business required to be licensed by said section unless authorized so to do by a license in full force and effect, and any holder of such a license who violates any condition thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both. The clerk of the court in which a corporation engaged in such business is convicted under this section shall forthwith report such conviction to the state secretary, who shall thereupon revoke the charter of such corporation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279, sec. 1B — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 279 / Section 1B
Funds collection and disbursement; single point for clerk-magistrate and probation offices
Status: in_force

Section 1B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the administrative justice of a department of the trial court may direct that both the clerk-magistrate's office and the probation office of one or more court divisions are to utilize a single funds collection and disbursement point within the courthouse.

Section 1B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the administrative justice of a department of the trial court may direct that both the clerk-magistrate's office and the probation office of one or more court divisions are to utilize a single funds collection and disbursement point within the courthouse.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21E, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21E / Section 12
Confidentiality of information, records or reports
Status: in_force

Section 12. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, any information, record, or particular part thereof, obtained by the department, its personnel or contractors pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, upon request shall be confidential and shall not be considered to be a public record when it is determined by the commissioner that such information, record or report relates to secret processes, methods of manufacture, or production, or that such information, record or report, if made public, would divulge a trade secret. This section shall not prevent disclosure of any information necessary for an enforcement or cost recovery action or to comply with CERCLA or FWPCA.

Section 12. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, any information, record, or particular part thereof, obtained by the department, its personnel or contractors pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, upon request shall be confidential and shall not be considered to be a public record when it is determined by the commissioner that such information, record or report relates to secret processes, methods of manufacture, or production, or that such information, record or report, if made public, would divulge a trade secret. This section shall not prevent disclosure of any information necessary for an enforcement or cost recovery action or to comply with CERCLA or FWPCA.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 49, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 49 / Section 6
Disputes regarding repairs; arbitration
Status: in_force

Section 6. When a dispute arises concerning the part of a partition fence which under this chapter each party is required to build or maintain, either party may apply to the fence viewers, who, after notice to each party and a hearing, may in writing assign to each his share thereof, and may direct the time within which each party shall erect or repair his share; which assignment, being recorded in the office of the city or town clerk upon the payment by the party so applying of the fee provided by clause (33) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two, shall be binding upon the parties and upon the succeeding occupants of the land.

Section 6. When a dispute arises concerning the part of a partition fence which under this chapter each party is required to build or maintain, either party may apply to the fence viewers, who, after notice to each party and a hearing, may in writing assign to each his share thereof, and may direct the time within which each party shall erect or repair his share; which assignment, being recorded in the office of the city or town clerk upon the payment by the party so applying of the fee provided by clause (33) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two, shall be binding upon the parties and upon the succeeding occupants of the land.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176A, sec. 8X — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176A / Section 8X
Coverage for patient care services under qualified clinical trials
Status: in_force

Section 8X. Any contract between a subscriber and the corporation under an individual or group hospital service plan delivered or issued or renewed within the commonwealth shall provide for coverage of patient care services furnished pursuant to qualified clinical trials as defined in, and subject to the requirements and limitations of, section 110L of chapter 175.

Section 8X. Any contract between a subscriber and the corporation under an individual or group hospital service plan delivered or issued or renewed within the commonwealth shall provide for coverage of patient care services furnished pursuant to qualified clinical trials as defined in, and subject to the requirements and limitations of, section 110L of chapter 175.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 89, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 89 / Section 12
Surcharge on fines for motor vehicle violation
Status: in_force

Section 12. There shall be a surcharge of $5 on a fine assessed against a person convicted of or found responsible for a motor vehicle violation under this chapter or a violation of a special regulation lawfully made under the authority of this chapter. The surcharge shall be transferred by the registrar of motor vehicles to the state treasurer for deposit into the Public Safety Training Fund established in section 2JJJJ of chapter 29.

Section 12. There shall be a surcharge of $5 on a fine assessed against a person convicted of or found responsible for a motor vehicle violation under this chapter or a violation of a special regulation lawfully made under the authority of this chapter. The surcharge shall be transferred by the registrar of motor vehicles to the state treasurer for deposit into the Public Safety Training Fund established in section 2JJJJ of chapter 29.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128A, sec. 14E — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128A / Section 14E
Dog racing prohibited; penalty
Status: repealed

[ Text of section effective until December 15, 2027. Repealed by 2011, 194, Sec. 39. See 2011, 194, Sec. 112 as amended by 2014, 165, Sec. 192; 2016, 176, Sec. 12B; 2017, 56, Sec. 14; 2018, 159, Sec. 14; 2019, 47, Sec. 14; 2020, 1, Sec. 14; 2020, 106, Sec. 14; 2021, 27, Sec. 14; 2022, 128, Sec. 14; 2023, 26, Sec. 20; and 2025, 73, Sec. 73.] Section 14E. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or any general or special law to the contrary, no dog racing or racing meeting where any form of betting or wagering on the speed or ability of dogs occurs shall be conducted or permitted in this commonwealth and the commission is hereby prohibited from accepting or approving any application or request for racing dates for dog racing. Any person violating any provision of this section relative to dog racing shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than twenty thousand dollars which shall be payable to the commission and used for administrative purposes of the commission subject to appropriation. All other provisions of this Chapter shall be construed as if they contain no references to dogs, dog racing or dog races. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the effective date of this section shall be January 1, 2010.

[ Text of section effective until December 15, 2027. Repealed by 2011, 194, Sec. 39. See 2011, 194, Sec. 112 as amended by 2014, 165, Sec. 192; 2016, 176, Sec. 12B; 2017, 56, Sec. 14; 2018, 159, Sec. 14; 2019, 47, Sec. 14; 2020, 1, Sec. 14; 2020, 106, Sec. 14; 2021, 27, Sec. 14; 2022, 128, Sec. 14; 2023, 26, Sec. 20; and 2025, 73, Sec. 73.]

Section 14E. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or any general or special law to the contrary, no dog racing or racing meeting where any form of betting or wagering on the speed or ability of dogs occurs shall be conducted or permitted in this commonwealth and the commission is hereby prohibited from accepting or approving any application or request for racing dates for dog racing.

Any person violating any provision of this section relative to dog racing shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than twenty thousand dollars which shall be payable to the commission and used for administrative purposes of the commission subject to appropriation.

All other provisions of this Chapter shall be construed as if they contain no references to dogs, dog racing or dog races.

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the effective date of this section shall be January 1, 2010.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 61 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 147 / Section 61
Fees
Status: in_force

Section 61. The fee for the filing of an original security systems license and for the filing of a renewal of such license shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven. Said fees shall not exceed two hundred and fifty dollars for an original license and one hundred and twenty-five dollars for a renewal thereof. The fee for a certificate of clearance shall be determined in a like manner, but shall not exceed fifty dollars for an original or renewal of said certificate.

Section 61. The fee for the filing of an original security systems license and for the filing of a renewal of such license shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven. Said fees shall not exceed two hundred and fifty dollars for an original license and one hundred and twenty-five dollars for a renewal thereof.

The fee for a certificate of clearance shall be determined in a like manner, but shall not exceed fifty dollars for an original or renewal of said certificate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71B, sec. 9A — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71B / Section 9A
Workshop curriculum; parent advisory committee
Status: in_force

Section 9A. The department of education shall provide a workshop curriculum on the rights of students, their parents and guardians under the special education laws of the commonwealth and the federal government to each school district in the commonwealth to be used by such school districts in conducting the workshops required by section 1C of chapter 71. The department of education shall establish a Parent Advisory Committee to assist and advise in developing said workshop curriculum. The Parent Advisory Committee shall consist of representatives from the Federation for Children with Special Needs, the Massachusetts Association of Parent Advisory Councils, the Parent Professional Advocacy League, the Disability Law Center, and the Massachusetts Advocacy Center.

Section 9A. The department of education shall provide a workshop curriculum on the rights of students, their parents and guardians under the special education laws of the commonwealth and the federal government to each school district in the commonwealth to be used by such school districts in conducting the workshops required by section 1C of chapter 71. The department of education shall establish a Parent Advisory Committee to assist and advise in developing said workshop curriculum. The Parent Advisory Committee shall consist of representatives from the Federation for Children with Special Needs, the Massachusetts Association of Parent Advisory Councils, the Parent Professional Advocacy League, the Disability Law Center, and the Massachusetts Advocacy Center.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 70 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 70
Minors under sixteen as vendors and bootblacks, scavengers or other trade in street or public places; charge for badge for employment
Status: in_force

Section 70. No boy or girl under sixteen shall engage or be employed in any of the trades or occupations mentioned in section sixty-nine unless such boy or girl complies with all the provisions of sections seventy-one, seventy-two and seventy-three and with all the legal requirements concerning school attendance, and unless a badge has been issued to such boy or girl by the officer authorized to issue employment permits in the city or town where such boy or girl resides. The charge, if any, for such a badge issued to such boy or girl engaged or employed in the sale of newspapers in a street shall be such sum, not more than twenty-five cents, as shall be determined by the officer issuing the same.

Section 70. No boy or girl under sixteen shall engage or be employed in any of the trades or occupations mentioned in section sixty-nine unless such boy or girl complies with all the provisions of sections seventy-one, seventy-two and seventy-three and with all the legal requirements concerning school attendance, and unless a badge has been issued to such boy or girl by the officer authorized to issue employment permits in the city or town where such boy or girl resides. The charge, if any, for such a badge issued to such boy or girl engaged or employed in the sale of newspapers in a street shall be such sum, not more than twenty-five cents, as shall be determined by the officer issuing the same.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64J, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64J / Section 7
Penalty for violation of chapter
Status: in_force

Section 7. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter for which a penalty is not otherwise provided shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for one year, or both such fine and imprisonment.

Section 7. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter for which a penalty is not otherwise provided shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for one year, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33, sec. 60 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33 / Section 60
Training of armed forces
Status: in_force

Section 60. The armed forces of the commonwealth shall perform during each prescribed training year not less than fifteen days' training under service conditions at times and places designated by duly authorized orders.

Section 60. The armed forces of the commonwealth shall perform during each prescribed training year not less than fifteen days' training under service conditions at times and places designated by duly authorized orders.