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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40P, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40P / Section 2
Purpose
Status: in_force

Section 2. The purpose of this chapter is to establish a uniform statewide policy that broadly prohibits any regulatory scheme based upon or implementing rent control, except where, following an initial six month period, compliance with such a scheme is voluntary and uncoerced on the part of property owners. Even when voluntary, rent control should be severely restricted in scope. This policy is based on the belief that the public is best served by free market rental rates for residential properties and by unrestricted home ownership. The terms of this chapter shall be liberally construed to effect this purpose.

Section 2. The purpose of this chapter is to establish a uniform statewide policy that broadly prohibits any regulatory scheme based upon or implementing rent control, except where, following an initial six month period, compliance with such a scheme is voluntary and uncoerced on the part of property owners. Even when voluntary, rent control should be severely restricted in scope. This policy is based on the belief that the public is best served by free market rental rates for residential properties and by unrestricted home ownership. The terms of this chapter shall be liberally construed to effect this purpose.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 172, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 172 / Section 13
Election of officers
Status: in_force

Section 13. The clerk or secretary shall be elected by the stockholders at their annual meeting or at a special meeting duly called for the purpose. The president shall be elected by and from the board of directors and shall be chairman thereof unless the board designates a director in lieu of the president to be chairman. The directors shall elect the treasurer and any other officers including an executive vice president. The president as may be required or permitted by law or by-law may select other officers. The officers elected by the board shall hold their respective offices during the pleasure of the directors. The directors may fill a vacancy in the office of clerk or secretary until the next meeting of the stockholders.

Section 13. The clerk or secretary shall be elected by the stockholders at their annual meeting or at a special meeting duly called for the purpose.

The president shall be elected by and from the board of directors and shall be chairman thereof unless the board designates a director in lieu of the president to be chairman. The directors shall elect the treasurer and any other officers including an executive vice president. The president as may be required or permitted by law or by-law may select other officers. The officers elected by the board shall hold their respective offices during the pleasure of the directors. The directors may fill a vacancy in the office of clerk or secretary until the next meeting of the stockholders.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, sec. 73 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 73
Tombs, graves, memorials, trees, plants; injuring, removing
Status: in_force

Section 73. Whoever wilfully destroys, mutilates, defaces, injures or removes a tomb, monument, gravestone, American flag, veteran's grave marker, metal plaque, veteran's commemorative flag holder, commemorative flag holder representing service in a police or fire department, veteran's flag holder that commemorates a particular war, conflict or period of service or flag, or other structure or thing which is placed or designed for a memorial of the dead, or a fence railing, curb or other thing which is intended for the protection or ornament of a structure or thing before mentioned or of an enclosure for the burial of the dead, or wilfully removes, destroys, mutilates, cuts, breaks or injures a tree, shrub or plant placed or being within such enclosure, or wantonly or maliciously disturbs the contents of a tomb or a grave, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or by imprisonment in the jail or house of correction for not more than two and one-half years and by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars. In addition, the court shall order any person convicted of an offense pursuant to this section to pay restitution to the owner of the property that was damaged, destroyed, mutilated, defaced, injured or removed.

Section 73. Whoever wilfully destroys, mutilates, defaces, injures or removes a tomb, monument, gravestone, American flag, veteran's grave marker, metal plaque, veteran's commemorative flag holder, commemorative flag holder representing service in a police or fire department, veteran's flag holder that commemorates a particular war, conflict or period of service or flag, or other structure or thing which is placed or designed for a memorial of the dead, or a fence railing, curb or other thing which is intended for the protection or ornament of a structure or thing before mentioned or of an enclosure for the burial of the dead, or wilfully removes, destroys, mutilates, cuts, breaks or injures a tree, shrub or plant placed or being within such enclosure, or wantonly or maliciously disturbs the contents of a tomb or a grave, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or by imprisonment in the jail or house of correction for not more than two and one-half years and by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars. In addition, the court shall order any person convicted of an offense pursuant to this section to pay restitution to the owner of the property that was damaged, destroyed, mutilated, defaced, injured or removed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, sec. 6C — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 183 / Section 6C
Residence and address of mortgagee or assignee
Status: in_force

Section 6C. Every mortgage and assignment of a mortgage presented for record shall contain or have endorsed upon it the residence and post office address of the mortgagee or assignee if said mortgagee or assignee is a natural person, or a business address, mail address or post office address of the mortgagee or assignee if the mortgagee or assignee is not a natural person. Such endorsement shall be recorded as part of the mortgage or assignment of a mortgage. Failure to comply with this section shall not affect the validity of any mortgage or assignment of a mortgage or the recording thereof. No register of deeds shall accept a mortgage or assignment of a mortgage for recording unless it is in compliance with the requirements of this section.

Section 6C. Every mortgage and assignment of a mortgage presented for record shall contain or have endorsed upon it the residence and post office address of the mortgagee or assignee if said mortgagee or assignee is a natural person, or a business address, mail address or post office address of the mortgagee or assignee if the mortgagee or assignee is not a natural person. Such endorsement shall be recorded as part of the mortgage or assignment of a mortgage. Failure to comply with this section shall not affect the validity of any mortgage or assignment of a mortgage or the recording thereof. No register of deeds shall accept a mortgage or assignment of a mortgage for recording unless it is in compliance with the requirements of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 138, sec. 76 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 138 / Section 76
Licenses for manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol for mechanical, manufacturing or chemical purposes; fees
Status: in_force

Section 76. The commission may annually grant licenses for the manufacture, transportation, importation, exportation and sale of alcohol for mechanical, manufacturing or chemical purposes only, or for sale to any person holding a license under section eighteen or nineteen, to any registered pharmacist holding a certificate of fitness, any registered physician or dentist, or to any hospital or educational or scientific institution for use other than for beverage purposes. Licenses shall be granted under this section only if it appears that the applicant therefor is a proper person to receive such a license. The fee for a license hereunder shall be not less than three hundred nor more than five hundred dollars. Nothing contained in said section eighteen shall limit the scope of a license issued under this section.

Section 76. The commission may annually grant licenses for the manufacture, transportation, importation, exportation and sale of alcohol for mechanical, manufacturing or chemical purposes only, or for sale to any person holding a license under section eighteen or nineteen, to any registered pharmacist holding a certificate of fitness, any registered physician or dentist, or to any hospital or educational or scientific institution for use other than for beverage purposes. Licenses shall be granted under this section only if it appears that the applicant therefor is a proper person to receive such a license. The fee for a license hereunder shall be not less than three hundred nor more than five hundred dollars. Nothing contained in said section eighteen shall limit the scope of a license issued under this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176G, sec. 4EE — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176G / Section 4EE
Pain management access plan; non-medication and nonsurgical treatment; review; educational materials
Status: in_force

[Text of section applicable to all contracts entered into, renewed or amended on or after July 1, 2025. See 2024, 285, Sec. 47.]

[Text of section applicable to all contracts entered into, renewed or amended on or after July 1, 2025. See 2024, 285, Sec. 47.]

Section 4EE. (a) Any individual or group health maintenance contract that is issued or renewed within or without the commonwealth shall develop a plan to provide adequate coverage and access to a broad spectrum of pain management services, including, but not limited to, non-medication, nonsurgical treatment modalities and non-opioid medication treatment options that serve as alternatives to opioid prescribing, in accordance with guidelines developed by the division of insurance.

(b) No such contract shall, relative to pain management services identified by the carrier pursuant to subsection (a), require a member to obtain prior authorization for non-medication, nonsurgical treatment modalities that include restorative therapies, behavioral health approaches or integrative health therapies, including acupuncture, chiropractic treatments, massage, and movement therapies.

(c)(1) The plan developed pursuant to subsection (a) shall be subject to approval by the division of insurance and shall be a component of carrier accreditation by the division pursuant to section 2 of chapter 176O. In its review, the division shall consider the adequacy of access to a broad spectrum of pain management services and any carrier policies that may create unduly preferential coverage to prescribing opioids without other pain management modalities.

(2) No individual or group health maintenance contract that is issued or renewed within or without the commonwealth shall establish utilization controls, including prior authorization or step therapy requirements, for clinically appropriate non-opioid drugs approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment or management of pain, that are more restrictive or extensive than the least restrictive or extensive utilization controls applicable to any clinically appropriate opioid drug.

(d) Carriers shall annually distribute educational materials to providers within their networks and to members about the pain management access plans developed pursuant to subsection (a) and shall make information about the plans publicly available on their websites.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 83 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 83
Creditor; right to hold property until repaid upon failure to recover judgment
Status: in_force

Section 83. If the attaching creditor, after having paid the amount ordered by the court, does not recover judgment, he may nevertheless hold the property until the debtor has repaid with interest the amount so paid.

Section 83. If the attaching creditor, after having paid the amount ordered by the court, does not recover judgment, he may nevertheless hold the property until the debtor has repaid with interest the amount so paid.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 2, sec. 37 — MA Code / Part I / Title I / Chapter 2 / Section 37
Memorial of commonwealth to honor Southwest Asia War veterans
Status: in_force

Section 37. The memorial to be constructed in the city of Worcester by the Desert Calm Committee, Inc. shall be the official state monument for the veterans of the Southwest Asia War.

Section 37. The memorial to be constructed in the city of Worcester by the Desert Calm Committee, Inc. shall be the official state monument for the veterans of the Southwest Asia War.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 218 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 218
Limitations on licensed perfusionists
Status: in_force

Section 218. Nothing in sections 212 to 219, inclusive, shall be construed to authorize a perfusionist to practice medicine or any other form or method of healing not specified in said sections 212 to 219, inclusive.

Section 218. Nothing in sections 212 to 219, inclusive, shall be construed to authorize a perfusionist to practice medicine or any other form or method of healing not specified in said sections 212 to 219, inclusive.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33, sec. 55 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33 / Section 55
Unorganized militia; method of impressing into service
Status: in_force

Section 55. When necessary to call out any part of the unorganized militia for duty, the commander-in-chief shall issue a proclamation directed to the mayors or city managers and selectmen, who shall forthwith, by written order or oral notice to each individual, or by proclamation on their part, appoint a time and place for the assembling of the unorganized militia in their respective cities and towns, and shall then and there draft as many thereof, or accept as many volunteers, as are required by the order of the commander-in-chief, and shall forthwith forward to the adjutant general a list of the persons so drafted or accepted as volunteers.

Section 55. When necessary to call out any part of the unorganized militia for duty, the commander-in-chief shall issue a proclamation directed to the mayors or city managers and selectmen, who shall forthwith, by written order or oral notice to each individual, or by proclamation on their part, appoint a time and place for the assembling of the unorganized militia in their respective cities and towns, and shall then and there draft as many thereof, or accept as many volunteers, as are required by the order of the commander-in-chief, and shall forthwith forward to the adjutant general a list of the persons so drafted or accepted as volunteers.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 244, sec. 34 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 244 / Section 34
Tender to guardian or conservator
Status: in_force

Section 34. A tender may be made to a guardian or conservator, who may, upon satisfaction, execute a release of the mortgage.

Section 34. A tender may be made to a guardian or conservator, who may, upon satisfaction, execute a release of the mortgage.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 69K — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 69K
Patients eligible for federal veterans' benefits
Status: in_force

Section 69K. The commissioner shall identify patients at institutions subject to the control of the department who are eligible for federal veterans' benefits and shall take such steps necessary to assist said patients in collecting said benefits. Said commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to identify such patients at such institutions who are eligible for federal veterans' benefits and to collect said benefits. Said commissioner shall report to the clerks of the house and senate on or before January first of each year, the number of patients which have been identified as eligible for veterans' benefits, the amount of said benefits which have been collected by the commonwealth under the provisions of this section, and the cost to the commonwealth of collecting said benefits.

Section 69K. The commissioner shall identify patients at institutions subject to the control of the department who are eligible for federal veterans' benefits and shall take such steps necessary to assist said patients in collecting said benefits. Said commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to identify such patients at such institutions who are eligible for federal veterans' benefits and to collect said benefits. Said commissioner shall report to the clerks of the house and senate on or before January first of each year, the number of patients which have been identified as eligible for veterans' benefits, the amount of said benefits which have been collected by the commonwealth under the provisions of this section, and the cost to the commonwealth of collecting said benefits.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 66 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 66
Contribution
Status: in_force

Section 66. Any director, officer or incorporator against whom a claim is successfully asserted under this chapter shall be entitled to contribution from the other directors or incorporators who voted for, and the other officers who participated in, the action upon which the claim is asserted, and who did not perform their duties in connection with the matter upon which the claim is asserted in accordance with the standards set forth in section sixty-five.

Section 66. Any director, officer or incorporator against whom a claim is successfully asserted under this chapter shall be entitled to contribution from the other directors or incorporators who voted for, and the other officers who participated in, the action upon which the claim is asserted, and who did not perform their duties in connection with the matter upon which the claim is asserted in accordance with the standards set forth in section sixty-five.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 39 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 39
Conveying water through another town; liability for damages
Status: in_force

Section 39. If the water is conveyed through another town, pipes may be laid through any public ways therein which the board of aldermen or selectmen thereof may designate; and the town laying such pipes shall be liable for damages caused thereby.

Section 39. If the water is conveyed through another town, pipes may be laid through any public ways therein which the board of aldermen or selectmen thereof may designate; and the town laying such pipes shall be liable for damages caused thereby.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64H, sec. 33 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64H / Section 33
Worthless accounts; reimbursement without interest
Status: in_force

Section 33. Any vendor who has paid to the commissioner an excise under this chapter upon a sale for which credit is given to the purchaser and such account is later determined to be worthless shall be entitled to reimbursement without interest of the excise paid to the commissioner on such worthless account. Such claim for reimbursement, covering the amount of excise paid on accounts determined to be worthless in the vendor's prior fiscal year, shall be filed on or before the due date, including extensions, of the federal income tax return (or annual federal filing in the case of an exempt organization) for such prior fiscal year. Any vendor who shall recover, in whole or in part, upon an account previously determined to be worthless for which reimbursement had been received, shall report and include the same in his return for the period during which the recovery occurred. For the purposes of this section, a vendor shall include a person who has made a prepayment of tax under section 3A.

Section 33. Any vendor who has paid to the commissioner an excise under this chapter upon a sale for which credit is given to the purchaser and such account is later determined to be worthless shall be entitled to reimbursement without interest of the excise paid to the commissioner on such worthless account. Such claim for reimbursement, covering the amount of excise paid on accounts determined to be worthless in the vendor's prior fiscal year, shall be filed on or before the due date, including extensions, of the federal income tax return (or annual federal filing in the case of an exempt organization) for such prior fiscal year. Any vendor who shall recover, in whole or in part, upon an account previously determined to be worthless for which reimbursement had been received, shall report and include the same in his return for the period during which the recovery occurred. For the purposes of this section, a vendor shall include a person who has made a prepayment of tax under section 3A.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21O, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21O / Section 4
Notification of operation of underground storage tanks; enforcement; safety regulations
Status: in_force

Section 4. The department shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and may, subject to the provisions contained herein, take all action necessary and appropriate to secure to the commonwealth the benefits of subtitle I of RCRA, including without limitation, obtaining federal grants. The department may, from time to time, adopt, amend, or repeal regulations as it deems necessary to accomplish the following purposes: (1) provide for the safe storage, use, handling and manufacturing of regulated substance(s) in or about any underground storage tank; or (2) protect public health, safety, and welfare, and the environment, from any release of a regulated substance from any underground storage tank; or (3) implement, administer, and enforce any provisions of this chapter.

Section 4. The department shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and may, subject to the provisions contained herein, take all action necessary and appropriate to secure to the commonwealth the benefits of subtitle I of RCRA, including without limitation, obtaining federal grants. The department may, from time to time, adopt, amend, or repeal regulations as it deems necessary to accomplish the following purposes: (1) provide for the safe storage, use, handling and manufacturing of regulated substance(s) in or about any underground storage tank; or (2) protect public health, safety, and welfare, and the environment, from any release of a regulated substance from any underground storage tank; or (3) implement, administer, and enforce any provisions of this chapter.