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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, sec. 33 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 233 / Section 33
Certification of deposition
Status: in_force

Section 33. The justice or notary shall annex to the deposition a certificate of the time and manner of taking it, the person at whose request and the cause in which it was taken, the reason for taking it, and that the adverse party attended, or if he did not attend what notice was given to him.

Section 33. The justice or notary shall annex to the deposition a certificate of the time and manner of taking it, the person at whose request and the cause in which it was taken, the reason for taking it, and that the adverse party attended, or if he did not attend what notice was given to him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 177L — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 177L
Administrative action against managing general agent; authority of commissioner; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 177L. (A) Managing general agents shall be considered to be in the business of insurance for purposes of the applicability of chapter one hundred and seventy-six D. In addition to the remedies provided by said chapter one hundred and seventy-six D, in any administrative action against a managing general agent the commissioner may order: (1) for each separate violation of the managing general agents act, a penalty in an amount up to ten thousand dollars; (2) the managing general agent to reimburse the insurer, or the rehabilitator or liquidator of the insurer, for any losses incurred by the insurer caused by a violation of the managing general agents act by the managing general agent. (B) Nothing contained in this section shall affect the right of the commissioner to impose any other penalties provided for in this chapter or chapter one hundred and seventy-six D. (C) Nothing contained in this section is intended to or shall in any manner limit or restrict the rights of policyholders, claimants and auditors.

Section 177L. (A) Managing general agents shall be considered to be in the business of insurance for purposes of the applicability of chapter one hundred and seventy-six D. In addition to the remedies provided by said chapter one hundred and seventy-six D, in any administrative action against a managing general agent the commissioner may order:

(1) for each separate violation of the managing general agents act, a penalty in an amount up to ten thousand dollars;

(2) the managing general agent to reimburse the insurer, or the rehabilitator or liquidator of the insurer, for any losses incurred by the insurer caused by a violation of the managing general agents act by the managing general agent.

(B) Nothing contained in this section shall affect the right of the commissioner to impose any other penalties provided for in this chapter or chapter one hundred and seventy-six D.

(C) Nothing contained in this section is intended to or shall in any manner limit or restrict the rights of policyholders, claimants and auditors.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30A, sec. 6A — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30A / Section 6A
Code of Massachusetts Regulations; publication
Status: in_force

Section 6A. Prior to publication of the first issue of the Massachusetts Register, the state secretary shall first cause to be published all currently effective agency regulations in a special publication of the Massachusetts Register to be designated as the ''Code of Massachusetts Regulations''. The state secretary shall regulate the supplementation and the collation and republication of the printed codification with a view to keeping the Code of Massachusetts Regulations as current as possible.

Section 6A. Prior to publication of the first issue of the Massachusetts Register, the state secretary shall first cause to be published all currently effective agency regulations in a special publication of the Massachusetts Register to be designated as the ''Code of Massachusetts Regulations''.

The state secretary shall regulate the supplementation and the collation and republication of the printed codification with a view to keeping the Code of Massachusetts Regulations as current as possible.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15II — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15II
Armenian Martyrs' Day
Status: in_force

Section 15II. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the twenty-fourth day of April as Armenian Martyrs' Day, and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15II. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the twenty-fourth day of April as Armenian Martyrs' Day, and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 58, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 58 / Section 16
Statement of fair cash valuation reimbursement percentage for each municipality where state-owned land located
Status: in_force

Section 16. The commissioner shall annually deliver, to the state treasurer, a statement of the fair cash valuation reimbursement percentage for each city and town in which state-owned land is located, and of the amount of money to be paid to each such city and town as determined by the following section.

Section 16. The commissioner shall annually deliver, to the state treasurer, a statement of the fair cash valuation reimbursement percentage for each city and town in which state-owned land is located, and of the amount of money to be paid to each such city and town as determined by the following section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 125, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 125 / Section 14
Superintendent; powers and duties
Status: in_force

Section 14. Subject to rules and regulations established by the commissioner and according to law, the superintendent shall be responsible for the custody and control of all prisoners in the correctional institution, and shall govern and employ them pursuant to their respective sentences until their sentences have been performed or they are otherwise discharged by due course of law, or they are removed by the commissioner, and shall also have the charge and custody of the institution and of the land, buildings, furniture, tools, implements, stock, provisions, and all other property belonging to it or within its precincts. The superintendent shall establish and maintain at each correctional institution of the commonwealth a safe and secure place for the storage of firearms carried by uniformed correctional officers of said institutions to and from their place of employment.

Section 14. Subject to rules and regulations established by the commissioner and according to law, the superintendent shall be responsible for the custody and control of all prisoners in the correctional institution, and shall govern and employ them pursuant to their respective sentences until their sentences have been performed or they are otherwise discharged by due course of law, or they are removed by the commissioner, and shall also have the charge and custody of the institution and of the land, buildings, furniture, tools, implements, stock, provisions, and all other property belonging to it or within its precincts. The superintendent shall establish and maintain at each correctional institution of the commonwealth a safe and secure place for the storage of firearms carried by uniformed correctional officers of said institutions to and from their place of employment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90D, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90D / Section 11
Mailing of certificate
Status: in_force

Section 11. The certificate of title shall be mailed to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner.

Section 11. The certificate of title shall be mailed to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 56 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 56
Examinations
Status: in_force

Section 56. Examinations shall be in part in writing, shall be in English, and of a scientific and practical character. They shall include the subjects of anatomy, surgery, physiology, animal parasites, obstetrics, pathology, bacteriology, diagnosis and practice, therapeutics, pharmacology, veterinary dentistry and other subjects thought proper by the board to test the applicants' fitness to practice veterinary medicine.

Section 56. Examinations shall be in part in writing, shall be in English, and of a scientific and practical character. They shall include the subjects of anatomy, surgery, physiology, animal parasites, obstetrics, pathology, bacteriology, diagnosis and practice, therapeutics, pharmacology, veterinary dentistry and other subjects thought proper by the board to test the applicants' fitness to practice veterinary medicine.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 85, sec. 2E — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 85 / Section 2E
Regulations to exclude persons and vehicles from state highways; prohibition of low-speed vehicles on certain highways
Status: in_force

Section 2E. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 18 of chapter 90, the department for purposes of public safety and convenience may from time to time by regulations exclude persons and vehicles from state highways or portions thereof for such periods as it may deem necessary. The department may by regulation permanently prohibit or limit the operation of a low-speed vehicle, as defined in section 1 of chapter 90, on a state highway or a portion of a state highway, regardless of posted speeds, in the interest of public safety and convenience where it finds that use of the state highway or a particular portion of the state highway by a low-speed motor vehicle would represent an unreasonable risk of death or serious injury to occupants of low-speed vehicles because of general traffic conditions which shall include, but not be limited to, excessive speed of other vehicles, traffic volumes, use of the state highway by heavy trucks or other large vehicles or if the established speed limit on the way increases above 30 miles per hour beyond the point where a low-speed vehicle could safely exit the state highway. The commissioner of highways shall post signs where necessary to provide notice to the public of such prohibited or limited access to low-speed vehicles. Regulations promulgated under this section may provide for a penalty of a fine not more than $75 for a particular violation.

Section 2E. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 18 of chapter 90, the department for purposes of public safety and convenience may from time to time by regulations exclude persons and vehicles from state highways or portions thereof for such periods as it may deem necessary. The department may by regulation permanently prohibit or limit the operation of a low-speed vehicle, as defined in section 1 of chapter 90, on a state highway or a portion of a state highway, regardless of posted speeds, in the interest of public safety and convenience where it finds that use of the state highway or a particular portion of the state highway by a low-speed motor vehicle would represent an unreasonable risk of death or serious injury to occupants of low-speed vehicles because of general traffic conditions which shall include, but not be limited to, excessive speed of other vehicles, traffic volumes, use of the state highway by heavy trucks or other large vehicles or if the established speed limit on the way increases above 30 miles per hour beyond the point where a low-speed vehicle could safely exit the state highway. The commissioner of highways shall post signs where necessary to provide notice to the public of such prohibited or limited access to low-speed vehicles. Regulations promulgated under this section may provide for a penalty of a fine not more than $75 for a particular violation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223A, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223A / Section 4
Service outside commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 4. When the exercise of personal jurisdiction is authorized by this chapter, service may be made outside this commonwealth.

Section 4. When the exercise of personal jurisdiction is authorized by this chapter, service may be made outside this commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19D, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 19D / Section 18
Classification of assisted living residences
Status: in_force

Section 18. (a) Assisted living residences shall not be subject to the provisions of sections twenty-five B to twenty-five H, inclusive, section fifty-one and sections seventy E to seventy-three B, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and eleven or the seventh full paragraph of section nine of chapter forty A of the General Laws. (b) No person or residential facility offering, providing or arranging for the provision of assistance with or supervision of instrumental activities of daily living only shall be required to obtain certification under this chapter or a license pursuant to section seventy-one of chapter one hundred and eleven of the General Laws. (c) For the purposes of this chapter, and any other general or special law classifying real estate property for the purpose of taxation, and notwithstanding the provisions of section twenty-seven C of chapter twenty-nine of the General Laws, a municipality shall classify the portion of any building operated as an assisted living residence in the same category as property held or used for human habitation. (d) Regardless of the designation of an assisted living residence as a residential, institutional or other use under any zoning ordinance, assisted living residences certified under this chapter shall be regarded as residential uses for the purposes of the state building code and shall be so regarded by the building inspectors of each city and town in the commonwealth.

Section 18. (a) Assisted living residences shall not be subject to the provisions of sections twenty-five B to twenty-five H, inclusive, section fifty-one and sections seventy E to seventy-three B, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and eleven or the seventh full paragraph of section nine of chapter forty A of the General Laws.

(b) No person or residential facility offering, providing or arranging for the provision of assistance with or supervision of instrumental activities of daily living only shall be required to obtain certification under this chapter or a license pursuant to section seventy-one of chapter one hundred and eleven of the General Laws.

(c) For the purposes of this chapter, and any other general or special law classifying real estate property for the purpose of taxation, and notwithstanding the provisions of section twenty-seven C of chapter twenty-nine of the General Laws, a municipality shall classify the portion of any building operated as an assisted living residence in the same category as property held or used for human habitation.

(d) Regardless of the designation of an assisted living residence as a residential, institutional or other use under any zoning ordinance, assisted living residences certified under this chapter shall be regarded as residential uses for the purposes of the state building code and shall be so regarded by the building inspectors of each city and town in the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 30 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 30
Revocation and suspension of license; investigation; hearing; notice; appeal
Status: in_force

Section 30. A license issued under sections twenty-two to thirty-one, inclusive, or an innholder's license, shall be revoked if at any time the licensing authorities are satisfied that the licensee is unfit to hold the license. They may suspend and make inoperative, for such period of time as they may deem proper, the licenses mentioned herein for any cause deemed satisfactory to them. The revocation and suspension shall not be made until after investigation and a hearing, or after giving the licensee an opportunity to be heard; notice of the hearing shall be left at the premises of the licensee not less than three days before the time therefor. Any person aggrieved by a determination of a licensing authority pursuant to the provisions of this section or by the failure of a licensing authority to grant or act upon a renewal license shall have the right to appeal in accordance with the provisions of chapter thirty A to the housing court division of the trial court having jurisdiction in the city or town wherein the lodging premises are located or if there is no such housing court division having jurisdiction, the superior court division of the trial court.

Section 30. A license issued under sections twenty-two to thirty-one, inclusive, or an innholder's license, shall be revoked if at any time the licensing authorities are satisfied that the licensee is unfit to hold the license. They may suspend and make inoperative, for such period of time as they may deem proper, the licenses mentioned herein for any cause deemed satisfactory to them. The revocation and suspension shall not be made until after investigation and a hearing, or after giving the licensee an opportunity to be heard; notice of the hearing shall be left at the premises of the licensee not less than three days before the time therefor.

Any person aggrieved by a determination of a licensing authority pursuant to the provisions of this section or by the failure of a licensing authority to grant or act upon a renewal license shall have the right to appeal in accordance with the provisions of chapter thirty A to the housing court division of the trial court having jurisdiction in the city or town wherein the lodging premises are located or if there is no such housing court division having jurisdiction, the superior court division of the trial court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23D, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23D / Section 22
Area labor-management committees
Status: in_force

Section 22. The program of employee involvement and ownership shall promote the creation of area labor-management committees and assist said committees in promoting employee involvement and ownership activities in manufacturing, service, and technical industries as well as in the public sector. Said program may award grants to area labor-management committees on a competitive basis, promote the interaction of business and labor leaders in initiating employee involvement efforts, and perform other related matters. Any area labor-management committees receiving such grants shall provide educational programs and outreach relating to employment involvement activities. Said program shall provide technical support to said area labor-management committees, including staff training, public relations, developing educational materials and coordinating joint area labor-management committees' activities.

Section 22. The program of employee involvement and ownership shall promote the creation of area labor-management committees and assist said committees in promoting employee involvement and ownership activities in manufacturing, service, and technical industries as well as in the public sector.

Said program may award grants to area labor-management committees on a competitive basis, promote the interaction of business and labor leaders in initiating employee involvement efforts, and perform other related matters.

Any area labor-management committees receiving such grants shall provide educational programs and outreach relating to employment involvement activities.

Said program shall provide technical support to said area labor-management committees, including staff training, public relations, developing educational materials and coordinating joint area labor-management committees' activities.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 270, sec. 20 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 270 / Section 20
Burning of refuse, etc. within marine or shoreline boundaries
Status: in_force

Section 20. No person shall burn refuse, rubbish or demolition debris within the marine boundaries of the commonwealth, or within twelve miles from the shoreline of the commonwealth, whichever is the shorter distance. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.

Section 20. No person shall burn refuse, rubbish or demolition debris within the marine boundaries of the commonwealth, or within twelve miles from the shoreline of the commonwealth, whichever is the shorter distance. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 49, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 49 / Section 29
Remedies for damage done by untended animals
Status: in_force

Section 29. If a person is injured in his land by horses, mules, asses, neat cattle, sheep, goats or swine, he may recover his damages in an action against the owner of the beasts or by distraining the beasts doing the damage and proceeding therewith as hereinafter directed.

Section 29. If a person is injured in his land by horses, mules, asses, neat cattle, sheep, goats or swine, he may recover his damages in an action against the owner of the beasts or by distraining the beasts doing the damage and proceeding therewith as hereinafter directed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185, sec. 118 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185 / Section 118
Fraudulent conveyance; imprisonment term
Status: in_force

Section 118. Whoever, with intent to defraud, sells and conveys registered land, knowing that an undischarged attachment or any other encumbrance exists thereon, without informing the grantee of such attachment or other encumbrance before the consideration is paid, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than three years or in jail for not more than one year.

Section 118. Whoever, with intent to defraud, sells and conveys registered land, knowing that an undischarged attachment or any other encumbrance exists thereon, without informing the grantee of such attachment or other encumbrance before the consideration is paid, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than three years or in jail for not more than one year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 85, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 85 / Section 11
Arrest without warrant for driving at excessive speed
Status: in_force

Section 11. Whoever violates an ordinance or by-law prohibiting persons from riding or driving at a rate of speed inconsistent with public safety or convenience may be arrested without a warrant by an officer authorized to make arrests and kept in custody not more than twenty-four hours, Sunday excepted; and within such time he shall be brought before a proper magistrate and proceeded against according to law.

Section 11. Whoever violates an ordinance or by-law prohibiting persons from riding or driving at a rate of speed inconsistent with public safety or convenience may be arrested without a warrant by an officer authorized to make arrests and kept in custody not more than twenty-four hours, Sunday excepted; and within such time he shall be brought before a proper magistrate and proceeded against according to law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 205, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 205 / Section 18
Penal sum of bond; reduction
Status: in_force

Section 18. If a surety company becomes surety on a probate bond, the court may, upon the petition of any party in interest and after notice, reduce the penal sum in which the principal and surety shall be liable for subsequent violations of the conditions thereof.

Section 18. If a surety company becomes surety on a probate bond, the court may, upon the petition of any party in interest and after notice, reduce the penal sum in which the principal and surety shall be liable for subsequent violations of the conditions thereof.