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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, sec. 2B — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71 / Section 2B
Courses in American sign language
Status: in_force

Section 2B. In all public elementary and secondary schools, American Sign Language shall be recognized as a standard, independent language with its own grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and cultural heritage. Courses in American Sign Language may be taught for the purpose of contributing to a greater understanding of the social and cultural dimensions of the language, and to encourage and enable increased interaction between hearing persons and deaf and hard-of-hearing persons in society. School committees may credit such courses toward satisfaction of foreign language requirements.

Section 2B. In all public elementary and secondary schools, American Sign Language shall be recognized as a standard, independent language with its own grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and cultural heritage. Courses in American Sign Language may be taught for the purpose of contributing to a greater understanding of the social and cultural dimensions of the language, and to encourage and enable increased interaction between hearing persons and deaf and hard-of-hearing persons in society. School committees may credit such courses toward satisfaction of foreign language requirements.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 36
Keeper; powers; compensation; fees
Status: in_force

Section 36. Such keeper shall have the power of a police officer and shall receive the compensation to be fixed by the selectmen upon his appointment. For the expenses of detention and support of each person committed, shown by the officer's return to have been actually detained in the lockup, there may be charged upon the precept, if any, and paid to the town, not more than fifty dollars for each day or fraction thereof.

Section 36. Such keeper shall have the power of a police officer and shall receive the compensation to be fixed by the selectmen upon his appointment. For the expenses of detention and support of each person committed, shown by the officer's return to have been actually detained in the lockup, there may be charged upon the precept, if any, and paid to the town, not more than fifty dollars for each day or fraction thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 18B — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 18B
Establishment of designated safety zones for ways in city or town; violation
Status: in_force

Section 18B. (a) Notwithstanding section 18 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the city council, the transportation commissioner of the city of Boston, the board of selectmen, park commissioners, a traffic commission or traffic director of a city or town that accepts this section in the manner provided in section 4 of chapter 4 may, in the interests of public safety and without further authority, establish designated safety zones on, at or near any way in the city or town which is not a state highway, and with the approval of the department if the same is a state highway. Such safety zones shall be posted as having a speed limit of 20 miles per hour. (b) The operation of a motor vehicle in such zone at a speed exceeding the speed limit established under this section shall be a violation of section 17.

Section 18B. (a) Notwithstanding section 18 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the city council, the transportation commissioner of the city of Boston, the board of selectmen, park commissioners, a traffic commission or traffic director of a city or town that accepts this section in the manner provided in section 4 of chapter 4 may, in the interests of public safety and without further authority, establish designated safety zones on, at or near any way in the city or town which is not a state highway, and with the approval of the department if the same is a state highway. Such safety zones shall be posted as having a speed limit of 20 miles per hour.

(b) The operation of a motor vehicle in such zone at a speed exceeding the speed limit established under this section shall be a violation of section 17.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255D, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255D / Section 8
Suspension or revocation of license; procedure
Status: in_force

Section 8. No license shall be suspended or revoked except after hearing thereon by the commissioner or such of his assistants as he may designate. The commissioner shall give the licensee at least ten days' written notice, in the form of an order to show cause, of the time and place of such hearing by registered mail addressed to the principal place of business in this commonwealth of such licensee. The said notice shall contain the grounds of complaint against the licensee. Any order suspending or revoking such license shall recite the grounds upon which the same is based. The order shall be entered upon the records of the commissioner and shall not be effective until after thirty days' written notice thereof given after such entry forwarded by registered mail to the licensee at such principal place of business. No revocation, suspension or surrender of any license shall impair or affect the obligation of any lawful retail installment sale agreement acquired previously thereto by the licensee. Within thirty days after such suspension or revocation the person aggrieved thereby may appeal to the superior court for the county of Suffolk, sitting in equity. The court shall hear all pertinent evidence and determine the facts, and upon the facts as so determined review said suspension or revocation and, as justice and equity may require, affirm the same or order that the commissioner rescind it.

Section 8. No license shall be suspended or revoked except after hearing thereon by the commissioner or such of his assistants as he may designate. The commissioner shall give the licensee at least ten days' written notice, in the form of an order to show cause, of the time and place of such hearing by registered mail addressed to the principal place of business in this commonwealth of such licensee. The said notice shall contain the grounds of complaint against the licensee. Any order suspending or revoking such license shall recite the grounds upon which the same is based. The order shall be entered upon the records of the commissioner and shall not be effective until after thirty days' written notice thereof given after such entry forwarded by registered mail to the licensee at such principal place of business. No revocation, suspension or surrender of any license shall impair or affect the obligation of any lawful retail installment sale agreement acquired previously thereto by the licensee. Within thirty days after such suspension or revocation the person aggrieved thereby may appeal to the superior court for the county of Suffolk, sitting in equity. The court shall hear all pertinent evidence and determine the facts, and upon the facts as so determined review said suspension or revocation and, as justice and equity may require, affirm the same or order that the commissioner rescind it.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, sec. 66 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 233 / Section 66
Evidence in actions against an executor or administrator
Status: in_force

Section 66. If a cause of action brought against an executor or administrator is supported by oral testimony of a promise or statement made by the testator or intestate of the defendant, evidence of statements, written or oral, made by the decedent, memoranda and entries written by him, and evidence of his acts and habits of dealing tending to disprove or to show the improbability of the making of such promise or statement, shall be admissible.

Section 66. If a cause of action brought against an executor or administrator is supported by oral testimony of a promise or statement made by the testator or intestate of the defendant, evidence of statements, written or oral, made by the decedent, memoranda and entries written by him, and evidence of his acts and habits of dealing tending to disprove or to show the improbability of the making of such promise or statement, shall be admissible.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 23
Voting by stockholders; proxy
Status: in_force

Section 23. Stockholders may vote in person or by proxy. No proxy dated more than six months before the meeting named therein shall be valid and no proxy shall be valid after the final adjournment of such meeting. A proxy with respect to stock held in the name of two or more persons shall be valid if executed by any one of them unless at or prior to exercise of the proxy the corporation receives a specific written notice to the contrary from any one of them. A proxy purporting to be executed by or on behalf of a stockholder shall be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its exercise and the burden of proving invalidity shall rest on the challenger. If not otherwise determined by the articles of organization or by-laws of the corporation, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share owned by him.

Section 23. Stockholders may vote in person or by proxy. No proxy dated more than six months before the meeting named therein shall be valid and no proxy shall be valid after the final adjournment of such meeting. A proxy with respect to stock held in the name of two or more persons shall be valid if executed by any one of them unless at or prior to exercise of the proxy the corporation receives a specific written notice to the contrary from any one of them. A proxy purporting to be executed by or on behalf of a stockholder shall be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its exercise and the burden of proving invalidity shall rest on the challenger. If not otherwise determined by the articles of organization or by-laws of the corporation, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share owned by him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 36C — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 36C
Police; training in suicide detection, intervention and prevention
Status: in_force

Section 36C. All law enforcement officers, as defined in section 1 of chapter 6E, shall be trained in the detection, intervention and prevention of suicide. Said training shall include training in the nature and symptomatology of suicide, training in communicating with suicidal detainees, and training in appropriate suicide prevention techniques and emergency procedures. Said training shall be approved and coordinated by the municipal police training committee, and shall be included in the curriculum of all police training schools and academies, including the state police academy. In-service training shall be provided for law enforcement officers having previous basic recruit training. Shift commanders shall complete such training within one year of the passage of this act, and all other officers shall complete such training within three years of the passage of this act. Completion of a refresher seminar in suicide prevention shall be a condition of promotion for all law enforcement officers affected by the provisions of this act. All lockup facilities established pursuant to section thirty-four of chapter forty, or under the jurisdiction of the state police, shall establish written procedures to be followed in any situation which threatens or may threaten the safety of persons detained therein.

Section 36C. All law enforcement officers, as defined in section 1 of chapter 6E, shall be trained in the detection, intervention and prevention of suicide. Said training shall include training in the nature and symptomatology of suicide, training in communicating with suicidal detainees, and training in appropriate suicide prevention techniques and emergency procedures. Said training shall be approved and coordinated by the municipal police training committee, and shall be included in the curriculum of all police training schools and academies, including the state police academy.

In-service training shall be provided for law enforcement officers having previous basic recruit training. Shift commanders shall complete such training within one year of the passage of this act, and all other officers shall complete such training within three years of the passage of this act. Completion of a refresher seminar in suicide prevention shall be a condition of promotion for all law enforcement officers affected by the provisions of this act.

All lockup facilities established pursuant to section thirty-four of chapter forty, or under the jurisdiction of the state police, shall establish written procedures to be followed in any situation which threatens or may threaten the safety of persons detained therein.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 186 / Section 8
Recovery of rent accruing before determination of lease
Status: in_force

Section 8. If land is held by lease of a person having an estate therein determinable on a life or on a contingency, and such estate determines before the end of a period for which rent is payable, or if an estate created by a written lease or an estate at will is determined before the end of such period by surrender, either express or by operation of law, by notice to quit for non-payment of rent, or by the death of any party, the landlord or his executor or administrator may recover in contract, a proportional part of such rent according to the portion of the last period for which such rent was accruing which had expired at such determination.

Section 8. If land is held by lease of a person having an estate therein determinable on a life or on a contingency, and such estate determines before the end of a period for which rent is payable, or if an estate created by a written lease or an estate at will is determined before the end of such period by surrender, either express or by operation of law, by notice to quit for non-payment of rent, or by the death of any party, the landlord or his executor or administrator may recover in contract, a proportional part of such rent according to the portion of the last period for which such rent was accruing which had expired at such determination.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 54 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 54
Audit of medical records
Status: in_force

Section 54. The department shall, when deemed necessary, but not more than once in each year, order an audit of the medical records required to be kept by a hospital, institution for unwed mothers out-of-hospital dialysis units or a clinic under the provisions of section fifty-three. Such audit shall be made by persons designated by the department, shall be conducted under the direction of the department and be made entirely at the expense of such hospital, institution for unwed mothers out-of-hospital dialysis units or clinic, as the case may be.

Section 54. The department shall, when deemed necessary, but not more than once in each year, order an audit of the medical records required to be kept by a hospital, institution for unwed mothers out-of-hospital dialysis units or a clinic under the provisions of section fifty-three. Such audit shall be made by persons designated by the department, shall be conducted under the direction of the department and be made entirely at the expense of such hospital, institution for unwed mothers out-of-hospital dialysis units or clinic, as the case may be.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40L, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40L / Section 6
Property tax; assessment
Status: in_force

Section 6. Land in an agricultural incentive area, determined by the local assessor to be actively devoted to agricultural, horticultural, or agricultural and horticultural use as defined in sections one to five, inclusive, of chapter sixty-one A, shall be assessed for general property tax purposes at values no greater than those determined by the methods and provisions of section ten of said chapter sixty-one A.

Section 6. Land in an agricultural incentive area, determined by the local assessor to be actively devoted to agricultural, horticultural, or agricultural and horticultural use as defined in sections one to five, inclusive, of chapter sixty-one A, shall be assessed for general property tax purposes at values no greater than those determined by the methods and provisions of section ten of said chapter sixty-one A.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176H, sec. 13A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176H / Section 13A
Applicability of chapter 176V to legal service plans governed by this chapter
Status: in_force

Section 13A. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, chapter 176V shall apply to legal services plans governed by this chapter.

Section 13A. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, chapter 176V shall apply to legal services plans governed by this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40C, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40C / Section 1
Citation
Status: in_force

Section 1. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Historic Districts Act.

Section 1. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Historic Districts Act.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271, sec. 6A — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 271 / Section 6A
Plans under which purchasers agree to obtain more purchasers; injunction; receivers
Status: in_force

Section 6A. Whoever sets up or promotes a plan by which goods or anything of value is sold to a person for a consideration and upon the further consideration that the purchaser agrees to secure one or more persons to participate in the plan by respectively making a similar purchase or purchases and in turn agreeing to secure one or more persons likewise to join in the said plan, each purchaser being given the right to secure money, credits, goods or something of value, depending upon the number of persons joining in the plan, shall be held to have set up and promoted a lottery and shall be punished as provided in section seven. The supreme judicial court shall have jurisdiction in equity upon a petition filed by the attorney general to enjoin the further prosecution of any such plan and to appoint receivers to secure and distribute the assets received thereunder.

Section 6A. Whoever sets up or promotes a plan by which goods or anything of value is sold to a person for a consideration and upon the further consideration that the purchaser agrees to secure one or more persons to participate in the plan by respectively making a similar purchase or purchases and in turn agreeing to secure one or more persons likewise to join in the said plan, each purchaser being given the right to secure money, credits, goods or something of value, depending upon the number of persons joining in the plan, shall be held to have set up and promoted a lottery and shall be punished as provided in section seven. The supreme judicial court shall have jurisdiction in equity upon a petition filed by the attorney general to enjoin the further prosecution of any such plan and to appoint receivers to secure and distribute the assets received thereunder.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 7B — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 7B
Apprenticeship program
Status: in_force

Section 7B. An apprentice, as defined in section eleven H of chapter twenty-three shall, upon the concurrence of the commissioner of labor and industries, be approved by the commissioner under the direction of the state board for related vocational-technical training in any city, town, regional district or independent school, regardless of residential qualification. Related classes for an approved apprenticeship program shall be conducted in a single school system, unless the commissioner, in agreement with the commissioner of labor and industries, determines that it would be in the best interest of said program to conduct such classes in more than one such school system.

Section 7B. An apprentice, as defined in section eleven H of chapter twenty-three shall, upon the concurrence of the commissioner of labor and industries, be approved by the commissioner under the direction of the state board for related vocational-technical training in any city, town, regional district or independent school, regardless of residential qualification. Related classes for an approved apprenticeship program shall be conducted in a single school system, unless the commissioner, in agreement with the commissioner of labor and industries, determines that it would be in the best interest of said program to conduct such classes in more than one such school system.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21O, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21O / Section 7
Notification of operation of underground storage tanks; violation prevention; orders
Status: in_force

Section 7. Whenever it appears that there is a violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulation, rule, order, permit or approval adopted or issued pursuant to this chapter, the department or head of the fire department may issue to a person causing or contributing, or likely to cause or contribute, to such violation or potential violation an order requiring the production or analysis of samples, or the production of records, or imposing such restraints on or requiring such action by said person, as the department or the head of the fire department reasonably deems necessary or desirable to abate or to prevent such violation or potential violation. Issuance of an order under this section shall not preclude, and shall not be deemed an election to forego, any other remedy authorized by law.

Section 7. Whenever it appears that there is a violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulation, rule, order, permit or approval adopted or issued pursuant to this chapter, the department or head of the fire department may issue to a person causing or contributing, or likely to cause or contribute, to such violation or potential violation an order requiring the production or analysis of samples, or the production of records, or imposing such restraints on or requiring such action by said person, as the department or the head of the fire department reasonably deems necessary or desirable to abate or to prevent such violation or potential violation. Issuance of an order under this section shall not preclude, and shall not be deemed an election to forego, any other remedy authorized by law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64G, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64G / Section 17
Report on the economic activity of short-term rentals rented for occupancy through a hosting platform or intermediary
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 17. The commissioner shall annually publish a report on the economic activity of short-term rentals in the commonwealth rented for occupancy through a hosting platform or intermediary. The commissioner may require a hosting platform, intermediary or operator of a short-term rental to submit to the department of revenue, in a form approved by the commissioner, information necessary to compile the report including, but not limited to: (i) the aggregate rent paid by all occupants during the reporting period: (ii) the total amount of revenue collected from the excise on the transfer of occupancy of the short-term rentals; and (iii) the total amount of revenue collected from the local excise on the transfer of occupancy of the short-term rentals.

The department shall make available any data set used pursuant to this section to a regional planning agency, municipality or other public agency requesting such information; provided, however, that the department shall utilize the practices that are necessary to prevent the public disclosure of personal information regarding operators and occupants. The department shall annually publish local summary statistics on its website. The department shall take all measures necessary to protect the confidentiality and security of an operator's personal tax information from any disclosure pursuant to this section.