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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 279 / Section 11
Punishment by imprisonment only or by fine only when law prescribes both
Status: in_force

Section 11. Whoever is convicted of a crime, punishable by fine and imprisonment either in the jail or house of correction, except a person convicted under section thirty G of chapter one hundred and thirty-eight, may at the discretion of the court, be sentenced to be punished by imprisonment only, or by a fine only, if he shows to the satisfaction of the court that he has not before been convicted of a similar crime.

Section 11. Whoever is convicted of a crime, punishable by fine and imprisonment either in the jail or house of correction, except a person convicted under section thirty G of chapter one hundred and thirty-eight, may at the discretion of the court, be sentenced to be punished by imprisonment only, or by a fine only, if he shows to the satisfaction of the court that he has not before been convicted of a similar crime.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 7, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 7 / Section 23
Removal; noncompliance of officers
Status: in_force

Section 23. Any appointed officer failing to comply with any rule, regulation or order made under section 22 may, after a hearing before the governor and council given to the official concerned, be removed by them.

Section 23. Any appointed officer failing to comply with any rule, regulation or order made under section 22 may, after a hearing before the governor and council given to the official concerned, be removed by them.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167C, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167C / Section 5
Investigation fees; classifications and differentiations of banks
Status: in_force

Section 5. Every notice or application to change the location of the main office to establish and maintain 1 or more branch offices or depots, or to change the location or close 1 or more branch offices or depots shall be accompanied by payment of an investigation fee, the amount of which shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under section 3B of chapter 7 of the General Laws. To determine the investigation fee to establish a branch office, the commissioner of administration may make such classifications and differentiations of banks and may provide adjustments to the fee as are necessary; provided, however, that such classifications and differentiations may be based on: (i) the asset size of the bank; (ii) the number of existing branch offices of the bank; or (iii) other criteria as determined by the commissioner of administration; provided further, that the fee shall be consistent with and equal to the amount of the investigation fee to establish a branch office imposed on credit unions in section 8 of chapter 171.

Section 5. Every notice or application to change the location of the main office to establish and maintain 1 or more branch offices or depots, or to change the location or close 1 or more branch offices or depots shall be accompanied by payment of an investigation fee, the amount of which shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under section 3B of chapter 7 of the General Laws. To determine the investigation fee to establish a branch office, the commissioner of administration may make such classifications and differentiations of banks and may provide adjustments to the fee as are necessary; provided, however, that such classifications and differentiations may be based on: (i) the asset size of the bank; (ii) the number of existing branch offices of the bank; or (iii) other criteria as determined by the commissioner of administration; provided further, that the fee shall be consistent with and equal to the amount of the investigation fee to establish a branch office imposed on credit unions in section 8 of chapter 171.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 249 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 249
Possession of illegal measures by vendor of coal, coke, charcoal or kindling wood; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 249. A vendor of coal, coke, charcoal or kindling wood, who has in his possession a basket, bag, sack or other measure which does not conform in every particular to the requirements respecting such measure, with intent to use or permit it to be used in measuring coal, coke, charcoal or kindling wood sold or offered for sale, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars, and such basket, bag, sack or measure shall be destroyed.

Section 249. A vendor of coal, coke, charcoal or kindling wood, who has in his possession a basket, bag, sack or other measure which does not conform in every particular to the requirements respecting such measure, with intent to use or permit it to be used in measuring coal, coke, charcoal or kindling wood sold or offered for sale, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars, and such basket, bag, sack or measure shall be destroyed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128A, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128A / Section 11
Refusal to grant, suspension or revocation of license
Status: repealed

[ Text of section effective until December 15, 2027. Repealed by 2011, 194, Sec. 39. See 2011, 194, Sec. 112 as amended by 2014, 165, Sec. 192; 2016, 176, Sec. 12B; 2017, 56, Sec. 14; 2018, 159, Sec. 14; 2019, 47, Sec. 14; 2020, 1, Sec. 14; 2020, 106, Sec. 14; 2021, 27, Sec. 14; 2022, 128, Sec. 14; 2023, 26, Sec. 20; and 2025, 73, Sec. 73.] Section 11. The commission shall have full discretion to refuse to grant a license to any applicant for a license or to suspend or revoke the license of any licensee. If any license is suspended or revoked, the commission shall make a record of its reasons for doing so and such record shall be made available to any person requesting to inspect the same.

[ Text of section effective until December 15, 2027. Repealed by 2011, 194, Sec. 39. See 2011, 194, Sec. 112 as amended by 2014, 165, Sec. 192; 2016, 176, Sec. 12B; 2017, 56, Sec. 14; 2018, 159, Sec. 14; 2019, 47, Sec. 14; 2020, 1, Sec. 14; 2020, 106, Sec. 14; 2021, 27, Sec. 14; 2022, 128, Sec. 14; 2023, 26, Sec. 20; and 2025, 73, Sec. 73.]

Section 11. The commission shall have full discretion to refuse to grant a license to any applicant for a license or to suspend or revoke the license of any licensee. If any license is suspended or revoked, the commission shall make a record of its reasons for doing so and such record shall be made available to any person requesting to inspect the same.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132A, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 132A / Section 1
Bequests, restitutions or gifts; Conservation Trust
Status: in_force

Section 1. The commissioner of the department of environmental management, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the commissioner, may receive and hold in trust on behalf of the commonwealth, exempt from taxation, bequests, restitutions or gifts to be used for the purpose of advancing the recreational and conservation interests of the commonwealth and shall administer the same in such manner as to carry out the terms of such bequests, restitutions or gifts, and he may accept on behalf of the commonwealth gifts of land outside the urban park district to be held and managed for recreational and conservation purposes. Said trust properties shall be known as the Conservation Trust and shall be used and expended under the direction of the commissioner and subject to his orders. Subject to the term of such grant, restitution, gift, devise or bequest, the commissioner may expend such funds, whether principal or income, without further appropriation.

Section 1. The commissioner of the department of environmental management, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the commissioner, may receive and hold in trust on behalf of the commonwealth, exempt from taxation, bequests, restitutions or gifts to be used for the purpose of advancing the recreational and conservation interests of the commonwealth and shall administer the same in such manner as to carry out the terms of such bequests, restitutions or gifts, and he may accept on behalf of the commonwealth gifts of land outside the urban park district to be held and managed for recreational and conservation purposes.

Said trust properties shall be known as the Conservation Trust and shall be used and expended under the direction of the commissioner and subject to his orders. Subject to the term of such grant, restitution, gift, devise or bequest, the commissioner may expend such funds, whether principal or income, without further appropriation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 142, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 142 / Section 21
Buildings owned, used and constructed by commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 21. The examiners shall formulate rules relative to the construction, alteration, repair and inspection of all plumbing and gas fitting work in buildings owned, used and constructed by the commonwealth and in buildings owned, used and constructed by the University of Massachusetts Building Authority, Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Massachusetts Port Authority, Metropolitan district commission and the government center commission and all plans for plumbing and gas fitting in such buildings shall be subject to the approval of the examiners.

Section 21. The examiners shall formulate rules relative to the construction, alteration, repair and inspection of all plumbing and gas fitting work in buildings owned, used and constructed by the commonwealth and in buildings owned, used and constructed by the University of Massachusetts Building Authority, Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Massachusetts Port Authority, Metropolitan district commission and the government center commission and all plans for plumbing and gas fitting in such buildings shall be subject to the approval of the examiners.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 79, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIII / Chapter 79 / Section 7
Taking by private corporations; award of damages; time of payment
Status: in_force

Section 7. When a taking is made on behalf of a railroad corporation, the damages shall be awarded by the county commissioners of the county in which the land taken lies, upon the petition of such corporation or of any person entitled thereto, if filed within one year of the date when the taking is recorded. When the taking is made on behalf of a private corporation other than a railroad corporation the damages shall be awarded by the aldermen of the city, or the selectmen of the town, in which the land taken lies, upon the petition of such corporation or of any person entitled thereto, if filed within one year of the date when the taking is recorded; provided, that there shall be no award of the damages caused by the taking of land or other acts performed in the abolition or alteration of a grade crossing under chapter one hundred and fifty-nine, but the amount of such damages may be agreed upon by the party primarily liable therefor and any person entitled thereto. A petition for an award of damages under this section may be filed in the office of the board having jurisdiction of the subject matter thereof at any time within the period herein limited, but no petition shall be received or damages awarded under this section after a petition with respect to the same subject matter has been filed in the superior court under section fourteen.

Section 7. When a taking is made on behalf of a railroad corporation, the damages shall be awarded by the county commissioners of the county in which the land taken lies, upon the petition of such corporation or of any person entitled thereto, if filed within one year of the date when the taking is recorded. When the taking is made on behalf of a private corporation other than a railroad corporation the damages shall be awarded by the aldermen of the city, or the selectmen of the town, in which the land taken lies, upon the petition of such corporation or of any person entitled thereto, if filed within one year of the date when the taking is recorded; provided, that there shall be no award of the damages caused by the taking of land or other acts performed in the abolition or alteration of a grade crossing under chapter one hundred and fifty-nine, but the amount of such damages may be agreed upon by the party primarily liable therefor and any person entitled thereto. A petition for an award of damages under this section may be filed in the office of the board having jurisdiction of the subject matter thereof at any time within the period herein limited, but no petition shall be received or damages awarded under this section after a petition with respect to the same subject matter has been filed in the superior court under section fourteen.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, sec. 41 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 152 / Section 41
Notice of proceedings for compensation; limitation of actions
Status: in_force

Section 41. No proceedings for compensation payable under this chapter shall be maintained unless a notice thereof shall have been given to the insurer or insured as soon as practicable after the happening thereof, and unless any claim for compensation due with respect to such injury is filed within four years from the date the employee first became aware of the causal relationship between his disability and his employment. In the event of death, no claim shall be made later than four years after the death. Where an action against a third person, as provided by section fifteen, is discontinued, no claim for compensation shall be made later than sixty days after such discontinuance. The payment of compensation for any injury pursuant to this chapter or the filing of a claim for compensation as provided in this chapter shall toll the statute of limitations for any benefits due pursuant to this chapter for such injury.

Section 41. No proceedings for compensation payable under this chapter shall be maintained unless a notice thereof shall have been given to the insurer or insured as soon as practicable after the happening thereof, and unless any claim for compensation due with respect to such injury is filed within four years from the date the employee first became aware of the causal relationship between his disability and his employment. In the event of death, no claim shall be made later than four years after the death. Where an action against a third person, as provided by section fifteen, is discontinued, no claim for compensation shall be made later than sixty days after such discontinuance.

The payment of compensation for any injury pursuant to this chapter or the filing of a claim for compensation as provided in this chapter shall toll the statute of limitations for any benefits due pursuant to this chapter for such injury.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 23AA — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 23AA
Unauthorized practice of respiratory care
Status: in_force

Section 23AA. No person shall hold himself out as a respiratory therapist or as being able to practice respiratory care or to render respiratory care services in the commonwealth unless he is licensed in accordance with section twenty-three S. Such a person shall be known as a respiratory therapist.

Section 23AA. No person shall hold himself out as a respiratory therapist or as being able to practice respiratory care or to render respiratory care services in the commonwealth unless he is licensed in accordance with section twenty-three S. Such a person shall be known as a respiratory therapist.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 20 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 20
Commencement of business; liability of officers, contribution
Status: in_force

Section 20. A corporation subject to this chapter shall not begin business until the whole amount of its capital stock, or such part thereof as may have been approved by the department, has been paid in and a certificate of that fact has been filed in accordance with section ten. The president, directors and other officers shall be jointly and severally liable for debts contracted on behalf of the corporation before such payment has been made and such certificate has been filed. Any director or officer who pays on a judgment rendered on a claim asserted under this section shall be entitled to contribution in the manner and to the extent provided in section sixty-six of chapter one hundred and fifty-six B.

Section 20. A corporation subject to this chapter shall not begin business until the whole amount of its capital stock, or such part thereof as may have been approved by the department, has been paid in and a certificate of that fact has been filed in accordance with section ten. The president, directors and other officers shall be jointly and severally liable for debts contracted on behalf of the corporation before such payment has been made and such certificate has been filed. Any director or officer who pays on a judgment rendered on a claim asserted under this section shall be entitled to contribution in the manner and to the extent provided in section sixty-six of chapter one hundred and fifty-six B.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176S, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176S / Section 4
Participating provider physician assistant eligible as primary care provider
Status: in_force

Section 4. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a carrier that requires the designation of a primary care provider shall provide its insured with an opportunity to select a participating provider physician assistant as a primary care provider.

Section 4. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a carrier that requires the designation of a primary care provider shall provide its insured with an opportunity to select a participating provider physician assistant as a primary care provider.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21J, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21J / Section 14
Deposits of penalties and interest
Status: in_force

Section 14. The penalties, and interest remitted to the treasurer by the department under this chapter shall be deposited in the General Fund.

Section 14. The penalties, and interest remitted to the treasurer by the department under this chapter shall be deposited in the General Fund.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 105, sec. 60 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 105 / Section 60
Negotiation of receipt for mortgaged goods
Status: in_force

Section 60. Whoever deposits goods to which he has no title, or upon which there is a lien or mortgage, and takes for such goods a negotiable receipt which he afterwards negotiates for value with intent to deceive, and without disclosing his want of title or the existence of the lien or mortgage, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

Section 60. Whoever deposits goods to which he has no title, or upon which there is a lien or mortgage, and takes for such goods a negotiable receipt which he afterwards negotiates for value with intent to deceive, and without disclosing his want of title or the existence of the lien or mortgage, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15E — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15E
Susan B. Anthony Day
Status: in_force

Section 15E. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting aside the twenty-sixth day of August as Susan B. Anthony Day, recommending its observance by the public in honoring the woman who was the organizer, lecturer, campaigner and ardent advocate in the fight for American woman suffrage, and whose unfailing efforts culminated in the prohibition of the denial of the right to vote on account of sex.

Section 15E. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting aside the twenty-sixth day of August as Susan B. Anthony Day, recommending its observance by the public in honoring the woman who was the organizer, lecturer, campaigner and ardent advocate in the fight for American woman suffrage, and whose unfailing efforts culminated in the prohibition of the denial of the right to vote on account of sex.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176 / Section 13
Disbursements; vouchers
Status: in_force

Section 13. No society shall make any disbursements of fifteen dollars or more, except disbursements on account of the return of dues paid in advance, unless the same be evidenced by a voucher signed by or on behalf of the person receiving the money and correctly describing the consideration for the payment, and if the same be for services and disbursements setting forth the services rendered and an itemized statement of the disbursements made; and if it be in connection with any matter pending before any legislature or public body, or before any department, board, commission or officer of any government, whether local, state or national, correctly describing in addition the nature of the matter and of the interest of such society therein; or, if such voucher cannot be obtained, by an affidavit stating the reason for not obtaining such voucher, and setting forth the particulars above mentioned.

Section 13. No society shall make any disbursements of fifteen dollars or more, except disbursements on account of the return of dues paid in advance, unless the same be evidenced by a voucher signed by or on behalf of the person receiving the money and correctly describing the consideration for the payment, and if the same be for services and disbursements setting forth the services rendered and an itemized statement of the disbursements made; and if it be in connection with any matter pending before any legislature or public body, or before any department, board, commission or officer of any government, whether local, state or national, correctly describing in addition the nature of the matter and of the interest of such society therein; or, if such voucher cannot be obtained, by an affidavit stating the reason for not obtaining such voucher, and setting forth the particulars above mentioned.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 7D, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 7D / Section 9
Statewide information technology plan
Status: in_force

Section 9. The office shall develop a statewide information technology plan that shall identify the immediate needs of information technology among state agencies as well as long-term investments in information technology that should be considered by the commonwealth. The plan shall be updated annually and shall be published on the website of the commonwealth.

Section 9. The office shall develop a statewide information technology plan that shall identify the immediate needs of information technology among state agencies as well as long-term investments in information technology that should be considered by the commonwealth. The plan shall be updated annually and shall be published on the website of the commonwealth.