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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40L, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40L / Section 1
Definitions
Status: in_force

Section 1. Definitions.—as used in this chapter the following words shall, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, have the following meaning:— ''Agricultural land'', land suitable for agricultural or horticultural use, including land rated by the United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service as Class 1 through Class IV, unique, or of statewide or local area importance. ''Agricultural lands preservation committee'', committee established under the provisions of section eleven B of chapter one hundred and thirty-two A. ''Commissioner'', commissioner of the department of food and agriculture. ''Committee'', municipal agricultural incentive areas committee established pursuant to section two. ''Department'', the department of food and agriculture. ''Land in agricultural or horticultural use'', land which meets the requirements for such land for classification under chapter sixty-one A, whether or not such land is so classified.

Section 1. Definitions.—as used in this chapter the following words shall, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, have the following meaning:—

''Agricultural land'', land suitable for agricultural or horticultural use, including land rated by the United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service as Class 1 through Class IV, unique, or of statewide or local area importance.

''Agricultural lands preservation committee'', committee established under the provisions of section eleven B of chapter one hundred and thirty-two A.

''Commissioner'', commissioner of the department of food and agriculture.

''Committee'', municipal agricultural incentive areas committee established pursuant to section two.

''Department'', the department of food and agriculture.

''Land in agricultural or horticultural use'', land which meets the requirements for such land for classification under chapter sixty-one A, whether or not such land is so classified.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176B, sec. 4CCC — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176B / Section 4CCC
Coverage for the provision of services by a recovery coach
Status: in_force

[Text of section applicable to all contracts entered into, renewed or amended on or after January 1, 2026. See 2024, 285, Sec. 46.]

[Text of section applicable to all contracts entered into, renewed or amended on or after January 1, 2026. See 2024, 285, Sec. 46.]

Section 4CCC. Any subscription certificate under an individual or group medical service agreement delivered, issued or renewed within the commonwealth shall provide coverage for the provision of services by a recovery coach licensed or otherwise authorized to practice under chapter 111J, regardless of the setting in which these services are provided; provided, however, that such services shall be within the lawful scope of practice of a recovery coach. The contractual rate for these services shall be not less than the prevailing MassHealth rate for recovery coach services. The benefits in this section shall not be subject to any deductible, coinsurance, copayments or out-of-pocket limits; provided, however, that cost-sharing shall be required if the applicable plan is governed by the federal Internal Revenue Code and would lose its tax-exempt status as a result of the prohibition on cost-sharing for this service. Recovery coach services shall not require prior authorization.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, sec. 7G — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 152 / Section 7G
Documentation attached to claims
Status: in_force

Section 7G. The senior judge in consultation with the commissioner shall promulgate rules setting forth the required documentation to be attached to any claim for benefits or complaint for modification or discontinuance of benefits. The attachment of all required documentation shall be a prerequisite for the acceptance of said claim or complaint for processing by the office of claims administration.

Section 7G. The senior judge in consultation with the commissioner shall promulgate rules setting forth the required documentation to be attached to any claim for benefits or complaint for modification or discontinuance of benefits. The attachment of all required documentation shall be a prerequisite for the acceptance of said claim or complaint for processing by the office of claims administration.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 206 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 206
State refugee coordinator; duties; salary; hours; appointment of employees
Status: in_force

Section 206. The director shall be the state refugee coordinator pursuant to the federal Refugee Act of 1980 (P.L. 96–212, March 17, 1980), as it may be amended or succeeded. The director shall also have primary responsibility for the administration of programs and services pursuant to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (P.L. 99–603, November 6, 1986), as it may be amended or succeeded. The position of director shall be classified in accordance with section forty-five of chapter thirty, and the salary shall be determined in accordance with section forty-six C of said chapter thirty. The director shall devote full time during business hours to the duties of the office. The director shall be authorized, subject to appropriation, to appoint and may remove such assistant directors and such other employees and consultants as may be necessary to perform the functions of the office set forth in section two hundred and seven. The provisions of chapter thirty-one shall not apply to the director, to such assistant directors as the director may appoint, or to such supervisory positions as the director may create.

Section 206. The director shall be the state refugee coordinator pursuant to the federal Refugee Act of 1980 (P.L. 96–212, March 17, 1980), as it may be amended or succeeded. The director shall also have primary responsibility for the administration of programs and services pursuant to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (P.L. 99–603, November 6, 1986), as it may be amended or succeeded.

The position of director shall be classified in accordance with section forty-five of chapter thirty, and the salary shall be determined in accordance with section forty-six C of said chapter thirty. The director shall devote full time during business hours to the duties of the office. The director shall be authorized, subject to appropriation, to appoint and may remove such assistant directors and such other employees and consultants as may be necessary to perform the functions of the office set forth in section two hundred and seven. The provisions of chapter thirty-one shall not apply to the director, to such assistant directors as the director may appoint, or to such supervisory positions as the director may create.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part III / Title V / Chapter 260 / Section 18
Actions by state; laws applicable
Status: in_force

Section 18. The limitations of the preceding sections of this chapter, and of section thirty-two so far as applicable to personal actions, shall apply to actions brought by or for the commonwealth.

Section 18. The limitations of the preceding sections of this chapter, and of section thirty-two so far as applicable to personal actions, shall apply to actions brought by or for the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 68 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 68
Sale of plant by town
Status: in_force

Section 68. A town which has acquired a municipal lighting plant shall not sell it for the purpose of abandoning the distribution of gas or electricity to its inhabitants until such sale has been authorized in the manner and by the votes prescribed for the acquisition of such plants by sections thirty-five and thirty-six. No sale of such a plant shall be made for any purpose until the department, after notice and a public hearing, has determined that the facilities for furnishing and distributing gas and electricity in the territory served by such plant will not thereby be diminished, and that such sale and the terms thereof are consistent with the public interest.

Section 68. A town which has acquired a municipal lighting plant shall not sell it for the purpose of abandoning the distribution of gas or electricity to its inhabitants until such sale has been authorized in the manner and by the votes prescribed for the acquisition of such plants by sections thirty-five and thirty-six. No sale of such a plant shall be made for any purpose until the department, after notice and a public hearing, has determined that the facilities for furnishing and distributing gas and electricity in the territory served by such plant will not thereby be diminished, and that such sale and the terms thereof are consistent with the public interest.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, sec. 59D — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71 / Section 59D
School-community partnerships; grant program
Status: in_force

Section 59D. Superintendents and principals in every school district in the commonwealth shall pursue opportunities to establish school-community partnerships that may advance policy development, staff development, curriculum development, instructional enrichment and may provide material and financial support. The commissioner of education shall assist in and facilitate with the establishment of school-community partnerships. Subject to appropriation, the board shall establish a grant program to assist school districts in developing and implementing such partnerships.

Section 59D. Superintendents and principals in every school district in the commonwealth shall pursue opportunities to establish school-community partnerships that may advance policy development, staff development, curriculum development, instructional enrichment and may provide material and financial support. The commissioner of education shall assist in and facilitate with the establishment of school-community partnerships. Subject to appropriation, the board shall establish a grant program to assist school districts in developing and implementing such partnerships.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 39 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 39
Extension of railway into other cities and towns
Status: in_force

Section 39. A company, which, by its charter or certificate of incorporation, or by special act, is authorized to construct, maintain and operate a street railway in any city or town in the commonwealth, and which has constructed its railway therein, may, subject to the provisions of the general laws relative to the location, construction and operation of street railways, extend its railway into such other cities and towns in the commonwealth as the department shall, on application of such company, and after public notice and a hearing, certify that the public necessity and convenience require. An attested copy of such certificate shall, within three days after it is granted, be filed by the department in the office of the state secretary.

Section 39. A company, which, by its charter or certificate of incorporation, or by special act, is authorized to construct, maintain and operate a street railway in any city or town in the commonwealth, and which has constructed its railway therein, may, subject to the provisions of the general laws relative to the location, construction and operation of street railways, extend its railway into such other cities and towns in the commonwealth as the department shall, on application of such company, and after public notice and a hearing, certify that the public necessity and convenience require. An attested copy of such certificate shall, within three days after it is granted, be filed by the department in the office of the state secretary.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 71 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 71
Prohibition after 1907
Status: in_force

Section 71. No corporation owning, leasing or operating a railroad wholly or partly in the commonwealth, nor any person or corporation acting in its interest shall, directly or indirectly, acquire, or attempt to acquire by purchase, exchange of shares, or in any other way, any shares of the capital stock of any domestic railroad company not lawfully leased, owned or operated by it prior to May first, nineteen hundred and seven, except under specific authority provided by law. No such domestic railroad company, or any officer, director, servant or agent thereof, shall permit or suffer the said corporation or any of its officers or agents to exercise any control whatsoever over the corporate acts of such domestic company, except as hereinafter provided.

Section 71. No corporation owning, leasing or operating a railroad wholly or partly in the commonwealth, nor any person or corporation acting in its interest shall, directly or indirectly, acquire, or attempt to acquire by purchase, exchange of shares, or in any other way, any shares of the capital stock of any domestic railroad company not lawfully leased, owned or operated by it prior to May first, nineteen hundred and seven, except under specific authority provided by law. No such domestic railroad company, or any officer, director, servant or agent thereof, shall permit or suffer the said corporation or any of its officers or agents to exercise any control whatsoever over the corporate acts of such domestic company, except as hereinafter provided.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 21
Recording of certificate of registration in podiatry by city or town clerk; fee; records
Status: in_force

Section 21. Every person registered under section sixteen shall, before entering upon the practice of podiatry, submit his certificate of registration to the clerk of the city or town where he proposes to practice, and shall inform the clerk that he is the person designated therein, and shall pay him the fee provided by clause (24) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two. Thereupon, the clerk shall record his name and address and the date and number of his certificate, and the said record shall be open to public inspection, and the clerk shall furnish a copy thereof to the board within one week.

Section 21. Every person registered under section sixteen shall, before entering upon the practice of podiatry, submit his certificate of registration to the clerk of the city or town where he proposes to practice, and shall inform the clerk that he is the person designated therein, and shall pay him the fee provided by clause (24) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two. Thereupon, the clerk shall record his name and address and the date and number of his certificate, and the said record shall be open to public inspection, and the clerk shall furnish a copy thereof to the board within one week.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93F, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 93F / Section 3
Bids; procedures
Status: in_force

Section 3. If bids are solicited from exhibitors for the licensing of a motion picture within the commonwealth then:— 1. The invitation to bid shall specify (a) the number and length of runs for which the bid is being solicited, whether it is a first, second or subsequent run, and the geographic area for each run; (b) the names of all exhibitors who are being solicited; (c) the date and hour the invitation to bid expires; and (d) the location, including the address, where the bids will be opened, which shall be within the commonwealth. 2. All bids shall be submitted in writing and shall be opened at the same time and in the presence of exhibitors, or their agents, who submitted bids and are present at such time. 3. After being opened, bids shall be subject to examination by exhibitors, or their agents, who submitted bids. Within seven business days after a bid is accepted, the distributor shall notify in writing each exhibitor who submitted a bid of the terms of the accepted bid and the name of the winning bidder. 4. Once bids are solicited, the distributor shall license the picture only by bidding and may negotiate if he does not accept any of the original bids.

Section 3. If bids are solicited from exhibitors for the licensing of a motion picture within the commonwealth then:—

1. The invitation to bid shall specify (a) the number and length of runs for which the bid is being solicited, whether it is a first, second or subsequent run, and the geographic area for each run; (b) the names of all exhibitors who are being solicited; (c) the date and hour the invitation to bid expires; and (d) the location, including the address, where the bids will be opened, which shall be within the commonwealth.

2. All bids shall be submitted in writing and shall be opened at the same time and in the presence of exhibitors, or their agents, who submitted bids and are present at such time.

3. After being opened, bids shall be subject to examination by exhibitors, or their agents, who submitted bids. Within seven business days after a bid is accepted, the distributor shall notify in writing each exhibitor who submitted a bid of the terms of the accepted bid and the name of the winning bidder.

4. Once bids are solicited, the distributor shall license the picture only by bidding and may negotiate if he does not accept any of the original bids.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176O, sec. 9B — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176O / Section 9B
Alternate payment arrangements involving downside risk prohibited without risk certificate
Status: in_force

Section 9B. Carriers shall not be permitted to enter into or continue alternate payment arrangements involving downside risk with provider organizations that have not received a risk certificate under chapter 176U.

Section 9B. Carriers shall not be permitted to enter into or continue alternate payment arrangements involving downside risk with provider organizations that have not received a risk certificate under chapter 176U.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 94D — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 94D
Penalties for delinquencies and discounts
Status: in_force

Section 94D. No gas or electric company shall collect from a customer on account of his failure to pay any bill due for gas or electricity furnished to him for domestic purposes any charges as, or in the nature of, a penalty; provided, that nothing herein shall prevent the collection of any amount allowable as a discount from such a bill in the event of its payment within a period specified therein, if the right to such discount has been forfeited by failure so to pay such bill. No gas or electric company shall collect from the commonwealth or any city, town, county or political subdivision thereof, on account of its failure to pay any bill due for gas or electricity furnished to the commonwealth, or any city, town, county or political subdivision thereof, any charges as, or in the nature of, a penalty until the expiration of fifty-five days from the date of such bill; provided, that nothing herein shall prevent the collection of any amount allowable as a discount from such a bill in the event of its payment within a period specified therein, if the right to such a discount has been forfeited by failure so to pay such bill.

Section 94D. No gas or electric company shall collect from a customer on account of his failure to pay any bill due for gas or electricity furnished to him for domestic purposes any charges as, or in the nature of, a penalty; provided, that nothing herein shall prevent the collection of any amount allowable as a discount from such a bill in the event of its payment within a period specified therein, if the right to such discount has been forfeited by failure so to pay such bill.

No gas or electric company shall collect from the commonwealth or any city, town, county or political subdivision thereof, on account of its failure to pay any bill due for gas or electricity furnished to the commonwealth, or any city, town, county or political subdivision thereof, any charges as, or in the nature of, a penalty until the expiration of fifty-five days from the date of such bill; provided, that nothing herein shall prevent the collection of any amount allowable as a discount from such a bill in the event of its payment within a period specified therein, if the right to such a discount has been forfeited by failure so to pay such bill.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, sec. 85A — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 54 / Section 85A
Challengers
Status: in_force

Section 85A. The state committee of a political party may appoint a person to act as a challenger of voters at any polling place in the commonwealth at a state election, and a city or town committee of such a party, in a city or town in which municipal officers are nominated by primaries or by caucuses of political parties, may appoint a person to act as such challenger at any polling place in such city or town at a municipal election. Such challenger may challenge any voter during the hours that said polling place is open for the purpose of voting; and a statement signed by the chairman of the committee appointing him shall be sufficient evidence of his right so to act. He may be compensated for his services by the political party whose committee appointed him. He shall be assigned by the election officer presiding at the polling place to such position within the polling place as will enable him to see and hear each voter as he offers to vote. Nothing herein contained shall deprive any other person of the right to challenge a voter as provided by law.

Section 85A. The state committee of a political party may appoint a person to act as a challenger of voters at any polling place in the commonwealth at a state election, and a city or town committee of such a party, in a city or town in which municipal officers are nominated by primaries or by caucuses of political parties, may appoint a person to act as such challenger at any polling place in such city or town at a municipal election. Such challenger may challenge any voter during the hours that said polling place is open for the purpose of voting; and a statement signed by the chairman of the committee appointing him shall be sufficient evidence of his right so to act. He may be compensated for his services by the political party whose committee appointed him. He shall be assigned by the election officer presiding at the polling place to such position within the polling place as will enable him to see and hear each voter as he offers to vote. Nothing herein contained shall deprive any other person of the right to challenge a voter as provided by law.