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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90B, sec. 26A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90B / Section 26A
Operation of snow or recreation vehicle while under influence of alcohol or other intoxicants; punishment
Status: in_force

Section 26A. (a) Whoever being 21 years of age or older operates a snow vehicle or recreation vehicle: (1) with a percentage, by weight, of alcohol in his blood of.08 or greater, as determined by a chemical test or analysis of his blood or as indicated by a chemical test or analysis of his breath pursuant to section 24 of chapter 90; or (2) while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, or of marijuana, narcotic drugs, depressants or stimulant substances, as defined in section 1 of chapter 94C, or from smelling or inhaling the fumes of any substance having the property of releasing toxic vapors as defined in section 18 of chapter 270, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000. (b) Whoever being under 21 years of age operates a snow vehicle or recreation vehicle: (1) with a percentage, by weight, of alcohol in his blood of.02 or greater, as determined by a chemical test or analysis of his blood or as indicated by a chemical test or analysis of his breath pursuant to section 24 of chapter 90; or (2) while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, or of marijuana, narcotic drugs, depressants or stimulant substances, as defined in section 1 of chapter 94C, or from smelling or inhaling the fumes of any substance having the property of releasing toxic vapors as defined in section 18 of chapter 270, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000.

Section 26A. (a) Whoever being 21 years of age or older operates a snow vehicle or recreation vehicle: (1) with a percentage, by weight, of alcohol in his blood of.08 or greater, as determined by a chemical test or analysis of his blood or as indicated by a chemical test or analysis of his breath pursuant to section 24 of chapter 90; or (2) while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, or of marijuana, narcotic drugs, depressants or stimulant substances, as defined in section 1 of chapter 94C, or from smelling or inhaling the fumes of any substance having the property of releasing toxic vapors as defined in section 18 of chapter 270, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000.

(b) Whoever being under 21 years of age operates a snow vehicle or recreation vehicle: (1) with a percentage, by weight, of alcohol in his blood of.02 or greater, as determined by a chemical test or analysis of his blood or as indicated by a chemical test or analysis of his breath pursuant to section 24 of chapter 90; or (2) while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, or of marijuana, narcotic drugs, depressants or stimulant substances, as defined in section 1 of chapter 94C, or from smelling or inhaling the fumes of any substance having the property of releasing toxic vapors as defined in section 18 of chapter 270, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, sec. 156 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 54 / Section 156
Registers of probate
Status: in_force

Section 156. At the biennial state election in nineteen hundred and twenty-four, and in every sixth year thereafter, a register of probate shall be chosen by the voters of each county.

Section 156. At the biennial state election in nineteen hundred and twenty-four, and in every sixth year thereafter, a register of probate shall be chosen by the voters of each county.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176D, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176D / Section 2
Unfair trade practices
Status: in_force

Section 2. No person shall engage in this commonwealth in any trade practice which is defined in this chapter as, or determined pursuant to section six of this chapter to be, an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance.

Section 2. No person shall engage in this commonwealth in any trade practice which is defined in this chapter as, or determined pursuant to section six of this chapter to be, an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 131B — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 131B
Federal agreement
Status: in_force

Section 131B. At the discretion of the Social Security Administration, the commissioner shall enter into an agreement with the Social Security Administration, under which the commonwealth may administer the program of state supplementary payments authorized in section 1 of chapter 118A, or the Social Security Administration may, on behalf of the commonwealth, administer the program of state supplementary payments for the blind authorized in section 131. This agreement shall satisfy the requirements under section 3 of said chapter 118A which the Social Security Administration shall execute for the administration of state supplementary payments for the aged and disabled.

Section 131B. At the discretion of the Social Security Administration, the commissioner shall enter into an agreement with the Social Security Administration, under which the commonwealth may administer the program of state supplementary payments authorized in section 1 of chapter 118A, or the Social Security Administration may, on behalf of the commonwealth, administer the program of state supplementary payments for the blind authorized in section 131. This agreement shall satisfy the requirements under section 3 of said chapter 118A which the Social Security Administration shall execute for the administration of state supplementary payments for the aged and disabled.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 186 / Section 6
Survival of action
Status: in_force

Section 6. Such action may be brought by or against executors and administrators for any arrears of rent accrued in the lifetime of the deceased parties, respectively, in the same manner as for debts due from or to the same parties in their lifetime on a personal contract.

Section 6. Such action may be brought by or against executors and administrators for any arrears of rent accrued in the lifetime of the deceased parties, respectively, in the same manner as for debts due from or to the same parties in their lifetime on a personal contract.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255, sec. 12C — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255 / Section 12C
Consumer note; non-negotiability; violations; penalty; construction of section
Status: in_force

Section 12C. If any contract for sale of consumer goods on credit entered into in the commonwealth between a retail seller and a retail buyer requires or involves the execution of a promissory note, such note shall have printed on the face thereof the words ''consumer note'', and the holder of such a note cannot be a holder in due course thereof within the meaning of Article 3 of chapter 106. For the purposes of this section ''consumer goods'' means tangible personal property used or bought for use primarily for personal, family or household purposes. Whoever obtains a note in violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars. If a note is obtained in violation of this section, no finance, delinquency, collection, repossession or refinancing charges may be recovered in any action or proceeding based on such contract for sale. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any notes executed in connection with any financing which is insured under Federal Housing Administration regulations.

Section 12C. If any contract for sale of consumer goods on credit entered into in the commonwealth between a retail seller and a retail buyer requires or involves the execution of a promissory note, such note shall have printed on the face thereof the words ''consumer note'', and the holder of such a note cannot be a holder in due course thereof within the meaning of Article 3 of chapter 106. For the purposes of this section ''consumer goods'' means tangible personal property used or bought for use primarily for personal, family or household purposes.

Whoever obtains a note in violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars.

If a note is obtained in violation of this section, no finance, delinquency, collection, repossession or refinancing charges may be recovered in any action or proceeding based on such contract for sale.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to any notes executed in connection with any financing which is insured under Federal Housing Administration regulations.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33, sec. 98 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33 / Section 98
Uniforms
Status: in_force

Section 98. The uniform of the military forces of the commonwealth shall be prescribed by the adjutant general or applicable regulations. No uniforms shall be provided by the commonwealth without a special appropriation.

Section 98. The uniform of the military forces of the commonwealth shall be prescribed by the adjutant general or applicable regulations. No uniforms shall be provided by the commonwealth without a special appropriation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 181 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 181
Retirement or health and welfare funds; failure of employer to make payments
Status: in_force

Section 181. It shall be unlawful for any employer who has entered into a collective bargaining agreement with a labor organization or association of employees providing for payments to a health or welfare fund or pension fund or other such plan for the benefit of employees to fail to make the payments required by the terms of any such agreement. Any employer who willfully fails to make such payments within sixty days after they become due and payable, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for each offense. The term health or welfare fund or pension fund or other such plan for the benefit of employees includes any plan, trust or fund established by an employer organization, or by an employer and a labor organization or by an employer and an employee organization, the funds for which are derived in whole or in part from contributions by employers, and which exists for the purpose of paying or providing for employees or their families or dependents medical or hospital care, recreation facilities, pensions, annuities, benefits on retirement or death or unemployment of beneficiaries, severance pay, compensation for injuries or illness, insurance to provide any of the foregoing vacation or holiday benefits, apprenticeship training, or life insurance, disability or sickness or accident insurance.

Section 181. It shall be unlawful for any employer who has entered into a collective bargaining agreement with a labor organization or association of employees providing for payments to a health or welfare fund or pension fund or other such plan for the benefit of employees to fail to make the payments required by the terms of any such agreement. Any employer who willfully fails to make such payments within sixty days after they become due and payable, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for each offense. The term health or welfare fund or pension fund or other such plan for the benefit of employees includes any plan, trust or fund established by an employer organization, or by an employer and a labor organization or by an employer and an employee organization, the funds for which are derived in whole or in part from contributions by employers, and which exists for the purpose of paying or providing for employees or their families or dependents medical or hospital care, recreation facilities, pensions, annuities, benefits on retirement or death or unemployment of beneficiaries, severance pay, compensation for injuries or illness, insurance to provide any of the foregoing vacation or holiday benefits, apprenticeship training, or life insurance, disability or sickness or accident insurance.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64J, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64J / Section 2
Licenses for user-sellers or suppliers; storage facilities; sale or delivery
Status: in_force

Section 2. The commissioner may grant licenses to persons as user-sellers or suppliers of aircraft fuel in accordance with section sixty-seven of chapter sixty-two C. No person other than a licensed supplier shall maintain storage facilities for aircraft fuel and dispense aircraft fuel therefrom into any fuel tank attached to an aircraft unless such person is the holder of an uncancelled license as a user-seller issued by the commissioner. No person shall sell or deliver aircraft fuel within this commonwealth to a licensed user-seller unless such person is the holder of an uncancelled license as a supplier issued by the commissioner.

Section 2. The commissioner may grant licenses to persons as user-sellers or suppliers of aircraft fuel in accordance with section sixty-seven of chapter sixty-two C.

No person other than a licensed supplier shall maintain storage facilities for aircraft fuel and dispense aircraft fuel therefrom into any fuel tank attached to an aircraft unless such person is the holder of an uncancelled license as a user-seller issued by the commissioner.

No person shall sell or deliver aircraft fuel within this commonwealth to a licensed user-seller unless such person is the holder of an uncancelled license as a supplier issued by the commissioner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6C, sec. 31 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6C / Section 31
Administrative units within the office of planning and programming
Status: in_force

Section 31. (a) The secretary may from time to time, subject to appropriation, establish within the office of planning and programming such administrative units as may be necessary for the efficient and economical administration of the office of planning and programming, and when necessary for such purpose, may abolish any such administrative unit, or may merge any 2 or more units, as the secretary deems advisable. The secretary shall prepare and keep current a statement of the organization of the office of planning and programming, of the assignment of its functions to its various administrative units, offices and employees, and of the places at which and the methods whereby the public may receive information or make requests. Such statement shall be known as the department's description of organization. A current copy of the description of organization shall be kept on file in the office of the secretary of state and in the office of the secretary of administration. [There is no subsection (b).]

Section 31. (a) The secretary may from time to time, subject to appropriation, establish within the office of planning and programming such administrative units as may be necessary for the efficient and economical administration of the office of planning and programming, and when necessary for such purpose, may abolish any such administrative unit, or may merge any 2 or more units, as the secretary deems advisable. The secretary shall prepare and keep current a statement of the organization of the office of planning and programming, of the assignment of its functions to its various administrative units, offices and employees, and of the places at which and the methods whereby the public may receive information or make requests. Such statement shall be known as the department's description of organization. A current copy of the description of organization shall be kept on file in the office of the secretary of state and in the office of the secretary of administration.

[There is no subsection (b).]
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176, sec. 37 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176 / Section 37
Injunction; attorney general
Status: in_force

Section 37. No application or petition for injunction against any domestic, foreign or alien society, or branch thereof, shall be brought in any court of the commonwealth except by the attorney general upon request of the commissioner.

Section 37. No application or petition for injunction against any domestic, foreign or alien society, or branch thereof, shall be brought in any court of the commonwealth except by the attorney general upon request of the commissioner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 8B — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 8B
Council on aging; establishment; annual reports; recommendations by department; clerks and employees
Status: in_force

Section 8B. A city by ordinance or a town by by-law may establish a council on aging for the purpose of coordinating or carrying out programs designed to meet the problems of the aging in coordination with programs of the department of aging and independence. The council shall submit an annual report to the city or town and shall send a copy thereof to the department of aging and independence. Said department shall from time to time review and evaluate such reports and make recommendations as to any required or needed changes in said local programs. The council may appoint such clerks and other employees as it may require. The names, addresses, telephone numbers, or other identifying information about older adults in the possession of the council shall not be public records, but the use of these records shall comply with sections 14 to 24, inclusive, of chapter 19A as a condition of receiving a government contract, program grant or other benefit, or as otherwise required by law.

Section 8B. A city by ordinance or a town by by-law may establish a council on aging for the purpose of coordinating or carrying out programs designed to meet the problems of the aging in coordination with programs of the department of aging and independence. The council shall submit an annual report to the city or town and shall send a copy thereof to the department of aging and independence. Said department shall from time to time review and evaluate such reports and make recommendations as to any required or needed changes in said local programs. The council may appoint such clerks and other employees as it may require. The names, addresses, telephone numbers, or other identifying information about older adults in the possession of the council shall not be public records, but the use of these records shall comply with sections 14 to 24, inclusive, of chapter 19A as a condition of receiving a government contract, program grant or other benefit, or as otherwise required by law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 49C — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 49C
Administration and enforcement of Secs. 49B to 49R; hearings; judicial review
Status: in_force

Section 49C. (a) The commission shall administer and enforce the provisions of sections forty-nine B to forty-nine R, inclusive, and may make rules and regulations necessary for the administration thereof, which shall become effective ten days after the filing of the same with the state secretary. (b) The commission shall provide for hearings upon request of any person who may be affected by its orders or acts under the provisions of said sections, and shall provide for a stay thereof until a hearing may be had. (c) Any person aggrieved by any order or act of the commission, or by a failure of the commission to act hereunder, may have judicial review thereof as provided in the General Laws for judicial review of the orders or acts of administrative agencies.

Section 49C. (a) The commission shall administer and enforce the provisions of sections forty-nine B to forty-nine R, inclusive, and may make rules and regulations necessary for the administration thereof, which shall become effective ten days after the filing of the same with the state secretary.

(b) The commission shall provide for hearings upon request of any person who may be affected by its orders or acts under the provisions of said sections, and shall provide for a stay thereof until a hearing may be had.

(c) Any person aggrieved by any order or act of the commission, or by a failure of the commission to act hereunder, may have judicial review thereof as provided in the General Laws for judicial review of the orders or acts of administrative agencies.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 150C — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 150C
Improper expenditure of withholdings or deductions from wages; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 150C. Any person having employees in his service who withholds or deducts wages from employees for the purpose of purchasing or contributing toward the purchase of a blanket or general policy of insurance pursuant to section one hundred and ten of chapter one hundred and seventy-five and who fails to purchase such coverage or keep such coverage in force shall be punished by one or any combination of the following: by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than six months, by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, by being required to reimburse employees for any wages withheld or deducted that were not put toward the use for which they were withheld or deducted, or by being required to pay for all costs incurred by an employee that would have been paid for or reimbursed by insurance if such insurance coverage had been in force.

Section 150C. Any person having employees in his service who withholds or deducts wages from employees for the purpose of purchasing or contributing toward the purchase of a blanket or general policy of insurance pursuant to section one hundred and ten of chapter one hundred and seventy-five and who fails to purchase such coverage or keep such coverage in force shall be punished by one or any combination of the following: by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than six months, by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, by being required to reimburse employees for any wages withheld or deducted that were not put toward the use for which they were withheld or deducted, or by being required to pay for all costs incurred by an employee that would have been paid for or reimbursed by insurance if such insurance coverage had been in force.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40C, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40C / Section 2
Purpose
Status: in_force

Section 2. The purpose of this chapter is to promote the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the public through the preservation and protection of the distinctive characteristics of buildings and places significant in the history of the commonwealth and its cities and towns or their architecture, and through the maintenance and improvement of settings for such buildings and places and the encouragement of design compatible therewith.

Section 2. The purpose of this chapter is to promote the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the public through the preservation and protection of the distinctive characteristics of buildings and places significant in the history of the commonwealth and its cities and towns or their architecture, and through the maintenance and improvement of settings for such buildings and places and the encouragement of design compatible therewith.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 123, sec. 24 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 123 / Section 24
Legal capacity of persons admitted or committed
Status: in_force

Section 24. No person shall be deemed to be incompetent to manage his affairs, to contract, to hold professional or occupational or vehicle operators licenses or to make a will solely by reason of his admission or commitment in any capacity to the treatment or care of the department or to any public or private facility, nor shall departmental regulations restrict such rights.

Section 24. No person shall be deemed to be incompetent to manage his affairs, to contract, to hold professional or occupational or vehicle operators licenses or to make a will solely by reason of his admission or commitment in any capacity to the treatment or care of the department or to any public or private facility, nor shall departmental regulations restrict such rights.