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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 150F, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 150F / Section 3
Rights of TNDs
Status: in_force

Section 3. [Rights of TNDs] TNDs shall have the right of self-organization, to form, join, or assist TND organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in concerted activities, for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection free from interference, restraint, or coercion by TNCs, and shall also have the right to refrain from any of these activities. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be interpreted to prohibit TNDs from exercising the right to confer with TNCs at any time, provided that during such conference there is no attempt by such TNC, directly or indirectly, to interfere with, restrain or coerce such workers in the exercise of the rights guaranteed by this section.

Section 3. [Rights of TNDs]

TNDs shall have the right of self-organization, to form, join, or assist TND organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in concerted activities, for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection free from interference, restraint, or coercion by TNCs, and shall also have the right to refrain from any of these activities. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be interpreted to prohibit TNDs from exercising the right to confer with TNCs at any time, provided that during such conference there is no attempt by such TNC, directly or indirectly, to interfere with, restrain or coerce such workers in the exercise of the rights guaranteed by this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 7, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 7 / Section 5
First deputy commissioner of administration
Status: in_force

Section 5. The secretary may, with the consent of the governor, appoint a first deputy commissioner of administration who shall also serve as undersecretary. The first deputy commissioner shall be a person of ability and experience; shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary; shall receive such salary as the secretary, with the approval of the governor, shall determine, and, shall devote the first deputy commissioner's entire time to the duties of the first deputy commissioner's office. The first deputy commissioner shall exercise such authority and discharge such duties of the secretary as the secretary may delegate to the first deputy commissioner; and in the absence or incapacity of the secretary or in the event of a vacancy in the position of the secretary, the said first deputy commissioner shall act as the secretary until the absence or incapacity shall have terminated or the vacancy shall have been filled.

Section 5. The secretary may, with the consent of the governor, appoint a first deputy commissioner of administration who shall also serve as undersecretary. The first deputy commissioner shall be a person of ability and experience; shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary; shall receive such salary as the secretary, with the approval of the governor, shall determine, and, shall devote the first deputy commissioner's entire time to the duties of the first deputy commissioner's office. The first deputy commissioner shall exercise such authority and discharge such duties of the secretary as the secretary may delegate to the first deputy commissioner; and in the absence or incapacity of the secretary or in the event of a vacancy in the position of the secretary, the said first deputy commissioner shall act as the secretary until the absence or incapacity shall have terminated or the vacancy shall have been filled.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 10D — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 276 / Section 10D
Uniform extraterritorial arrest on fresh pursuit; short title; uniform construction
Status: in_force

Section 10D. Sections ten A to ten C, inclusive, may be cited as the uniform extra-territorial arrest on fresh pursuit law, and shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate their general purpose to make uniform the law of the states which enact similar laws.

Section 10D. Sections ten A to ten C, inclusive, may be cited as the uniform extra-territorial arrest on fresh pursuit law, and shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate their general purpose to make uniform the law of the states which enact similar laws.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167 / Section 6
Manner and form of books and accounts; manner of safeguard and deposit of money and securities
Status: in_force

Section 6. The commissioner may prescribe the manner and form of keeping the books and accounts of a bank and the extent to which they shall be audited. For a credit union, the commissioner may prescribe the manner of safeguarding its money and securities and may promulgate regulations under which a credit union may deposit its securities with savings banks, co-operative banks, trust companies or banking associations for safekeeping.

Section 6. The commissioner may prescribe the manner and form of keeping the books and accounts of a bank and the extent to which they shall be audited. For a credit union, the commissioner may prescribe the manner of safeguarding its money and securities and may promulgate regulations under which a credit union may deposit its securities with savings banks, co-operative banks, trust companies or banking associations for safekeeping.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, sec. 62 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 233 / Section 62
Recording deposition
Status: in_force

Section 62. After such deposition has been taken, it shall be returned to the court by whose order the commission issued, which, if the deposition is found to have been taken according to law and the directions contained in the commission, shall order it to be recorded within thirty days after the date of the order in the registry of deeds, in the manner provided in section fifty.

Section 62. After such deposition has been taken, it shall be returned to the court by whose order the commission issued, which, if the deposition is found to have been taken according to law and the directions contained in the commission, shall order it to be recorded within thirty days after the date of the order in the registry of deeds, in the manner provided in section fifty.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 62C, sec. 52 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 62C / Section 52
Waiver of lien; certificate showing good standing; fees
Status: in_force

Section 52. The commissioner is hereby authorized to issue to any corporation, upon written request of its treasurer or other principal officer, a waiver of the lien under section fifty-one or a certificate evidencing that such corporation is in good standing with respect to any and all returns due and taxes payable to the commissioner as of the date of issuance of said certificate. There shall be charged and collected a fee for each such waiver or certificate issued and a fee for each duplicate copy thereof. The commissioner of administration shall annually determine the fee under the provision of section three B of chapter seven.

Section 52. The commissioner is hereby authorized to issue to any corporation, upon written request of its treasurer or other principal officer, a waiver of the lien under section fifty-one or a certificate evidencing that such corporation is in good standing with respect to any and all returns due and taxes payable to the commissioner as of the date of issuance of said certificate. There shall be charged and collected a fee for each such waiver or certificate issued and a fee for each duplicate copy thereof. The commissioner of administration shall annually determine the fee under the provision of section three B of chapter seven.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 32I — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 32I
Register; retention; inspection; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 32I. Every holder of a license for a manufactured housing community shall keep or cause to be kept, in permanent form, a register in which shall be recorded the true name or name in ordinary use, address and registration of each owner of a manufactured home or motor vehicle renting space in such community and each tenant of such space or subtenant of which the tenant may have notified the operator, the date of entering and the date of leaving such manufactured home or motor vehicle. Such register shall be retained by the holder of the license for a period of at least one year after the date of the last entry, and shall be open to the inspection of the licensing authorities, their agents and the police. Whoever willfully and knowingly violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.

Section 32I. Every holder of a license for a manufactured housing community shall keep or cause to be kept, in permanent form, a register in which shall be recorded the true name or name in ordinary use, address and registration of each owner of a manufactured home or motor vehicle renting space in such community and each tenant of such space or subtenant of which the tenant may have notified the operator, the date of entering and the date of leaving such manufactured home or motor vehicle. Such register shall be retained by the holder of the license for a period of at least one year after the date of the last entry, and shall be open to the inspection of the licensing authorities, their agents and the police. Whoever willfully and knowingly violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, sec. 29A — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 119 / Section 29A
Legal fees of minors in criminal proceedings; liability of parents
Status: in_force

Section 29A. The parents of an unemancipated minor shall be liable for such reasonable legal fees and expenses of an attorney representing the minor in criminal proceedings. Except where the parent is the alleged victim, the court shall determine whether the parent or guardian of an unemancipated minor is indigent. If the parent or guardian is not determined to be indigent, the court shall assess a $300 fee against the parent or guardian to pay for the cost of any attorney that is supplied by the committee for public counsel services or assigned to represent the minor by the court and paid out of public funds in the criminal proceedings. If the parent is determined to be indigent but is still able to contribute toward the payment of some of the costs, the court shall order the parent to pay a reasonable amount toward the cost of appointed counsel. This section shall not apply to a parent who, as a result of a decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, does not have custody of the minor.

Section 29A. The parents of an unemancipated minor shall be liable for such reasonable legal fees and expenses of an attorney representing the minor in criminal proceedings. Except where the parent is the alleged victim, the court shall determine whether the parent or guardian of an unemancipated minor is indigent. If the parent or guardian is not determined to be indigent, the court shall assess a $300 fee against the parent or guardian to pay for the cost of any attorney that is supplied by the committee for public counsel services or assigned to represent the minor by the court and paid out of public funds in the criminal proceedings. If the parent is determined to be indigent but is still able to contribute toward the payment of some of the costs, the court shall order the parent to pay a reasonable amount toward the cost of appointed counsel. This section shall not apply to a parent who, as a result of a decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, does not have custody of the minor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 15C, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 15C / Section 23
Powers granted supplemental and additional to other laws; supervision or regulation of powers
Status: in_force

Section 23. The provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to provide a complete, additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized thereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers granted by other laws; provided the issuance of revenue bonds or notes and revenue refunding bonds or notes under the provisions of this chapter need not comply with the requirements of any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds or notes including, particularly, chapter one hundred and six. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, none of the powers granted to the Authority under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the supervision or regulation or require the approval or consent of any municipality or political subdivision or any department, division, commission, board, body, bureau, official or agency thereof or of the commonwealth.

Section 23. The provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to provide a complete, additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized thereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers granted by other laws; provided the issuance of revenue bonds or notes and revenue refunding bonds or notes under the provisions of this chapter need not comply with the requirements of any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds or notes including, particularly, chapter one hundred and six. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, none of the powers granted to the Authority under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the supervision or regulation or require the approval or consent of any municipality or political subdivision or any department, division, commission, board, body, bureau, official or agency thereof or of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, sec. 14I — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 93 / Section 14I
Conflict of laws
Status: in_force

Section 14I. Whenever the application of any provision of any other law of the commonwealth, except chapter sixty-four C, conflicts with the application of any provision of sections fourteen E to fourteen K, inclusive, said sections shall prevail. If any provision of said sections conflicts with the provisions of said chapter sixty-four C the provisions of said chapter shall prevail.

Section 14I. Whenever the application of any provision of any other law of the commonwealth, except chapter sixty-four C, conflicts with the application of any provision of sections fourteen E to fourteen K, inclusive, said sections shall prevail. If any provision of said sections conflicts with the provisions of said chapter sixty-four C the provisions of said chapter shall prevail.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 62, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 62 / Section 13
Application of sections to all fiduciaries
Status: in_force

Section 13. Sections 10 and 11 shall so far as apt, apply to executors, administrators, guardians, conservators, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers and assignees for the benefit of creditors, to the income received by them and to their beneficiaries. All such fiduciaries and their successors in office shall be personally liable for all taxes due under this chapter from them or from their predecessors in office to the value of all property in their hands as such fiduciaries at the time of distribution as provided in section six of chapter sixty-two C.

Section 13. Sections 10 and 11 shall so far as apt, apply to executors, administrators, guardians, conservators, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers and assignees for the benefit of creditors, to the income received by them and to their beneficiaries. All such fiduciaries and their successors in office shall be personally liable for all taxes due under this chapter from them or from their predecessors in office to the value of all property in their hands as such fiduciaries at the time of distribution as provided in section six of chapter sixty-two C.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 59, sec. 12D — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 59 / Section 12D
Assessment against real estate of decedent; liability of heirs and devisees
Status: in_force

Section 12D. The undivided real estate of a deceased person may be assessed to his heirs or devisees, without designating any of them by name, until the names of such heirs or devisees appear in the probate court records in the county in which said real estate lies; and each heir or devisee shall be liable for the whole of such tax, and when paid by him he may recover of the other heirs or devisees their respective proportions thereof.

Section 12D. The undivided real estate of a deceased person may be assessed to his heirs or devisees, without designating any of them by name, until the names of such heirs or devisees appear in the probate court records in the county in which said real estate lies; and each heir or devisee shall be liable for the whole of such tax, and when paid by him he may recover of the other heirs or devisees their respective proportions thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, sec. 49 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 54 / Section 49
Lists of candidates; copies of proposed constitutional amendments or laws
Status: in_force

Section 49. The state secretary, at least five days before state elections, shall transmit to the city or town clerk printed lists of the names, residences and designations of candidates to be voted for at each polling place, substantially in the form of the official ballot, and also printed copies of any proposed amendment to the constitution, law, or proposed law, to be submitted to the people. Upon the receipt thereof the city or town clerk shall conspicuously post in not less than three public places in each ward of a city, or in each town, or in towns divided into voting precincts in each precinct, the lists and copies aforesaid for such ward, town or precinct.

Section 49. The state secretary, at least five days before state elections, shall transmit to the city or town clerk printed lists of the names, residences and designations of candidates to be voted for at each polling place, substantially in the form of the official ballot, and also printed copies of any proposed amendment to the constitution, law, or proposed law, to be submitted to the people. Upon the receipt thereof the city or town clerk shall conspicuously post in not less than three public places in each ward of a city, or in each town, or in towns divided into voting precincts in each precinct, the lists and copies aforesaid for such ward, town or precinct.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 95A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 95A
Requirement of fire insurance policy exceeding amount of outstanding mortgage prohibited
Status: in_force

Section 95A. No company, and no officer or agent thereof, and no insurance broker shall require an owner of residential property occupied by the insured to continue or renew a fire insurance policy on said property which exceeds the amount of the outstanding mortgage thereon.

Section 95A. No company, and no officer or agent thereof, and no insurance broker shall require an owner of residential property occupied by the insured to continue or renew a fire insurance policy on said property which exceeds the amount of the outstanding mortgage thereon.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 18
Affidavits in court proceedings
Status: in_force

Section 18. Any affidavit required in any action or proceeding pending in any court in the commonwealth may be made and sworn to before a clerk or assistant clerk of such court.

Section 18. Any affidavit required in any action or proceeding pending in any court in the commonwealth may be made and sworn to before a clerk or assistant clerk of such court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, sec. 25 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 209 / Section 25
Antenuptial settlements; force and effect
Status: in_force

Section 25. At any time before marriage, the parties may make a written contract providing that, after the marriage is solemnized, the whole or any designated part of the real or personal property or any right of action, of which either party may be seized or possessed at the time of the marriage, shall remain or become the property of the husband or wife, according to the terms of the contract. Such contract may limit to the husband or wife an estate in fee or for life in the whole or any part of the property, and may designate any other lawful limitations. All such limitations shall take effect at the time of the marriage in like manner as if they had been contained in a deed conveying the property limited.

Section 25. At any time before marriage, the parties may make a written contract providing that, after the marriage is solemnized, the whole or any designated part of the real or personal property or any right of action, of which either party may be seized or possessed at the time of the marriage, shall remain or become the property of the husband or wife, according to the terms of the contract. Such contract may limit to the husband or wife an estate in fee or for life in the whole or any part of the property, and may designate any other lawful limitations. All such limitations shall take effect at the time of the marriage in like manner as if they had been contained in a deed conveying the property limited.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 15E, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 15E / Section 18
Enforcement of other laws
Status: in_force

Section 18. (a) Nothing in this compact shall prevent the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with this compact. (b) All member states' laws conflicting with this compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict.

Section 18. (a) Nothing in this compact shall prevent the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with this compact.

(b) All member states' laws conflicting with this compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 143, sec. 71K — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 143 / Section 71K
Licenses; issuance
Status: in_force

Section 71K. No recreational tramway shall be operated unless a license for such operation has been issued by the board. Such license shall be issued for a term of not longer than one year, upon application therefor on a form furnished by the board, and upon a determination by the board that the recreational tramway conforms to the rules and regulations of the board. In making such determination the board may rely upon the report of an inspector certified by it in accordance with its rules and regulations.

Section 71K. No recreational tramway shall be operated unless a license for such operation has been issued by the board. Such license shall be issued for a term of not longer than one year, upon application therefor on a form furnished by the board, and upon a determination by the board that the recreational tramway conforms to the rules and regulations of the board. In making such determination the board may rely upon the report of an inspector certified by it in accordance with its rules and regulations.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 26D — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 121B / Section 26D
Names and contact information of all members and senior staff to be posted on wall of community center and on website
Status: in_force

Section 26D. Housing authorities shall post on the wall of the community center for each of its developments the names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses or other means of contact for all members and senior staff. Housing authorities shall maintain a website that shall display the same information. The department shall promulgate regulations to implement this section.

Section 26D. Housing authorities shall post on the wall of the community center for each of its developments the names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses or other means of contact for all members and senior staff. Housing authorities shall maintain a website that shall display the same information.

The department shall promulgate regulations to implement this section.