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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 59 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 59
Duration of attachment after judgment
Status: in_force

Section 59. Upon judgment for the plaintiff in a civil action, property which has been attached in connection with said action shall remain subject to attachment for thirty days after the date which appears on the execution issued upon such judgment pursuant to chapter two hundred and thirty-five, unless sooner dissolved. If property has been attached in Nantucket county and judgment for the plaintiff rendered in another county, or if judgment is rendered in Nantucket county and property has been attached in another county, it shall be held in like manner, subject to the same conditions, for a period of sixty days. The provisions of this section shall apply to property attached upon a counterclaim when judgment is rendered for the defendant upon such counterclaim.

Section 59. Upon judgment for the plaintiff in a civil action, property which has been attached in connection with said action shall remain subject to attachment for thirty days after the date which appears on the execution issued upon such judgment pursuant to chapter two hundred and thirty-five, unless sooner dissolved.

If property has been attached in Nantucket county and judgment for the plaintiff rendered in another county, or if judgment is rendered in Nantucket county and property has been attached in another county, it shall be held in like manner, subject to the same conditions, for a period of sixty days.

The provisions of this section shall apply to property attached upon a counterclaim when judgment is rendered for the defendant upon such counterclaim.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 234A, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 234A / Section 14
Typewritten lists from cities and towns not submitting numbered resident files
Status: in_force

Section 14. On or before the first day of August of each year, each city and town that has not submitted a numbered resident file pursuant to section eleven of this chapter shall submit to the office of jury commissioner a typewritten list of the randomly selected prospective jurors from such city or town. This list shall be typed on special forms, supplied by the office of jury commissioner without cost, in order that the list will be suitable for conversion into a data processing file by the office of jury commissioner. The content and format of such list and the special forms shall be specified in the regulations of the jury commissioner. The cost of typing the special forms shall be paid by the city or town. The cost of preparing a data processing file from the typewritten list shall be paid by the office of jury commissioner.

Section 14. On or before the first day of August of each year, each city and town that has not submitted a numbered resident file pursuant to section eleven of this chapter shall submit to the office of jury commissioner a typewritten list of the randomly selected prospective jurors from such city or town. This list shall be typed on special forms, supplied by the office of jury commissioner without cost, in order that the list will be suitable for conversion into a data processing file by the office of jury commissioner. The content and format of such list and the special forms shall be specified in the regulations of the jury commissioner. The cost of typing the special forms shall be paid by the city or town. The cost of preparing a data processing file from the typewritten list shall be paid by the office of jury commissioner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, sec. 32 — MA Code / Part III / Title V / Chapter 260 / Section 32
Dismissal of action or reversal or vacation of judgment; commencement of new action
Status: in_force

Section 32. If an action duly commenced within the time limited in this chapter is dismissed for insufficient service of process by reason of an unavoidable accident or of a default or neglect of the officer to whom such process is committed or is dismissed because of the death of a party or for any matter of form, or if, after judgment for the plaintiff, the judgment of any court is vacated or reversed, the plaintiff or any person claiming under him may commence a new action for the same cause within one year after the dismissal or other determination of the original action, or after the reversal of the judgment; and if the cause of action by law survives the executor or administrator or the heir or devisee of the plaintiff may commence such new action within said year.

Section 32. If an action duly commenced within the time limited in this chapter is dismissed for insufficient service of process by reason of an unavoidable accident or of a default or neglect of the officer to whom such process is committed or is dismissed because of the death of a party or for any matter of form, or if, after judgment for the plaintiff, the judgment of any court is vacated or reversed, the plaintiff or any person claiming under him may commence a new action for the same cause within one year after the dismissal or other determination of the original action, or after the reversal of the judgment; and if the cause of action by law survives the executor or administrator or the heir or devisee of the plaintiff may commence such new action within said year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 44 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 44
Ships or vessels; conditions precedent
Status: in_force

Section 44. No ship or vessel shall be attached in a civil action unless the plaintiff or a person on his behalf makes affidavit and proves to the satisfaction of a justice of a court that he has a good claim and reasonable expectation of recovering an amount, exclusive of all costs, equal at least to one-third of the amount of damages claimed, which affidavit shall be annexed to the writ of attachment, and the certificate of the justice that he is satisfied that the same is true shall be annexed to the writ of attachment or endorsed thereon.

Section 44. No ship or vessel shall be attached in a civil action unless the plaintiff or a person on his behalf makes affidavit and proves to the satisfaction of a justice of a court that he has a good claim and reasonable expectation of recovering an amount, exclusive of all costs, equal at least to one-third of the amount of damages claimed, which affidavit shall be annexed to the writ of attachment, and the certificate of the justice that he is satisfied that the same is true shall be annexed to the writ of attachment or endorsed thereon.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 143, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 143 / Section 11
Service of notice on non-resident; certificate
Status: in_force

Section 11. If an owner, lessee or mortgagee in possession lives out of the commonwealth, the notice required by section six may be served upon him by a notary public, whose certificate of service under his notarial seal shall be sufficient evidence thereof.

Section 11. If an owner, lessee or mortgagee in possession lives out of the commonwealth, the notice required by section six may be served upon him by a notary public, whose certificate of service under his notarial seal shall be sufficient evidence thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 39E — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 39E
Engineering or technical services of commission to cities and towns
Status: in_force

Section 39E. The commission, when it considers such assistance desirable and feasible, may provide, without charge, engineering or other technical services to any city or town requesting such services in connection with the acquisition, construction, establishment, enlargement, improvement or protection of any airport or restricted landing area which conforms to the state airport plan.

Section 39E. The commission, when it considers such assistance desirable and feasible, may provide, without charge, engineering or other technical services to any city or town requesting such services in connection with the acquisition, construction, establishment, enlargement, improvement or protection of any airport or restricted landing area which conforms to the state airport plan.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 82, sec. 40E — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 82 / Section 40E
Violations of Secs. 40A to 40E; punishment
Status: in_force

Section 40E. Any person or company found by the department of public utilities, after a hearing, to have violated any provision of sections 40A to 40E, inclusive, shall be fined $1,000 for the first offense and not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000 for any subsequent offense within 12 consecutive months as set forth by the rules of said department; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to require forfeiture of any penal sum by a state or local government body for violation of section 40A or 40C; and provided, further, that nothing herein shall be construed to require the forfeiture of any penal sum by a residential property owner for the failure to premark for an excavation on such person's residential property. The department of public utilities may require any person or company not in compliance with sections 40A to 40E, inclusive, to complete a ''Dig Safe'' training program in lieu of a fine for a first offense.

Section 40E. Any person or company found by the department of public utilities, after a hearing, to have violated any provision of sections 40A to 40E, inclusive, shall be fined $1,000 for the first offense and not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000 for any subsequent offense within 12 consecutive months as set forth by the rules of said department; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to require forfeiture of any penal sum by a state or local government body for violation of section 40A or 40C; and provided, further, that nothing herein shall be construed to require the forfeiture of any penal sum by a residential property owner for the failure to premark for an excavation on such person's residential property. The department of public utilities may require any person or company not in compliance with sections 40A to 40E, inclusive, to complete a ''Dig Safe'' training program in lieu of a fine for a first offense.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 97, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 97 / Section 3
Use of measuring devices
Status: in_force

Section 3. Every land surveyor shall use only tapes or other types of measuring devices which have been approved for use under regulations promulgated by the board of registration of professional engineers and land surveyors as authorized by sections eighty-one D to eighty-one T, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and twelve. All tapes and measuring devices shall be compared for accuracy of calibration to a baseline whose length has been determined in conformance with national standards for linear measurement in a manner and frequency authorized by said board of registration. Records of compliance shall be exhibited upon demand to the said board of registration. Whoever violates any provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars and is also subject to further action by said board of registration as authorized by section eighty-one P of said chapter one hundred and twelve.

Section 3. Every land surveyor shall use only tapes or other types of measuring devices which have been approved for use under regulations promulgated by the board of registration of professional engineers and land surveyors as authorized by sections eighty-one D to eighty-one T, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and twelve. All tapes and measuring devices shall be compared for accuracy of calibration to a baseline whose length has been determined in conformance with national standards for linear measurement in a manner and frequency authorized by said board of registration. Records of compliance shall be exhibited upon demand to the said board of registration. Whoever violates any provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars and is also subject to further action by said board of registration as authorized by section eighty-one P of said chapter one hundred and twelve.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, sec. 11B — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 165 / Section 11B
Shutting off water service to domicile occupied by seriously ill person; notice; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 11B. No water company shall intentionally shut off the water service to any domicile occupied by a person who is seriously ill if the company receives written notice from the municipal health authorities or a registered physician verifying the fact of such illness. Any company violating this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars for each day during which the violation continues.

Section 11B. No water company shall intentionally shut off the water service to any domicile occupied by a person who is seriously ill if the company receives written notice from the municipal health authorities or a registered physician verifying the fact of such illness. Any company violating this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars for each day during which the violation continues.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 19A / Section 21
Geriatric evaluation process
Status: in_force

Section 21. (a) Subject to appropriation, the department shall establish a geriatric evaluation process for the purpose of conducting a comprehensive physical, mental, or social evaluation of an older adult for whom a petition has been filed in a court for appointment of a conservator or guardian, under the provisions of clause (3) of section seventeen, or for an emergency order for protective services. (b) The evaluation of an older adult conducted by the geriatric evaluation process shall include at least the following: (1) the name and address of the place where the person is residing and of the person or agency, if any, who is providing services at present; (2) a description of the treatment and services, if any, presently being provided to the person; (3) an evaluation of the person's present physical, mental, and social conditions; and (4) a recommendation concerning the least restrictive course of services, care or treatment consistent with the person's needs. (c) Subject to appropriation, the cost of this evaluation shall be borne by the department. (d) Such older adult shall have the right, at such older adult's own expense to secure an independent medical and psychological or psychiatric examination relevant to the issue involved in any hearing under this section and to present a report of the independent evaluation or the evaluator's personal testimony as evidence at the hearing.

Section 21. (a) Subject to appropriation, the department shall establish a geriatric evaluation process for the purpose of conducting a comprehensive physical, mental, or social evaluation of an older adult for whom a petition has been filed in a court for appointment of a conservator or guardian, under the provisions of clause (3) of section seventeen, or for an emergency order for protective services.

(b) The evaluation of an older adult conducted by the geriatric evaluation process shall include at least the following:

(1) the name and address of the place where the person is residing and of the person or agency, if any, who is providing services at present;

(2) a description of the treatment and services, if any, presently being provided to the person;

(3) an evaluation of the person's present physical, mental, and social conditions; and

(4) a recommendation concerning the least restrictive course of services, care or treatment consistent with the person's needs.

(c) Subject to appropriation, the cost of this evaluation shall be borne by the department.

(d) Such older adult shall have the right, at such older adult's own expense to secure an independent medical and psychological or psychiatric examination relevant to the issue involved in any hearing under this section and to present a report of the independent evaluation or the evaluator's personal testimony as evidence at the hearing.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, sec. 93 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71 / Section 93
Policy regarding internet safety measures for schools providing computer access to students
Status: in_force

Section 93. Every public school providing computer access to students shall have a policy regarding internet safety measures to protect students from inappropriate subject matter and materials that can be accessed via the internet and shall notify the parents or guardians of all students attending the school of the policy. The policy and any standards and rules enforcing the policy shall be prescribed by the school committee in conjunction with the superintendent or the board of trustees of a commonwealth charter school.

Section 93. Every public school providing computer access to students shall have a policy regarding internet safety measures to protect students from inappropriate subject matter and materials that can be accessed via the internet and shall notify the parents or guardians of all students attending the school of the policy. The policy and any standards and rules enforcing the policy shall be prescribed by the school committee in conjunction with the superintendent or the board of trustees of a commonwealth charter school.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 279 / Section 10
Conditional sentence
Status: in_force

Section 10. If a person has been convicted of a crime punishable, at the discretion of the court, by fine or imprisonment in the jail or house of correction or by fine or imprisonment in the state prison, the court may impose upon him a conditional sentence, and order him to pay a fine within a limited time which shall be expressed in the sentence, and in default thereof to suffer such imprisonment as is provided by law. He shall be forthwith committed to the custody of an officer in court or to the jail, to be detained until the sentence is complied with; and if he does not within the time limited pay the fine imposed, the sheriff shall cause the other part of the sentence to be executed forthwith.

Section 10. If a person has been convicted of a crime punishable, at the discretion of the court, by fine or imprisonment in the jail or house of correction or by fine or imprisonment in the state prison, the court may impose upon him a conditional sentence, and order him to pay a fine within a limited time which shall be expressed in the sentence, and in default thereof to suffer such imprisonment as is provided by law. He shall be forthwith committed to the custody of an officer in court or to the jail, to be detained until the sentence is complied with; and if he does not within the time limited pay the fine imposed, the sheriff shall cause the other part of the sentence to be executed forthwith.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 54 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 276 / Section 54
Handcuffing committed witnesses to accused persons; transporting together
Status: in_force

Section 54. An officer who, having the custody of a witness committed because of his failure to furnish sureties, causes or permits him to be handcuffed to a person, held in custody, charged with or sentenced for crime, or to be transported within a city to or from any court or prison in a vehicle with such person, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars.

Section 54. An officer who, having the custody of a witness committed because of his failure to furnish sureties, causes or permits him to be handcuffed to a person, held in custody, charged with or sentenced for crime, or to be transported within a city to or from any court or prison in a vehicle with such person, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 98, sec. 33 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 98 / Section 33
Testing of weighing and measuring devices in state institutions; reports; appointment of special deputies
Status: in_force

Section 33. The deputy director or his inspectors under his direction, shall at least once in each year test all weighing and measuring devices used in checking the receipt or disbursements of supplies in each state institution or department, and shall mark them in accordance with the results of such tests. He shall report in writing his findings to the executive officers of the institution or department; and at their request shall appoint in writing one or more employees, then in the actual service of such institution or department, as special deputies to check the receipt or disbursement of supplies.

Section 33. The deputy director or his inspectors under his direction, shall at least once in each year test all weighing and measuring devices used in checking the receipt or disbursements of supplies in each state institution or department, and shall mark them in accordance with the results of such tests. He shall report in writing his findings to the executive officers of the institution or department; and at their request shall appoint in writing one or more employees, then in the actual service of such institution or department, as special deputies to check the receipt or disbursement of supplies.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 45, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 45 / Section 23
Limitation on use of funds
Status: in_force

Section 23. No land shall be taken or purchased for a public domain, no building erected thereon and no expenditures authorized or made or liability incurred therefor until an amount sufficient to cover the estimated expense thereof has been appropriated therefor as provided in section nineteen, and all contracts made for expenditures in excess thereof shall be void. The expenditures shall not exceed the appropriations therefor.

Section 23. No land shall be taken or purchased for a public domain, no building erected thereon and no expenditures authorized or made or liability incurred therefor until an amount sufficient to cover the estimated expense thereof has been appropriated therefor as provided in section nineteen, and all contracts made for expenditures in excess thereof shall be void. The expenditures shall not exceed the appropriations therefor.