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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176F, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176F / Section 8
Annual statement
Status: in_force

Section 8. Every optometric service corporation shall annually, on or before the first day of March, file in the office of the commissioner, a statement, verified by at least two of the principal officers of said corporation, showing its condition as of the thirty-first day of December next preceding. Such statement shall be in such form and shall contain such matters as the commissioner shall prescribe. A corporation neglecting to file its annual statement within the time herein specified shall forfeit one hundred dollars for each day during which such neglect continues, and upon notice by the commissioner to that effect, its authority to do business shall cease while such default continues.

Section 8. Every optometric service corporation shall annually, on or before the first day of March, file in the office of the commissioner, a statement, verified by at least two of the principal officers of said corporation, showing its condition as of the thirty-first day of December next preceding. Such statement shall be in such form and shall contain such matters as the commissioner shall prescribe. A corporation neglecting to file its annual statement within the time herein specified shall forfeit one hundred dollars for each day during which such neglect continues, and upon notice by the commissioner to that effect, its authority to do business shall cease while such default continues.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 35
Voting by corporation upon its own stock
Status: in_force

Section 35. A railroad corporation shall not, directly or indirectly, vote upon any share of its own stock.

Section 35. A railroad corporation shall not, directly or indirectly, vote upon any share of its own stock.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 171, sec. 66 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 171 / Section 66
Person obligated to make payments under mortgage to be member of credit union
Status: in_force

Section 66. Prior to making mortgage loans on real estate pursuant to sections 65 to 65E, inclusive, a credit union shall require a person obligated from time to time to make payments under a mortgage, whether as the original borrower or as a subsequent owner of a mortgaged property, to be or become a member of the credit union.

Section 66. Prior to making mortgage loans on real estate pursuant to sections 65 to 65E, inclusive, a credit union shall require a person obligated from time to time to make payments under a mortgage, whether as the original borrower or as a subsequent owner of a mortgaged property, to be or become a member of the credit union.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203E, sec. 807 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 203E / Section 807
Delegation by trustee
Status: in_force

Section 807. Delegation by trustee (a) A trustee may delegate duties and powers if it is prudent to do so. The trustee shall exercise reasonable care, skill and caution in: (1) selecting an agent; (2) establishing the scope and terms of the delegation, consistent with the purposes and terms of the trust; and (3) periodically reviewing the agent's actions in order to monitor the agent's performance and compliance with the terms of the delegation. (b) In performing a delegated function, an agent shall owe a duty to the trust to exercise reasonable care to comply with the terms of the delegation. (c) A trustee who complies with subsection (a) shall not be liable to the beneficiaries or to the trust for an action of the agent to whom the function was delegated. (d) By accepting a delegation of powers or duties from the trustee of a trust that is subject to the laws of the commonwealth, an agent shall submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the commonwealth.

Section 807. Delegation by trustee

(a) A trustee may delegate duties and powers if it is prudent to do so. The trustee shall exercise reasonable care, skill and caution in:

(1) selecting an agent;

(2) establishing the scope and terms of the delegation, consistent with the purposes and terms of the trust; and

(3) periodically reviewing the agent's actions in order to monitor the agent's performance and compliance with the terms of the delegation.

(b) In performing a delegated function, an agent shall owe a duty to the trust to exercise reasonable care to comply with the terms of the delegation.

(c) A trustee who complies with subsection (a) shall not be liable to the beneficiaries or to the trust for an action of the agent to whom the function was delegated.

(d) By accepting a delegation of powers or duties from the trustee of a trust that is subject to the laws of the commonwealth, an agent shall submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18B, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 18B / Section 23
Residential care of children; annual report
Status: in_force

[Text of section added by 2008, 176, Sec. 45. See also, Section 23 added by 2008, 321, Sec. 8, below.]

[Text of section added by 2008, 176, Sec. 45. See also, Section 23 added by 2008, 321, Sec. 8, below.]

Section 23. The commissioner shall report annually on September 1 on the number of children placed in residential care by region and the cost of care and treatment provided to those children. The information reported for each region shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the age and gender of the children; (ii) the reasons for placement; (iii) the intensity, frequency and type of services provided to each child; (iv) the length of each placement; and (v) the disposition of the child's case at the end of the residential placement, including whether the child was returned to the child's family or placed in other care within the community. The report shall also include the cost of residential placement by region and any other information necessary for the evaluation of the operation of state-funded residential homes. The report shall be filed with the clerks of the senate and the house, the senate and house committees on ways and means, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities, the office of the child advocate, and the governor.

[Text of section added by 2008, 321, Sec. 8. See also, Section 23 added by 2008, 176, Sec. 45, above.]

Section 23. If the department has care and custody of a child receiving inpatient psychiatric services, the department shall contact the child's parents or guardians, as appropriate, and a member of the child's treatment team within 3 business days of the hospitalization, shall maintain weekly contact with them until the child is discharged, and shall immediately begin discharge planning, with the priority of returning the child to his home or to a community placement. Not later than 5 business days after being notified that continued hospitalization is no longer clinically appropriate, the department shall determine the appropriate type of placement for the child and shall immediately initiate the placement referrals. The department shall document its activities in assisting with discharge placement, including identification of available resources for home-based, community or alternative residential placements, and the barriers, if any, to discharge to the most clinically-appropriate setting. If the initial placement shall not be deemed to be the most clinically-appropriate, the department shall continue to seek an appropriate placement. Not longer than 30 days after being notified that continued hospitalization is no longer clinically appropriate, the department shall refer the child to the interagency review team established pursuant to section 16R of chapter 6A. The department shall submit a monthly report to the secretary of health and human services detailing the activities undertaken pursuant to this section, including the length of time required to place each such child in a clinically appropriate post-discharge setting.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, sec. 47A — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 51 / Section 47A
Pre-registration of persons having obtained the age of 16
Status: in_force

Section 47A. If, after examination of an affidavit of registration, it appears to the registrars that the person has all the qualifications to be registered as a voter except that of age and the person has obtained the age of 16, then they shall enter the person's name in the current annual register of voters with the designation ''pre-registrant'' or other term or code as specified by the state secretary. The designation shall be removed when the person, on or before the day of the next preliminary, primary, special or general election or town meeting, attains full age. No pre-registrant shall be allowed to vote until the pre-registrant obtains full age unless otherwise permitted by law.

Section 47A. If, after examination of an affidavit of registration, it appears to the registrars that the person has all the qualifications to be registered as a voter except that of age and the person has obtained the age of 16, then they shall enter the person's name in the current annual register of voters with the designation ''pre-registrant'' or other term or code as specified by the state secretary. The designation shall be removed when the person, on or before the day of the next preliminary, primary, special or general election or town meeting, attains full age. No pre-registrant shall be allowed to vote until the pre-registrant obtains full age unless otherwise permitted by law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 34 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 34
Special meetings
Status: in_force

Section 34. A special meeting of the stockholders shall be called, and a written notice thereof, stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting, given by the clerk, upon written application of three or more stockholders entitled to vote, and holding at least one tenth of the capital stock.

Section 34. A special meeting of the stockholders shall be called, and a written notice thereof, stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting, given by the clerk, upon written application of three or more stockholders entitled to vote, and holding at least one tenth of the capital stock.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 267, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 267 / Section 23
Bank notes or bills for a fraction of a dollar
Status: in_force

Section 23. Whoever receives or puts in circulation as currency a bank note or bill which is, or a part of which is, for any fractional part of a dollar shall be punished by a fine of twenty-five dollars.

Section 23. Whoever receives or puts in circulation as currency a bank note or bill which is, or a part of which is, for any fractional part of a dollar shall be punished by a fine of twenty-five dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 132E — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 132E
Group annuity contract; construction
Status: in_force

Section 132E. The term ''annuity'' or ''annuity contract'' when used in this chapter, except in sections one hundred and twenty-nine, one hundred and thirty and one hundred and thirty-two, shall include a group annuity contract unless the context otherwise requires or a different meaning is specifically prescribed.

Section 132E. The term ''annuity'' or ''annuity contract'' when used in this chapter, except in sections one hundred and twenty-nine, one hundred and thirty and one hundred and thirty-two, shall include a group annuity contract unless the context otherwise requires or a different meaning is specifically prescribed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167D, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167D / Section 18
Multiple claimants for deposited funds
Status: in_force

Section 18. If, in an action against a bank for money on deposit therewith, it appears that the same fund is claimed by another party than the plaintiff, whether by the husband or wife of the plaintiff, or otherwise, the court in which such action is pending, on the petition of the bank and on such notice to the plaintiff and to such claimants as the court considers proper, may order the proceedings to be amended by making such claimants defendants thereto, and thereupon the rights and interests of the several parties in and to said funds shall be heard and determined. Such deposits may remain with the bank until final judgment and shall be paid as the court orders, or may be paid into court to await final judgment, and when so paid into court, the action shall be discontinued as to such bank and its liability for such deposit shall cease. The taxable costs of the bank in such actions shall be in the discretion of the court and may be charged upon the fund.

Section 18. If, in an action against a bank for money on deposit therewith, it appears that the same fund is claimed by another party than the plaintiff, whether by the husband or wife of the plaintiff, or otherwise, the court in which such action is pending, on the petition of the bank and on such notice to the plaintiff and to such claimants as the court considers proper, may order the proceedings to be amended by making such claimants defendants thereto, and thereupon the rights and interests of the several parties in and to said funds shall be heard and determined. Such deposits may remain with the bank until final judgment and shall be paid as the court orders, or may be paid into court to await final judgment, and when so paid into court, the action shall be discontinued as to such bank and its liability for such deposit shall cease. The taxable costs of the bank in such actions shall be in the discretion of the court and may be charged upon the fund.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268, sec. 28 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 268 / Section 28
Delivering drugs or articles to prisoners in correctional institutions or jails; possession
Status: in_force

Section 28. Whoever gives or delivers to a prisoner in any correctional institution, or in any jail or house of correction, any drug or article whatever, or has in his possession within the precincts of any prison herein named with intent to give or deliver to any prisoner any such drug or article without the permission of the superintendent or keeper, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years, or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.

Section 28. Whoever gives or delivers to a prisoner in any correctional institution, or in any jail or house of correction, any drug or article whatever, or has in his possession within the precincts of any prison herein named with intent to give or deliver to any prisoner any such drug or article without the permission of the superintendent or keeper, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years, or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, sec. 53A — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 53A
Engaging in sexual conduct for a fee; engaging in sexual conduct with child under age 18 for a fee; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 53A. (a) Whoever engages, agrees to engage or offers to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee, shall be punished by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more than $500, or by both such imprisonment and fine, whether such sexual conduct occurs or not. (b) Whoever pays, agrees to pay or offers to pay another person to engage in sexual conduct, or to agree to engage in sexual conduct with another person, shall be punished by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 2 and one-half years or by a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000, or by both such imprisonment and fine, whether such sexual conduct occurs or not. (c) Whoever pays, agrees to pay or offers to pay any person with the intent to engage in sexual conduct with a child under the age of 18, or whoever is paid, agrees to pay or agrees that a third person be paid in return for aiding a person who intends to engage in sexual conduct with a child under the age of 18, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 10 years, or in the house of correction for not more than 2 and one-half years and by a fine of not less than $3,000 and not more than $10,000, or by both such imprisonment and fine, whether such sexual conduct occurs or not; provided, however, that a prosecution commenced under this section shall not be continued without a finding or placed on file.

Section 53A. (a) Whoever engages, agrees to engage or offers to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee, shall be punished by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more than $500, or by both such imprisonment and fine, whether such sexual conduct occurs or not.

(b) Whoever pays, agrees to pay or offers to pay another person to engage in sexual conduct, or to agree to engage in sexual conduct with another person, shall be punished by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 2 and one-half years or by a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000, or by both such imprisonment and fine, whether such sexual conduct occurs or not.

(c) Whoever pays, agrees to pay or offers to pay any person with the intent to engage in sexual conduct with a child under the age of 18, or whoever is paid, agrees to pay or agrees that a third person be paid in return for aiding a person who intends to engage in sexual conduct with a child under the age of 18, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 10 years, or in the house of correction for not more than 2 and one-half years and by a fine of not less than $3,000 and not more than $10,000, or by both such imprisonment and fine, whether such sexual conduct occurs or not; provided, however, that a prosecution commenced under this section shall not be continued without a finding or placed on file.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 73 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 73
Entry upon premises; investigation; examination of articles, books and inventories
Status: in_force

Section 73. The chief of police of a city, the selectmen of a town, any officer authorized by either of them, or a state police officer may at any time enter upon any premises used by a licensed pawnbroker for the purposes of his business, ascertain how he conducts his business, and examine all articles taken in pawn or kept or stored in or upon said premises and all books and inventories relating thereto. Every such pawnbroker, his clerk, agent, servant or other person in charge of the premises shall exhibit to such officer on demand any or all of such articles, books and inventories.

Section 73. The chief of police of a city, the selectmen of a town, any officer authorized by either of them, or a state police officer may at any time enter upon any premises used by a licensed pawnbroker for the purposes of his business, ascertain how he conducts his business, and examine all articles taken in pawn or kept or stored in or upon said premises and all books and inventories relating thereto. Every such pawnbroker, his clerk, agent, servant or other person in charge of the premises shall exhibit to such officer on demand any or all of such articles, books and inventories.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 44 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 44
Notification of board of office address; fees, default; lists; display of name
Status: in_force

Section 44. Every registered dentist when he begins practice, either by himself or associated with or in the employ of another, shall forthwith notify the board of his office address or addresses, and every registered dentist practicing as aforesaid shall biennially, before April first, pay to the board a license fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven, in default of which the board may revoke his license to practice dentistry after a hearing as provided by section sixty-one; but the payment of said fee at or before the time of hearing, with an additional sum determined under the aforementioned provision, shall remove the default. Every registered dentist shall also promptly notify the board of any change in his office address or addresses and shall furnish such other information as the board may require. The board shall publish annually complete lists of the names and office addresses of all dentists registered and practicing in the commonwealth, arranged alphabetically by name and also by the towns where their offices are situated. Every registered dentist shall exhibit his full name in plain readable letters in each office or room where his business is transacted.

Section 44. Every registered dentist when he begins practice, either by himself or associated with or in the employ of another, shall forthwith notify the board of his office address or addresses, and every registered dentist practicing as aforesaid shall biennially, before April first, pay to the board a license fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven, in default of which the board may revoke his license to practice dentistry after a hearing as provided by section sixty-one; but the payment of said fee at or before the time of hearing, with an additional sum determined under the aforementioned provision, shall remove the default. Every registered dentist shall also promptly notify the board of any change in his office address or addresses and shall furnish such other information as the board may require. The board shall publish annually complete lists of the names and office addresses of all dentists registered and practicing in the commonwealth, arranged alphabetically by name and also by the towns where their offices are situated. Every registered dentist shall exhibit his full name in plain readable letters in each office or room where his business is transacted.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, sec. 5B — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 183 / Section 5B
Affidavits relating to title; recording
Status: in_force

Section 5B. Subject to section 15 of chapter 184, an affidavit made by a person claiming to have personal knowledge of the facts therein stated and containing a certificate by an attorney at law that the facts stated in the affidavit are relevant to the title to certain land and will be of benefit and assistance in clarifying the chain of title may be filed for record and shall be recorded in the registry of deeds where the land or any part thereof lies.

Section 5B. Subject to section 15 of chapter 184, an affidavit made by a person claiming to have personal knowledge of the facts therein stated and containing a certificate by an attorney at law that the facts stated in the affidavit are relevant to the title to certain land and will be of benefit and assistance in clarifying the chain of title may be filed for record and shall be recorded in the registry of deeds where the land or any part thereof lies.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23N / Section 22
Retaliation by operator against employee prohibited
Status: in_force

Section 22. An operator shall not discharge, demote, suspend, threaten, harass or in any other manner discriminate against an employee because of any lawful act done by the employee to provide information, cause information to be provided or otherwise assist in an investigation regarding any conduct that the employee reasonably believes constitutes a violation of this chapter.

Section 22. An operator shall not discharge, demote, suspend, threaten, harass or in any other manner discriminate against an employee because of any lawful act done by the employee to provide information, cause information to be provided or otherwise assist in an investigation regarding any conduct that the employee reasonably believes constitutes a violation of this chapter.