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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164A / Section 17
Actions and proceedings upon bonds and notes
Status: in_force

Section 17. Any holder of bonds or notes issued under this chapter, or of any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under a trust agreement or resolution securing the same, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by such trust agreement or resolution, may bring suit upon the bonds, notes or coupons and may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceedings, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the commonwealth or granted under this chapter or under such trust agreement or resolution, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this chapter or by such trust agreement or resolution to be performed by the city or town or by any officer thereof.

Section 17. Any holder of bonds or notes issued under this chapter, or of any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under a trust agreement or resolution securing the same, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by such trust agreement or resolution, may bring suit upon the bonds, notes or coupons and may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceedings, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the commonwealth or granted under this chapter or under such trust agreement or resolution, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this chapter or by such trust agreement or resolution to be performed by the city or town or by any officer thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 31, sec. 59C — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 31 / Section 59C
Appointment of fire cadets to civil service fire force
Status: repealed

[Text of section effective until January 1, 2035. Repealed by 2024, 238, Sec. 148. See 2024, 238, Sec. 327.]

[Text of section effective until January 1, 2035. Repealed by 2024, 238, Sec. 148. See 2024, 238, Sec. 327.]

Section 59C. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any person who has completed not less than 24 months of service as a fire cadet may, subject to a program established by the head of the fire department as defined in section 1 of chapter 148, on behalf of a municipality accepting this chapter, which program has been approved by both the administrator and the Massachusetts fire training council established in section 164 of chapter 6, be appointed to fill a vacancy in a position in the lowest grade in the civil service fire force of the city or town without certification from an eligible list prepared under this chapter; provided, however, that such person shall be on a fire entrance eligible list prepared under this chapter or shall have passed another qualifying examination approved by the administrator.

(b) Any change in working conditions for incumbent firefighters directly precipitated by the employment of fire cadets shall trigger the bargaining obligations set forth in section 6 of chapter 150E. A cadet shall not be subject to or entitled to the benefits of any retirement or pension law nor shall any deduction be made from their compensation for the purpose thereof; provided, however, that a cadet who satisfies all prerequisites for appointment to the firefighting force of a city or town, and is appointed as a permanent full-time firefighter, shall have their fire cadet service considered as creditable service for purposes of retirement; provided further, that the cadet pays into the annuity savings fund of the retirement system such amount as the retirement board determines equal to that which they would have paid had they been a member of the retirement system during the period of training as a fire cadet.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 15E, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 15E / Section 14
Member states, effective date and amendment
Status: in_force

Section 14. (a) Any state shall be eligible to become a member state. (b) The compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the compact into law by no less than 10 states. The effective date shall be no earlier than December 1, 2007. Thereafter it shall become effective and binding as to any other member state upon enactment of the compact into law by that state. The governors of non-member states or the designees of non-member states shall be invited to participate in the activities of the interstate commission on a non-voting basis prior to adoption of the compact by all states. (c) The interstate commission may propose amendments to the compact for enactment by the member states. No amendment shall become effective and binding upon the interstate commission and the member states unless it is enacted into law by unanimous consent of the member states.

Section 14. (a) Any state shall be eligible to become a member state.

(b) The compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the compact into law by no less than 10 states. The effective date shall be no earlier than December 1, 2007. Thereafter it shall become effective and binding as to any other member state upon enactment of the compact into law by that state. The governors of non-member states or the designees of non-member states shall be invited to participate in the activities of the interstate commission on a non-voting basis prior to adoption of the compact by all states.

(c) The interstate commission may propose amendments to the compact for enactment by the member states. No amendment shall become effective and binding upon the interstate commission and the member states unless it is enacted into law by unanimous consent of the member states.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 174C, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 174C / Section 3
Warranty reimbursement insurance policy
Status: in_force

Section 3. (a) A vehicle protection product sold or offered for sale in the commonwealth shall have its warranty liability backed by a warranty reimbursement insurance policy issued by an insurer authorized to do business in the commonwealth who has filed its policy form with the division of insurance, or the warrantor shall demonstrate proof of financial responsibility through meeting a minimum net worth requirement as required in section 4. (b) The warrantor shall perform as obligated under the warranty within 60 days of a warranty holder's request for payment or services under the terms of the warranty. If the warrantor fails to perform under the terms of the warranty within 60 days of the request and if the warrantor has elected to demonstrate its financial responsibility through maintaining a warranty reimbursement insurance policy under section 4, the warranty holder may seek payment or services directly from the insurer through the warrantor's warranty reimbursement insurance policy and the insurer shall make payment or provide services directly to or for the benefit of the warranty holder on behalf of the warrantor. (c) Vehicle protection product warranties that meet the requirements of this chapter shall not be subject to chapter 140D, 174, 175, or 176. Vehicle protection product warranties are express warranties and not insurance.

Section 3. (a) A vehicle protection product sold or offered for sale in the commonwealth shall have its warranty liability backed by a warranty reimbursement insurance policy issued by an insurer authorized to do business in the commonwealth who has filed its policy form with the division of insurance, or the warrantor shall demonstrate proof of financial responsibility through meeting a minimum net worth requirement as required in section 4.

(b) The warrantor shall perform as obligated under the warranty within 60 days of a warranty holder's request for payment or services under the terms of the warranty. If the warrantor fails to perform under the terms of the warranty within 60 days of the request and if the warrantor has elected to demonstrate its financial responsibility through maintaining a warranty reimbursement insurance policy under section 4, the warranty holder may seek payment or services directly from the insurer through the warrantor's warranty reimbursement insurance policy and the insurer shall make payment or provide services directly to or for the benefit of the warranty holder on behalf of the warrantor.

(c) Vehicle protection product warranties that meet the requirements of this chapter shall not be subject to chapter 140D, 174, 175, or 176. Vehicle protection product warranties are express warranties and not insurance.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, sec. 43 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 183 / Section 43
Vesting of title or interest by operation of decree in equity
Status: in_force

Section 43. Whenever a final decree in equity shall be made by the supreme judicial, superior, probate or land court directing that a deed, conveyance or release of any real estate or interest therein shall be made, and the party directed to make such deed, conveyance or release does not duly execute it within the time specified in the decree, the decree itself shall operate to vest title to the real estate or interest in the party entitled thereto by the decree as fully and completely as if such deed, conveyance or release had duly been executed by the party directed to make it.

Section 43. Whenever a final decree in equity shall be made by the supreme judicial, superior, probate or land court directing that a deed, conveyance or release of any real estate or interest therein shall be made, and the party directed to make such deed, conveyance or release does not duly execute it within the time specified in the decree, the decree itself shall operate to vest title to the real estate or interest in the party entitled thereto by the decree as fully and completely as if such deed, conveyance or release had duly been executed by the party directed to make it.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, sec. 41 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 148 / Section 41
Actions on bonds
Status: in_force

Section 41. Action on a bond filed under section forty or forty-two may be brought by any person holding a judgment to secure the payment of which the bond was filed and may be brought by such person in the name of the city or town treasurer, or of the state treasurer, as the case may be, but for the use and benefit, and at the cost and expense, of the person so bringing the said action; provided, that such a judgment was recovered in an action brought within twelve months of the time when the cause of action accrued.

Section 41. Action on a bond filed under section forty or forty-two may be brought by any person holding a judgment to secure the payment of which the bond was filed and may be brought by such person in the name of the city or town treasurer, or of the state treasurer, as the case may be, but for the use and benefit, and at the cost and expense, of the person so bringing the said action; provided, that such a judgment was recovered in an action brought within twelve months of the time when the cause of action accrued.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 92A — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 92A
Motor vehicles; sale in certain condition; written disclosure on bill of sale; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 92A. Whoever sells a motor vehicle knowing that its engine or electrical parts have been submerged in water, or knowing that it has been used as a police car, a taxicab, a rental vehicle by a motor vehicle rental agency, or a leased vehicle which has been leased to any corporation, individual or entity, other than a motor vehicle rental company, without indicating such fact in writing on the bill of sale, and whoever, other than the commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof, sells any such police car to an ultimate user for other than police purposes without first having obliterated all evidence of distinctive police insignias or markings thereon, and painting the exterior of every marked state police vehicle thereof one solid color, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than five hundred dollars.

Section 92A. Whoever sells a motor vehicle knowing that its engine or electrical parts have been submerged in water, or knowing that it has been used as a police car, a taxicab, a rental vehicle by a motor vehicle rental agency, or a leased vehicle which has been leased to any corporation, individual or entity, other than a motor vehicle rental company, without indicating such fact in writing on the bill of sale, and whoever, other than the commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof, sells any such police car to an ultimate user for other than police purposes without first having obliterated all evidence of distinctive police insignias or markings thereon, and painting the exterior of every marked state police vehicle thereof one solid color, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than five hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30A, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30A / Section 17
Partial invalidity of chapter; effect
Status: in_force

Section 17. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.

Section 17. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110D, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 110D / Section 5
Authorization of voting rights for shares acquired in control share acquisition
Status: in_force

Section 5. Shares acquired in a control share acquisition shall have the same voting rights as all other shares of the same class or series of the issuing public corporation only to the extent authorized by vote of the stockholders of the issuing public corporation at any annual meeting of stockholders or special meeting of stockholders. Such authorization shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of all of the shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, excluding interested shares. Interested shares shall be disregarded for determining a quorum and shall not be entitled to vote with respect to such authorization. If no such vote is adopted, such shares shall regain their voting rights upon transfer of beneficial ownership of such shares to another person unless such transfer constitutes a control share acquisition by the acquirer, in which event the voting rights of such shares shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.

Section 5. Shares acquired in a control share acquisition shall have the same voting rights as all other shares of the same class or series of the issuing public corporation only to the extent authorized by vote of the stockholders of the issuing public corporation at any annual meeting of stockholders or special meeting of stockholders. Such authorization shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of all of the shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, excluding interested shares. Interested shares shall be disregarded for determining a quorum and shall not be entitled to vote with respect to such authorization. If no such vote is adopted, such shares shall regain their voting rights upon transfer of beneficial ownership of such shares to another person unless such transfer constitutes a control share acquisition by the acquirer, in which event the voting rights of such shares shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, sec. 66 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 246 / Section 66
Bonds; persons entitled to file
Status: in_force

Section 66. A person having an interest by assignment or otherwise in money or credits attached by the trustee process in an action against another may, at any time before final judgment, dissolve such attachment or a part thereof by giving bond, in a sum not exceeding the damages demanded, with sufficient sureties to be approved in writing by the plaintiff or his attorney, by a master in chancery or by a justice of a court, if the attachment is made within the jurisdiction thereof, conditioned to pay to the plaintiff, within thirty days after final judgment or after a special judgment entered under section twenty-five of chapter two hundred and thirty-five, the amount for which the trustee may be charged, not exceeding the value of the property in his hands, or so much thereof as will satisfy the amount which may be recovered by the plaintiff. If there are several trustees, such bonds may be made to apply to one or more. The provisions of sections one hundred and twenty-five and one hundred and twenty-six of chapter two hundred and twenty-three, relative to notice, hearing, fees and the filing of the bond, shall apply to bonds given under this section.

Section 66. A person having an interest by assignment or otherwise in money or credits attached by the trustee process in an action against another may, at any time before final judgment, dissolve such attachment or a part thereof by giving bond, in a sum not exceeding the damages demanded, with sufficient sureties to be approved in writing by the plaintiff or his attorney, by a master in chancery or by a justice of a court, if the attachment is made within the jurisdiction thereof, conditioned to pay to the plaintiff, within thirty days after final judgment or after a special judgment entered under section twenty-five of chapter two hundred and thirty-five, the amount for which the trustee may be charged, not exceeding the value of the property in his hands, or so much thereof as will satisfy the amount which may be recovered by the plaintiff. If there are several trustees, such bonds may be made to apply to one or more. The provisions of sections one hundred and twenty-five and one hundred and twenty-six of chapter two hundred and twenty-three, relative to notice, hearing, fees and the filing of the bond, shall apply to bonds given under this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 35C — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 35C
Structures within airport approaches; application for permit; notice of denial; hearing
Status: in_force

Section 35C. Application for such permit shall be made to the commission on a form furnished by it. If such application is granted, the permit shall specify the location of such structure or a defined area within which it shall be located, its maximum height, and, in conformity with federal laws and regulations in so far as applicable, the obstruction markers, marking, lighting or other visual identification characteristics to be installed thereon or in its vicinity. If not inconsistent with federal laws and regulations, the permit may require that lights flash at intervals and in a specified pattern. If such application is denied, notice thereof shall be given the applicant by certified mail at the address specified in the application. The applicant may, within twenty days thereafter, file a written request with the commission for a public hearing. Such hearing shall be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty A.

Section 35C. Application for such permit shall be made to the commission on a form furnished by it.

If such application is granted, the permit shall specify the location of such structure or a defined area within which it shall be located, its maximum height, and, in conformity with federal laws and regulations in so far as applicable, the obstruction markers, marking, lighting or other visual identification characteristics to be installed thereon or in its vicinity. If not inconsistent with federal laws and regulations, the permit may require that lights flash at intervals and in a specified pattern.

If such application is denied, notice thereof shall be given the applicant by certified mail at the address specified in the application. The applicant may, within twenty days thereafter, file a written request with the commission for a public hearing. Such hearing shall be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty A.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 88, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 88 / Section 1
Ferryman; license
Status: in_force

Section 1. The county commissioners may license for such time as they determine any suitable person to keep a ferry for hire, and may revoke such license when necessary. Each ferryman shall give to the state treasurer a bond with sufficient sureties for the faithful performance of his duty.

Section 1. The county commissioners may license for such time as they determine any suitable person to keep a ferry for hire, and may revoke such license when necessary. Each ferryman shall give to the state treasurer a bond with sufficient sureties for the faithful performance of his duty.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 280, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 280 / Section 10
Payment of witness fees; presentment of certificate
Status: in_force

Section 10. The state treasurer shall pay to the persons entitled therein all witnesses fees or other money due for services rendered or expenses incurred in any of the courts named in section eight, or for any of the aforesaid officers, upon presentation to him of a certificate stating the name of the claimant, of the court and of the case, the nature of the services rendered or expenses incurred and the amount due therefor, signed by the clerk of the court or by the officer for whom the service was rendered.

Section 10. The state treasurer shall pay to the persons entitled therein all witnesses fees or other money due for services rendered or expenses incurred in any of the courts named in section eight, or for any of the aforesaid officers, upon presentation to him of a certificate stating the name of the claimant, of the court and of the case, the nature of the services rendered or expenses incurred and the amount due therefor, signed by the clerk of the court or by the officer for whom the service was rendered.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161B / Section 4
Administrator; appointment; tenure; salary; bond
Status: in_force

Section 4. The affairs of an authority shall be managed by an administrator who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the advisory board of the authority established pursuant to section five; provided, however, that the administrator shall not be appointed until after the board has provided the notification required by clause (c) of section fourteen; and provided, further, that the administrator shall not hold any elective office, except that of town meeting member, in any city or town within the jurisdiction of such authority. The administrator shall be the chief executive officer of the authority and shall receive such annual salary as shall be determined by said advisory board. Upon his appointment, the administrator shall give the state treasurer a bond for the faithful performance of his official duties in such penal sum and with such sureties as may be approved by the advisory board.

Section 4. The affairs of an authority shall be managed by an administrator who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the advisory board of the authority established pursuant to section five; provided, however, that the administrator shall not be appointed until after the board has provided the notification required by clause (c) of section fourteen; and provided, further, that the administrator shall not hold any elective office, except that of town meeting member, in any city or town within the jurisdiction of such authority. The administrator shall be the chief executive officer of the authority and shall receive such annual salary as shall be determined by said advisory board. Upon his appointment, the administrator shall give the state treasurer a bond for the faithful performance of his official duties in such penal sum and with such sureties as may be approved by the advisory board.