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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161B / Section 22
Federal assistance
Status: in_force

Section 22. Each authority is authorized and directed from time to time to take all necessary action to secure any federal assistance which is or may become available to the commonwealth or any of its subdivisions for any of the purposes of this chapter. If any federal law, administrative regulation or practice requires any action relating to such federal assistance to be taken by any department or instrumentality of the commonwealth other than the authority such other department or instrumentality is authorized and directed to take all such action, including without limitation filing applications for assistance, supervising the expenditure of federal grants or loans and making any determinations and certifications necessary or appropriate to the foregoing, and the authority is authorized and directed to take all action necessary to permit such other department or instrumentality to comply with all federal requirements.

Section 22. Each authority is authorized and directed from time to time to take all necessary action to secure any federal assistance which is or may become available to the commonwealth or any of its subdivisions for any of the purposes of this chapter. If any federal law, administrative regulation or practice requires any action relating to such federal assistance to be taken by any department or instrumentality of the commonwealth other than the authority such other department or instrumentality is authorized and directed to take all such action, including without limitation filing applications for assistance, supervising the expenditure of federal grants or loans and making any determinations and certifications necessary or appropriate to the foregoing, and the authority is authorized and directed to take all action necessary to permit such other department or instrumentality to comply with all federal requirements.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 78A — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 78A
Hospital care of persons suffering from chronic diseases; admission; cost
Status: in_force

Section 78A. The trustees of a county tuberculosis hospital may admit as patients in said hospital persons who are suffering from chronic disease; provided, that sufficient beds are at all times available for persons with tuberculosis who are eligible for admission to said hospital; and provided, further, that before the trustees admit any such chronic disease patients, said hospital is inspected by the department, is duly licensed under section seventy-one, and otherwise complies with sections seventy-two and seventy-three. Such trustees shall promulgate rules and regulations concerning the admission of such chronic disease patients as well as the method of reimbursement and the charges for their care and treatment, notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter. The charges to the general public for all general health supplies, care, services and accommodations shall be the rate or rates established by the executive office of health and human services or a governmental unit designated by the executive office. Such rules and regulations shall be approved by the department before taking effect.

Section 78A. The trustees of a county tuberculosis hospital may admit as patients in said hospital persons who are suffering from chronic disease; provided, that sufficient beds are at all times available for persons with tuberculosis who are eligible for admission to said hospital; and provided, further, that before the trustees admit any such chronic disease patients, said hospital is inspected by the department, is duly licensed under section seventy-one, and otherwise complies with sections seventy-two and seventy-three. Such trustees shall promulgate rules and regulations concerning the admission of such chronic disease patients as well as the method of reimbursement and the charges for their care and treatment, notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter. The charges to the general public for all general health supplies, care, services and accommodations shall be the rate or rates established by the executive office of health and human services or a governmental unit designated by the executive office. Such rules and regulations shall be approved by the department before taking effect.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, sec. 48 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 54 / Section 48
Cards of instruction; specimen ballots; copies of information for voters material
Status: in_force

Section 48. The state secretary in state elections, city clerks in city elections, and town clerks in town elections at which official ballots are used, shall, for every such election, prepare and cause to be printed in large clear type cards containing full instructions to voters for obtaining ballots, marking them, obtaining assistance and new ballots in place of those accidentally spoiled; and on separate cards such abstracts of the laws imposing penalties upon voters as they shall deem proper. They shall also provide for each polling place ten or more specimen ballots which shall be facsimiles of the ballots provided for voting, but printed without the endorsements and on colored paper. For each polling place where voting machines are used they shall also provide ten voting machine sample ballots which shall be facsimiles of the face of the voting machine as it will appear when set up for use. For each polling place where an electronic voting system is used they shall also provide ten marking unit sample ballots which shall be facsimiles of the booklet, page or ballot display contained in the marking units, printed on one sheet, in a manner suitable for posting. For state elections the state secretary shall supply to each polling place at least one for every one hundred voters thereof copies of the information for voters material provided for in section fifty-four.

Section 48. The state secretary in state elections, city clerks in city elections, and town clerks in town elections at which official ballots are used, shall, for every such election, prepare and cause to be printed in large clear type cards containing full instructions to voters for obtaining ballots, marking them, obtaining assistance and new ballots in place of those accidentally spoiled; and on separate cards such abstracts of the laws imposing penalties upon voters as they shall deem proper. They shall also provide for each polling place ten or more specimen ballots which shall be facsimiles of the ballots provided for voting, but printed without the endorsements and on colored paper. For each polling place where voting machines are used they shall also provide ten voting machine sample ballots which shall be facsimiles of the face of the voting machine as it will appear when set up for use. For each polling place where an electronic voting system is used they shall also provide ten marking unit sample ballots which shall be facsimiles of the booklet, page or ballot display contained in the marking units, printed on one sheet, in a manner suitable for posting. For state elections the state secretary shall supply to each polling place at least one for every one hundred voters thereof copies of the information for voters material provided for in section fifty-four.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 68A, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XI / Chapter 68A / Section 6
Applicability of Secs. 4 and 5
Status: in_force

Section 6. The provisions of sections four and five shall not apply to any corporation to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that such application would be contrary to the terms of the articles of organization or other instrument governing such corporation or governing the administration of charitable funds held by it and that the same may not properly be changed to conform to such sections.

Section 6. The provisions of sections four and five shall not apply to any corporation to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that such application would be contrary to the terms of the articles of organization or other instrument governing such corporation or governing the administration of charitable funds held by it and that the same may not properly be changed to conform to such sections.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 34 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 147 / Section 34
Bond
Status: in_force

Section 34. No license as aforesaid shall be granted unless the licensee has executed and filed with the commission a bond in a penal sum of $50,000, with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the commission, running to the commission, conditioned upon the payment to the commonwealth of the sums mentioned in section forty, and upon faithful compliance by the licensee with the provisions of sections thirty-two to forty-seven, inclusive, the rules and regulations of the commission, and with such other laws of the commonwealth as may be applicable to anything done by the licensee in pursuance of the license. The bond shall also provide for a forfeiture to the commonwealth, recoverable at the suit of the attorney general, of such sum, not exceeding $10,000, as may be stipulated in the bond for each case of non-compliance.

Section 34. No license as aforesaid shall be granted unless the licensee has executed and filed with the commission a bond in a penal sum of $50,000, with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the commission, running to the commission, conditioned upon the payment to the commonwealth of the sums mentioned in section forty, and upon faithful compliance by the licensee with the provisions of sections thirty-two to forty-seven, inclusive, the rules and regulations of the commission, and with such other laws of the commonwealth as may be applicable to anything done by the licensee in pursuance of the license. The bond shall also provide for a forfeiture to the commonwealth, recoverable at the suit of the attorney general, of such sum, not exceeding $10,000, as may be stipulated in the bond for each case of non-compliance.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90D, sec. 37 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90D / Section 37
Perfection of security interest created prior to effective date of this chapter; law applicable
Status: in_force

Section 37. The perfection of a security interest, created prior to the date this chapter takes effect, shall be governed by the provisions of chapter one hundred and six, until a certificate of title is issued naming the secured party as lienholder therein.

Section 37. The perfection of a security interest, created prior to the date this chapter takes effect, shall be governed by the provisions of chapter one hundred and six, until a certificate of title is issued naming the secured party as lienholder therein.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 24X — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 24X
Cancellation of registration for motor vehicles owned by certain drunk driving offenders
Status: in_force

Section 24X. The registration of a motor vehicle owned by a person who is assigned to an alcohol or controlled substance education, treatment or rehabilitation program or who is convicted of a violation of paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of section 24, subsection (a) of section 24G, operating a motor vehicle with a percentage by weight of blood alcohol of eight one-hundredths or greater, or while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of subsection (b) of section 24G, section 24L, subsection (a) of section 8 of chapter 90B, section 131/2 of chapter 265, or section 8A or 8B of chapter 90B, or, in the case of another jurisdiction, for any like offense, may be cancelled and the registration plates for such vehicle seized for the period of the suspension or revocation of the license or right to operate due to such assignment or conviction, if the person has been so assigned or so convicted previously at least 2 times. No new registration shall be issued to such person during the period of the suspension or revocation of the license or right to operate.

Section 24X. The registration of a motor vehicle owned by a person who is assigned to an alcohol or controlled substance education, treatment or rehabilitation program or who is convicted of a violation of paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of section 24, subsection (a) of section 24G, operating a motor vehicle with a percentage by weight of blood alcohol of eight one-hundredths or greater, or while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of subsection (b) of section 24G, section 24L, subsection (a) of section 8 of chapter 90B, section 131/2 of chapter 265, or section 8A or 8B of chapter 90B, or, in the case of another jurisdiction, for any like offense, may be cancelled and the registration plates for such vehicle seized for the period of the suspension or revocation of the license or right to operate due to such assignment or conviction, if the person has been so assigned or so convicted previously at least 2 times. No new registration shall be issued to such person during the period of the suspension or revocation of the license or right to operate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 234A, sec. 69 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 234A / Section 69
Translators for deaf jurors
Status: in_force

Section 69. A translator may assist a deaf juror during the juror orientation program, the juror's welcome, and the judicial discretion hearing. As a matter of discretion, the court may permit a translator to assist a deaf juror during the trial after a determination of the competency of the translator. In the presence of the jury, the court shall instruct the translator to make true, literal and complete translations of all testimony and other relevant colloquy to the deaf juror to the best of his ability. The court may permit a translator to be present and assist a deaf juror during the deliberations of the jury. In the presence of the jury, the court shall instruct the translator to refrain from participating in any manner in the deliberations of the jury and to refrain from having any communications, oral or visual, with any member of the jury regarding the deliberations of the jury except for the literal translations of jurors' remarks made during deliberations. The verdict of the jury shall be valid notwithstanding the presence of the translator during deliberations.

Section 69. A translator may assist a deaf juror during the juror orientation program, the juror's welcome, and the judicial discretion hearing. As a matter of discretion, the court may permit a translator to assist a deaf juror during the trial after a determination of the competency of the translator. In the presence of the jury, the court shall instruct the translator to make true, literal and complete translations of all testimony and other relevant colloquy to the deaf juror to the best of his ability. The court may permit a translator to be present and assist a deaf juror during the deliberations of the jury. In the presence of the jury, the court shall instruct the translator to refrain from participating in any manner in the deliberations of the jury and to refrain from having any communications, oral or visual, with any member of the jury regarding the deliberations of the jury except for the literal translations of jurors' remarks made during deliberations. The verdict of the jury shall be valid notwithstanding the presence of the translator during deliberations.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 79A, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIII / Chapter 79A / Section 3
Projects displacing occupants; agencies to provide relocation assistance
Status: in_force

Section 3. Any public agency, or any person authorized to take by eminent domain, including corporations established under the provisions of chapter one hundred and twenty-one A, shall provide relocation assistance and payments under this act upon undertaking a project which results in displacement of occupants by the acquisition of real property or by the issuing of a written order to vacate for purposes of rehabilitation, demolition, or other improvement.

Section 3. Any public agency, or any person authorized to take by eminent domain, including corporations established under the provisions of chapter one hundred and twenty-one A, shall provide relocation assistance and payments under this act upon undertaking a project which results in displacement of occupants by the acquisition of real property or by the issuing of a written order to vacate for purposes of rehabilitation, demolition, or other improvement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159 / Section 11
Record of action by department
Status: in_force

Section 11. Every vote, recommendation and order of the department relative to common carriers shall be entered of record.

Section 11. Every vote, recommendation and order of the department relative to common carriers shall be entered of record.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 257, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 257 / Section 12
Appraisal; application of claimant
Status: in_force

Section 12. The value of the property shall be determined by three disinterested persons appointed by the parties or by a justice of the peace to whom the claimant applies therefor, or, if the appraisal is made after the libel has been filed, by the court before whom it is pending.

Section 12. The value of the property shall be determined by three disinterested persons appointed by the parties or by a justice of the peace to whom the claimant applies therefor, or, if the appraisal is made after the libel has been filed, by the court before whom it is pending.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, sec. 53 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 158 / Section 53
Non-joinder of parties; abatement
Status: in_force

Section 53. No such suit in equity shall be abated by reason of the non-joinder of persons liable as defendants unless the plaintiff, after being notified by plea or answer of the existence of such persons, unreasonably neglects to make them parties.

Section 53. No such suit in equity shall be abated by reason of the non-joinder of persons liable as defendants unless the plaintiff, after being notified by plea or answer of the existence of such persons, unreasonably neglects to make them parties.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 150E, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 150E / Section 14
Information statement and financial report required of employee organizations; filing; enforcement
Status: in_force

Section 14. No person or association of persons shall operate or maintain an employee organization under this chapter unless and until there has been filed with the commission a written statement signed by the president and secretary of such employee organization setting forth the names and addresses of all of the officers of such organization, the aims and objectives of such organization, the scale of dues, initiation fees, fines and assessments to be charged to the members, and the annual salaries to be paid to the officers. Every employee organization shall keep an adequate record of its financial transactions and shall make annually available to its members and to non-member employees who are required to pay a service fee under section twelve of this act, within 90 days after the end of its fiscal year, a detailed written financial report in the form of a balance sheet and operating statement. Such report shall indicate the total of its receipts of any kind and the sources of such receipts, and disbursements made by it during its last fiscal year. A copy of such report shall be filed with the commission. In the event of failure of compliance with this section, the commission shall compel such compliance by appropriate order, said order to be enforceable in the superior court for the county wherein such violation has occurred in the same manner as other orders of the commission under this chapter.

Section 14. No person or association of persons shall operate or maintain an employee organization under this chapter unless and until there has been filed with the commission a written statement signed by the president and secretary of such employee organization setting forth the names and addresses of all of the officers of such organization, the aims and objectives of such organization, the scale of dues, initiation fees, fines and assessments to be charged to the members, and the annual salaries to be paid to the officers.

Every employee organization shall keep an adequate record of its financial transactions and shall make annually available to its members and to non-member employees who are required to pay a service fee under section twelve of this act, within 90 days after the end of its fiscal year, a detailed written financial report in the form of a balance sheet and operating statement. Such report shall indicate the total of its receipts of any kind and the sources of such receipts, and disbursements made by it during its last fiscal year. A copy of such report shall be filed with the commission.

In the event of failure of compliance with this section, the commission shall compel such compliance by appropriate order, said order to be enforceable in the superior court for the county wherein such violation has occurred in the same manner as other orders of the commission under this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 184A, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 184A / Section 10
Application and construction of act; uniformity of law
Status: in_force

Section 10. This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.

Section 10. This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 202, sec. 31 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 202 / Section 31
Leases; realty of ward
Status: in_force

Section 31. The probate court may, upon the petition of a guardian or conservator setting forth a description of the real estate of his ward which he desires to lease, the reason why it is necessary or expedient to give a written lease thereof, and the length of the term, if, after notice and a hearing, it appears to be necessary or expedient, authorize such guardian or conservator to give a written lease of said real estate, and the decree of the court shall fix the term and the amount for which it may be leased.

Section 31. The probate court may, upon the petition of a guardian or conservator setting forth a description of the real estate of his ward which he desires to lease, the reason why it is necessary or expedient to give a written lease thereof, and the length of the term, if, after notice and a hearing, it appears to be necessary or expedient, authorize such guardian or conservator to give a written lease of said real estate, and the decree of the court shall fix the term and the amount for which it may be leased.