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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 57 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 57
Masters; appointment
Status: in_force

Section 57. When a civil action is at issue and is not governed by chapter two hundred and twenty-one B or by the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure or by any extensions thereof to domestic relations actions, the justice of the probate and family court division may appoint one or more masters to hear the parties, examine their vouchers and evidence, state accounts and report upon such matters therein as may be ordered by the court. The report shall be prima facie evidence upon such matters as are expressly referred to such masters.

Section 57. When a civil action is at issue and is not governed by chapter two hundred and twenty-one B or by the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure or by any extensions thereof to domestic relations actions, the justice of the probate and family court division may appoint one or more masters to hear the parties, examine their vouchers and evidence, state accounts and report upon such matters therein as may be ordered by the court. The report shall be prima facie evidence upon such matters as are expressly referred to such masters.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 129, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 129 / Section 16
Refusal or neglect of town to appoint inspector; appointment by director
Status: in_force

Section 16. A town shall, for each refusal or neglect of its officers to comply with the requirements of the preceding section, forfeit not more than five hundred dollars. The director may appoint one or more inspectors for such town, and may remove an inspector who refuses or neglects to be sworn or who, in the opinion of the director, does not properly perform the duties of his office and may appoint another inspector for the residue of his term.

Section 16. A town shall, for each refusal or neglect of its officers to comply with the requirements of the preceding section, forfeit not more than five hundred dollars. The director may appoint one or more inspectors for such town, and may remove an inspector who refuses or neglects to be sworn or who, in the opinion of the director, does not properly perform the duties of his office and may appoint another inspector for the residue of his term.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, sec. 38A — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 119 / Section 38A
Petitions for order to not resuscitate or to withdraw life-sustaining medical treatment; required recommendations; appeals
Status: in_force

Section 38A. In any proceedings related to court orders to not resuscitate or to withdraw life-sustaining medical treatment, the department or the party petitioning for the order shall require: (i) a written opinion from the child's treating physician, (ii) a written recommendation from the ethics committee of the hospital at which the child is a patient, and (iii) a written second opinion from a physician who is certified in the same medical specialty as the child's treating physician and who is not affiliated with the hospital at which the child is a patient. The department or the party petitioning for the order shall submit these documents to the court. The commissioner shall determine and make the department's recommendation to the court. The court shall also seek a recommendation from the child's parent or guardian. The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem to make a recommendation to the court on behalf of the child. Any appeal made under this section shall be an interlocutory appeal.

Section 38A. In any proceedings related to court orders to not resuscitate or to withdraw life-sustaining medical treatment, the department or the party petitioning for the order shall require: (i) a written opinion from the child's treating physician, (ii) a written recommendation from the ethics committee of the hospital at which the child is a patient, and (iii) a written second opinion from a physician who is certified in the same medical specialty as the child's treating physician and who is not affiliated with the hospital at which the child is a patient. The department or the party petitioning for the order shall submit these documents to the court. The commissioner shall determine and make the department's recommendation to the court. The court shall also seek a recommendation from the child's parent or guardian. The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem to make a recommendation to the court on behalf of the child. Any appeal made under this section shall be an interlocutory appeal.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 2
Commissioner of education; powers and duties regarding vocational-technical education
Status: in_force

Section 2. The commissioner, under the direction of the state board, shall investigate and promote vocational-technical schools, and initiate and superintend the establishment of schools for the aforesaid form of education and shall supervise and approve such schools as provided in sections one to thirty-seven, inclusive. The commissioner, under the direction of the state board, shall approve or disapprove vocational-technical programs in accordance with regulations published by the board; provided, however, that said regulations shall more heavily favor an outcome-oriented approach for approval of such programs over a quantitative approach which solely measures time spent on lab instruction; provided, further, that said regulations shall consider a program's intention to integrate vocational and academic instruction and to train students in all aspects of a chosen industry.

Section 2. The commissioner, under the direction of the state board, shall investigate and promote vocational-technical schools, and initiate and superintend the establishment of schools for the aforesaid form of education and shall supervise and approve such schools as provided in sections one to thirty-seven, inclusive.

The commissioner, under the direction of the state board, shall approve or disapprove vocational-technical programs in accordance with regulations published by the board; provided, however, that said regulations shall more heavily favor an outcome-oriented approach for approval of such programs over a quantitative approach which solely measures time spent on lab instruction; provided, further, that said regulations shall consider a program's intention to integrate vocational and academic instruction and to train students in all aspects of a chosen industry.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 162 / Section 2
Application to Boynton bicycle railway
Status: in_force

Section 2. This chapter, so far as applicable, except sections twelve and thirteen, and laws relative to the taxation of companies organized under this chapter, shall apply to the form of railway known as the Boynton bicycle railway.

Section 2. This chapter, so far as applicable, except sections twelve and thirteen, and laws relative to the taxation of companies organized under this chapter, shall apply to the form of railway known as the Boynton bicycle railway.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151B, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 151B / Section 10
Partial invalidity
Status: in_force

Section 10. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall, for any reason, be held invalid, the remainder of this chapter or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.

Section 10. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall, for any reason, be held invalid, the remainder of this chapter or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, sec. 40 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 233 / Section 40
Rules for taking depositions
Status: in_force

Section 40. The courts may make rules regulating the time and manner of opening, filing and safe keeping of depositions, and the taking and use thereof.

Section 40. The courts may make rules regulating the time and manner of opening, filing and safe keeping of depositions, and the taking and use thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 151 / Section 17
Department or attorney general questioning employees
Status: in_force

Section 17. Each employer shall permit any duly authorized officer or employee of the department or of the attorney general to question any employee of such employer in the place of employment, other than places of employment of persons engaged in domestic service in the home of the employer, and during work hours in respect to the wages paid to and the hours worked by employees.

Section 17. Each employer shall permit any duly authorized officer or employee of the department or of the attorney general to question any employee of such employer in the place of employment, other than places of employment of persons engaged in domestic service in the home of the employer, and during work hours in respect to the wages paid to and the hours worked by employees.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 124, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 124 / Section 8
Reports of criminal cases by clerks of courts
Status: in_force

Section 8. Clerks of courts shall annually, on or before January fifteenth, make reports to the commissioner of all criminal cases commenced in the superior court in the several counties during the year ending on December thirty-first, and of all criminal cases entered therein on appeal during such time. Clerks of district courts shall annually, at the same time and for the same period, make like reports of criminal cases in which such courts have exercised jurisdiction, and shall state whether such jurisdiction was final or otherwise. Blank forms for such reports shall be prepared and furnished by the commissioner. Whoever refuses or neglects to make the report required of him by this section shall forfeit two hundred dollars.

Section 8. Clerks of courts shall annually, on or before January fifteenth, make reports to the commissioner of all criminal cases commenced in the superior court in the several counties during the year ending on December thirty-first, and of all criminal cases entered therein on appeal during such time. Clerks of district courts shall annually, at the same time and for the same period, make like reports of criminal cases in which such courts have exercised jurisdiction, and shall state whether such jurisdiction was final or otherwise. Blank forms for such reports shall be prepared and furnished by the commissioner. Whoever refuses or neglects to make the report required of him by this section shall forfeit two hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 270, sec. 24 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 270 / Section 24
Mercury thermometers; sale or supply; instructions regarding breakage
Status: in_force

Section 24. No person shall sell or supply, including online, retail mercury fever thermometers, except in the case of a medical necessity as determined by a licensed physician or by prescription. Manufacturers of mercury fever thermometers sold or supplied in the commonwealth in such cases of medical necessity shall furnish clear instructions on the careful handling of thermometers to avoid breakage and proper cleanup should a breakage occur. This section shall not apply to digital thermometers using mercury-added button cell batteries. A violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.

Section 24. No person shall sell or supply, including online, retail mercury fever thermometers, except in the case of a medical necessity as determined by a licensed physician or by prescription. Manufacturers of mercury fever thermometers sold or supplied in the commonwealth in such cases of medical necessity shall furnish clear instructions on the careful handling of thermometers to avoid breakage and proper cleanup should a breakage occur. This section shall not apply to digital thermometers using mercury-added button cell batteries. A violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 236, sec. 49 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 236 / Section 49
Levy on right of redeeming land taken on execution
Status: in_force

Section 49. The right of redeeming land taken on execution may be taken and sold on another execution, in like manner as the right of redeeming mortgaged land may be taken and sold; and the debtor and those claiming under him may redeem the right sold under such second execution in like manner as if the right so sold had been a right of redeeming mortgaged land. All proceedings in levying such second execution, the redemption of the right sold under it and all the rights and obligations of the several parties relative to such levy and redemption shall be substantially the same as if the right taken and sold on such second execution had been a right of redeeming mortgaged land.

Section 49. The right of redeeming land taken on execution may be taken and sold on another execution, in like manner as the right of redeeming mortgaged land may be taken and sold; and the debtor and those claiming under him may redeem the right sold under such second execution in like manner as if the right so sold had been a right of redeeming mortgaged land. All proceedings in levying such second execution, the redemption of the right sold under it and all the rights and obligations of the several parties relative to such levy and redemption shall be substantially the same as if the right taken and sold on such second execution had been a right of redeeming mortgaged land.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 32B / Section 27
Historical claims data
Status: in_force

Section 27. An insurance carrier, third party purchasing group or administrator or the commission in the case of a governmental unit, which has undertaken to provide health insurance coverage to its subscribers by acceptance of sections 19 or 23, shall, upon written request, provide the governmental unit or public employee committee with its historical claims data within 45 days of such request; provided, that all personally identifying information within such claims shall be redacted and released in a form and manner compliant with all applicable state and federal privacy statutes and regulations including, but not limited to, the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

Section 27. An insurance carrier, third party purchasing group or administrator or the commission in the case of a governmental unit, which has undertaken to provide health insurance coverage to its subscribers by acceptance of sections 19 or 23, shall, upon written request, provide the governmental unit or public employee committee with its historical claims data within 45 days of such request; provided, that all personally identifying information within such claims shall be redacted and released in a form and manner compliant with all applicable state and federal privacy statutes and regulations including, but not limited to, the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 95, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 95 / Section 1
Measurers of leather; appointment; revocation of certificate
Status: in_force

Section 1. The mayor of a city or the selectmen of a town, upon the request of two or more voters thereof, shall annually appoint one or more measurers of leather who have been certified by the director of standards as fit persons for such appointment, and who shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their duty. The director of standards may at any time, for cause, revoke such certificate of fitness, and such revocation shall immediately render such appointment void.

Section 1. The mayor of a city or the selectmen of a town, upon the request of two or more voters thereof, shall annually appoint one or more measurers of leather who have been certified by the director of standards as fit persons for such appointment, and who shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their duty. The director of standards may at any time, for cause, revoke such certificate of fitness, and such revocation shall immediately render such appointment void.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 163, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 163 / Section 5
Laws applicable to organization
Status: in_force

Section 5. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, corporations organized hereunder shall be organized in accordance with the general laws governing the organization of street railway companies so far as applicable and consistent with this chapter.

Section 5. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, corporations organized hereunder shall be organized in accordance with the general laws governing the organization of street railway companies so far as applicable and consistent with this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 85, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 85 / Section 18
Moving of buildings in public way
Status: in_force

Section 18. No person shall move a building in a public way without written permission from the selectmen or road commissioners, to be granted upon such terms as in their opinion the public safety may require; and the superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce this section.

Section 18. No person shall move a building in a public way without written permission from the selectmen or road commissioners, to be granted upon such terms as in their opinion the public safety may require; and the superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, sec. 26 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128 / Section 26
Proceedings after appeal; notice
Status: in_force

Section 26. When the commissioner has heard an appeal and has rendered a decision that the action of the director from which the appeal was taken is sustained, the director shall notify in writing the owner, occupant or person in charge of the trees, shrubs or other plants concerned, of the decision, and shall direct him to treat or destroy the trees, shrubs or other plants within a given time in accordance with a method prescribed in the notice. If the person so notified refuses or neglects so to treat or destroy such trees, shrubs or other plants within the time prescribed, the director may cause such property to be so treated or destroyed, and the cost thereof to be recovered as provided in section twenty-four.

Section 26. When the commissioner has heard an appeal and has rendered a decision that the action of the director from which the appeal was taken is sustained, the director shall notify in writing the owner, occupant or person in charge of the trees, shrubs or other plants concerned, of the decision, and shall direct him to treat or destroy the trees, shrubs or other plants within a given time in accordance with a method prescribed in the notice. If the person so notified refuses or neglects so to treat or destroy such trees, shrubs or other plants within the time prescribed, the director may cause such property to be so treated or destroyed, and the cost thereof to be recovered as provided in section twenty-four.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 8J — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 8J
Identification cards for persons not possessing motor vehicle licenses; change of address
Status: in_force

Section 8J. Whenever a person after applying for and receiving an identification card acquires an address different from the address shown on the identification card issued to him, he shall, within thirty days thereafter, notify the registrar in writing of his old and new address. The registrar thereupon may take such action as necessary to insure that the identification card reflects the proper address of the identification card holder.

Section 8J. Whenever a person after applying for and receiving an identification card acquires an address different from the address shown on the identification card issued to him, he shall, within thirty days thereafter, notify the registrar in writing of his old and new address. The registrar thereupon may take such action as necessary to insure that the identification card reflects the proper address of the identification card holder.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 146, sec. 74 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 146 / Section 74
Safety appliances; tampering; maximum pressure
Status: in_force

Section 74. No person shall remove or tamper with any safety appliance prescribed by the board or by the ASME Code, section one, four or eight. The safety relief valve shall not be loaded to a greater pressure than that allowed by the certificate of inspection for the boiler.

Section 74. No person shall remove or tamper with any safety appliance prescribed by the board or by the ASME Code, section one, four or eight. The safety relief valve shall not be loaded to a greater pressure than that allowed by the certificate of inspection for the boiler.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 6G — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 6G
Release or waiver of damages caused by asbestos
Status: in_force

Section 6G. No person, firm, corporation or other entity shall require any other person, firm, corporation or entity to execute a release or waiver of damages caused by exposure to asbestos or asbestos related materials. Any such release or waiver shall be void as against public policy.

Section 6G. No person, firm, corporation or other entity shall require any other person, firm, corporation or entity to execute a release or waiver of damages caused by exposure to asbestos or asbestos related materials. Any such release or waiver shall be void as against public policy.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6C, sec. 70 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6C / Section 70
Exercise of power of eminent domain
Status: in_force

Section 70. The department may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property, rights of way or other rights in property for transportation projects that are part of a public-private agreement for design-build-finance-operate-maintain or design-build-operate-maintain services.

Section 70. The department may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property, rights of way or other rights in property for transportation projects that are part of a public-private agreement for design-build-finance-operate-maintain or design-build-operate-maintain services.