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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 2, sec. 28 — MA Code / Part I / Title I / Chapter 2 / Section 28
Muffin of commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 28. The corn muffin shall be the official muffin of the commonwealth.

Section 28. The corn muffin shall be the official muffin of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64G, sec. 3B — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64G / Section 3B
Reversion of convention center financing fees imposed upon transfers of occupancy of short-term rentals in certain cities
Status: in_force

[Text of section effective as provided by 2018, 337, Secs. 14A and 15A as added by 2019, 5, Sec. 37.]

[Text of section effective as provided by 2018, 337, Secs. 14A and 15A as added by 2019, 5, Sec. 37.]

Section 3B. Notwithstanding sections 9 and 10 of chapter 152 of the acts of 1997, the convention center financing fee imposed upon the transfer of occupancy of a short-term rental in the cities of Boston, Cambridge, Springfield, Worcester, West Springfield and Chicopee shall revert half to the General Fund and half to the city in which the short-term rental was transferred.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 63A, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 63A / Section 2
Rate
Status: in_force

Section 2. Against every taxpayer there shall be levied, assessed and collected an excise at the rate of 0.57 per cent of such taxpayer's gross receipts.

Section 2. Against every taxpayer there shall be levied, assessed and collected an excise at the rate of 0.57 per cent of such taxpayer's gross receipts.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 236, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 236 / Section 17
Levy on leased land where reversion of part only is taken
Status: in_force

Section 17. If the land is under lease as aforesaid and the reversion of a part only is taken, the appraisers shall determine the portion of the whole annual rent to be paid to the creditor, and the lessee shall pay it to him.

Section 17. If the land is under lease as aforesaid and the reversion of a part only is taken, the appraisers shall determine the portion of the whole annual rent to be paid to the creditor, and the lessee shall pay it to him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40X, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40X / Section 5
Management entity; tourism destination marketing district committee
Status: in_force

Section 5. (a) Each tourism destination marketing district shall be governed by a management entity's tourism destination marketing district committee to oversee its operations and ensure the implementation of the tourism destination marketing district plan. The management entity and its tourism destination marketing district committee shall be set forth in the petition and tourism destination marketing district plan. A majority of the membership of the tourism destination marketing district committee shall be lodging business owners paying the tourism destination marketing district assessment. (b) A tourism destination marketing district plan shall, within the limitations described in section 9, be updated at least once every 5 years by the tourism destination marketing district committee, and a copy thereof shall be mailed or delivered to each tourism destination marketing district member and shall file a copy of such update with the municipal governing body and the commissioner.

Section 5. (a) Each tourism destination marketing district shall be governed by a management entity's tourism destination marketing district committee to oversee its operations and ensure the implementation of the tourism destination marketing district plan. The management entity and its tourism destination marketing district committee shall be set forth in the petition and tourism destination marketing district plan. A majority of the membership of the tourism destination marketing district committee shall be lodging business owners paying the tourism destination marketing district assessment.

(b) A tourism destination marketing district plan shall, within the limitations described in section 9, be updated at least once every 5 years by the tourism destination marketing district committee, and a copy thereof shall be mailed or delivered to each tourism destination marketing district member and shall file a copy of such update with the municipal governing body and the commissioner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 59, sec. 71 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 59 / Section 71
Uncollectible taxes; abatement
Status: in_force

Section 71. If a collector is satisfied that a tax upon personal property, or any portion of said tax, committed to him or to any of his predecessors in office for collection, cannot be collected by reason of the death, absence, poverty, insolvency, bankruptcy or other inability of the person assessed to pay, he shall notify the assessors thereof in writing, on oath, stating why such tax cannot be collected. The assessors shall act on such notification within thirty days after its receipt and, after due inquiry, may abate such tax or any part thereof, and shall certify such abatement in writing to the collector; and said certificate shall discharge the collector from further obligation to collect the tax so abated.

Section 71. If a collector is satisfied that a tax upon personal property, or any portion of said tax, committed to him or to any of his predecessors in office for collection, cannot be collected by reason of the death, absence, poverty, insolvency, bankruptcy or other inability of the person assessed to pay, he shall notify the assessors thereof in writing, on oath, stating why such tax cannot be collected. The assessors shall act on such notification within thirty days after its receipt and, after due inquiry, may abate such tax or any part thereof, and shall certify such abatement in writing to the collector; and said certificate shall discharge the collector from further obligation to collect the tax so abated.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 76, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 76 / Section 16
Children excluded from school; remedies
Status: in_force

Section 16. Any pupil who has attained age eighteen, or the parent, guardian or custodian of a pupil who has not attained said age of eighteen, who has been refused admission to or excluded from the public schools or from the advantages, privileges and courses of study of such public schools shall on application be furnished by the school committee with a written statement of the reasons therefor, and thereafter, if the refusal to admit or exclusion was unlawful, such pupil may recover from the town or, in the case of such refusal or exclusion by a regional school district from the district, in tort and may examine any member of the school committee or any other officer of the town or regional school district upon interrogatories.

Section 16. Any pupil who has attained age eighteen, or the parent, guardian or custodian of a pupil who has not attained said age of eighteen, who has been refused admission to or excluded from the public schools or from the advantages, privileges and courses of study of such public schools shall on application be furnished by the school committee with a written statement of the reasons therefor, and thereafter, if the refusal to admit or exclusion was unlawful, such pupil may recover from the town or, in the case of such refusal or exclusion by a regional school district from the district, in tort and may examine any member of the school committee or any other officer of the town or regional school district upon interrogatories.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, sec. 54 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 155 / Section 54
Surrender of certificate of incorporation; notice
Status: in_force

Section 54. If a petition, signed and sworn to by a majority in interest of the stockholders of a railroad or street railway company organized under general laws or by a majority in number or interest of the members of any other corporation organized under the general laws, except a corporation created for the purpose of business or profit having a capital stock divided into shares or which is under the supervision of the commissioner of insurance, has, with the certificate of incorporation, been filed in the office of the state secretary, stating that such members desire to surrender the certificate of incorporation and to have the corporation dissolved and giving their reasons therefor, the state secretary, if he considers such reasons sufficient, shall require the petitioners to publish a notice in one or more newspapers in the county where the corporation is located stating that, for reasons which appear to him sufficient, the certificate of incorporation of the corporation therein named is annulled. Upon the filing by the petitioner with the state secretary of a copy of each newspaper in which the notice of dissolution was ordered to be published, the corporation shall be dissolved, subject to the three preceding sections.

Section 54. If a petition, signed and sworn to by a majority in interest of the stockholders of a railroad or street railway company organized under general laws or by a majority in number or interest of the members of any other corporation organized under the general laws, except a corporation created for the purpose of business or profit having a capital stock divided into shares or which is under the supervision of the commissioner of insurance, has, with the certificate of incorporation, been filed in the office of the state secretary, stating that such members desire to surrender the certificate of incorporation and to have the corporation dissolved and giving their reasons therefor, the state secretary, if he considers such reasons sufficient, shall require the petitioners to publish a notice in one or more newspapers in the county where the corporation is located stating that, for reasons which appear to him sufficient, the certificate of incorporation of the corporation therein named is annulled. Upon the filing by the petitioner with the state secretary of a copy of each newspaper in which the notice of dissolution was ordered to be published, the corporation shall be dissolved, subject to the three preceding sections.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 15D, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 15D / Section 9
Inspection of facilities; investigation and evaluation of notices of abuse or neglect
Status: in_force

Section 9. (a) The department may, at any reasonable time, visit and inspect any facility operated by a person who is subject to licensure or approval under this section in order to determine whether the facility is being operated in compliance with law and with the rules and regulations established by the board. (b) The department shall make an unannounced monitoring inspection of all large family day care homes within 6 months after the issuance of licenses for those facilities and shall, annually, make at least 1 such unannounced monitoring inspection thereafter. (c) The department shall promptly investigate and evaluate any notice transmitted to the department by the department of children and families under subsection (l) of section 51B of chapter 119. Such investigation and evaluation shall determine whether the facility being operated by a person subject to licensure or approval under this section is being operated in compliance with this chapter and within the rules and regulations established under this chapter. If, during the course of any such investigation or licensing study conducted by the department, any agent or employee of the department receives or discovers information concerning the occurrence of child abuse or neglect, such agent or that employee shall make a report to the department of children and families under said section 51A of said chapter 119.

Section 9. (a) The department may, at any reasonable time, visit and inspect any facility operated by a person who is subject to licensure or approval under this section in order to determine whether the facility is being operated in compliance with law and with the rules and regulations established by the board.

(b) The department shall make an unannounced monitoring inspection of all large family day care homes within 6 months after the issuance of licenses for those facilities and shall, annually, make at least 1 such unannounced monitoring inspection thereafter.

(c) The department shall promptly investigate and evaluate any notice transmitted to the department by the department of children and families under subsection (l) of section 51B of chapter 119. Such investigation and evaluation shall determine whether the facility being operated by a person subject to licensure or approval under this section is being operated in compliance with this chapter and within the rules and regulations established under this chapter. If, during the course of any such investigation or licensing study conducted by the department, any agent or employee of the department receives or discovers information concerning the occurrence of child abuse or neglect, such agent or that employee shall make a report to the department of children and families under said section 51A of said chapter 119.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 235 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 235
Spark arresters
Status: in_force

Section 235. Every corporation operating a railroad shall install and maintain on locomotives in its service spark arresters or other suitable devices capable of preventing the discharge of sparks or other material which could start a fire. Said spark arresters or other suitable devices shall be subject to the approval and inspection of the department.

Section 235. Every corporation operating a railroad shall install and maintain on locomotives in its service spark arresters or other suitable devices capable of preventing the discharge of sparks or other material which could start a fire. Said spark arresters or other suitable devices shall be subject to the approval and inspection of the department.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 186 / Section 29
Owner immunity from liability
Status: in_force

Section 29. (a) An owner complying with sections 23 to 28, inclusive, or with the requirements of an order under chapter 209A or any other law, shall be relieved of any liability to the vacated tenant, co-tenant or member of the tenant's household, or to any other third party on account of the owner's good faith compliance with a court order or changing the locks as provided in section 26 including, but not limited to, withholding a key from the alleged perpetrator, as provided in subsection (c) of section 26. Damages shall not be imposed if the court determines that the matter was of a good faith dispute between the owner and tenants. (b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any owner who demonstrates that such owner's conduct constituted a good faith effort to comply with sections 23 to 29, inclusive, shall not be liable for multiple damages or for attorney's fees.

Section 29. (a) An owner complying with sections 23 to 28, inclusive, or with the requirements of an order under chapter 209A or any other law, shall be relieved of any liability to the vacated tenant, co-tenant or member of the tenant's household, or to any other third party on account of the owner's good faith compliance with a court order or changing the locks as provided in section 26 including, but not limited to, withholding a key from the alleged perpetrator, as provided in subsection (c) of section 26. Damages shall not be imposed if the court determines that the matter was of a good faith dispute between the owner and tenants.

(b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any owner who demonstrates that such owner's conduct constituted a good faith effort to comply with sections 23 to 29, inclusive, shall not be liable for multiple damages or for attorney's fees.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, sec. 51 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 233 / Section 51
Use of deposition in action
Status: in_force

Section 51. If, at the time of taking such deposition or afterward, an action is pending between the petitioner and the persons named in his application or any of those who were notified as aforesaid, or any persons claiming under any of said persons, relative to the title, claim or interest set forth in the application, the deposition or a certified copy of it from the registry of deeds may be used in such action in the same manner and subject to the same conditions and objections as if it had been originally taken therefor.

Section 51. If, at the time of taking such deposition or afterward, an action is pending between the petitioner and the persons named in his application or any of those who were notified as aforesaid, or any persons claiming under any of said persons, relative to the title, claim or interest set forth in the application, the deposition or a certified copy of it from the registry of deeds may be used in such action in the same manner and subject to the same conditions and objections as if it had been originally taken therefor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93E, sec. 7C — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 93E / Section 7C
Severability
Status: in_force

Section 7C. If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Act, or the application of such provisions to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.

Section 7C. If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Act, or the application of such provisions to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 108A, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 108A / Section 23
Continuation of partnership beyond time fixed for termination
Status: in_force

Section 23. (1) When a partnership for a fixed term or particular undertaking is continued after the termination of such term or particular undertaking without any express agreement, the rights and duties of the partners remain the same as they were at such termination, so far as is consistent with a partnership at will. (2) A continuation of the business by the partners or such of them as habitually acted therein during the term, without any settlement or liquidation of the partnership affairs, is prima facie evidence of a continuation of the partnership.

Section 23. (1) When a partnership for a fixed term or particular undertaking is continued after the termination of such term or particular undertaking without any express agreement, the rights and duties of the partners remain the same as they were at such termination, so far as is consistent with a partnership at will.

(2) A continuation of the business by the partners or such of them as habitually acted therein during the term, without any settlement or liquidation of the partnership affairs, is prima facie evidence of a continuation of the partnership.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 8
Enforcement of laws relating to civil service
Status: in_force

Section 8. A city, or a town which accepts chapter thirty-one or has accepted corresponding provisions of earlier laws, may appropriate money for the enforcement therein of the laws relating to its civil service.

Section 8. A city, or a town which accepts chapter thirty-one or has accepted corresponding provisions of earlier laws, may appropriate money for the enforcement therein of the laws relating to its civil service.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23K / Section 42
Seizure and forfeiture of device, game or gaming device possessed, used, manufactured, etc., in violation of chapter
Status: in_force

Section 42. Any device, game or gaming device possessed, used, manufactured, distributed, sold or serviced in violation of this chapter shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture by the division or bureau. Forfeiture proceedings shall be conducted as provided in subsections (b) to (j), inclusive, of section 47 of chapter 94C. For purposes of subsection (d) of said section 47 of said chapter 94C, the commission shall be considered a police department and shall be entitled to a police department's distribution of forfeiture proceedings.

Section 42. Any device, game or gaming device possessed, used, manufactured, distributed, sold or serviced in violation of this chapter shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture by the division or bureau. Forfeiture proceedings shall be conducted as provided in subsections (b) to (j), inclusive, of section 47 of chapter 94C. For purposes of subsection (d) of said section 47 of said chapter 94C, the commission shall be considered a police department and shall be entitled to a police department's distribution of forfeiture proceedings.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271A, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 271A / Section 3
Seizure and forfeiture of proceeds or property obtained as result of violation of chapter
Status: in_force

Section 3. All monetary proceeds or other property, real, intellectual or personal, obtained directly as a result of a violation of this chapter, shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture to the commonwealth. Forfeiture proceedings shall be conducted as provided in subsections (b) to (j), inclusive of section 47 of chapter 94C. For the purposes of subsection (d) of said section 47 of said chapter 94C, the investigation and enforcement bureau of the Massachusetts gaming commission established in chapter 23K shall be considered a police department and shall be entitled to a police department's distribution of forfeiture proceedings.

Section 3. All monetary proceeds or other property, real, intellectual or personal, obtained directly as a result of a violation of this chapter, shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture to the commonwealth. Forfeiture proceedings shall be conducted as provided in subsections (b) to (j), inclusive of section 47 of chapter 94C. For the purposes of subsection (d) of said section 47 of said chapter 94C, the investigation and enforcement bureau of the Massachusetts gaming commission established in chapter 23K shall be considered a police department and shall be entitled to a police department's distribution of forfeiture proceedings.