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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 192A — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 192A
Field testing and approval of new methods of removing paint and other materials containing lead
Status: in_force

Section 192A. The director shall investigate, field test and approve new methods of removing or covering paint, plaster, or other materials containing dangerous levels of lead that facilitate compliance with section one hundred and ninety-seven with greater efficiency, safety or economy. The director shall consult with the department of labor standards prior to field testing or approval of new methods of removal or covering to ensure that these methods are consistent with regulations and laws concerning the occupational safety and health of workers engaged in deleading operations. The director shall establish a task force composed of appropriate representatives of the public and private sectors to review, evaluate and recommend such new methods. The director may contract with persons to support research and development of such new methods.

Section 192A. The director shall investigate, field test and approve new methods of removing or covering paint, plaster, or other materials containing dangerous levels of lead that facilitate compliance with section one hundred and ninety-seven with greater efficiency, safety or economy. The director shall consult with the department of labor standards prior to field testing or approval of new methods of removal or covering to ensure that these methods are consistent with regulations and laws concerning the occupational safety and health of workers engaged in deleading operations. The director shall establish a task force composed of appropriate representatives of the public and private sectors to review, evaluate and recommend such new methods. The director may contract with persons to support research and development of such new methods.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 156B — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 156B
Executive director; qualifications; duties; staff; compensation
Status: in_force

Section 156B. There shall be an executive director of the committee, hereinafter referred to as the executive director. He shall be appointed and may be removed by the governor, who shall select his appointee from among candidates recommended by the committee. The executive director shall be classified in accordance with section forty-five of chapter thirty and the salary shall be determined in accordance with section forty-six C of said chapter thirty. The executive director shall be qualified by training and experience in the field of criminal justice, and preferably shall be experienced in the planning, development and evaluation of criminal justice services and programs. He shall be the chief administrative and executive officer of the committee. He shall attend the meetings of the committee, and shall report to the committee upon the performance by the staff of their duties. The executive director shall, with the approval of the governor, establish such staff positions and employ such administrative, research, technical, legal, clerical, and other personnel and consultants as may be necessary to perform the duties of the committee. Such personnel shall receive such compensation as the executive director, with the approval of the governor, shall from time to time fix, and shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one or of section nine A of chapter thirty.

Section 156B. There shall be an executive director of the committee, hereinafter referred to as the executive director. He shall be appointed and may be removed by the governor, who shall select his appointee from among candidates recommended by the committee. The executive director shall be classified in accordance with section forty-five of chapter thirty and the salary shall be determined in accordance with section forty-six C of said chapter thirty. The executive director shall be qualified by training and experience in the field of criminal justice, and preferably shall be experienced in the planning, development and evaluation of criminal justice services and programs. He shall be the chief administrative and executive officer of the committee. He shall attend the meetings of the committee, and shall report to the committee upon the performance by the staff of their duties. The executive director shall, with the approval of the governor, establish such staff positions and employ such administrative, research, technical, legal, clerical, and other personnel and consultants as may be necessary to perform the duties of the committee. Such personnel shall receive such compensation as the executive director, with the approval of the governor, shall from time to time fix, and shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one or of section nine A of chapter thirty.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 152 / Section 11
Hearings; evidence; continuances
Status: in_force

Section 11. At the hearing the member shall make such inquiries and investigations as he deems necessary, and may require and receive any documentary or oral matter not previously obtained as shall enable him to issue a decision with respect to the issues before him. Such decision shall issue within twenty-eight days of the conclusion of the hearing. Failure of a party to appear at a hearing shall not delay the issuance of a decision. The member conducting the hearing may grant a continuance only for reasons beyond the control of a party or his attorney. Any continuance shall be set forth in writing by the member and shall be compiled quarterly by the department and shall be submitted to the advisory council.

Section 11. At the hearing the member shall make such inquiries and investigations as he deems necessary, and may require and receive any documentary or oral matter not previously obtained as shall enable him to issue a decision with respect to the issues before him. Such decision shall issue within twenty-eight days of the conclusion of the hearing. Failure of a party to appear at a hearing shall not delay the issuance of a decision.

The member conducting the hearing may grant a continuance only for reasons beyond the control of a party or his attorney. Any continuance shall be set forth in writing by the member and shall be compiled quarterly by the department and shall be submitted to the advisory council.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 160C — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 160C
Automobile insurance; company as agent for insurers doing business in Mexico; separate accounts; payment of percentage of gross premiums
Status: in_force

Section 160C. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections one hundred and sixty and one hundred and sixty-three an insurance company authorized to write automobile liability and physical damage insurance in this commonwealth may act as agent for one or more insurers authorized to do business in Mexico, but only as respects automobile liability and physical damage insurance applying to the use of automobiles in Mexico by policyholders to whom it has issued such coverages in the United States. Each company acting pursuant to this section shall keep a separate account of the business written under the authority of this section and shall annually, in January, file with the state treasurer a sworn statement of the gross premiums charged for such insurance and the gross return premiums on such insurance during the year ending on December thirty-first next preceding and, at the time of filing such statement, shall pay the commonwealth an amount equal to four per cent of such gross premiums less such return premiums so reported.

Section 160C. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections one hundred and sixty and one hundred and sixty-three an insurance company authorized to write automobile liability and physical damage insurance in this commonwealth may act as agent for one or more insurers authorized to do business in Mexico, but only as respects automobile liability and physical damage insurance applying to the use of automobiles in Mexico by policyholders to whom it has issued such coverages in the United States.

Each company acting pursuant to this section shall keep a separate account of the business written under the authority of this section and shall annually, in January, file with the state treasurer a sworn statement of the gross premiums charged for such insurance and the gross return premiums on such insurance during the year ending on December thirty-first next preceding and, at the time of filing such statement, shall pay the commonwealth an amount equal to four per cent of such gross premiums less such return premiums so reported.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 63, sec. 38GG — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 63 / Section 38GG
Hiring of qualified veterans; excise tax credit
Status: in_force

[Subsection (a) effective for taxable years beginning on January 1, 2024. See 2024, 178, Sec. 153.]

[Subsection (a) effective for taxable years beginning on January 1, 2024. See 2024, 178, Sec. 153.]

Section 38GG. (a) A business corporation with not more than 100 employees, that is certified by the secretary of veterans' services pursuant to section 2C of chapter 115 and qualifies for and claims the Work Opportunity Credit allowed under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended and in effect for the taxable year, for the hiring of qualified veterans in the commonwealth shall be allowed a credit against its excise due under this chapter in an amount equal to $2,500 for each qualified veteran hired by the business corporation. For the purposes of this section, ''qualified veteran'' shall have the same meaning as under section 51(d)(3) of the Code.

(b) To be eligible for a credit under this section: (i) the primary place of employment and the primary residence of the qualified veteran shall be in the commonwealth; and (ii) not later than six months after an individual begins work, a business corporation shall have obtained the applicable certification from the department of career services or any successor agency that the individual is a qualified veteran.

(c) In the case of a business corporation that is subject to a minimum excise under this chapter, the amount of the credit allowed by this section shall not reduce the excise to an amount less than such minimum excise.

[Subsection (d) effective for taxable years beginning on January 1, 2024. See 2024, 178, Sec. 153.]

(d) A business corporation that is eligible for and claims the credit allowed under this section in a taxable year with respect to a qualified veteran shall be eligible for a second credit of $2,500 in the subsequent taxable year with respect to such qualified veteran, subject to certification of continued employment during the subsequent taxable year in the manner required by the secretary. A credit allowed under this section shall not be transferable or refundable. Any amount of the credit allowed under this section that exceeds the tax due for a taxable year may be carried forward to any of the 3 subsequent taxable years.

(e) The total cumulative value of the credits authorized pursuant to this section and subsection (u) of section 6 of chapter 62 shall not exceed $1,000,000 annually.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 276 / Section 9
Rewards offered by governor; determination of claims
Status: in_force

Section 9. The governor, if he deems the public good so requires, may offer a suitable reward of not more than ten thousand dollars in any one case to be paid by the commonwealth to any person who, in consequence of such offer, apprehends, brings back and secures a person who is convicted of or charged with a felony, who has escaped from prison in the commonwealth, or to any person who, in consequence of such offer, apprehends and secures a person charged with such crime, or for information that shall lead to the arrest and conviction of any person who has committed a felony, if the person cannot be arrested and secured in the common course of proceedings. If more than one claimant applies for the payment of such reward, the governor shall determine to whom it shall be paid, and if to more than one person, in what proportion to each, and his determination shall be final.

Section 9. The governor, if he deems the public good so requires, may offer a suitable reward of not more than ten thousand dollars in any one case to be paid by the commonwealth to any person who, in consequence of such offer, apprehends, brings back and secures a person who is convicted of or charged with a felony, who has escaped from prison in the commonwealth, or to any person who, in consequence of such offer, apprehends and secures a person charged with such crime, or for information that shall lead to the arrest and conviction of any person who has committed a felony, if the person cannot be arrested and secured in the common course of proceedings. If more than one claimant applies for the payment of such reward, the governor shall determine to whom it shall be paid, and if to more than one person, in what proportion to each, and his determination shall be final.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 155 / Section 11
Unauthorized business; restraint by injunction
Status: in_force

Section 11. Upon an information in equity by the attorney general at the relation of the commissioner, the supreme judicial court may restrain by injunction any corporation from assuming or exercising any franchise or privilege or transacting any kind of business not authorized by its charter and the laws of the commonwealth.

Section 11. Upon an information in equity by the attorney general at the relation of the commissioner, the supreme judicial court may restrain by injunction any corporation from assuming or exercising any franchise or privilege or transacting any kind of business not authorized by its charter and the laws of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 91 / Section 7
Piers, etc.; freight loading equipment; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 7. All piers and other similar structures in Boston harbor built by the department or its predecessors shall be equipped, either by the department or by the lessees thereof, with fireproof sheds, railway tracks, cranes and other machinery and accommodations for the convenient, economical and speedy loading and discharge of freight; and the department may acquire, hold and operate such lighters and other vessels as it deems convenient and needed therefor. The department shall make such reasonable rules and regulations and charge such reasonable rates for the use of such structures and equipment as it may from time to time deem wise.

Section 7. All piers and other similar structures in Boston harbor built by the department or its predecessors shall be equipped, either by the department or by the lessees thereof, with fireproof sheds, railway tracks, cranes and other machinery and accommodations for the convenient, economical and speedy loading and discharge of freight; and the department may acquire, hold and operate such lighters and other vessels as it deems convenient and needed therefor. The department shall make such reasonable rules and regulations and charge such reasonable rates for the use of such structures and equipment as it may from time to time deem wise.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90C, sec. 7A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90C / Section 7A
Electronic communication between courts and registry
Status: in_force

Section 7A. The chief justice of the district court department and the registrar may jointly determine that any communication between the courts and the registry required to implement chapter ninety or this chapter may be accomplished solely by electronic means. The registrar may determine that any other communication by or to the registry required to implement chapter ninety or this chapter may be accomplished solely by electronic means.

Section 7A. The chief justice of the district court department and the registrar may jointly determine that any communication between the courts and the registry required to implement chapter ninety or this chapter may be accomplished solely by electronic means. The registrar may determine that any other communication by or to the registry required to implement chapter ninety or this chapter may be accomplished solely by electronic means.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 83 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 83
Tools; purchase or pawn; record book; signature of seller or pawner
Status: in_force

Section 83. When a licensed pawnbroker buys or takes in pawn any tool such as is used by contractors, builders or mechanics, he shall enter in a book kept for that purpose a description of the same and the amount paid for or loaned upon the same, and shall cause the person offering such tool for sale or for pawn to sign his name and address therein. The pawnbroker shall also write therein the name and address of the said person.

Section 83. When a licensed pawnbroker buys or takes in pawn any tool such as is used by contractors, builders or mechanics, he shall enter in a book kept for that purpose a description of the same and the amount paid for or loaned upon the same, and shall cause the person offering such tool for sale or for pawn to sign his name and address therein. The pawnbroker shall also write therein the name and address of the said person.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 236, sec. 45 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 236 / Section 45
Fees and charges
Status: in_force

Section 45. The fees and charges of levying an execution shall be added to and considered as part of the amount due on the execution, in the setting off or sale of land on execution, in the redemption thereof and in everything relative to the proceedings under the execution.

Section 45. The fees and charges of levying an execution shall be added to and considered as part of the amount due on the execution, in the setting off or sale of land on execution, in the redemption thereof and in everything relative to the proceedings under the execution.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90D, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90D / Section 35
Application of chapter to previously registered vehicle
Status: in_force

Section 35. This chapter shall not apply to a previously registered vehicle until: (a) there is a change in the ownership thereof, after this chapter takes effect; or, (b) the registrar issues a certificate of title for the vehicle; or, (c) the owner creates a security interest in the vehicle, after this chapter takes effect; or, (d) September first, nineteen hundred and eighty-two; or (e) until owner fails to renew registration of a nontitled motor vehicle within one year after expiration.

Section 35. This chapter shall not apply to a previously registered vehicle until: (a) there is a change in the ownership thereof, after this chapter takes effect; or, (b) the registrar issues a certificate of title for the vehicle; or, (c) the owner creates a security interest in the vehicle, after this chapter takes effect; or, (d) September first, nineteen hundred and eighty-two; or (e) until owner fails to renew registration of a nontitled motor vehicle within one year after expiration.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 298 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 298
Sale of cordwood; dimensions; standard units of measure defined
Status: in_force

Section 298. Cordwood sold or offered or exposed for sale shall be four feet in length. The term ''firewood'' shall be construed to mean and include wood cut to any lengths of less than four feet and more than eight inches. Cordwood and firewood shall be advertised, offered for sale and sold only in terms of cubic feet or cubic meters which will be construed as indicating the closely stacked cubic foot or cubic meter content to be delivered to the purchaser. The terms ''cord'', ''face cord'', ''pile'', ''truckload'' or terms of similar import shall not be used in the advertising and sale of cordwood or firewood. The term ''kindling wood'' shall be construed to mean and include all split wood, edgings, clippings or other waste wood averaging eight inches in length. Except as provided by sections two hundred and forty-three and two hundred and forty-seven, the standard unit of measure for kindling wood shall be the bushel of two thousand one hundred and fifty and forty-two hundredths cubic inches.

Section 298. Cordwood sold or offered or exposed for sale shall be four feet in length. The term ''firewood'' shall be construed to mean and include wood cut to any lengths of less than four feet and more than eight inches. Cordwood and firewood shall be advertised, offered for sale and sold only in terms of cubic feet or cubic meters which will be construed as indicating the closely stacked cubic foot or cubic meter content to be delivered to the purchaser. The terms ''cord'', ''face cord'', ''pile'', ''truckload'' or terms of similar import shall not be used in the advertising and sale of cordwood or firewood. The term ''kindling wood'' shall be construed to mean and include all split wood, edgings, clippings or other waste wood averaging eight inches in length. Except as provided by sections two hundred and forty-three and two hundred and forty-seven, the standard unit of measure for kindling wood shall be the bushel of two thousand one hundred and fifty and forty-two hundredths cubic inches.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, sec. 35B — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 53 / Section 35B
Persons nominated by pasters or write-ins; notice
Status: in_force

Section 35B. The city or town clerk shall forthwith notify a person who appears to have been nominated by means of pasters or write-ins of the necessity of complying with section three.

Section 35B. The city or town clerk shall forthwith notify a person who appears to have been nominated by means of pasters or write-ins of the necessity of complying with section three.