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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 12X — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 12X
Restrictive covenants upon physicians rendered unenforceable
Status: in_force

Section 12X. Any contract or agreement which creates or establishes the terms of a partnership, employment, or any other form of professional relationship with a physician registered to practice medicine pursuant to section two, which includes any restriction of the right of such physician to practice medicine in any geographic area for any period of time after the termination of such partnership, employment or professional relationship shall be void and unenforceable with respect to said restriction; provided, however, that nothing herein shall render void or unenforceable the remaining provisions of any such contract or agreement.

Section 12X. Any contract or agreement which creates or establishes the terms of a partnership, employment, or any other form of professional relationship with a physician registered to practice medicine pursuant to section two, which includes any restriction of the right of such physician to practice medicine in any geographic area for any period of time after the termination of such partnership, employment or professional relationship shall be void and unenforceable with respect to said restriction; provided, however, that nothing herein shall render void or unenforceable the remaining provisions of any such contract or agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185, sec. 56A — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185 / Section 56A
Complaints for confirmation of title; application of chapter
Status: in_force

Section 56A. Complaints for the confirmation of title without registration and all proceedings thereunder shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter applicable to complaints and proceedings for the confirmation and registration of title except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Upon the recording in the registry of deeds for the district where the land, or any portion thereof, lies, of a copy of the judgment issued pursuant to such complaint for confirmation of title without registration, the owner of such land, as determined by such judgment, shall hold the title thereto free from all encumbrances except those set forth or referred to in said judgment and those specified in section forty-six. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be so construed as to prevent the registration of title to land or easements or rights under the provisions thereof on proceedings commenced either prior or subsequent to a judgment confirming title without registration. Section ninety-nine shall not apply to proceedings for confirmation of title without registration.

Section 56A. Complaints for the confirmation of title without registration and all proceedings thereunder shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter applicable to complaints and proceedings for the confirmation and registration of title except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Upon the recording in the registry of deeds for the district where the land, or any portion thereof, lies, of a copy of the judgment issued pursuant to such complaint for confirmation of title without registration, the owner of such land, as determined by such judgment, shall hold the title thereto free from all encumbrances except those set forth or referred to in said judgment and those specified in section forty-six. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be so construed as to prevent the registration of title to land or easements or rights under the provisions thereof on proceedings commenced either prior or subsequent to a judgment confirming title without registration. Section ninety-nine shall not apply to proceedings for confirmation of title without registration.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 273, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 273 / Section 18
Money forfeited or recovered upon recognizance or deposit used for support
Status: in_force

Section 18. If money is forfeited or recovered upon a recognizance or deposit in lieu thereof given in proceedings under sections fifteen to eighteen, inclusive, or any of them, the court in which such proceedings are pending may order such money paid to the probation officer and expended by him, under the direction of the court, for the support of the child.

Section 18. If money is forfeited or recovered upon a recognizance or deposit in lieu thereof given in proceedings under sections fifteen to eighteen, inclusive, or any of them, the court in which such proceedings are pending may order such money paid to the probation officer and expended by him, under the direction of the court, for the support of the child.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 65A — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 65A
Admission to Lakeville hospital
Status: in_force

Section 65A. The department may admit to the Lakeville hospital persons suffering from extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, persons crippled by poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis), arthritis or muscular dystrophy and other similar diseases, aging persons, crippled children as defined in the regulations of the department, and persons with chronic diseases; provided, that preference shall be given to citizens of the commonwealth.

Section 65A. The department may admit to the Lakeville hospital persons suffering from extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, persons crippled by poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis), arthritis or muscular dystrophy and other similar diseases, aging persons, crippled children as defined in the regulations of the department, and persons with chronic diseases; provided, that preference shall be given to citizens of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, sec. 33 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156C / Section 33
Form of distribution on demand; acceptance of distribution of assets
Status: in_force

Section 33. Except as provided in a written operating agreement, a member, regardless of the nature of his contribution, has no right to demand and receive any distribution from a limited liability company in any form other than cash. Except as provided in a written operating agreement, a member may not be compelled to accept a distribution of any asset in kind from a limited liability company to the extent that the percentage of the asset distributed to him exceeds a percentage of the asset which is equal to the percentage in which he shares in distributions from the limited liability company.

Section 33. Except as provided in a written operating agreement, a member, regardless of the nature of his contribution, has no right to demand and receive any distribution from a limited liability company in any form other than cash. Except as provided in a written operating agreement, a member may not be compelled to accept a distribution of any asset in kind from a limited liability company to the extent that the percentage of the asset distributed to him exceeds a percentage of the asset which is equal to the percentage in which he shares in distributions from the limited liability company.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 253 / Section 42
Domestic reservoir corporations; land flowed; compensation
Status: in_force

Section 42. A domestic reservoir corporation may flow the land of other persons by its reservoir dam, and a person whose land or property has been flowed or injured by such dam, unless compensation has been otherwise made, may obtain compensation therefor as provided in this chapter.

Section 42. A domestic reservoir corporation may flow the land of other persons by its reservoir dam, and a person whose land or property has been flowed or injured by such dam, unless compensation has been otherwise made, may obtain compensation therefor as provided in this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, sec. 87 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 53 / Section 87
Contested elections or nominations; preservation of ballots; notice; recount; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 87. If within three week days after any caucus a person who has received votes thereat for nomination or election to any office shall file a written statement with the city or town clerk, claiming an election or nomination or declaring an intention to contest the election or nomination of any other person, the clerk shall preserve the ballots for such nomination or office until the claim or contest has been finally determined. Upon receipt of such statement, the clerk shall immediately give written notice to the persons affected and to the chairman and secretary of the caucus, fixing a time within twenty-four hours thereafter and a place at which said ballots will be recounted. The chairman and secretary of the caucus shall, at said time and place, recount said ballots and determine the questions raised. Each candidate affected may be present during such recount, or may be represented by an agent appointed by him in writing. If it shall appear upon a recount that persons were nominated or elected other than those declared to have been nominated or elected, certificates of such change shall be made in the manner provided in section five as to an original certificate. Any presiding officer, secretary or clerk of a caucus who wilfully neglects or refuses to comply with the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months.

Section 87. If within three week days after any caucus a person who has received votes thereat for nomination or election to any office shall file a written statement with the city or town clerk, claiming an election or nomination or declaring an intention to contest the election or nomination of any other person, the clerk shall preserve the ballots for such nomination or office until the claim or contest has been finally determined. Upon receipt of such statement, the clerk shall immediately give written notice to the persons affected and to the chairman and secretary of the caucus, fixing a time within twenty-four hours thereafter and a place at which said ballots will be recounted. The chairman and secretary of the caucus shall, at said time and place, recount said ballots and determine the questions raised. Each candidate affected may be present during such recount, or may be represented by an agent appointed by him in writing. If it shall appear upon a recount that persons were nominated or elected other than those declared to have been nominated or elected, certificates of such change shall be made in the manner provided in section five as to an original certificate.

Any presiding officer, secretary or clerk of a caucus who wilfully neglects or refuses to comply with the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 91B — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 91B
Deceptive advertising of merchandise for sale; injunction
Status: in_force

Section 91B. Any person offering for sale merchandise, commodities or service by making, publishing, disseminating, circulating or placing before the public within the commonwealth in any manner an advertisement of merchandise, commodities, or service, with the intent, design or purpose not to sell the merchandise, commodities, or service so advertised at the price stated therein or otherwise communicated, or with the intent not to sell the merchandise, commodities, or service so advertised, may be enjoined from such advertising by a bill in equity in the superior court brought by the attorney general or any aggrieved party; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any medium for the printing, publishing, or disseminating of advertising, or any owner, agent or employee thereof, nor to any advertising agency or owner, agent or employee thereof, nor to any radio or television station, or owner, agent, or employee thereof, for printing, publishing, or disseminating or causing to be printed, published, or disseminated such advertisement in good faith and without knowledge of the deceptive character thereof.

Section 91B. Any person offering for sale merchandise, commodities or service by making, publishing, disseminating, circulating or placing before the public within the commonwealth in any manner an advertisement of merchandise, commodities, or service, with the intent, design or purpose not to sell the merchandise, commodities, or service so advertised at the price stated therein or otherwise communicated, or with the intent not to sell the merchandise, commodities, or service so advertised, may be enjoined from such advertising by a bill in equity in the superior court brought by the attorney general or any aggrieved party; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any medium for the printing, publishing, or disseminating of advertising, or any owner, agent or employee thereof, nor to any advertising agency or owner, agent or employee thereof, nor to any radio or television station, or owner, agent, or employee thereof, for printing, publishing, or disseminating or causing to be printed, published, or disseminated such advertisement in good faith and without knowledge of the deceptive character thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 209C / Section 7
Representation in parentage actions; appointment of counsel; burden of proof
Status: in_force

Section 7. Actions under this chapter shall be civil actions. The IV–D agency, as set forth in chapter one hundred and nineteen A, may appear on behalf of a plaintiff in an action to establish parentage. In actions in which custody or visitation are contested, court may appoint counsel to represent either party whenever the interests of justice require. The burden of proof in proceedings under this chapter to establish parentage shall be by clear and convincing evidence.

Section 7. Actions under this chapter shall be civil actions. The IV–D agency, as set forth in chapter one hundred and nineteen A, may appear on behalf of a plaintiff in an action to establish parentage. In actions in which custody or visitation are contested, court may appoint counsel to represent either party whenever the interests of justice require.

The burden of proof in proceedings under this chapter to establish parentage shall be by clear and convincing evidence.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12C, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 12C / Section 21
Continuing program of investigation and study of the uninsured and underinsured
Status: in_force

Section 21. The center shall establish a continuing program of investigation and study of the uninsured and underinsured in the commonwealth, including the health insurance needs of the residents of the geographically isolated or rural areas of the commonwealth. Said continuing investigation and study shall examine the overall impact of programs developed by the center and the division of medical assistance on the uninsured, the underinsured and the role of employers in assisting their employees in affording health insurance.

Section 21. The center shall establish a continuing program of investigation and study of the uninsured and underinsured in the commonwealth, including the health insurance needs of the residents of the geographically isolated or rural areas of the commonwealth. Said continuing investigation and study shall examine the overall impact of programs developed by the center and the division of medical assistance on the uninsured, the underinsured and the role of employers in assisting their employees in affording health insurance.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 42, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 42 / Section 9
Triangulation points as evidence of town lines
Status: in_force

Section 9. The triangulation points established by said department shall be regarded as a part of the evidence of the location of town boundary lines, and a description of the position and marks of such points shall be communicated in writing by said department to the selectmen of the towns where such points are located, and shall be filed with the perambulation records of such towns.

Section 9. The triangulation points established by said department shall be regarded as a part of the evidence of the location of town boundary lines, and a description of the position and marks of such points shall be communicated in writing by said department to the selectmen of the towns where such points are located, and shall be filed with the perambulation records of such towns.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 16A — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 16A
Certificate of registration required for sale of milk produced on dairy farm
Status: in_force

Section 16A. Except as provided in section sixteen H, no person shall sell or offer or expose for sale milk produced on a dairy farm, for use or disposal elsewhere than on such farm, unless as to such farm a certificate of registration has been issued by the commissioner under section sixteen C and is in full force and effect; provided, that one who purchases such milk from a dealer registered under section sixteen F and sells or offers or exposes the same for sale shall not be deemed to have violated this section unless he knows or has reasonable ground to know that the same was not produced on a farm as to which such a certificate has been issued.

Section 16A. Except as provided in section sixteen H, no person shall sell or offer or expose for sale milk produced on a dairy farm, for use or disposal elsewhere than on such farm, unless as to such farm a certificate of registration has been issued by the commissioner under section sixteen C and is in full force and effect; provided, that one who purchases such milk from a dealer registered under section sixteen F and sells or offers or exposes the same for sale shall not be deemed to have violated this section unless he knows or has reasonable ground to know that the same was not produced on a farm as to which such a certificate has been issued.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 19N — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 19N
Continued use of word ''mutual'' in name of reorganized insurer
Status: in_force

Section 19N. If the name of a mutual insurer reorganizing to a stock insurer pursuant to sections 19F to 19W, inclusive, includes the word mutual, the new stock insurer may continue to use the word mutual in its name unless the commissioner finds that the continued use of the word mutual in its name is likely to mislead or deceive the public.

Section 19N. If the name of a mutual insurer reorganizing to a stock insurer pursuant to sections 19F to 19W, inclusive, includes the word mutual, the new stock insurer may continue to use the word mutual in its name unless the commissioner finds that the continued use of the word mutual in its name is likely to mislead or deceive the public.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 148 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 148
Penalties for violation of local board of health rule or failure to give notice under Sec. 146
Status: in_force

Section 148. Whoever violates any rule or regulation of a local board of health which is approved by the department of public health shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars. Failure to give a notice required by section one hundred and forty-six to be given by a board of health to the director of animal health shall be punished as provided in section twenty-eight of chapter one hundred and twenty-nine.

Section 148. Whoever violates any rule or regulation of a local board of health which is approved by the department of public health shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.

Failure to give a notice required by section one hundred and forty-six to be given by a board of health to the director of animal health shall be punished as provided in section twenty-eight of chapter one hundred and twenty-nine.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 58A, sec. 1A — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 58A / Section 1A
Quorum; decisions by a single member of board
Status: in_force

Section 1A. The majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of its business. For purposes of this section, temporary members shall not be counted for purposes of a quorum, and shall not vote on board matters other than upon specific cases to which they are assigned by the chairman. A single member of the board may decide the following types of cases: (i) cases on appeal from a board of assessors where the assessed value of the property involved does not exceed $500,000; (ii) cases on appeal from a board of assessors where the assessed value exceeds $500,000 but does not exceed $750,000 when the appellant and appellee gives written consent to a decision by a single member; (iii) cases heard under the informal procedure in which the assessed value is less than $1,000,000 as provided in section 7A or the small claims procedure as provided in section 7B. In any such appeal, upon request and upon the filing of such written consent the appeal shall be advanced for speedy hearing. Such decision shall be signed by the single member of the board who presided at the hearing, and such case shall be attributed to said single member for tracking and evaluation purposes.

Section 1A. The majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of its business. For purposes of this section, temporary members shall not be counted for purposes of a quorum, and shall not vote on board matters other than upon specific cases to which they are assigned by the chairman. A single member of the board may decide the following types of cases:

(i) cases on appeal from a board of assessors where the assessed value of the property involved does not exceed $500,000;

(ii) cases on appeal from a board of assessors where the assessed value exceeds $500,000 but does not exceed $750,000 when the appellant and appellee gives written consent to a decision by a single member;

(iii) cases heard under the informal procedure in which the assessed value is less than $1,000,000 as provided in section 7A or the small claims procedure as provided in section 7B.

In any such appeal, upon request and upon the filing of such written consent the appeal shall be advanced for speedy hearing.

Such decision shall be signed by the single member of the board who presided at the hearing, and such case shall be attributed to said single member for tracking and evaluation purposes.