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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64G, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64G / Section 18
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

[Text of section effective as provided by 2018, 337, Sec. 15A as added by 2019, 5, Sec. 37.]

[Text of section effective as provided by 2018, 337, Sec. 15A as added by 2019, 5, Sec. 37.]

Section 18. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for assessing, reporting, collecting, remitting and enforcing the room occupancy excise pursuant to this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 201D, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 201D / Section 8
Liability of health care providers and agents
Status: in_force

Section 8. No health care provider or employee thereof shall be subject to criminal or civil liability or be deemed to have engaged in unprofessional conduct, for carrying out in good faith a health care decision by an agent pursuant to a health care proxy. No person acting as agent pursuant to a health care proxy shall be subject to criminal or civil liability for making a health care decision in good faith pursuant to this chapter.

Section 8. No health care provider or employee thereof shall be subject to criminal or civil liability or be deemed to have engaged in unprofessional conduct, for carrying out in good faith a health care decision by an agent pursuant to a health care proxy.

No person acting as agent pursuant to a health care proxy shall be subject to criminal or civil liability for making a health care decision in good faith pursuant to this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40D, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40D / Section 23
Pollution control, cogeneration, and small power production facilities; grants or loans
Status: in_force

Section 23. A municipality acting by and through an authority in connection with a project for pollution control facilities, cogeneration facilities or small power production facilities financed or to be financed under this chapter may apply for and accept and use any grant, loan, or grant and loan of federal or state funds for such pollution control facilities, cogeneration facilities or small power production facilities.

Section 23. A municipality acting by and through an authority in connection with a project for pollution control facilities, cogeneration facilities or small power production facilities financed or to be financed under this chapter may apply for and accept and use any grant, loan, or grant and loan of federal or state funds for such pollution control facilities, cogeneration facilities or small power production facilities.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 62C, sec. 41 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 62C / Section 41
Remedies; restrictions
Status: in_force

Section 41. The remedies provided by section thirty-seven to forty, inclusive, shall be exclusive, whether or not the tax is wholly illegal. But the word ''exclusive'' in this section shall not be construed to deprive any person of a right of action at law in any federal court.

Section 41. The remedies provided by section thirty-seven to forty, inclusive, shall be exclusive, whether or not the tax is wholly illegal. But the word ''exclusive'' in this section shall not be construed to deprive any person of a right of action at law in any federal court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 98, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 98 / Section 11
Tolerances and specifications for clinical thermometers
Status: in_force

Section 11. The deputy director shall promulgate tolerances and specifications for clinical thermometers. A correct clinical thermometer shall be one conforming to the standard established as provided in section nine and to specifications promulgated under this section, within such tolerances.

Section 11. The deputy director shall promulgate tolerances and specifications for clinical thermometers. A correct clinical thermometer shall be one conforming to the standard established as provided in section nine and to specifications promulgated under this section, within such tolerances.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 55 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 55
Municipal light board
Status: in_force

Section 55. A town which has established or votes to establish a gas or electric plant may elect a municipal light board consisting of either three or five citizens of the town, each for a term of three years. Of the three-member board, initially one shall be chosen for one year, one for two years, and one for three years, and at each annual meeting thereafter one for a term of three years. Of the five-member board, initially one shall be chosen for one year, two for two years and two for three years and thereafter, the terms shall be for three years. The municipal light board shall have authority to construct, purchase or lease a gas or electric plant in accordance with the vote of the town and to maintain and operate the same.

Section 55. A town which has established or votes to establish a gas or electric plant may elect a municipal light board consisting of either three or five citizens of the town, each for a term of three years. Of the three-member board, initially one shall be chosen for one year, one for two years, and one for three years, and at each annual meeting thereafter one for a term of three years. Of the five-member board, initially one shall be chosen for one year, two for two years and two for three years and thereafter, the terms shall be for three years. The municipal light board shall have authority to construct, purchase or lease a gas or electric plant in accordance with the vote of the town and to maintain and operate the same.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 178O — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 178O
Group insurance termination; notice of date to employee
Status: in_force

Section 178O. An employer terminating employment of an employee insured under a group insurance policy shall, within ten business days, notify said employee of the date upon which his coverage under his group insurance policy shall terminate.

Section 178O. An employer terminating employment of an employee insured under a group insurance policy shall, within ten business days, notify said employee of the date upon which his coverage under his group insurance policy shall terminate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176K, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176K / Section 9
Contracts in existence prior to effective date of chapter
Status: in_force

Section 9. Nothing contained herein shall affect, in any way, binding contracts, including the existence, validity or operation of such contracts in existence in the commonwealth prior to the effective date of this chapter.

Section 9. Nothing contained herein shall affect, in any way, binding contracts, including the existence, validity or operation of such contracts in existence in the commonwealth prior to the effective date of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40A, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40A / Section 13
Zoning administrators; appointment; powers and duties
Status: in_force

Section 13. A zoning ordinance or by-law may authorize the appointment of a zoning administrator, who, unless otherwise provided by charter, shall be appointed by the board of appeals, subject to confirmation by the city council or board of selectmen, to serve at the pleasure of the board of appeals pursuant to such qualifications as may be established by the city council or board of selectmen. The board of appeals may delegate to said zoning administrator some of its powers and duties by a concurring vote of all members of the board of appeals consisting of three members, and a concurring vote of all except one member of a board consisting of five members. Any person aggrieved by a decision or order of the zoning administrator, whether or not previously a party to the proceeding, or any municipal office or board, may appeal to the board of appeals, as provided in section fourteen, within thirty days after the decision of the zoning administrator has been filed in the office of the city or town clerk. Any appeal, application or petition filed with said zoning administrator as to which no decision has issued within thirty-five days from the date of filing shall be deemed denied and shall be subject to appeal to the board of appeals as provided in section eight.

Section 13. A zoning ordinance or by-law may authorize the appointment of a zoning administrator, who, unless otherwise provided by charter, shall be appointed by the board of appeals, subject to confirmation by the city council or board of selectmen, to serve at the pleasure of the board of appeals pursuant to such qualifications as may be established by the city council or board of selectmen. The board of appeals may delegate to said zoning administrator some of its powers and duties by a concurring vote of all members of the board of appeals consisting of three members, and a concurring vote of all except one member of a board consisting of five members. Any person aggrieved by a decision or order of the zoning administrator, whether or not previously a party to the proceeding, or any municipal office or board, may appeal to the board of appeals, as provided in section fourteen, within thirty days after the decision of the zoning administrator has been filed in the office of the city or town clerk. Any appeal, application or petition filed with said zoning administrator as to which no decision has issued within thirty-five days from the date of filing shall be deemed denied and shall be subject to appeal to the board of appeals as provided in section eight.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176A, sec. 8V — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176A / Section 8V
Coverage for human leukocyte or histocompatibility locus antigen testing
Status: in_force

Section 8V. Any contract between a subscriber and the corporation under an individual or group hospital service plan, except contracts providing supplemental coverage to Medicare or to other government programs, delivered, issued or renewed by agreement within or without the commonwealth shall provide, as benefits to all individual subscribers or members within the commonwealth and to all group members having a principal place of employment within the commonwealth, coverage for the cost of human leukocyte antigen testing or histocompatibility locus antigen testing that is necessary to establish bone marrow transplant donor suitability. The coverage shall cover the costs of testing for A, B or DR antigens, or any combination thereof, consistent with rules, regulations and criteria established by the department of public health pursuant to section 218 of chapter 111.

Section 8V. Any contract between a subscriber and the corporation under an individual or group hospital service plan, except contracts providing supplemental coverage to Medicare or to other government programs, delivered, issued or renewed by agreement within or without the commonwealth shall provide, as benefits to all individual subscribers or members within the commonwealth and to all group members having a principal place of employment within the commonwealth, coverage for the cost of human leukocyte antigen testing or histocompatibility locus antigen testing that is necessary to establish bone marrow transplant donor suitability. The coverage shall cover the costs of testing for A, B or DR antigens, or any combination thereof, consistent with rules, regulations and criteria established by the department of public health pursuant to section 218 of chapter 111.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 180, sec. 17M — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 180 / Section 17M
State police employees; payroll deductions for contributions to State Police Museum and Learning Center, Inc.
Status: in_force

Section 17M. A deduction on a payroll schedule may be made from the salary of an employee of the department of state police in the amount of $3 per pay period for the payment of a contribution to Massachusetts State Police Museum and Learning Center, Inc. A deduction under this section shall not be used in whole or in part for a political purpose. Authorization for the deduction shall be made by the employee in writing to the officer or head of the department and withdrawal of the authorization shall be made by a 60 day written notice to the officer or head of the department. The state treasurer shall deduct the contribution from the salary of the employee and transmit the sum to the treasurer of the Massachusetts State Police Museum and Learning Center, Inc. The state treasurer may require that the treasurer of the Massachusetts State Police Museum and Learning Center, Inc. give a bond, in a form approved by the commissioner of revenue, for the faithful performance of his duties in a sum and with surety satisfactory to the state treasurer.

Section 17M. A deduction on a payroll schedule may be made from the salary of an employee of the department of state police in the amount of $3 per pay period for the payment of a contribution to Massachusetts State Police Museum and Learning Center, Inc. A deduction under this section shall not be used in whole or in part for a political purpose. Authorization for the deduction shall be made by the employee in writing to the officer or head of the department and withdrawal of the authorization shall be made by a 60 day written notice to the officer or head of the department. The state treasurer shall deduct the contribution from the salary of the employee and transmit the sum to the treasurer of the Massachusetts State Police Museum and Learning Center, Inc. The state treasurer may require that the treasurer of the Massachusetts State Police Museum and Learning Center, Inc. give a bond, in a form approved by the commissioner of revenue, for the faithful performance of his duties in a sum and with surety satisfactory to the state treasurer.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 62 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 62
Reports of masters
Status: in_force

Section 62. Masters appointed by the probate and family court department shall file their final report in the office of the register of the court by which they are appointed within ninety days after the hearing before them has been closed or within such time as the court may allow, and, in default thereof, shall not be entitled to any fees, except as provided in section sixty-two A.

Section 62. Masters appointed by the probate and family court department shall file their final report in the office of the register of the court by which they are appointed within ninety days after the hearing before them has been closed or within such time as the court may allow, and, in default thereof, shall not be entitled to any fees, except as provided in section sixty-two A.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, sec. 61 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 61
Conviction after discharge from sentence under Sec. 53
Status: in_force

Section 61. Whoever, having been discharged under section one hundred and forty of chapter one hundred and twenty-seven, is afterward convicted of any offence mentioned in section fifty-three committed after the former conviction, either in the same or a different county, may be sentenced to hard labor in the house of correction for not more than one year.

Section 61. Whoever, having been discharged under section one hundred and forty of chapter one hundred and twenty-seven, is afterward convicted of any offence mentioned in section fifty-three committed after the former conviction, either in the same or a different county, may be sentenced to hard labor in the house of correction for not more than one year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 15E, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 15E / Section 2
Applicability
Status: in_force

Section 2. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this compact shall apply to the children of: (1) active duty members of the uniformed services; (2) members or veterans of the uniformed services who are severely injured and medically discharged or retired for a period of 1 year after medical discharge or retirement; and (3) members of the uniformed services who die on active duty or as a result of injuries sustained on active duty for a period of 1 year after death. (b) This interstate compact shall only apply to local education agencies. (c) This compact shall not apply to the children of: (1) inactive members of the national guard and military reserves; (2) members of the uniformed services now retired, except as provided in subsection (a); (3) veterans of the uniformed services, except as provided in subsection (a); and (4) other United States Department of Defense personnel and other federal agency civilian and contract employees not defined as active duty members of the uniformed services.

Section 2. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this compact shall apply to the children of:

(1) active duty members of the uniformed services;

(2) members or veterans of the uniformed services who are severely injured and medically discharged or retired for a period of 1 year after medical discharge or retirement; and

(3) members of the uniformed services who die on active duty or as a result of injuries sustained on active duty for a period of 1 year after death.

(b) This interstate compact shall only apply to local education agencies.

(c) This compact shall not apply to the children of:

(1) inactive members of the national guard and military reserves;

(2) members of the uniformed services now retired, except as provided in subsection (a);

(3) veterans of the uniformed services, except as provided in subsection (a); and

(4) other United States Department of Defense personnel and other federal agency civilian and contract employees not defined as active duty members of the uniformed services.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, sec. 90 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 90
Custody of arrested persons; time limitation
Status: in_force

Section 90. Persons arrested under either of the two preceding sections shall be kept in jail or other convenient place not more than twenty-four hours, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, at or before the expiration of which time they shall be taken before a district court and proceeded against according to law.

Section 90. Persons arrested under either of the two preceding sections shall be kept in jail or other convenient place not more than twenty-four hours, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, at or before the expiration of which time they shall be taken before a district court and proceeded against according to law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15D — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15D
Massachusetts Art Week
Status: in_force

Section 15D. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the last week of May as Massachusetts Art Week, and recommending that it be observed by the display of works of art and appropriate exhibitions and ceremonies in museums, public and private schools, libraries and elsewhere, in recognition of the great cultural tradition of the commonwealth.

Section 15D. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the last week of May as Massachusetts Art Week, and recommending that it be observed by the display of works of art and appropriate exhibitions and ceremonies in museums, public and private schools, libraries and elsewhere, in recognition of the great cultural tradition of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, sec. 43I — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 114 / Section 43I
Removal of bodies constituting menace to public health
Status: in_force

Section 43I. Whenever any mausoleum, vault, crypt or other structure containing one or more dead human bodies shall, in the opinion of the department of public health, become a menace to public health, and the owner thereof fails to remedy or remove the same to the satisfaction of said department, any court of competent jurisdiction may order the owner of said structure to remove such dead body or bodies for interment in some suitable cemetery at the expense of such owner. If such owner cannot be found, such removal and interment shall be at the expense of the cemetery association or other agency in the cemetery of which such mausoleum, vault, crypt or other structure is situated.

Section 43I. Whenever any mausoleum, vault, crypt or other structure containing one or more dead human bodies shall, in the opinion of the department of public health, become a menace to public health, and the owner thereof fails to remedy or remove the same to the satisfaction of said department, any court of competent jurisdiction may order the owner of said structure to remove such dead body or bodies for interment in some suitable cemetery at the expense of such owner. If such owner cannot be found, such removal and interment shall be at the expense of the cemetery association or other agency in the cemetery of which such mausoleum, vault, crypt or other structure is situated.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, sec. 17B — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 46 / Section 17B
Death records; state registrar; originals; certified copies
Status: in_force

Section 17B. Effective January 1, 2000, the clerk of each city and town shall, on or before the tenth day of the month, transmit to the state registrar upon forms furnished by him, the original records of death and any documentation relating to said certificates of death recorded therein during the preceding month or, in case no such deaths have occurred, a certificate of such fact. The clerk in the city or town shall retain a certified copy of the record of said death. Prior to January 1, 2000, the clerk shall maintain all original documents and supporting documentation and transmit to the state registrar a certified copy of each record of death.

Section 17B. Effective January 1, 2000, the clerk of each city and town shall, on or before the tenth day of the month, transmit to the state registrar upon forms furnished by him, the original records of death and any documentation relating to said certificates of death recorded therein during the preceding month or, in case no such deaths have occurred, a certificate of such fact. The clerk in the city or town shall retain a certified copy of the record of said death. Prior to January 1, 2000, the clerk shall maintain all original documents and supporting documentation and transmit to the state registrar a certified copy of each record of death.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32, sec. 45 — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 32 / Section 45
Applicability of Sec. 44 to city of Boston; acceptance by other cities and towns
Status: in_force

Section 45. Section forty-four shall not apply to Boston, but shall apply to any other city upon its acceptance prior to January first, nineteen hundred and forty-six by the mayor and city council, and to any town upon its acceptance prior to said date by the town at a meeting.

Section 45. Section forty-four shall not apply to Boston, but shall apply to any other city upon its acceptance prior to January first, nineteen hundred and forty-six by the mayor and city council, and to any town upon its acceptance prior to said date by the town at a meeting.