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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255D, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255D / Section 12
Receipts for payments; sale or assignment of agreement
Status: in_force

Section 12. A. When any payment is made on account of any retail installment sale agreement, the person receiving such payment shall, if the payment is made in cash, give the buyer a complete written receipt therefor. If the buyer specifies that the payment is made on one of several obligations, the receipt shall so state. B. Any person may purchase a retail installment sale agreement from a seller or holder on such terms and conditions and for such price as may be mutually agreed upon. Unless written notice has been given to the buyer of actual or intended assignment of a retail installment sale agreement, the buyer may pay or tender any amount due thereunder or give any notice required or permitted by the agreement, to the last known holder of the agreement and such payment, tender or notice shall be binding upon any subsequent holder as fully as if made to him.

Section 12. A. When any payment is made on account of any retail installment sale agreement, the person receiving such payment shall, if the payment is made in cash, give the buyer a complete written receipt therefor. If the buyer specifies that the payment is made on one of several obligations, the receipt shall so state.

B. Any person may purchase a retail installment sale agreement from a seller or holder on such terms and conditions and for such price as may be mutually agreed upon. Unless written notice has been given to the buyer of actual or intended assignment of a retail installment sale agreement, the buyer may pay or tender any amount due thereunder or give any notice required or permitted by the agreement, to the last known holder of the agreement and such payment, tender or notice shall be binding upon any subsequent holder as fully as if made to him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255B, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255B / Section 6
Violations of this chapter; investigations by commissioner
Status: in_force

Section 6. The commissioner, if he has reason to believe that any person other than a licensee has violated any of the provisions of this act, shall have the power to make such investigations as he shall deem necessary, and, to the extent necessary for this purpose, he may examine such person and shall have the power to compel the production of all relevant books, records, accounts and documents. The state police and the police of the cities or towns shall carry out the directions of the commissioner in enforcing the provisions of this chapter and any rules or regulations made hereunder by him. A violation of this chapter shall also be a violation of chapter ninety-three A.

Section 6. The commissioner, if he has reason to believe that any person other than a licensee has violated any of the provisions of this act, shall have the power to make such investigations as he shall deem necessary, and, to the extent necessary for this purpose, he may examine such person and shall have the power to compel the production of all relevant books, records, accounts and documents.

The state police and the police of the cities or towns shall carry out the directions of the commissioner in enforcing the provisions of this chapter and any rules or regulations made hereunder by him. A violation of this chapter shall also be a violation of chapter ninety-three A.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 184, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 184 / Section 18
Entry into land; legal proceedings required to recover possession of land or tenements; jurisdiction
Status: in_force

Section 18. No person shall make an entry into land or tenements except in cases where his entry is allowed by law, and in such cases he shall not enter by force, but in a peaceable manner. No person shall attempt to recover possession of land or tenements in any manner other than through an action brought pursuant to chapter two hundred and thirty-nine or such other proceedings authorized by law. The superior and district courts shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce the provisions of this section.

Section 18. No person shall make an entry into land or tenements except in cases where his entry is allowed by law, and in such cases he shall not enter by force, but in a peaceable manner.

No person shall attempt to recover possession of land or tenements in any manner other than through an action brought pursuant to chapter two hundred and thirty-nine or such other proceedings authorized by law. The superior and district courts shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce the provisions of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 248, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 248 / Section 13
Illness preventing production of prisoner
Status: in_force

Section 13. If by reason of the illness or infirmity of the prisoner he cannot without danger be taken to the place appointed for the return of the writ, that fact shall be stated in the statement and, if proved, the judge may proceed to the place where the prisoner is confined and there make his examination; or he may postpone the examination or may make such other order in the case as law and justice require.

Section 13. If by reason of the illness or infirmity of the prisoner he cannot without danger be taken to the place appointed for the return of the writ, that fact shall be stated in the statement and, if proved, the judge may proceed to the place where the prisoner is confined and there make his examination; or he may postpone the examination or may make such other order in the case as law and justice require.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 231 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 231
Requirements for licensing of massage therapists
Status: in_force

Section 231. The board may grant a license to an applicant who: (1) either: (a) provides documentation acceptable to the board demonstrating the applicant has provided at least 500 hours of massage to members of the public for compensation; (b) has been authorized to practice massage therapy by the municipal board of health within the commonwealth, such authorization being valid within 2 years of the date of application; or (c) provides proof of the successful passage of a board approved examination administered by a national organizational or board accredited by the National Commission of Certifying Agencies and approved by the National Organization for Competency Assurance; (2) submits a completed application and pays the necessary fee prescribed by the executive office of administration and finance pursuant to section 3B of chapter 7; (3) is of good moral character as determined by the discretion of the board; and (4) provides proof of professional liability coverage.

Section 231. The board may grant a license to an applicant who: (1) either: (a) provides documentation acceptable to the board demonstrating the applicant has provided at least 500 hours of massage to members of the public for compensation; (b) has been authorized to practice massage therapy by the municipal board of health within the commonwealth, such authorization being valid within 2 years of the date of application; or (c) provides proof of the successful passage of a board approved examination administered by a national organizational or board accredited by the National Commission of Certifying Agencies and approved by the National Organization for Competency Assurance; (2) submits a completed application and pays the necessary fee prescribed by the executive office of administration and finance pursuant to section 3B of chapter 7; (3) is of good moral character as determined by the discretion of the board; and (4) provides proof of professional liability coverage.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, sec. 23A — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 265 / Section 23A
Rape and abuse of child aggravated by age difference between defendant and victim or by when committed by mandated reporters; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 23A. Whoever unlawfully has sexual intercourse or unnatural sexual intercourse, and abuses a child under 16 years of age and: (a) there exists more than a 5 year age difference between the defendant and the victim and the victim is under 12 years of age; (b) there exists more than a 10 year age difference between the defendant and the victim where the victim is between the age of 12 and 16 years of age; or (c) at the time of such intercourse, was a mandated reporter as defined in section 21 of chapter 119, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years, but not less than 10 years. The sentence imposed on such person shall not be reduced to less than 10 years, or suspended, nor shall any person convicted under this section be eligible for probation, parole, work release, or furlough or receive any deduction from his sentence for good conduct until he shall have served 10 years of such sentence. Prosecutions commenced under this section shall neither be continued without a finding nor placed on file.

Section 23A. Whoever unlawfully has sexual intercourse or unnatural sexual intercourse, and abuses a child under 16 years of age and:

(a) there exists more than a 5 year age difference between the defendant and the victim and the victim is under 12 years of age;

(b) there exists more than a 10 year age difference between the defendant and the victim where the victim is between the age of 12 and 16 years of age; or

(c) at the time of such intercourse, was a mandated reporter as defined in section 21 of chapter 119, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years, but not less than 10 years. The sentence imposed on such person shall not be reduced to less than 10 years, or suspended, nor shall any person convicted under this section be eligible for probation, parole, work release, or furlough or receive any deduction from his sentence for good conduct until he shall have served 10 years of such sentence. Prosecutions commenced under this section shall neither be continued without a finding nor placed on file.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176B, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176B / Section 19
Payment of sums owed subscriber's estate
Status: in_force

Section 19. A medical service corporation which, upon the death of a subscriber, owes the subscriber's estate an aggregate sum not exceeding two thousand dollars under any medical service agreement, may, at any time not less than sixty days after the subscriber's death, pay such sum to the husband, wife and next of kin of the subscriber and any such payment made in good faith shall fully discharge the corporation to the extent thereof; provided, however, that this section shall not apply if, prior to the time of such payment, the corporation has received a written claim under the subscriber's medical service agreement from any executor, administrator, or special administrator of the subscriber's estate.

Section 19. A medical service corporation which, upon the death of a subscriber, owes the subscriber's estate an aggregate sum not exceeding two thousand dollars under any medical service agreement, may, at any time not less than sixty days after the subscriber's death, pay such sum to the husband, wife and next of kin of the subscriber and any such payment made in good faith shall fully discharge the corporation to the extent thereof; provided, however, that this section shall not apply if, prior to the time of such payment, the corporation has received a written claim under the subscriber's medical service agreement from any executor, administrator, or special administrator of the subscriber's estate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 180, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 180 / Section 13
Conferring of degree or issuance of diploma or certificate purporting to confer degree by medical corporation prohibited
Status: in_force

Section 13. A corporation organized under this chapter for medical purposes shall not confer degrees, or issue diplomas or certificates conferring or purporting to confer degrees, unless specially authorized thereto by the general court. An officer, agent or servant of such corporation or any other person who confers degrees, or signs, issues or authorizes the signing or issuing of any diploma or certificate purporting to confer any degree of medicine or surgery, in violation hereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars.

Section 13. A corporation organized under this chapter for medical purposes shall not confer degrees, or issue diplomas or certificates conferring or purporting to confer degrees, unless specially authorized thereto by the general court. An officer, agent or servant of such corporation or any other person who confers degrees, or signs, issues or authorizes the signing or issuing of any diploma or certificate purporting to confer any degree of medicine or surgery, in violation hereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 16H — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 16H
Temporary receipt of milk from unregistered dairy farms
Status: in_force

Section 16H. Whenever the quantity of fresh milk available from registered dairy farms is, for each of three consecutive months, less than one hundred and thirty per cent of the quantity disposed of by licensed milk dealers as fluid milk within the commonwealth, the commissioner shall have the authority to approve the temporary receipt, by any licensed milk dealer applying therefor, of milk produced on unregistered dairy farms in such areas as he may approve; provided, that such milk shall not otherwise be exempted from compliance with the rules and regulations established pursuant to section thirteen; and provided, further, that the commissioner may authorize the inspection and registration of such farms under the provisions section sixteen C as may be necessary to assure a continued supply of fresh milk in the commonwealth at a level which shall not be less than one hundred and thirty per cent of the quantity of fluid milk disposed of within the commonwealth. Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the commissioner, for reasons involving the public health, from authorizing the temporary receipt from unregistered farms for such periods and in such volume as he may determine to be necessary.

Section 16H. Whenever the quantity of fresh milk available from registered dairy farms is, for each of three consecutive months, less than one hundred and thirty per cent of the quantity disposed of by licensed milk dealers as fluid milk within the commonwealth, the commissioner shall have the authority to approve the temporary receipt, by any licensed milk dealer applying therefor, of milk produced on unregistered dairy farms in such areas as he may approve; provided, that such milk shall not otherwise be exempted from compliance with the rules and regulations established pursuant to section thirteen; and provided, further, that the commissioner may authorize the inspection and registration of such farms under the provisions section sixteen C as may be necessary to assure a continued supply of fresh milk in the commonwealth at a level which shall not be less than one hundred and thirty per cent of the quantity of fluid milk disposed of within the commonwealth. Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the commissioner, for reasons involving the public health, from authorizing the temporary receipt from unregistered farms for such periods and in such volume as he may determine to be necessary.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, sec. 56 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 246 / Section 56
Failure of executor or administrator to pay amount charged; remedies
Status: in_force

Section 56. If, after final judgment against an executor or administrator for a sum certain due from him as trustee, he fails to pay the same, the original plaintiff in the trustee process shall have the same remedy for recovering the amount, either upon a suggestion of waste or by an action on the administration bond, as the defendant in the trustee process would have had upon a judgment recovered by himself for the same demand against the executor or administrator.

Section 56. If, after final judgment against an executor or administrator for a sum certain due from him as trustee, he fails to pay the same, the original plaintiff in the trustee process shall have the same remedy for recovering the amount, either upon a suggestion of waste or by an action on the administration bond, as the defendant in the trustee process would have had upon a judgment recovered by himself for the same demand against the executor or administrator.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, sec. 25 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 277 / Section 25
Description of ownership
Status: in_force

Section 25. If an indictment for a crime involving the commission or attempted commission of an injury to property describes the property with sufficient certainty in other respects to identify the act, it need not allege the name of the owner.

Section 25. If an indictment for a crime involving the commission or attempted commission of an injury to property describes the property with sufficient certainty in other respects to identify the act, it need not allege the name of the owner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110, sec. 4B — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 110 / Section 4B
Use of words or phrases leading public to believe that business is owned, operated or managed by United States; ''Massachusetts State Fair''
Status: in_force

Section 4B. No person, firm, corporation or association, other than an agency or instrumentality of the United States government, selling or offering for sale goods, wares or merchandise, shall use, or cause or permit to be used, in the corporate or trade name thereof, or in the description of the seller or of the place where the goods, wares or merchandise are offered for sale or sold, the words or phrases ''Army'', ''Navy'', ''Marine Corps'', ''Marines'', ''Coast Guard'', ''Government'', ''Post Exchange'', ''P–X'' or ''G. I.'', or any of such words or phrases, or any word or phrase which may lead the public to believe that the seller or his or its place of business is owned, operated or managed by the United States government or any agency thereof; provided, that said words or phrases may be used in the corporate name of a corporation organized under the provisions of chapter one hundred and eighty if such use is approved by the state secretary. No person, firm, corporation or association, other than an agency or instrumentality of the commonwealth shall use the words ''Massachusetts State Fair'' or any such words or phrases without the written consent of the commissioner of agriculture.

Section 4B. No person, firm, corporation or association, other than an agency or instrumentality of the United States government, selling or offering for sale goods, wares or merchandise, shall use, or cause or permit to be used, in the corporate or trade name thereof, or in the description of the seller or of the place where the goods, wares or merchandise are offered for sale or sold, the words or phrases ''Army'', ''Navy'', ''Marine Corps'', ''Marines'', ''Coast Guard'', ''Government'', ''Post Exchange'', ''P–X'' or ''G. I.'', or any of such words or phrases, or any word or phrase which may lead the public to believe that the seller or his or its place of business is owned, operated or managed by the United States government or any agency thereof; provided, that said words or phrases may be used in the corporate name of a corporation organized under the provisions of chapter one hundred and eighty if such use is approved by the state secretary. No person, firm, corporation or association, other than an agency or instrumentality of the commonwealth shall use the words ''Massachusetts State Fair'' or any such words or phrases without the written consent of the commissioner of agriculture.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40A, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40A / Section 8
Appeals to permit granting authority
Status: in_force

Section 8. An appeal to the permit granting authority as the zoning ordinance or by-law may provide, may be taken by any person aggrieved by reason of his inability to obtain a permit or enforcement action from any administrative officer under the provisions of this chapter, by the regional planning agency in whose area the city or town is situated, or by any person including an officer or board of the city or town, or of an abutting city or town aggrieved by an order or decision of the inspector of buildings, or other administrative official, in violation of any provision of this chapter or any ordinance or by-law adopted thereunder.

Section 8. An appeal to the permit granting authority as the zoning ordinance or by-law may provide, may be taken by any person aggrieved by reason of his inability to obtain a permit or enforcement action from any administrative officer under the provisions of this chapter, by the regional planning agency in whose area the city or town is situated, or by any person including an officer or board of the city or town, or of an abutting city or town aggrieved by an order or decision of the inspector of buildings, or other administrative official, in violation of any provision of this chapter or any ordinance or by-law adopted thereunder.