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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, sec. 24 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 55 / Section 24
Place for filing statements or reports; signing
Status: in_force

Section 24. If the statement or report required to be filed by a candidate, treasurer or other person relates to a nomination or election to a city or town office, other than a municipal office for which a candidate is required to file with the director in accordance with section 18C or section 19, or to a question appearing upon the official ballot used at a city or town election, the statement or report shall be filed with the clerk of the city or town involved; if the statement or report required to be filed by a candidate, treasurer or other person relates to a nomination or election for the office of regional district school committee member elected district-wide, the statement or report shall be filed with the clerk of the city or town where the candidate is a registered voter; if the statement or report required to be filed by a candidate, treasurer or other person relates to a nomination or election for district office as provided in sections one hundred and thirteen to one hundred and nineteen, inclusive, of chapter forty-one, the statement or report shall be filed with the clerk of the district; all other such statements or reports shall be filed with the director. All such statements or reports shall be signed under the penalties of perjury.

Section 24. If the statement or report required to be filed by a candidate, treasurer or other person relates to a nomination or election to a city or town office, other than a municipal office for which a candidate is required to file with the director in accordance with section 18C or section 19, or to a question appearing upon the official ballot used at a city or town election, the statement or report shall be filed with the clerk of the city or town involved; if the statement or report required to be filed by a candidate, treasurer or other person relates to a nomination or election for the office of regional district school committee member elected district-wide, the statement or report shall be filed with the clerk of the city or town where the candidate is a registered voter; if the statement or report required to be filed by a candidate, treasurer or other person relates to a nomination or election for district office as provided in sections one hundred and thirteen to one hundred and nineteen, inclusive, of chapter forty-one, the statement or report shall be filed with the clerk of the district; all other such statements or reports shall be filed with the director. All such statements or reports shall be signed under the penalties of perjury.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21I, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21I / Section 13
Statewide reduction goal
Status: in_force

Section 13. (A) The goal of the commonwealth is to achieve by 1997, through toxics use reduction, a fifty percent (50%) reduction from 1987 quantities of toxic or hazardous byproducts generated by industry in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. (B) The department shall compile annually the goals of all reduction plans submitted by toxics users. By January 1, 1995, the department shall complete a report comparing large quantity toxics user goals to the statewide goal and file a copy of the report with the council, the clerk of the Senate, the clerk of the House of Representatives, and the Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture.

Section 13. (A) The goal of the commonwealth is to achieve by 1997, through toxics use reduction, a fifty percent (50%) reduction from 1987 quantities of toxic or hazardous byproducts generated by industry in the commonwealth of Massachusetts.

(B) The department shall compile annually the goals of all reduction plans submitted by toxics users. By January 1, 1995, the department shall complete a report comparing large quantity toxics user goals to the statewide goal and file a copy of the report with the council, the clerk of the Senate, the clerk of the House of Representatives, and the Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, sec. 82 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159 / Section 82
Application
Status: in_force

Section 82. Sections fifty-nine to sixty-four, inclusive, of this chapter and sections one hundred and eight, one hundred and eleven, one hundred and twelve, one hundred and thirteen and two hundred and fifty-two of chapter one hundred and sixty, so far as they relate to proceedings for the abolition of grade crossings, shall not apply to cases within the provisions of the preceding seventeen sections.

Section 82. Sections fifty-nine to sixty-four, inclusive, of this chapter and sections one hundred and eight, one hundred and eleven, one hundred and twelve, one hundred and thirteen and two hundred and fifty-two of chapter one hundred and sixty, so far as they relate to proceedings for the abolition of grade crossings, shall not apply to cases within the provisions of the preceding seventeen sections.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 73, sec. 2A — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 73 / Section 2A
Required subjects for instruction
Status: in_force

Section 2A. In all state universities the constitutions of the United States and of the commonwealth shall be taught as required subjects for the purpose of fitting the students, morally and intellectually, for the duties of citizenship and of school teaching.

Section 2A. In all state universities the constitutions of the United States and of the commonwealth shall be taught as required subjects for the purpose of fitting the students, morally and intellectually, for the duties of citizenship and of school teaching.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 207, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 207 / Section 35
Refusal of certificate of intention of marriage
Status: in_force

Section 35. The clerk or registrar may refuse to issue a certificate if he has reasonable cause to believe that any of the statements contained in the notice of intention of marriage are incorrect; but he may, in his discretion, accept depositions under oath, made before him, which shall be sufficient proof of the facts therein stated to authorize the issuing of a certificate. He may also dispense with the statement of any facts required by law to be given in a notice of intention of marriage, if they do not relate to or affect the identification or age of the parties, or a former marriage of either party, if he is satisfied that the same cannot with reasonable effort be obtained.

Section 35. The clerk or registrar may refuse to issue a certificate if he has reasonable cause to believe that any of the statements contained in the notice of intention of marriage are incorrect; but he may, in his discretion, accept depositions under oath, made before him, which shall be sufficient proof of the facts therein stated to authorize the issuing of a certificate. He may also dispense with the statement of any facts required by law to be given in a notice of intention of marriage, if they do not relate to or affect the identification or age of the parties, or a former marriage of either party, if he is satisfied that the same cannot with reasonable effort be obtained.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 241, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 241 / Section 19
Persons not named in petition claiming assigned shares; partitions by sale
Status: in_force

Section 19. A person who was not made a party and has not appeared, who claims the whole or any part of the share assigned to or left for any of the supposed co-tenants in the decree for partition, shall be concluded by the decree, so far as it relates to the partition and the assignment of the shares, as if he had been a party to the proceedings; but he may bring his action for the share claimed by him against the person to whom it was assigned or for whom it was left. Such action shall be brought against the tenant in possession, as if the demandant had originally claimed the specific parcel demanded instead of an undivided part of the land; and it may be brought within the time in which it might have been brought if no such decree for partition had been rendered. If partition is made by sale, the claimant may recover the share of the proceeds to which he is entitled by action against the persons to whom the proceeds were paid, or, before the payment, by a petition in equity in the court in which the partition was made, to which the commissioner or commissioners and all known claimants of the share shall be made parties defendant.

Section 19. A person who was not made a party and has not appeared, who claims the whole or any part of the share assigned to or left for any of the supposed co-tenants in the decree for partition, shall be concluded by the decree, so far as it relates to the partition and the assignment of the shares, as if he had been a party to the proceedings; but he may bring his action for the share claimed by him against the person to whom it was assigned or for whom it was left. Such action shall be brought against the tenant in possession, as if the demandant had originally claimed the specific parcel demanded instead of an undivided part of the land; and it may be brought within the time in which it might have been brought if no such decree for partition had been rendered. If partition is made by sale, the claimant may recover the share of the proceeds to which he is entitled by action against the persons to whom the proceeds were paid, or, before the payment, by a petition in equity in the court in which the partition was made, to which the commissioner or commissioners and all known claimants of the share shall be made parties defendant.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, sec. 13A — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 269 / Section 13A
False reports to police officers
Status: in_force

Section 13A. Whoever intentionally and knowingly makes or causes to be made a false report of a crime to police officers shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than one year, or both.

Section 13A. Whoever intentionally and knowingly makes or causes to be made a false report of a crime to police officers shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than one year, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 105A, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 105A / Section 8
Violations by operator deemed unfair or deceptive acts or trade practices
Status: in_force

Section 8. Any violation by an operator of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed unfair or deceptive acts or trade practices under the provisions of chapter ninety-three A.

Section 8. Any violation by an operator of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed unfair or deceptive acts or trade practices under the provisions of chapter ninety-three A.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 192 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 192
Term; record; fee; contents; posting; maximum number of passengers
Status: in_force

Section 192. Such licenses shall be granted for a term of not more than one year, and shall be recorded by the clerk of the city or town where they are granted, who shall receive a fee of one dollar for recording each license, unless a different fee is otherwise established in a town by town meeting action and in a city by city council action, and in a town with no town meeting by town council action, by adoption of appropriate by-laws and ordinances to set such fees, but in no event shall any such fee be greater than twenty dollars. Every such license shall set forth the name of the steamboat or other boat, of the master and owner, and the number of passengers it is permitted to carry at any one time, with the number of life preservers that shall be carried. The license shall be posted in a conspicuous place therein, and the number of passengers specified in such license shall in no case be exceeded.

Section 192. Such licenses shall be granted for a term of not more than one year, and shall be recorded by the clerk of the city or town where they are granted, who shall receive a fee of one dollar for recording each license, unless a different fee is otherwise established in a town by town meeting action and in a city by city council action, and in a town with no town meeting by town council action, by adoption of appropriate by-laws and ordinances to set such fees, but in no event shall any such fee be greater than twenty dollars. Every such license shall set forth the name of the steamboat or other boat, of the master and owner, and the number of passengers it is permitted to carry at any one time, with the number of life preservers that shall be carried. The license shall be posted in a conspicuous place therein, and the number of passengers specified in such license shall in no case be exceeded.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183B, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 183B / Section 1
Citation
Status: in_force

Section 1. This chapter may be cited as the Real Estate Time–Share Act.

Section 1. This chapter may be cited as the Real Estate Time–Share Act.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 44I — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 44I
Annual audit and report; costs
Status: in_force

Section 44I. The director of accounts in the department of corporations and taxation shall annually cause an audit to be made of the accounts of the regional refuse disposal district committee, and for this purpose he, and his duly accredited agents, shall have access to all necessary papers, books, and records. Upon the completion of each audit, a report thereon shall be made to the chairman of said district committee, and a copy thereof shall be sent to the mayor and to the chairman of the board of selectmen, respectively, of each city and town which is a member of said district. The director shall apportion the cost among the several cities and towns which are members of the district on the basis provided by section forty-four C, and submit the amounts of each apportionment to the state treasurer, who shall issue his warrant requiring the assessors of the cities and towns which are members of the district to assess a tax to the amount of the expense, and such amounts shall be collected and paid to the state treasurer, as provided by section twenty of chapter fifty-nine.

Section 44I. The director of accounts in the department of corporations and taxation shall annually cause an audit to be made of the accounts of the regional refuse disposal district committee, and for this purpose he, and his duly accredited agents, shall have access to all necessary papers, books, and records. Upon the completion of each audit, a report thereon shall be made to the chairman of said district committee, and a copy thereof shall be sent to the mayor and to the chairman of the board of selectmen, respectively, of each city and town which is a member of said district. The director shall apportion the cost among the several cities and towns which are members of the district on the basis provided by section forty-four C, and submit the amounts of each apportionment to the state treasurer, who shall issue his warrant requiring the assessors of the cities and towns which are members of the district to assess a tax to the amount of the expense, and such amounts shall be collected and paid to the state treasurer, as provided by section twenty of chapter fifty-nine.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 93 / Section 10
Violations of Secs. 4 or 5 with intent to injure person; punishment; jurisdiction
Status: in_force

Section 10. Any person who knowingly violates sections four or five with specific intent to injure any person, or knowingly aids or participates in such violation with specific intent to injure any person, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars if a corporation, or, if any other person, by a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both. The superior court shall have jurisdiction of actions brought under this section. Such actions shall be brought by the attorney general in the county in which said violation occurred in whole or in part.

Section 10. Any person who knowingly violates sections four or five with specific intent to injure any person, or knowingly aids or participates in such violation with specific intent to injure any person, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars if a corporation, or, if any other person, by a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both.

The superior court shall have jurisdiction of actions brought under this section. Such actions shall be brought by the attorney general in the county in which said violation occurred in whole or in part.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 50 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 50
State treasury; fraud or embezzlement by employee
Status: in_force

Section 50. A person employed in the treasury of the commonwealth who commits a fraud or embezzlement therein shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years.

Section 50. A person employed in the treasury of the commonwealth who commits a fraud or embezzlement therein shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 85 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118E / Section 85
Establishment of Medicaid rates for licensed skilled nursing facilities
Status: in_force

[Text of section added by 2024, 197, Sec. 22 as amended by 2024, 248, Sec. 133 effective October 1, 2025. See 2024, 197, Sec. 42 and 2024, 248, Sec. 134.]

[Text of section added by 2024, 197, Sec. 22 as amended by 2024, 248, Sec. 133 effective October 1, 2025. See 2024, 197, Sec. 42 and 2024, 248, Sec. 134.]

Section 85. To establish Medicaid rates for skilled nursing facilities licensed pursuant to section 71 of chapter 111, the division of medical assistance shall use as base year costs for rate determination purposes the reported costs of the calendar year not more than 2 years prior to the current rate year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 207, sec. 45 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 207 / Section 45
Evidence of marriage; record
Status: in_force

Section 45. The record of a marriage made and kept as provided by law by the person by whom the marriage was solemnized, or by the clerk or registrar, or a copy thereof duly certified, shall be prima facie evidence of such marriage.

Section 45. The record of a marriage made and kept as provided by law by the person by whom the marriage was solemnized, or by the clerk or registrar, or a copy thereof duly certified, shall be prima facie evidence of such marriage.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 13, sec. 77 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 13 / Section 77
Board of registration of psychologists; term; expiration; appointment of successor
Status: in_force

Section 77. Upon the expiration of the term of a member, his successor shall be appointed for a term of five years. No member of the board who has served a full five year term shall be reappointed to succeed himself.

Section 77. Upon the expiration of the term of a member, his successor shall be appointed for a term of five years. No member of the board who has served a full five year term shall be reappointed to succeed himself.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167B, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167B / Section 14
Identifying numbers; social security number; prohibition
Status: in_force

Section 14. The consumer's United States Social Security number shall not be used as a central information file number, personal identification number, primary financial account number, or a subpart thereof. Such social security number shall not be used to electronically identify the consumer to any financial institution or organization, provided, however, that it may be used to assist a financial institution or organization in verifying the identity of a consumer and provided, further, that such social security number is not used to circumvent or evade the prohibition of this section.

Section 14. The consumer's United States Social Security number shall not be used as a central information file number, personal identification number, primary financial account number, or a subpart thereof. Such social security number shall not be used to electronically identify the consumer to any financial institution or organization, provided, however, that it may be used to assist a financial institution or organization in verifying the identity of a consumer and provided, further, that such social security number is not used to circumvent or evade the prohibition of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 44, sec. 53H — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 44 / Section 53H
Rebate to federal government to exclude interest paid on bonds from gross income
Status: in_force

Section 53H. Notwithstanding the provisions of section fifty-three, any city, town, district, regional refuse disposal district or regional school district issuing bonds or notes may rebate to the federal government, without further appropriation, any amount deemed necessary by the officers authorized to issue the bonds or notes in order to have interest paid on the bonds or notes be excluded, in whole or in part, from gross income for federal income tax purposes. Such payment made by a city, town or district shall be reported by the auditor or accountant of the city or town or other officer having similar duties or by the treasurer, if there is no such officer, to the assessors, who shall include the amount so reported in the determination of the next annual tax rate, unless the city, town or district has otherwise made provisions therefor. The amount of such payment made by a regional school district or regional refuse disposal district shall be included in the next annual district operation and maintenance budget, unless the regional district committee has otherwise made provisions therefor. The director of accounts may promulgate guidelines, rules and regulations to govern such rebates and any such rebates made under authority of this section shall be subject to any such guidelines, rules and regulations of said director.

Section 53H. Notwithstanding the provisions of section fifty-three, any city, town, district, regional refuse disposal district or regional school district issuing bonds or notes may rebate to the federal government, without further appropriation, any amount deemed necessary by the officers authorized to issue the bonds or notes in order to have interest paid on the bonds or notes be excluded, in whole or in part, from gross income for federal income tax purposes. Such payment made by a city, town or district shall be reported by the auditor or accountant of the city or town or other officer having similar duties or by the treasurer, if there is no such officer, to the assessors, who shall include the amount so reported in the determination of the next annual tax rate, unless the city, town or district has otherwise made provisions therefor. The amount of such payment made by a regional school district or regional refuse disposal district shall be included in the next annual district operation and maintenance budget, unless the regional district committee has otherwise made provisions therefor. The director of accounts may promulgate guidelines, rules and regulations to govern such rebates and any such rebates made under authority of this section shall be subject to any such guidelines, rules and regulations of said director.