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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 208 / Section 13
Libels for divorce; attachment; manner
Status: in_force

Section 13. The attachment may be made upon the summons issued upon the action, in the same manner as attachments are made upon writs in actions at law, for an amount which shall be expressed in the summons or order of notice. The attachment may be made by trustee process, in which case there shall be inserted in the summons or order of notice a direction to attach the goods, effects and credits of the defendant in the hands of the alleged trustee, and service shall be made upon the trustee by copy. If attachment is made by trustee process, the action shall be filed as provided in section six notwithstanding the provisions of section two of chapter two hundred and forty-six. The court may in such cases make all necessary orders to secure to the trustee his costs. The attachment may be made by injunction, as in suits in equity, to reach shares of stock or other property which cannot be reached to be attached as in an action at law, and the property so attached may thereafter, by appropriate order, be applied to the satisfaction of any order or decree for the payment of money by one spouse to the other for his support and maintenance or that of the children.

Section 13. The attachment may be made upon the summons issued upon the action, in the same manner as attachments are made upon writs in actions at law, for an amount which shall be expressed in the summons or order of notice. The attachment may be made by trustee process, in which case there shall be inserted in the summons or order of notice a direction to attach the goods, effects and credits of the defendant in the hands of the alleged trustee, and service shall be made upon the trustee by copy. If attachment is made by trustee process, the action shall be filed as provided in section six notwithstanding the provisions of section two of chapter two hundred and forty-six. The court may in such cases make all necessary orders to secure to the trustee his costs. The attachment may be made by injunction, as in suits in equity, to reach shares of stock or other property which cannot be reached to be attached as in an action at law, and the property so attached may thereafter, by appropriate order, be applied to the satisfaction of any order or decree for the payment of money by one spouse to the other for his support and maintenance or that of the children.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 240, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 240 / Section 5
Application of preceding sections
Status: in_force

Section 5. The four preceding sections shall not apply to any property, right, title or interest of the commonwealth.

Section 5. The four preceding sections shall not apply to any property, right, title or interest of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90D, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90D / Section 13
Refusal of issuance; grounds
Status: in_force

Section 13. The registrar shall refuse issuance of a certificate of title if any required fee is not paid or if he has reasonable grounds to believe that: (a) Except as provided for in subsection (e) of section 20, the applicant is not the owner of the vehicle; or (b) The application contains a false or fraudulent statement; or (c) The applicant fails to furnish required information or documents or any additional information the registrar reasonably requires.

Section 13. The registrar shall refuse issuance of a certificate of title if any required fee is not paid or if he has reasonable grounds to believe that:

(a) Except as provided for in subsection (e) of section 20, the applicant is not the owner of the vehicle; or

(b) The application contains a false or fraudulent statement; or

(c) The applicant fails to furnish required information or documents or any additional information the registrar reasonably requires.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 126 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 126
Fastening doors during business hours; violation of statute
Status: in_force

Section 126. No inside or outside door of any building subject to the supervision of the attorney general which, under the provisions of the state building code, is required as a means of free egress or escape from fire, and no inside or outside door of any industrial establishment in which ten or more persons are employed which is marked ''exit'' or in any other manner designating the same as a means of egress or escape from fire shall, during business hours, be so locked, bolted or fastened that such door cannot be opened from the inside by the use of the ordinary door knob, or by pressure on the door or on a panic release device, so called. No inside or outside door of any other building, other than a dwelling house, wherein any person is employed, which door shall have been determined by the department of fire services, upon the written request of the attorney general, to be a means of such egress and escape shall, during business hours, be locked, bolted or fastened as aforesaid or obstructed in any manner which would not permit free egress. The owner, lessor or lessee, or any other person in charge, of a building or portion thereof any door of which shall be found locked, bolted or otherwise fastened or obstructed in any manner which would not permit free egress, contrary to any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than three thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

Section 126. No inside or outside door of any building subject to the supervision of the attorney general which, under the provisions of the state building code, is required as a means of free egress or escape from fire, and no inside or outside door of any industrial establishment in which ten or more persons are employed which is marked ''exit'' or in any other manner designating the same as a means of egress or escape from fire shall, during business hours, be so locked, bolted or fastened that such door cannot be opened from the inside by the use of the ordinary door knob, or by pressure on the door or on a panic release device, so called. No inside or outside door of any other building, other than a dwelling house, wherein any person is employed, which door shall have been determined by the department of fire services, upon the written request of the attorney general, to be a means of such egress and escape shall, during business hours, be locked, bolted or fastened as aforesaid or obstructed in any manner which would not permit free egress. The owner, lessor or lessee, or any other person in charge, of a building or portion thereof any door of which shall be found locked, bolted or otherwise fastened or obstructed in any manner which would not permit free egress, contrary to any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than three thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, sec. 112A — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 231 / Section 112A
Appellate proceedings upon report; application of Rules of Appellate Procedure
Status: in_force

Section 112A. Proceedings before the appeals court or the full court of the supreme judicial court upon a report pursuant to the two preceding sections shall be governed by the Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure. The report shall constitute a notice of appeal within the meaning of said rules, and the entry of such report shall constitute the filing of a notice of appeal for purposes of computing time thereunder. The party aggrieved by an interlocutory finding or order shall be treated as the appellant; the plaintiff shall be treated as the appellant whenever the whole case is reported.

Section 112A. Proceedings before the appeals court or the full court of the supreme judicial court upon a report pursuant to the two preceding sections shall be governed by the Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure. The report shall constitute a notice of appeal within the meaning of said rules, and the entry of such report shall constitute the filing of a notice of appeal for purposes of computing time thereunder. The party aggrieved by an interlocutory finding or order shall be treated as the appellant; the plaintiff shall be treated as the appellant whenever the whole case is reported.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, sec. 134 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 54 / Section 134
Contested elections; retention of ballots; recounts
Status: in_force

Section 134. If a person who has received votes for any office at an election shall, within thirty days thereafter, himself or by his agent serve upon a city or town clerk a written claim to such office or a declaration of an intention to contest the election of any other person, the clerk shall retain the envelopes or containers containing the ballots for such office until such claim is withdrawn or the contest is determined. Any court of competent jurisdiction, or any body having jurisdiction under any constitution, statute, or charter to judge the elections or returns of its own members, may require the clerk to produce such envelopes or containers and ballots.

Section 134. If a person who has received votes for any office at an election shall, within thirty days thereafter, himself or by his agent serve upon a city or town clerk a written claim to such office or a declaration of an intention to contest the election of any other person, the clerk shall retain the envelopes or containers containing the ballots for such office until such claim is withdrawn or the contest is determined. Any court of competent jurisdiction, or any body having jurisdiction under any constitution, statute, or charter to judge the elections or returns of its own members, may require the clerk to produce such envelopes or containers and ballots.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 180Q — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 180Q
Location of home office or principal place of business of company in the event of national emergency
Status: in_force

Section 180Q. At any time the board of directors of a domestic company may, by resolution, provide that in the event of a national emergency the home office or principal place of business of the company shall be at such location as is named or described in the resolution. Such resolution may provide for alternative locations and establish an order of preference.

Section 180Q. At any time the board of directors of a domestic company may, by resolution, provide that in the event of a national emergency the home office or principal place of business of the company shall be at such location as is named or described in the resolution. Such resolution may provide for alternative locations and establish an order of preference.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, sec. 26 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 48 / Section 26
Penalty for destruction of warning notices
Status: in_force

Section 26. Whoever wilfully and maliciously tears down or destroys any notice posted under the preceding section shall be punished by a fine of $100.

Section 26. Whoever wilfully and maliciously tears down or destroys any notice posted under the preceding section shall be punished by a fine of $100.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, sec. 93 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 54 / Section 93
Time for mailing or delivering ballots
Status: in_force

Section 93. All absent voting ballots submitted by mail, delivered in person to the office of the city or town clerk, returned to a secured municipal drop box for the city or town where the voter is registered or returned electronically pursuant to section 91C shall be received by the city or town clerk before the hour fixed for closing the polls on the day of a primary or election; provided, however, that an absent voting ballot mailed on or before the day of a biennial state election shall be accepted until 5 p.m. on the third day after the election and shall be processed in accordance with section 95. A postmark, if legible, shall be evidence of the time of mailing.

Section 93. All absent voting ballots submitted by mail, delivered in person to the office of the city or town clerk, returned to a secured municipal drop box for the city or town where the voter is registered or returned electronically pursuant to section 91C shall be received by the city or town clerk before the hour fixed for closing the polls on the day of a primary or election; provided, however, that an absent voting ballot mailed on or before the day of a biennial state election shall be accepted until 5 p.m. on the third day after the election and shall be processed in accordance with section 95. A postmark, if legible, shall be evidence of the time of mailing.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 59, sec. 89 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 59 / Section 89
Compromise assessments; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 89. Whoever in any way directly or indirectly proposes or agrees to an assessment on any specific or limited amount less than that for which he may lawfully be taxed, with the purpose of making, or as an inducement to make, any particular place his residence or place of business, and an assessor guilty of making or assenting to any such proposal, shall be punished by a fine of one thousand dollars.

Section 89. Whoever in any way directly or indirectly proposes or agrees to an assessment on any specific or limited amount less than that for which he may lawfully be taxed, with the purpose of making, or as an inducement to make, any particular place his residence or place of business, and an assessor guilty of making or assenting to any such proposal, shall be punished by a fine of one thousand dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, sec. 76B — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33A / Section 76B
Lack of mental capacity or mental responsibility: commitment of accused for examination and treatment
Status: in_force

Article 76B. Lack of mental capacity or mental responsibility: commitment of accused for examination and treatment. (a) In the case of a person determined under this code to be presently suffering from a mental disease or defect rendering the person mentally incompetent to the extent that the person is unable to understand the nature of the proceedings against that person or to conduct or cooperate intelligently in the defense of the case, the general court-martial convening authority shall proceed in accordance with the General Laws applicable to the person's lack of capacity. (b) If a person is found by a court-martial not guilty only by reason of lack of mental responsibility, the court-martial convening authority shall proceed in accordance with the General Laws applicable to the finding of not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility due to mental illness or mental defect.

Article 76B. Lack of mental capacity or mental responsibility: commitment of accused for examination and treatment.

(a) In the case of a person determined under this code to be presently suffering from a mental disease or defect rendering the person mentally incompetent to the extent that the person is unable to understand the nature of the proceedings against that person or to conduct or cooperate intelligently in the defense of the case, the general court-martial convening authority shall proceed in accordance with the General Laws applicable to the person's lack of capacity.

(b) If a person is found by a court-martial not guilty only by reason of lack of mental responsibility, the court-martial convening authority shall proceed in accordance with the General Laws applicable to the finding of not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility due to mental illness or mental defect.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30B, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30B / Section 19
Delegation of procurement officer's powers and duties
Status: in_force

Section 19. Subject to the provisions of section one hundred and three of chapter forty-one, to the extent permitted by charter or local by-law in a city or town, or by written rules of the committee, commission or executive appointing the chief procurement officer in a district or county, a chief procurement officer may delegate his powers and duties in accordance with this section to one or more employees of the governmental body. A delegation shall be in writing, be signed by the chief procurement officer, and state the activity or function authorized and the duration of the delegation. A delegation may be in specific or general terms, may be limited to a particular procurement or class of procurements, and may be conditioned upon compliance with specified procedures. A delegation may be revoked or amended whenever the chief procurement officer determines that revocation or amendment is in the best interests of the governmental body. A delegation of powers or duties by a chief procurement officer and any revocation or amendment thereof shall not take effect until a copy of the same has been filed with the office of the inspector general.

Section 19. Subject to the provisions of section one hundred and three of chapter forty-one, to the extent permitted by charter or local by-law in a city or town, or by written rules of the committee, commission or executive appointing the chief procurement officer in a district or county, a chief procurement officer may delegate his powers and duties in accordance with this section to one or more employees of the governmental body. A delegation shall be in writing, be signed by the chief procurement officer, and state the activity or function authorized and the duration of the delegation. A delegation may be in specific or general terms, may be limited to a particular procurement or class of procurements, and may be conditioned upon compliance with specified procedures. A delegation may be revoked or amended whenever the chief procurement officer determines that revocation or amendment is in the best interests of the governmental body. A delegation of powers or duties by a chief procurement officer and any revocation or amendment thereof shall not take effect until a copy of the same has been filed with the office of the inspector general.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 176A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 176A
Refund or credit of return premiums on cancelled motor vehicle policies; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 176A. An insurance agent or broker or premium finance agency who has received a return premium on any motor vehicle insurance policy shall within thirty days thereof pay over the full amount of said return premium to the person whose insurance policy has been cancelled or to his assignee, unless such person is otherwise indebted to said insurance agent, broker, or premium finance agency in which case any such return premium may be applied to such indebtedness and said agent, broker, or premium finance agency shall be required to pay over that portion only of said return premium which exceeds said indebtedness. In the event of payment to the assignee, notice thereof shall be given immediately to the person whose insurance policy has been cancelled. Failure by any agent, broker, or premium finance agency to return the full amount of said return premium or to give notice to the person whose insurance policy has been cancelled shall be sufficient cause in the case of an insurance agent or broker for the commissioner to suspend or revoke all licenses that may have been issued to said agent or broker, and in the case of a premium finance agency for the insurance commissioner to notify the commissioner of banks of the violation of this section.

Section 176A. An insurance agent or broker or premium finance agency who has received a return premium on any motor vehicle insurance policy shall within thirty days thereof pay over the full amount of said return premium to the person whose insurance policy has been cancelled or to his assignee, unless such person is otherwise indebted to said insurance agent, broker, or premium finance agency in which case any such return premium may be applied to such indebtedness and said agent, broker, or premium finance agency shall be required to pay over that portion only of said return premium which exceeds said indebtedness. In the event of payment to the assignee, notice thereof shall be given immediately to the person whose insurance policy has been cancelled. Failure by any agent, broker, or premium finance agency to return the full amount of said return premium or to give notice to the person whose insurance policy has been cancelled shall be sufficient cause in the case of an insurance agent or broker for the commissioner to suspend or revoke all licenses that may have been issued to said agent or broker, and in the case of a premium finance agency for the insurance commissioner to notify the commissioner of banks of the violation of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 183 / Section 16
''Warranty covenants''
Status: in_force

Section 16. In a conveyance of real estate the words ''warranty covenants'' shall have the full force, meaning and effect of the following words: ''The grantor, for himself, his heirs, executors, administrators and successors, covenants with the grantee, his heirs, successors and assigns, that he is lawfully seized in fee simple of the granted premises; that they are free from all encumbrances; that he has good right to sell and convey the same, and that he will, and his heirs, executors, administrators and successors shall, warrant and defend the same to the grantee and his heirs, successors and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons''.

Section 16. In a conveyance of real estate the words ''warranty covenants'' shall have the full force, meaning and effect of the following words: ''The grantor, for himself, his heirs, executors, administrators and successors, covenants with the grantee, his heirs, successors and assigns, that he is lawfully seized in fee simple of the granted premises; that they are free from all encumbrances; that he has good right to sell and convey the same, and that he will, and his heirs, executors, administrators and successors shall, warrant and defend the same to the grantee and his heirs, successors and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons''.