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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12A, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 12A / Section 8
Duties
Status: in_force

Section 8. The inspector general may supervise, coordinate and conduct audits and investigations, when necessary, relating to programs and operations described in section seven. He shall review legislation and regulations relating to programs and operations described in said section seven and shall make recommendations concerning the effect of such legislation or regulation on the prevention and detection of fraud, waste and abuse. He may recommend policies which will assist in the prevention or detection of fraud, waste and abuse. The person in charge of, or the governing body of any public body described in said section seven, may request the assistance of the office of inspector general with respect to implementation of any suggested policy. In that event the inspector general may assign personnel to conduct, supervise, or coordinate such activity. He may recommend policies for the conduct, supervision or coordination of relationships between state and county agencies and other state and local government agencies and federal agencies and nongovernmental entities with respect to all matters relating to the prevention and detection of fraud, waste and abuse in or relating to programs and activities described in said section seven.

Section 8. The inspector general may supervise, coordinate and conduct audits and investigations, when necessary, relating to programs and operations described in section seven. He shall review legislation and regulations relating to programs and operations described in said section seven and shall make recommendations concerning the effect of such legislation or regulation on the prevention and detection of fraud, waste and abuse. He may recommend policies which will assist in the prevention or detection of fraud, waste and abuse. The person in charge of, or the governing body of any public body described in said section seven, may request the assistance of the office of inspector general with respect to implementation of any suggested policy. In that event the inspector general may assign personnel to conduct, supervise, or coordinate such activity. He may recommend policies for the conduct, supervision or coordination of relationships between state and county agencies and other state and local government agencies and federal agencies and nongovernmental entities with respect to all matters relating to the prevention and detection of fraud, waste and abuse in or relating to programs and activities described in said section seven.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 75C — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 75C
Gift certificates; expiration dates; failure to redeem
Status: in_force

Section 75C. Whoever sells or offers to sell a gift certificate as defined in section 1 of chapter 255D, which imposes a time limit of less than 7 years within which such certificate may be redeemed, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300. This section shall not apply when the purchaser of the gift certificate is not obligated to pay for it until the time of use. Whoever, after having sold a gift certificate refuses to redeem the certificate before it has reached the expiration date, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300.

Section 75C. Whoever sells or offers to sell a gift certificate as defined in section 1 of chapter 255D, which imposes a time limit of less than 7 years within which such certificate may be redeemed, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300. This section shall not apply when the purchaser of the gift certificate is not obligated to pay for it until the time of use. Whoever, after having sold a gift certificate refuses to redeem the certificate before it has reached the expiration date, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159A, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159A / Section 3
Failure of municipalities between terminals to grant license; authority of department of public utilities
Status: in_force

Section 3. If a person desiring to operate any motor vehicle for the purposes and in the manner aforesaid over a route covering at least twenty miles holds a license therefor in the terminal municipalities and also a license in all but one of the intervening municipalities, or, in case seven or more municipalities intervene, in all but one or two thereof, the department of public utilities, hereinafter in this chapter called the department, on petition of such person, shall act as the licensing authority in the one or two municipalities, as the case may be, in which such person's application for such an original license has not been favorably acted upon within three months after the filing thereof. The department, before issuing such a license, shall give a public hearing thereon after notice to the licensing authority of such a municipality, and if the department finds that public convenience and necessity require that the applicant be allowed to operate motor vehicles through such a municipality and over a route as aforesaid, it may issue a license therefor and shall specify therein the route or routes over which such motor vehicles shall be operated therein, but operation under such a license shall be limited to through traffic without stopping in such municipality for taking on or discharging passengers, except in case of a railroad or railway company operating a bus line as a part of its system.

Section 3. If a person desiring to operate any motor vehicle for the purposes and in the manner aforesaid over a route covering at least twenty miles holds a license therefor in the terminal municipalities and also a license in all but one of the intervening municipalities, or, in case seven or more municipalities intervene, in all but one or two thereof, the department of public utilities, hereinafter in this chapter called the department, on petition of such person, shall act as the licensing authority in the one or two municipalities, as the case may be, in which such person's application for such an original license has not been favorably acted upon within three months after the filing thereof. The department, before issuing such a license, shall give a public hearing thereon after notice to the licensing authority of such a municipality, and if the department finds that public convenience and necessity require that the applicant be allowed to operate motor vehicles through such a municipality and over a route as aforesaid, it may issue a license therefor and shall specify therein the route or routes over which such motor vehicles shall be operated therein, but operation under such a license shall be limited to through traffic without stopping in such municipality for taking on or discharging passengers, except in case of a railroad or railway company operating a bus line as a part of its system.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 44, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 44 / Section 35
Audits of accounts; when conducted; governmental units to be considered districts; copy to be sent to chief executive officer; costs
Status: in_force

Section 35. Cities, towns, districts, and regional school districts shall conduct periodic audits of their accounts, according to any standards established by the director under section 38, and shall engage for that purpose a professional auditing firm or other independent accountant as may be necessary or appropriate. The chief executive officer of a city or town, the prudential committee, if any, otherwise the commissioners, of a district, or the regional district school committee may also cause an audit to be performed when, in their opinion, the condition of the accounts is such as to warrant the making of such audit necessary and useful. Notwithstanding any general or special law that provides for the director to cause an annual or other periodic audit of a regional or other governmental unit created within 1 or more cities or towns of the commonwealth to provide public services or conveniences, such governmental unit shall be considered a district for purposes of conducting a periodic audit under this section and sections 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42. Upon the completion of each audit, a copy shall be sent to the chief executive officer of each city or town which is a member of the governmental unit. The cost of each audit shall be a current expense of the governmental unit and shall be apportioned among the several cities and towns that are members of the unit in the same manner as other such expenses.

Section 35. Cities, towns, districts, and regional school districts shall conduct periodic audits of their accounts, according to any standards established by the director under section 38, and shall engage for that purpose a professional auditing firm or other independent accountant as may be necessary or appropriate. The chief executive officer of a city or town, the prudential committee, if any, otherwise the commissioners, of a district, or the regional district school committee may also cause an audit to be performed when, in their opinion, the condition of the accounts is such as to warrant the making of such audit necessary and useful.

Notwithstanding any general or special law that provides for the director to cause an annual or other periodic audit of a regional or other governmental unit created within 1 or more cities or towns of the commonwealth to provide public services or conveniences, such governmental unit shall be considered a district for purposes of conducting a periodic audit under this section and sections 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42. Upon the completion of each audit, a copy shall be sent to the chief executive officer of each city or town which is a member of the governmental unit. The cost of each audit shall be a current expense of the governmental unit and shall be apportioned among the several cities and towns that are members of the unit in the same manner as other such expenses.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 100, sec. 3B — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 100 / Section 3B
Licensing of nonresidents; exemption from written examination
Status: in_force

Section 3B. A nonresident individual may be licensed as an auctioneer upon conforming to all pertinent provisions of this chapter, provided that the division may exempt from the written examination prescribed in section three A an auctioneer duly licensed in any other state of the United States under the laws of which there are equivalent requirements for licensure.

Section 3B. A nonresident individual may be licensed as an auctioneer upon conforming to all pertinent provisions of this chapter, provided that the division may exempt from the written examination prescribed in section three A an auctioneer duly licensed in any other state of the United States under the laws of which there are equivalent requirements for licensure.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 61B, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 61B / Section 10
Buildings on recreational land; land occupied by dwellings or used for family living; taxation
Status: in_force

Section 10. All building located on land which is valued, assessed and taxed on the basis of its recreational use in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and all land occupied by a dwelling or regularly used for family living shall be valued, assessed and taxed by the same standards, methods and procedures as other taxable property.

Section 10. All building located on land which is valued, assessed and taxed on the basis of its recreational use in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and all land occupied by a dwelling or regularly used for family living shall be valued, assessed and taxed by the same standards, methods and procedures as other taxable property.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 235 / Section 21
Erroneous levy on member of corporation; subsequent proceedings
Status: in_force

Section 21. If an execution against a corporation is satisfied in whole or in part by service or levy on the person or property of a member thereof, and the property levied on or damages for the service or levy are subsequently recovered by such member from the officer or judgment creditor, the creditor, upon a motion to the court which rendered the judgment, shall be entitled to a new execution for the amount then remaining due him.

Section 21. If an execution against a corporation is satisfied in whole or in part by service or levy on the person or property of a member thereof, and the property levied on or damages for the service or levy are subsequently recovered by such member from the officer or judgment creditor, the creditor, upon a motion to the court which rendered the judgment, shall be entitled to a new execution for the amount then remaining due him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, sec. 8D — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 12 / Section 8D
Employees; appointment and removal
Status: in_force

Section 8D. The director may appoint and remove, subject to the approval of the attorney general, such accounting, investment, clerical and other experts and assistants as the work of the division may require.

Section 8D. The director may appoint and remove, subject to the approval of the attorney general, such accounting, investment, clerical and other experts and assistants as the work of the division may require.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 64 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 64
Employment of minors where liquor sold; taking or sending minors to immoral places
Status: in_force

Section 64. No person shall employ a minor or permit him to work in, about or in connection with any saloon or bar room where alcoholic liquors are sold. No person shall knowingly take or send any such minor or cause or permit him to be sent to any disorderly house or house of prostitution or assignation or other immoral place of resort or amusement.

Section 64. No person shall employ a minor or permit him to work in, about or in connection with any saloon or bar room where alcoholic liquors are sold. No person shall knowingly take or send any such minor or cause or permit him to be sent to any disorderly house or house of prostitution or assignation or other immoral place of resort or amusement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 35, sec. 26A — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 35 / Section 26A
Capital facilities and capital facility projects; jurisdiction of capital planning and operations division
Status: in_force

Section 26A. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections ten, fourteen, seventeen, twenty-five of chapter thirty-four or any other general or special law to the contrary, county capital facilities and capital facility projects, as defined by section thirty-nine A of chapter seven shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the division of capital asset management and maintenance according to the provisions of section forty A of chapter seven to the same degree and extent as other state agencies, as defined by said section thirty-nine A.

Section 26A. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections ten, fourteen, seventeen, twenty-five of chapter thirty-four or any other general or special law to the contrary, county capital facilities and capital facility projects, as defined by section thirty-nine A of chapter seven shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the division of capital asset management and maintenance according to the provisions of section forty A of chapter seven to the same degree and extent as other state agencies, as defined by said section thirty-nine A.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110, sec. 25B — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 110 / Section 25B
Unauthorized use or disposition of registered articles
Status: in_force

Section 25B. No person shall without the written consent of the owner take, detain, use, sell, traffic in or otherwise dispose of, or use for any purpose other than that for which such article was intended, any registered towel, garment, apron, bed linen or table linen; provided, however, that the use of such article or articles at the place where the same are placed or delivered by the owner or owners under an agreement, lease or license from such owner, shall not be unlawful; and provided, further, that nothing herein contained shall make it unlawful for any hotel, restaurant, cafe or other public hostelry to permit and allow the use of such towel, garment, apron, bed linen or table linen to any guest, boarder or regularly hired employee thereof, during the period of any lease, renting or hiring agreement of said supplies with the owner thereof.

Section 25B. No person shall without the written consent of the owner take, detain, use, sell, traffic in or otherwise dispose of, or use for any purpose other than that for which such article was intended, any registered towel, garment, apron, bed linen or table linen; provided, however, that the use of such article or articles at the place where the same are placed or delivered by the owner or owners under an agreement, lease or license from such owner, shall not be unlawful; and provided, further, that nothing herein contained shall make it unlawful for any hotel, restaurant, cafe or other public hostelry to permit and allow the use of such towel, garment, apron, bed linen or table linen to any guest, boarder or regularly hired employee thereof, during the period of any lease, renting or hiring agreement of said supplies with the owner thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 8G — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 8G
Identification cards for persons not possessing motor vehicle licenses; lost, destroyed or mutilated cards; change of name; duplicate cards
Status: in_force

Section 8G. In the event an identification card issued pursuant to section eight E is lost, destroyed, mutilated, or a new name is acquired, the person to whom said card was issued shall obtain a duplicate card upon furnishing satisfactory proof of loss to the registrar and payment of a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provisions of section three B of chapter seven. Any person who loses an identification card and who, after obtaining a duplicate, finds the original card, shall immediately surrender the original card to the registrar. The same documentary evidence shall be furnished for a duplicate as for an original identification card.

Section 8G. In the event an identification card issued pursuant to section eight E is lost, destroyed, mutilated, or a new name is acquired, the person to whom said card was issued shall obtain a duplicate card upon furnishing satisfactory proof of loss to the registrar and payment of a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provisions of section three B of chapter seven. Any person who loses an identification card and who, after obtaining a duplicate, finds the original card, shall immediately surrender the original card to the registrar. The same documentary evidence shall be furnished for a duplicate as for an original identification card.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 222 / Section 27
Tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts; recording of documents
Status: in_force

Section 27. (a) A notary public may select 1 or more tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts with respect to electronic records. A person shall not require a notary public to perform a notarial act with respect to an electronic record with a technology that the notary public has not selected. Any technology approved by the state secretary pursuant to subsection (h) of section 28 and selected by a notary public shall require the notary public's electronic signature and electronic seal to be: (i) unique to the notary public; (ii) capable of independent verification; (iii) retained under the sole control of the notary public; and (iv) attached to or logically associated with the electronic record in a tamper-evident manner. (b) A tangible copy of an electronic record shall be accepted as the equivalent of an original document for purposes of recording said copy; provided, however, that: (i) the copy contains a notarial certificate that satisfies all requirements for an original document to be accepted for recording; (ii) the copy satisfies all requirements for recording an original document set forth in chapters 183 and 185, as applicable; and (iii) the notary public executing the notarial certificate certifies that the tangible copy is an accurate copy of the electronic record.

Section 27. (a) A notary public may select 1 or more tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts with respect to electronic records. A person shall not require a notary public to perform a notarial act with respect to an electronic record with a technology that the notary public has not selected. Any technology approved by the state secretary pursuant to subsection (h) of section 28 and selected by a notary public shall require the notary public's electronic signature and electronic seal to be:

(i) unique to the notary public;

(ii) capable of independent verification;

(iii) retained under the sole control of the notary public; and

(iv) attached to or logically associated with the electronic record in a tamper-evident manner.

(b) A tangible copy of an electronic record shall be accepted as the equivalent of an original document for purposes of recording said copy; provided, however, that: (i) the copy contains a notarial certificate that satisfies all requirements for an original document to be accepted for recording; (ii) the copy satisfies all requirements for recording an original document set forth in chapters 183 and 185, as applicable; and (iii) the notary public executing the notarial certificate certifies that the tangible copy is an accurate copy of the electronic record.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, sec. 30 — MA Code / Part III / Title V / Chapter 260 / Section 30
Estates tail; death of tenant; effect
Status: in_force

Section 30. If a person entitled to recover land as a tenant in tail or as a remainderman dies before the expiration of the period hereinbefore limited for making an entry or commencing an action therefor, no person claiming any estate which the tenant in tail or remainderman might have barred shall make an entry or commence an action to recover such land, except within the period during which the tenant in tail or remainderman, if he had so long lived, might have made such entry or commenced such action.

Section 30. If a person entitled to recover land as a tenant in tail or as a remainderman dies before the expiration of the period hereinbefore limited for making an entry or commencing an action therefor, no person claiming any estate which the tenant in tail or remainderman might have barred shall make an entry or commence an action to recover such land, except within the period during which the tenant in tail or remainderman, if he had so long lived, might have made such entry or commenced such action.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 72U — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 72U
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 72U. The department is hereby authorized and directed to promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of sections seventy-two N to seventy-two T, inclusive.

Section 72U. The department is hereby authorized and directed to promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of sections seventy-two N to seventy-two T, inclusive.