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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 29, sec. 2YYYYY — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 29 / Section 2YYYYY
High-Quality Early Education & Care Affordability Fund
Status: in_force

Section 2YYYYY. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund known as the High-Quality Early Education & Care Affordability Fund. The fund shall be credited with: (i) appropriations or other money authorized or transferred by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (ii) funds from public and private sources, including, but not limited to gifts, grants and donations; and (iii) any interest earned on such money. Amounts credited to the fund shall be expended, subject to appropriation, for the implementation of initiatives to promote a high-quality early education and care system. Money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund. The fund shall not be subject to section 5C of chapter 29.

Section 2YYYYY. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund known as the High-Quality Early Education & Care Affordability Fund. The fund shall be credited with: (i) appropriations or other money authorized or transferred by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (ii) funds from public and private sources, including, but not limited to gifts, grants and donations; and (iii) any interest earned on such money. Amounts credited to the fund shall be expended, subject to appropriation, for the implementation of initiatives to promote a high-quality early education and care system. Money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund. The fund shall not be subject to section 5C of chapter 29.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, sec. 123 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 54 / Section 123
Incomplete records; new copies of returns
Status: in_force

Section 123. If it shall appear to the governor and council, to the board of examiners, to the election commissioners or to the county commissioners, that any copy of a record of votes examined by them is incomplete or erroneous, they may order a new copy of the records to be made and transmitted to them. Such new copy shall be transmitted by the city or town clerk within seven days thereafter, and if found to be correct and in conformity to the requirements of law, shall have the same force as a first copy.

Section 123. If it shall appear to the governor and council, to the board of examiners, to the election commissioners or to the county commissioners, that any copy of a record of votes examined by them is incomplete or erroneous, they may order a new copy of the records to be made and transmitted to them. Such new copy shall be transmitted by the city or town clerk within seven days thereafter, and if found to be correct and in conformity to the requirements of law, shall have the same force as a first copy.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 5E — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 5E
Unemployment compensation fund; deposit and investment; payments
Status: in_force

Section 5E. To provide for the anticipated costs of funding reimbursements to the commonwealth for unemployment compensation benefits under the provisions of chapter one hundred and fifty-one A, any city, town or district may appropriate in any year an amount not exceeding one-tenth of one per cent of such city's or town's equalized valuation as defined in section one of chapter forty-four, to establish and maintain a special fund to be known as the unemployment compensation fund; provided, however, that no such appropriation may be made at any time when the aggregate amount in such fund equals or exceeds one per cent of such equalized valuation. Any interest shall be added to and become a part of such special fund. The treasurer of the city, town or district shall be the custodian and administrator of such special fund, and may deposit or invest the fund in such manner as may be legal for other city, town or district funds under the laws of the commonwealth including, without limitation, the Massachusetts Municipal Depository Trust. The treasurer shall pay from such special fund, including the income thereof, such amounts as the selectmen or other officers authorized to expend money determine to be necessary from time to time to satisfy the liability of the city, town or district, or any instrumentality thereof, in accordance with the unemployment security law of the commonwealth.

Section 5E. To provide for the anticipated costs of funding reimbursements to the commonwealth for unemployment compensation benefits under the provisions of chapter one hundred and fifty-one A, any city, town or district may appropriate in any year an amount not exceeding one-tenth of one per cent of such city's or town's equalized valuation as defined in section one of chapter forty-four, to establish and maintain a special fund to be known as the unemployment compensation fund; provided, however, that no such appropriation may be made at any time when the aggregate amount in such fund equals or exceeds one per cent of such equalized valuation. Any interest shall be added to and become a part of such special fund.

The treasurer of the city, town or district shall be the custodian and administrator of such special fund, and may deposit or invest the fund in such manner as may be legal for other city, town or district funds under the laws of the commonwealth including, without limitation, the Massachusetts Municipal Depository Trust.

The treasurer shall pay from such special fund, including the income thereof, such amounts as the selectmen or other officers authorized to expend money determine to be necessary from time to time to satisfy the liability of the city, town or district, or any instrumentality thereof, in accordance with the unemployment security law of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 5J — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 5J
Radiation treatment; clinical precautions
Status: in_force

Section 5J. Any person who administers radiation treatment of any kind to another person shall use lead shields to protect such other person when clinically appropriate. If such other person is a female, any person who so administers such radiation treatment shall inform her that radiation can be hazardous to an unborn child, shall inquire whether such female believes she is pregnant, and if the answer is affirmative, take clinically appropriate precautions before administering such treatment.

Section 5J. Any person who administers radiation treatment of any kind to another person shall use lead shields to protect such other person when clinically appropriate. If such other person is a female, any person who so administers such radiation treatment shall inform her that radiation can be hazardous to an unborn child, shall inquire whether such female believes she is pregnant, and if the answer is affirmative, take clinically appropriate precautions before administering such treatment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 19
Physical training of prisoners; director
Status: in_force

Section 19. The commissioner may institute a system of physical training, including military drill and organized athletic sports in any penal institution in the commonwealth, to be under the direction of the director of physical training of the department. He may prescribe the powers and duties of the director and may adopt rules and regulations to carry out this section.

Section 19. The commissioner may institute a system of physical training, including military drill and organized athletic sports in any penal institution in the commonwealth, to be under the direction of the director of physical training of the department. He may prescribe the powers and duties of the director and may adopt rules and regulations to carry out this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 12D — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 12D
Authority to incur indebtedness; limitation
Status: in_force

Section 12D. A city or town which is a member of a beach district may incur indebtedness within the limit of indebtedness prescribed in section ten of chapter forty-four for the purpose of acquiring beaches and paying an assessment for the construction of a bathhouse and appurtenances, including parking areas and other recreational facilities, in a beach district, and each district is authorized to make such assessments.

Section 12D. A city or town which is a member of a beach district may incur indebtedness within the limit of indebtedness prescribed in section ten of chapter forty-four for the purpose of acquiring beaches and paying an assessment for the construction of a bathhouse and appurtenances, including parking areas and other recreational facilities, in a beach district, and each district is authorized to make such assessments.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 69P — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 69P
Judicial review
Status: in_force

[Text of section effective until March 1, 2026. For text effective March 1, 2026, see below.]

[Text of section effective until March 1, 2026. For text effective March 1, 2026, see below.]

Section 69P. Any party in interest aggrieved by a decision of the board shall have a right to judicial review in the manner provided by section five of chapter twenty-five. The scope of such judicial review shall be limited to whether the decision of the board is in conformity with the constitution of the commonwealth and the constitution of the United States, was made in accordance with the procedures established under section sixty-nine H to section sixty-nine O and with the rules and regulations of the board with respect to such provisions, was supported by substantial evidence of record in the board's proceedings; and was arbitrary, capricious or an abuse of the board's discretion under the provisions of section sixty-nine H to section sixty-nine O.

[Text of section as amended by 2024, 239, Sec. 71 effective March 1, 2026. See 2024, 239, Sec. 139. For text effective until March 1, 2026, see above.]

Section 69P. Any party in interest aggrieved by a final decision of the board or the director shall have a right to judicial review in the manner provided by section 5 of chapter 25. The scope of such judicial review shall be limited to whether the decision of the board or the director: (i) is in conformity with the Constitution of the Commonwealth and the United states Constitution; (ii) was made in accordance with the procedures established in section 69H to 69O, inclusive, and section 69T to 69W, inclusive, and the rules and regulations of the board with respect to such provisions; (iii) was supported by substantial evidence of record in the board's proceedings; or (iv) was arbitrary, capricious or an abuse of the board's discretion under said section 69H to 69O, inclusive, and said section 69T to 69W, inclusive.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6C, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6C / Section 27
Exemption from taxes or assessments
Status: in_force

Section 27. (a) The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter shall be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the commonwealth and for the improvement of their health and living conditions and as the operation and of the department shall constitute the performance of essential governmental functions, the department shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments, except as otherwise provided by this chapter and the notes or bonds issued under this chapter, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, at all times shall be free from taxation by and within the commonwealth. (b) The lands and tangible personal property of the department shall be deemed to be public property used for essential public and governmental purposes and shall be exempt from taxation and from betterments and special assessments.

Section 27. (a) The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter shall be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the commonwealth and for the improvement of their health and living conditions and as the operation and of the department shall constitute the performance of essential governmental functions, the department shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments, except as otherwise provided by this chapter and the notes or bonds issued under this chapter, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, at all times shall be free from taxation by and within the commonwealth.

(b) The lands and tangible personal property of the department shall be deemed to be public property used for essential public and governmental purposes and shall be exempt from taxation and from betterments and special assessments.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, sec. 30 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128 / Section 30
Prosecutions
Status: in_force

Section 30. All prosecutions under sections sixteen to twenty-seven, inclusive, section thirty-one and section thirty-one A shall be instituted and directed by the commissioner or by a person or persons specially designated for the purpose by him.

Section 30. All prosecutions under sections sixteen to twenty-seven, inclusive, section thirty-one and section thirty-one A shall be instituted and directed by the commissioner or by a person or persons specially designated for the purpose by him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 109A / Section 10
Limitation of actions
Status: in_force

Section 10. A cause of action with respect to a fraudulent transfer or obligation under this chapter shall be extinguished unless action is brought: (a) under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section five, within four years after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred or, if later, within one year after the transfer or obligation was or could reasonably have been discovered by the claimant; (b) under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of section five or subsection (a) of section six, within four years after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred; or (c) under subsection (b) of section six, within one year after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred.

Section 10. A cause of action with respect to a fraudulent transfer or obligation under this chapter shall be extinguished unless action is brought:

(a) under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section five, within four years after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred or, if later, within one year after the transfer or obligation was or could reasonably have been discovered by the claimant;

(b) under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of section five or subsection (a) of section six, within four years after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred; or

(c) under subsection (b) of section six, within one year after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132A, sec. 12A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 132A / Section 12A
Massachusetts Ocean Sanctuaries Act
Status: in_force

Section 12A. Sections 12B to 16J, inclusive and section 18 shall be known and may be cited as the Massachusetts Ocean Sanctuaries Act.

Section 12A. Sections 12B to 16J, inclusive and section 18 shall be known and may be cited as the Massachusetts Ocean Sanctuaries Act.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 9, sec. 4F — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 9 / Section 4F
Distribution of judicial decisions and General Laws to cities and towns
Status: in_force

Section 4F. The state secretary shall furnish to every city and town the reports of the decisions of the supreme judicial court from time to time, as published, and shall furnish to every town hereafter incorporated a full set of said decisions, the index-digest of those decisions, a copy of the General Laws, and copies of all such books and documents in the secretary's office as shall have been previously furnished to towns by the commonwealth; but the clerk of such town shall first file with the secretary a certificate that the town has made suitable provision for the preservation and convenient use of such books and documents.

Section 4F. The state secretary shall furnish to every city and town the reports of the decisions of the supreme judicial court from time to time, as published, and shall furnish to every town hereafter incorporated a full set of said decisions, the index-digest of those decisions, a copy of the General Laws, and copies of all such books and documents in the secretary's office as shall have been previously furnished to towns by the commonwealth; but the clerk of such town shall first file with the secretary a certificate that the town has made suitable provision for the preservation and convenient use of such books and documents.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255C, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255C / Section 16
Prohibited provisions in agreements
Status: in_force

Section 16. No premium finance agreement shall contain any provision whereby (a) in the absence of default of the insured, the premium finance agency holding the agreement may, arbitrarily and without reasonable cause, accelerate the maturity of any part or all of the amount owing thereunder; (b) a power of attorney is given to confess judgment in this commonwealth; or (c) the insured relieves the insurance agent or broker or the premium finance agency holding the agreement from liability for any legal rights or remedies which the insured may otherwise have against him.

Section 16. No premium finance agreement shall contain any provision whereby

(a) in the absence of default of the insured, the premium finance agency holding the agreement may, arbitrarily and without reasonable cause, accelerate the maturity of any part or all of the amount owing thereunder;

(b) a power of attorney is given to confess judgment in this commonwealth; or

(c) the insured relieves the insurance agent or broker or the premium finance agency holding the agreement from liability for any legal rights or remedies which the insured may otherwise have against him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 59, sec. 3C — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 59 / Section 3C
Pipe lines
Status: in_force

Section 3C. Anything in this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, every pipe line subject to valuation under section thirty-eight A shall be subject to taxation under this chapter as personal property, and shall be assessed to the owner thereof by the assessors in the respective cities and towns where such pipe line is located.

Section 3C. Anything in this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, every pipe line subject to valuation under section thirty-eight A shall be subject to taxation under this chapter as personal property, and shall be assessed to the owner thereof by the assessors in the respective cities and towns where such pipe line is located.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 278 / Section 9
Proof of ownership of property
Status: in_force

Section 9. In the prosecution of crimes which relate to or affect real or personal estate, it shall be sufficient, and shall not be a variance, if it is proved on the trial that, at the time when the crime was committed, either the actual or constructive possession or the general or special property in the whole or any part of such real or personal estate was in the person or community alleged to be the owner thereof.

Section 9. In the prosecution of crimes which relate to or affect real or personal estate, it shall be sufficient, and shall not be a variance, if it is proved on the trial that, at the time when the crime was committed, either the actual or constructive possession or the general or special property in the whole or any part of such real or personal estate was in the person or community alleged to be the owner thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 50, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 50 / Section 6
Laws relating particularly to any city or town
Status: in_force

Section 6. Laws from time to time in force relating particularly to any city or town shall prevail where they are in conflict with the provisions of chapters fifty-one to fifty-seven, inclusive; but, except as otherwise provided by any such law, said chapters and all other statutes in any way concerning the right to vote at primaries, caucuses or elections, or its exercise, or matters incidental thereto, shall apply to such city or town, in addition to the laws particularly applicable thereto.

Section 6. Laws from time to time in force relating particularly to any city or town shall prevail where they are in conflict with the provisions of chapters fifty-one to fifty-seven, inclusive; but, except as otherwise provided by any such law, said chapters and all other statutes in any way concerning the right to vote at primaries, caucuses or elections, or its exercise, or matters incidental thereto, shall apply to such city or town, in addition to the laws particularly applicable thereto.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 196 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 196
Payment under liquor liability insurance; notice to Attorney General
Status: in_force

Section 196. Where a payment is made by an insurer under the terms of a policy of liquor liability insurance, it shall be the duty of the insurer to give notice of said payment to the office of the Attorney General within ten days of payment. Said notice shall include, but not be limited to the following: the name of the insured, name of claimant(s), amount paid, date(s) or incident for which payment is made. In the absence of fraud, malice or criminal act, no insurance company, or person who furnished information on its behalf, or any duly licensed insurance agent or broker, through whom the policy was issued shall be liable for damages in a civil action or subject to criminal prosecution for any conduct reasonably undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this section.

Section 196. Where a payment is made by an insurer under the terms of a policy of liquor liability insurance, it shall be the duty of the insurer to give notice of said payment to the office of the Attorney General within ten days of payment.

Said notice shall include, but not be limited to the following: the name of the insured, name of claimant(s), amount paid, date(s) or incident for which payment is made.

In the absence of fraud, malice or criminal act, no insurance company, or person who furnished information on its behalf, or any duly licensed insurance agent or broker, through whom the policy was issued shall be liable for damages in a civil action or subject to criminal prosecution for any conduct reasonably undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 72 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 276 / Section 72
Surety paying amount for which bound; costs
Status: in_force

Section 72. A surety in such recognizance may, by leave of the court, after default, and either before or after process has been issued against him, pay to the county treasurer or clerk of the court the amount for which he was bound as surety, with such costs as the court shall direct, and shall be thereupon forever discharged.

Section 72. A surety in such recognizance may, by leave of the court, after default, and either before or after process has been issued against him, pay to the county treasurer or clerk of the court the amount for which he was bound as surety, with such costs as the court shall direct, and shall be thereupon forever discharged.