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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, sec. 84A — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 60 / Section 84A
Certificates of invalidity; refunds to tax holders
Status: in_force

Section 84A. If a tax title is for any reason adjudged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the clerk, upon request, shall issue a certificate to that effect. The treasurer of the city or town where the land affected by such a tax title is situated, upon receipt of a release by the holder of said title of all the interest which he may have under his tax deed, together with such a certificate, shall refund to such holder the amount paid therefor but not exceeding the amount received by the city or town, with interest at the rate of six per cent per annum for a period of not exceeding two years from the date of the tax deed. The treasurer shall forthwith record said release in the proper registry of deeds, and thereupon, if the said invalidity was caused by an error, omission or informality in the assessment of the tax, the treasurer shall notify the board by which the tax or assessment was laid, which shall forthwith reassess it as provided in section seventy-seven of chapter fifty-nine; and if such invalidity was caused by an error, omission or informality in the proceedings of the collector, the treasurer shall thereupon notify the collector who shall forthwith collect the unpaid tax or assessment in conformity to law.

Section 84A. If a tax title is for any reason adjudged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the clerk, upon request, shall issue a certificate to that effect. The treasurer of the city or town where the land affected by such a tax title is situated, upon receipt of a release by the holder of said title of all the interest which he may have under his tax deed, together with such a certificate, shall refund to such holder the amount paid therefor but not exceeding the amount received by the city or town, with interest at the rate of six per cent per annum for a period of not exceeding two years from the date of the tax deed. The treasurer shall forthwith record said release in the proper registry of deeds, and thereupon, if the said invalidity was caused by an error, omission or informality in the assessment of the tax, the treasurer shall notify the board by which the tax or assessment was laid, which shall forthwith reassess it as provided in section seventy-seven of chapter fifty-nine; and if such invalidity was caused by an error, omission or informality in the proceedings of the collector, the treasurer shall thereupon notify the collector who shall forthwith collect the unpaid tax or assessment in conformity to law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15III — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15III
Independent Living Center Day
Status: in_force

Section 15III. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the first Sunday of October as Independent Living Center Day and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15III. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the first Sunday of October as Independent Living Center Day and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 262, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part III / Title VI / Chapter 262 / Section 11
Leaving copy of writ
Status: in_force

Section 11. Where the officer is by law directed to give or leave a copy of any process, he may charge for each copy at the rate prescribed by section fifteen, except as otherwise provided.

Section 11. Where the officer is by law directed to give or leave a copy of any process, he may charge for each copy at the rate prescribed by section fifteen, except as otherwise provided.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, sec. 89 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 93 / Section 89
Dressing room surveillance; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 89. No person who owns or operates a retail establishment selling clothing shall maintain in a dressing room a two-way mirror or electronic video camera or a similar device capable of filming or projecting an image of a person inside such dressing room. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.

Section 89. No person who owns or operates a retail establishment selling clothing shall maintain in a dressing room a two-way mirror or electronic video camera or a similar device capable of filming or projecting an image of a person inside such dressing room. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 55 / Section 23
Persons acting for political committees; accounts and vouchers to treasurers
Status: in_force

Section 23. Whoever, acting under the authority or in behalf of a political committee, receives any money or its equivalent, or promise of the same, or expends or incurs any liability to pay the same, shall, on demand, and in any event within three business days after such receipt, expenditure, promise or liability, give to the treasurer a detailed account of the same, with all vouchers required by this chapter, which shall be a part of the accounts and files of such treasurer. Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.

Section 23. Whoever, acting under the authority or in behalf of a political committee, receives any money or its equivalent, or promise of the same, or expends or incurs any liability to pay the same, shall, on demand, and in any event within three business days after such receipt, expenditure, promise or liability, give to the treasurer a detailed account of the same, with all vouchers required by this chapter, which shall be a part of the accounts and files of such treasurer.

Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 101 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 101
Reference of amount of loss under policy of fire insurance to referees; timing of hearing
Status: in_force

Section 101. The referees chosen, selected or appointed under section one hundred or one hundred A shall within ten days after the selection or appointment of the third referee meet to hear the evidence in the case. They may adjourn the hearing from time to time but not more than one week shall elapse between hearings except by unanimous agreement of said referees.

Section 101. The referees chosen, selected or appointed under section one hundred or one hundred A shall within ten days after the selection or appointment of the third referee meet to hear the evidence in the case. They may adjourn the hearing from time to time but not more than one week shall elapse between hearings except by unanimous agreement of said referees.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176G, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176G / Section 13
Name restriction
Status: in_force

Section 13. No company, person, entity or health care plan not meeting the definition of health maintenance organization specified under this chapter shall use in its name, contract, or literature the term ''health maintenance organization'' or the initials ''HMO''.

Section 13. No company, person, entity or health care plan not meeting the definition of health maintenance organization specified under this chapter shall use in its name, contract, or literature the term ''health maintenance organization'' or the initials ''HMO''.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21N, sec. 3A — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21N / Section 3A
Adoption of sector-based statewide greenhouse gas emissions sublimits
Status: in_force

Section 3A. (a) The secretary shall, in consultation with the secretary of economic development, the secretary of housing and livable communities, and the secretary of transportation, adopt sector-based statewide greenhouse gas emissions sublimits as components of each statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of section 3 for the sectors of electric power, transportation, commercial and industrial heating and cooling, residential heating and cooling, industrial processes, and natural gas distribution and service. In order to achieve the greenhouse gas emissions limits established by this chapter, the secretary may adopt sector-based statewide greenhouse gas emissions sublimits for any other sector or source the secretary may designate. (b) Sector-based statewide greenhouse gas emissions sublimits for a given year shall not, in the aggregate, exceed the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit for the year and shall be designed to maximize the ability of the commonwealth to meet the 2050 statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit established in subsection (b) of section 3; provided, however, that a sublimit shall not be found to have been binding for a given prior year if the commonwealth is found to have complied with the statewide greenhouse gas limit adopted pursuant to said subsection (b) of said section 3 for the same year.

Section 3A. (a) The secretary shall, in consultation with the secretary of economic development, the secretary of housing and livable communities, and the secretary of transportation, adopt sector-based statewide greenhouse gas emissions sublimits as components of each statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of section 3 for the sectors of electric power, transportation, commercial and industrial heating and cooling, residential heating and cooling, industrial processes, and natural gas distribution and service. In order to achieve the greenhouse gas emissions limits established by this chapter, the secretary may adopt sector-based statewide greenhouse gas emissions sublimits for any other sector or source the secretary may designate.

(b) Sector-based statewide greenhouse gas emissions sublimits for a given year shall not, in the aggregate, exceed the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit for the year and shall be designed to maximize the ability of the commonwealth to meet the 2050 statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit established in subsection (b) of section 3; provided, however, that a sublimit shall not be found to have been binding for a given prior year if the commonwealth is found to have complied with the statewide greenhouse gas limit adopted pursuant to said subsection (b) of said section 3 for the same year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 15
Instructions in agriculture and horticulture; establishment
Status: in_force

Section 15. Cities may establish and maintain schools for instructing families and individuals in day, part time or evening classes in gardening, fruit growing, floriculture, poultry raising, animal husbandry, and other branches of agriculture and horticulture. The location and organization thereof and the instruction given therein shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner.

Section 15. Cities may establish and maintain schools for instructing families and individuals in day, part time or evening classes in gardening, fruit growing, floriculture, poultry raising, animal husbandry, and other branches of agriculture and horticulture. The location and organization thereof and the instruction given therein shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 18A — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 18A
Records of city clerk; attestation
Status: in_force

Section 18A. The records of the city clerk of a city may be attested by the volume and it shall be deemed to be a sufficient attestation of each and all of the records contained therein when a volume of said records bears the attest with the written signature of the city clerk or of the assistant city clerk duly appointed under the provisions of section eighteen.

Section 18A. The records of the city clerk of a city may be attested by the volume and it shall be deemed to be a sufficient attestation of each and all of the records contained therein when a volume of said records bears the attest with the written signature of the city clerk or of the assistant city clerk duly appointed under the provisions of section eighteen.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 151A / Section 35
Waiver of rights; agreement to pay contributions or payments in lieu of contributions; deduction from wages; enforcement
Status: in_force

Section 35. Except as provided in the second paragraph, no agreement by an individual to waive his right to benefits or any other right under this chapter, or to pay all or any portion of the contributions or payments in lieu of contributions required hereunder from his employer, shall be valid. No employer shall make, or permit or require, any deduction from wages or salary of any employee to finance in whole or in part the contributions or payments in lieu of contributions required of the employer, or require any waiver by an employee of any right hereunder. The commissioner may make orders for the enforcement of this section, and shall cause all violations thereof and of this section to be prosecuted. Nothing in this section shall preclude an individual from authorizing the commissioner, either directly or through an agreement entered into pursuant to Section 454(20)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act, to deduct and withhold from any unemployment compensation otherwise payable the amount of child support obligations owed by said individual. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term ''child support obligations'' includes only obligations which are being enforced pursuant to a plan described in Section 454 of the Social Security Act which has been approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Part D of Title IV of that Act.

Section 35. Except as provided in the second paragraph, no agreement by an individual to waive his right to benefits or any other right under this chapter, or to pay all or any portion of the contributions or payments in lieu of contributions required hereunder from his employer, shall be valid. No employer shall make, or permit or require, any deduction from wages or salary of any employee to finance in whole or in part the contributions or payments in lieu of contributions required of the employer, or require any waiver by an employee of any right hereunder. The commissioner may make orders for the enforcement of this section, and shall cause all violations thereof and of this section to be prosecuted.

Nothing in this section shall preclude an individual from authorizing the commissioner, either directly or through an agreement entered into pursuant to Section 454(20)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act, to deduct and withhold from any unemployment compensation otherwise payable the amount of child support obligations owed by said individual. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term ''child support obligations'' includes only obligations which are being enforced pursuant to a plan described in Section 454 of the Social Security Act which has been approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Part D of Title IV of that Act.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 29C — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 29C
Indemnification as part of contract
Status: in_force

Section 29C. Any provision for or in connection with a contract for construction, reconstruction, installation, alteration, remodeling, repair, demolition or maintenance work, including without limitation, excavation, backfilling or grading, on any building or structure, whether underground or above ground, or on any real property, including without limitation any road, bridge, tunnel, sewer, water or other utility line, which requires a subcontractor to indemnify any party for injury to persons or damage to property not caused by the subcontractor or its employees, agents or subcontractors, shall be void.

Section 29C. Any provision for or in connection with a contract for construction, reconstruction, installation, alteration, remodeling, repair, demolition or maintenance work, including without limitation, excavation, backfilling or grading, on any building or structure, whether underground or above ground, or on any real property, including without limitation any road, bridge, tunnel, sewer, water or other utility line, which requires a subcontractor to indemnify any party for injury to persons or damage to property not caused by the subcontractor or its employees, agents or subcontractors, shall be void.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, sec. 24 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 209 / Section 24
Disability of husband or wife provisions; venue
Status: in_force

Section 24. Proceedings under sections eighteen and twenty-one, if the spouse of such a person who is incapacitated by reason of mental illness is an inhabitant of the commonwealth, shall be in the county where said spouse resides, otherwise in a county where any of said spouse's real estate is situated, and a certified copy of all final orders or decrees in such proceedings shall be recorded in the registry of deeds in every county or district where such real estate lies.

Section 24. Proceedings under sections eighteen and twenty-one, if the spouse of such a person who is incapacitated by reason of mental illness is an inhabitant of the commonwealth, shall be in the county where said spouse resides, otherwise in a county where any of said spouse's real estate is situated, and a certified copy of all final orders or decrees in such proceedings shall be recorded in the registry of deeds in every county or district where such real estate lies.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 278 / Section 15
Discontinuance of prosecution under by-laws, ordinances, etc.
Status: in_force

Section 15. In a prosecution before a district court under the by-laws, ordinances, orders, rules or regulations of a city or town, the city solicitor, town counsel or other person appointed to represent such city or town may enter a nolle prosequi or do anything relative to such prosecution which may be done by the district attorney.

Section 15. In a prosecution before a district court under the by-laws, ordinances, orders, rules or regulations of a city or town, the city solicitor, town counsel or other person appointed to represent such city or town may enter a nolle prosequi or do anything relative to such prosecution which may be done by the district attorney.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, sec. 43 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156C / Section 43
Dissolution of limited liability company
Status: in_force

Section 43. A limited liability company is dissolved and its affairs shall be wound up upon the first to occur of the following: (1) the time specified in the operating agreement; (2) the happening of an event as specified in the operating agreement; (3) the written consent of all members; (4) with respect to a limited liability company formed prior to January 1, 1997, except as provided in a written operating agreement, the death, insanity, retirement, resignation, expulsion, bankruptcy or dissolution of a member or the occurrence of any other event which terminates the membership of a member in the limited liability company unless the business of the limited liability company is continued either by the consent of all the remaining members within ninety days following the occurrence of any such event or pursuant to a right to continue stated in a written operating agreement; or (5) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution under section forty-four.

Section 43. A limited liability company is dissolved and its affairs shall be wound up upon the first to occur of the following:

(1) the time specified in the operating agreement;

(2) the happening of an event as specified in the operating agreement;

(3) the written consent of all members;

(4) with respect to a limited liability company formed prior to January 1, 1997, except as provided in a written operating agreement, the death, insanity, retirement, resignation, expulsion, bankruptcy or dissolution of a member or the occurrence of any other event which terminates the membership of a member in the limited liability company unless the business of the limited liability company is continued either by the consent of all the remaining members within ninety days following the occurrence of any such event or pursuant to a right to continue stated in a written operating agreement; or

(5) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution under section forty-four.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90D, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90D / Section 29
Forms prescribed and provided by registrar; rules and regulations; assignment of persons subject to civil service to administer this chapter
Status: in_force

Section 29. The registrar shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interests and all other notices and forms necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The registrar may make necessary investigations to procure information required to carry out the provisions of this chapter, adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and assign or affix a new identifying number to a vehicle if it has none, or its identifying number is destroyed or obliterated, or its motor is changed, and shall either issue a new certificate of title showing the new identifying number or make an appropriate indorsement on the original certificate. Officers and employees engaged in carrying out the provisions of this chapter shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter thirty-one; provided, however, that officers or employees who are subject to said chapter thirty-one may be assigned by the registrar to assist in the administration of the provisions of this chapter whenever he deems it to be necessary. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to authorize any person engaged to carry out the provisions of this chapter to be assigned to or be employed in any office or position subject to said chapter thirty-one.

Section 29. The registrar shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interests and all other notices and forms necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The registrar may make necessary investigations to procure information required to carry out the provisions of this chapter, adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and assign or affix a new identifying number to a vehicle if it has none, or its identifying number is destroyed or obliterated, or its motor is changed, and shall either issue a new certificate of title showing the new identifying number or make an appropriate indorsement on the original certificate.

Officers and employees engaged in carrying out the provisions of this chapter shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter thirty-one; provided, however, that officers or employees who are subject to said chapter thirty-one may be assigned by the registrar to assist in the administration of the provisions of this chapter whenever he deems it to be necessary. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to authorize any person engaged to carry out the provisions of this chapter to be assigned to or be employed in any office or position subject to said chapter thirty-one.