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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167, sec. 35A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167 / Section 35A
Destruction of books, records, etc. concerning bank and liquidation thereof
Status: in_force

Section 35A. After the expiration of six years from the order for final distribution, the commissioner may, with the approval of the supreme judicial court, cause to be destroyed any or all of the books, records, correspondence and other papers in his possession concerning any such bank and the liquidation thereof.

Section 35A. After the expiration of six years from the order for final distribution, the commissioner may, with the approval of the supreme judicial court, cause to be destroyed any or all of the books, records, correspondence and other papers in his possession concerning any such bank and the liquidation thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15JJJJJ — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15JJJJJ
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Status: in_force

Section 15JJJJJ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month to increase public awareness of lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, leading to better education about the disease and thus earlier diagnoses, resulting in a higher chance of long-term survival and recommending that it be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15JJJJJ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month to increase public awareness of lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, leading to better education about the disease and thus earlier diagnoses, resulting in a higher chance of long-term survival and recommending that it be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118I, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118I / Section 15
Annual report
Status: in_force

Section 15. The council shall file an annual report, not later than January 30, with the joint committee on health care financing, the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the house and senate concerning the activities of the council in general and, in particular, describing the progress to date in developing a statewide health information exchange and recommending such further legislative action as it deems appropriate.

Section 15. The council shall file an annual report, not later than January 30, with the joint committee on health care financing, the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the house and senate concerning the activities of the council in general and, in particular, describing the progress to date in developing a statewide health information exchange and recommending such further legislative action as it deems appropriate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, sec. 41 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 19A / Section 41
Veterans Independence Plus Initiative Trust Fund
Status: in_force

Section 41. There shall be established upon the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Veterans Independence Plus Initiative Trust Fund. The secretary shall be the trustee of the fund and may expend monies in the fund, without further appropriation, for the administration of the Veterans Independence Plus Initiative, a joint initiative of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the Administration on Aging in the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Revenues collected by the department from this initiative shall be deposited in the fund. The department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts in anticipation of expected receipts, provided that no expenditure shall be made from the fund which shall cause the fund to be in deficit at the close of a fiscal year. Any remaining balance in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund but shall remain in the fund and be available to the department during the following fiscal year for the purposes of this section. The secretary may expend from the fund for services provided in prior fiscal years.

Section 41. There shall be established upon the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Veterans Independence Plus Initiative Trust Fund. The secretary shall be the trustee of the fund and may expend monies in the fund, without further appropriation, for the administration of the Veterans Independence Plus Initiative, a joint initiative of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the Administration on Aging in the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Revenues collected by the department from this initiative shall be deposited in the fund. The department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts in anticipation of expected receipts, provided that no expenditure shall be made from the fund which shall cause the fund to be in deficit at the close of a fiscal year. Any remaining balance in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund but shall remain in the fund and be available to the department during the following fiscal year for the purposes of this section. The secretary may expend from the fund for services provided in prior fiscal years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255B, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255B / Section 8
Revocation or suspension of license; procedure
Status: in_force

Section 8. No license shall be suspended or revoked except after hearing thereon by the commissioner or such of his assistants as he may designate. The commissioner shall give the licensee at least ten days' written notice, in the form of an order to show cause, of the time and place of such hearing by registered mail addressed to the principal place of business in this commonwealth of such licensee. The said notice shall contain the grounds of complaint against the licensee. Any order suspending or revoking such license shall recite the grounds upon which the same is based. The order shall be entered upon the records of the commissioner and shall not be effective until after thirty days' written notice thereof given after such entry forwarded by registered mail to the licensee at such principal place of business. No revocation, suspension or surrender of any license shall impair or affect the obligation of any lawful retail instalment contract acquired previously thereto by the licensee. Within thirty days after such suspension or revocation the person aggrieved thereby may appeal to the superior court for the county of Suffolk, sitting in equity. The court shall hear all pertinent evidence and determine the facts, and upon the facts as so determined review said suspension or revocation and, as justice and equity may require, affirm the same or order that the commissioner rescind it.

Section 8. No license shall be suspended or revoked except after hearing thereon by the commissioner or such of his assistants as he may designate. The commissioner shall give the licensee at least ten days' written notice, in the form of an order to show cause, of the time and place of such hearing by registered mail addressed to the principal place of business in this commonwealth of such licensee. The said notice shall contain the grounds of complaint against the licensee. Any order suspending or revoking such license shall recite the grounds upon which the same is based. The order shall be entered upon the records of the commissioner and shall not be effective until after thirty days' written notice thereof given after such entry forwarded by registered mail to the licensee at such principal place of business. No revocation, suspension or surrender of any license shall impair or affect the obligation of any lawful retail instalment contract acquired previously thereto by the licensee. Within thirty days after such suspension or revocation the person aggrieved thereby may appeal to the superior court for the county of Suffolk, sitting in equity. The court shall hear all pertinent evidence and determine the facts, and upon the facts as so determined review said suspension or revocation and, as justice and equity may require, affirm the same or order that the commissioner rescind it.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183B, sec. 49 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 183B / Section 49
Failure to comply with chapter
Status: in_force

Section 49. If a developer or any other person subject to this chapter fails to comply with any provision of this chapter or of the time-share instrument, any person or class of persons adversely affected by the failure to comply shall have a claim for appropriate relief. A failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive act or practice under chapter ninety-three A.

Section 49. If a developer or any other person subject to this chapter fails to comply with any provision of this chapter or of the time-share instrument, any person or class of persons adversely affected by the failure to comply shall have a claim for appropriate relief. A failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive act or practice under chapter ninety-three A.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 141 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 141
Penalty for violation of rules regulating solicitations for blind
Status: in_force

Section 141. Whoever violates any provision of section one hundred and thirty-nine shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not less than three months nor more than one year, or both. A conviction of any such violation shall be reported forthwith by the court or magistrate to the commissioner, who may revoke the license of any licensed person so convicted.

Section 141. Whoever violates any provision of section one hundred and thirty-nine shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not less than three months nor more than one year, or both. A conviction of any such violation shall be reported forthwith by the court or magistrate to the commissioner, who may revoke the license of any licensed person so convicted.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32, sec. 85A — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 32 / Section 85A
Retirement of members of fire and police department in certain towns
Status: in_force

Section 85A. In any town which accepted this section prior to January first, nineteen hundred and forty-six, the provisions of section eighty-five or section eighty-five E, whichever is in force therein, relative to the retirement of permanent members of the fire department and police department for incapacity shall apply to call members of its fire department and to police officers appointed under section ninety-six of chapter forty-one, except that a person retired hereunder shall annually receive from the town a pension at such rate, not exceeding five hundred dollars a year, as the town may authorize.

Section 85A. In any town which accepted this section prior to January first, nineteen hundred and forty-six, the provisions of section eighty-five or section eighty-five E, whichever is in force therein, relative to the retirement of permanent members of the fire department and police department for incapacity shall apply to call members of its fire department and to police officers appointed under section ninety-six of chapter forty-one, except that a person retired hereunder shall annually receive from the town a pension at such rate, not exceeding five hundred dollars a year, as the town may authorize.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90B, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90B / Section 13
Arrest without warrant; entry upon private lands
Status: in_force

Section 13. Any officer empowered to enforce this chapter may arrest without a warrant any person who the officer has probable cause to believe has violated or is violating any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation made under authority hereof. All officers empowered to enforce this chapter may in the performance of their duties enter upon and pass through or over private lands and property whether or not covered by water.

Section 13. Any officer empowered to enforce this chapter may arrest without a warrant any person who the officer has probable cause to believe has violated or is violating any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation made under authority hereof. All officers empowered to enforce this chapter may in the performance of their duties enter upon and pass through or over private lands and property whether or not covered by water.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279, sec. 30 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 279 / Section 30
Vacation of office from time of sentence to state prison
Status: in_force

Section 30. If a convict sentenced by a court of the commonwealth or of the United States to imprisonment in the state prison or by a court of the United States to a federal penitentiary for a felony holds an office under the constitution or laws of the commonwealth at the time of sentence, it shall be vacated from the time of sentence. If the judgment against him is reversed upon writ of error, he shall be restored to his office with all its rights and emoluments; but, if pardoned, he shall not by reason thereof be restored, unless it is so expressly ordered by the terms of the pardon.

Section 30. If a convict sentenced by a court of the commonwealth or of the United States to imprisonment in the state prison or by a court of the United States to a federal penitentiary for a felony holds an office under the constitution or laws of the commonwealth at the time of sentence, it shall be vacated from the time of sentence. If the judgment against him is reversed upon writ of error, he shall be restored to his office with all its rights and emoluments; but, if pardoned, he shall not by reason thereof be restored, unless it is so expressly ordered by the terms of the pardon.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 267, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 267 / Section 22
Notes, bills, orders or checks for less than five dollars, as currency
Status: in_force

Section 22. Whoever issues or passes a note, bill, order or check, other than the notes or bills of a bank incorporated under the authority of this commonwealth, of the United States or of some one of the United States, for an amount less than five dollars, or whereon a less amount than five dollars is due at the time of such issuing or passing thereof, with intent that the same shall be circulated as currency, shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars.

Section 22. Whoever issues or passes a note, bill, order or check, other than the notes or bills of a bank incorporated under the authority of this commonwealth, of the United States or of some one of the United States, for an amount less than five dollars, or whereon a less amount than five dollars is due at the time of such issuing or passing thereof, with intent that the same shall be circulated as currency, shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110A, sec. 404 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 110A / Section 404
Misleading Filings
Status: in_force

Section 404. It is unlawful for any person to make or cause to be made, in any document filed with the secretary or in any proceeding under this chapter, any statement which is, at the time and in the light of the circumstances under which it is made, false or misleading in any material respect.

Section 404. It is unlawful for any person to make or cause to be made, in any document filed with the secretary or in any proceeding under this chapter, any statement which is, at the time and in the light of the circumstances under which it is made, false or misleading in any material respect.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 46 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 46
Tuition
Status: in_force

Section 46. The yearly tuition at said college and at said institute for day students who are non-residents of the commonwealth shall not be less than one hundred and fifty dollars.

Section 46. The yearly tuition at said college and at said institute for day students who are non-residents of the commonwealth shall not be less than one hundred and fifty dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 172L — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 172L
Navigator organizations certified by the commonwealth health insurance connector under 42 U.S.C. &sect; 18031(i) required to obtain criminal offender record information prior to hiring new employee
Status: in_force

Section 172L. Navigator organizations certified by the commonwealth health insurance connector under 42 U.S.C. § 18031(i) shall obtain from the department all available criminal offender record information before accepting any person as a new employee. Navigator organizations shall obtain from the department periodically, but not less than every 3 years, all available criminal offender record information for current employees. A navigator organization obtaining information under this section shall not disseminate the information for any purpose other than for the protection of persons utilizing the services of the navigator organization.

Section 172L. Navigator organizations certified by the commonwealth health insurance connector under 42 U.S.C. § 18031(i) shall obtain from the department all available criminal offender record information before accepting any person as a new employee. Navigator organizations shall obtain from the department periodically, but not less than every 3 years, all available criminal offender record information for current employees. A navigator organization obtaining information under this section shall not disseminate the information for any purpose other than for the protection of persons utilizing the services of the navigator organization.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175B, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175B / Section 4
Attorney's fees; allowance
Status: in_force

Section 4. In any action against an unauthorized foreign or alien insurer upon a contract of insurance issued or delivered in the commonwealth to a resident thereof or to a corporation authorized to do business therein, if the insurer has failed for thirty days after demand prior to the commencement of the action to make payment in accordance with the terms of the contract, and it appears to the court that such refusal was vexatious and without reasonable cause, the court may allow to the plaintiff a reasonable attorney fee and include such fee in any judgment that may be rendered in such action. Such fee shall not exceed twelve and one half per cent of the amount which the court or jury finds the plaintiff is entitled to recover against the insurer, but in no event shall such fee be less than twenty-five dollars. Failure of an insurer to defend on the merits any such action shall be deemed prima facie evidence that its failure to make payment was vexatious and without reasonable cause.

Section 4. In any action against an unauthorized foreign or alien insurer upon a contract of insurance issued or delivered in the commonwealth to a resident thereof or to a corporation authorized to do business therein, if the insurer has failed for thirty days after demand prior to the commencement of the action to make payment in accordance with the terms of the contract, and it appears to the court that such refusal was vexatious and without reasonable cause, the court may allow to the plaintiff a reasonable attorney fee and include such fee in any judgment that may be rendered in such action. Such fee shall not exceed twelve and one half per cent of the amount which the court or jury finds the plaintiff is entitled to recover against the insurer, but in no event shall such fee be less than twenty-five dollars. Failure of an insurer to defend on the merits any such action shall be deemed prima facie evidence that its failure to make payment was vexatious and without reasonable cause.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 75B — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 75B
Slugs; manufacture and sale
Status: in_force

Section 75B. Whoever manufactures for sale, advertises for sale, sells, offers for sale, or gives away any slug, device or substance whatsoever, designed or calculated to be placed or deposited in any automatic vending machine, slot machine, turnstile, coin-box telephone or other such receptacle, depository or contrivance, designed to receive lawful coin of the United States or tokens provided by the person entitled to the coin-contents or token-contents of such receptacle, depository or contrivance in connection with the sale, use or enjoyment of property or service, with the intent that such slug, device or substance shall be used to cheat or defraud the person entitled to the contents of any such machine, turnstile, coin-box telephone or other such receptacle, depository or contrivance, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than one year, or both. The word ''person'' as used in this section shall include any municipal corporation or political subdivision of the commonwealth.

Section 75B. Whoever manufactures for sale, advertises for sale, sells, offers for sale, or gives away any slug, device or substance whatsoever, designed or calculated to be placed or deposited in any automatic vending machine, slot machine, turnstile, coin-box telephone or other such receptacle, depository or contrivance, designed to receive lawful coin of the United States or tokens provided by the person entitled to the coin-contents or token-contents of such receptacle, depository or contrivance in connection with the sale, use or enjoyment of property or service, with the intent that such slug, device or substance shall be used to cheat or defraud the person entitled to the contents of any such machine, turnstile, coin-box telephone or other such receptacle, depository or contrivance, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than one year, or both. The word ''person'' as used in this section shall include any municipal corporation or political subdivision of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 45, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 45 / Section 17
Temporary playgrounds
Status: in_force

Section 17. If in a town in the metropolitan parks district, or in any city, tenement buildings are built about or contiguous to open spaces, the owners of such buildings may apply to the park commissioners, if any, or, in a city or town of said district having no park commission, to the metropolitan district commission, and said boards may, with the approval of the board of health of the city or town, take a lease of such open spaces for a neighborhood playground for a term not exceeding fifteen years, subject to renewal, at a rental not exceeding the taxes thereon. The owners of such buildings shall have the care and control thereof under the supervision of the park commissioners, or if there are none, of the selectmen.

Section 17. If in a town in the metropolitan parks district, or in any city, tenement buildings are built about or contiguous to open spaces, the owners of such buildings may apply to the park commissioners, if any, or, in a city or town of said district having no park commission, to the metropolitan district commission, and said boards may, with the approval of the board of health of the city or town, take a lease of such open spaces for a neighborhood playground for a term not exceeding fifteen years, subject to renewal, at a rental not exceeding the taxes thereon. The owners of such buildings shall have the care and control thereof under the supervision of the park commissioners, or if there are none, of the selectmen.