|
209A restraining order (abuse prevention)
|
c.209A,
s.1-10
|
|
Abandoned property
|
c.200A,
s.1-17
|
|
-Lost goods & stray animals
|
c.134,
s.1-7
|
|
-Procedures for administration of abandoned
property
|
960 CMR
4.01-4.10
|
|
-Unclaimed and abandoned property
|
c.135,
s.1-12
|
|
Abortion
|
c.112,
s.12I-12U
|
|
-Parental consent for minor's abortion
|
c.112, s.12S
|
|
-Parental consent for minor's abortion (one parent)
|
Planned
Parenthood of Mass. v. Att'y Gen'l, 424 Mass. 586 (1997)
|
|
Abuse of elderly persons
|
c.19A, s.14-26
|
|
Abuse prevention
|
c.209A,
s.1-10
|
|
Adoption
|
c.210, s.1-11A
|
|
-Licensure
|
102 CMR
5.01-5.14
|
|
-Records
|
c.210, s.5D
|
|
Adverse possession
|
c.260, s.21-31
|
|
Affordable housing
|
c.40B, s.20-23
|
|
Alimony
|
c.208, s.34
|
|
Age of majority
|
c.4, s.7
(cl.48-51)
|
|
Anatomical gifts
|
c.113, s.7-14
|
|
-Required requests
|
105
CMR 800.01-800.99
|
|
Anti-SLAPP laws ("strategic lawsuits against public
participation")
|
c.231, s.59H
|
|
Anti-snob zoning
|
c.40B, s.20-23
|
|
-Local initiative program
|
760 CMR
45.01-45.09
|
|
Anti-stalking law SEE ALSO Criminal
harassment
|
c.265, s.43
|
|
Assignment of wages
|
c.154,
s.1-8
|
|
Automobile insurance
|
c.90, s.34A-34R
|
|
-Liability insurance
|
c.175,
s.111A-113U
|
|
-License suspension
|
c.90, s.22F-G
|
|
-Mass. Automobile Insurance Policy
|
7th ed.,
2000
|
|
-"No fault" auto insurance
|
c.90, s.34M
|
|
-PIP (Personal injury protection)
|
c.90, s.34M
|
|
-Safe driver insurance plan
|
211 CMR
134.01-134.20
|
|
-Safe driver insurance plan (overview)
|
Div. of
Insurance
|
|
-Standards of fault & surcharges
|
211 CMR
74.01-74.04
|
|
-Surcharge appeals
|
211 CMR
88.01-88.18
|
|
-Surrender & non-renewal of licenses
|
211 CMR
54.01-54.06
|
|
Automobile lemon law (new & used cars)
|
c.90, s.7N
1/4 & 7N 1/2
|
|
-Lemon aid laws (voiding sale contracts)
|
c.90, s.7N
|
|
-Motor vehicle aribtration
|
201
CMR 11.01-11.25
|
|
-Motor vehicle sales & repair shop regulations
|
940 CMR
5.01-5.06
|
|
-Private party sales
|
Office
of Consumer Affairs
|
|
B
|
|
|
Baby Safe Haven law
|
c.119,
s.39-1/2
|
|
Birth control
|
c.272, s.21-22
|
|
"Blue laws" (common day of rest)
|
c.136,
s.1-16
|
|
-Overview
|
Dept. of Labor and
Workforce Development
|
|
Bottle bill
|
c.94,
s.321-323E
|
|
-Recycling beverage containers
|
301 CMR
4.01-4.09
|
|
-Reporting deposits and refunds
|
204
CMR 3.01-3.07
|
|
-Abandoned deposits
|
830
CMR 94.323.1
|
|
Breathalyzer
|
c.90, s.24K
|
|
-Safe Roads regulations
|
501 CMR 2.01-2.57 [not currently on the web]
|
|
Building codes
|
c.143,
s.1-100
|
|
-State Building Code, 6th ed.
|
780 CMR
|
|
Bus drivers' wages
|
c.71, s.7A
|
|
C
|
|
|
Campaign expenditures and contributions
|
c.55, s.1-42
|
|
-Regulations
|
970 CMR 1.01-4.15
|
|
Capital punishment, See Death
penalty
|
|
|
Carjacking
|
c.265, s.21A
|
|
"Castle" Law
|
c.278, s.8A
|
|
Chapter 766 (special education law)
|
c.71B,
s.1-15
|
|
-Special education regulations
|
603 CMR
28.01-28.09
|
|
Checks, dishonored
|
c.93, s.40A
|
|
Child abandonment
|
c.119, s.39
|
|
Child custody
|
c.208, s.28-32
|
|
-Removal of children from state
|
c.208, s.30
|
|
-Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act
|
c.209B,
s.1-14
|
|
Child endangerment
|
c.265, s.13L
|
|
Child labor
|
c.149, s.56-105
|
|
Child support (including children over 18)
|
c.208, s.28
|
|
-Child Support Guidelines
|
Probate
& Family Court
|
|
-Enforcement
|
c.119A,
s.1-17
|
|
-Establishing parentage & child support orders
|
830
CMR 18.18A.1
|
|
-Interest & penalties on past-due child support
|
830
CMR 119A 6.1
|
|
-Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
|
c.209D,
s.1-9
|
|
CHINS (Children in need of services)
|
c.119, s.21
c.119, s.39E-39J
|
|
-Dept. of Social Services: Intake
|
110 CMR 4.01-4.76 [not currently on the web]
|
|
-Dept. of Social Services: Services
|
110 CMR 7.001-7.523 [not currently on the web]
|
|
-Dept. of Youth Services regulations
|
109 CMR 1.00-12.00 [not currently on the web]
|
|
Civil & criminal commitment (mental health laws)
|
c.123,
s.1-36B
|
|
Civil motor vehicle infractions ("CMVI")
|
(Numerous
sections of the General Laws and Code of Mass. Regulations; see link)
|
|
Civil rights, punishment for violation
|
c.265, s.37, 39
|
|
Civil rights, unlawful discrimination
|
c.151B,
s.1-10
|
|
Civil rights, violation of constitutional rights
|
c.12, s.11H-11J
|
|
Civil service
|
c.31, s.1-77
|
|
-Hearing Rules of Procedure
|
801 CMR 1.01-1.04
|
|
-Regulations
|
PARs
[Personnel Administration Rules]
|
|
Clean Elections Law (repealed 6/03)
|
c.55A,
s.1-18
|
|
-Limited public financing of campaigns
(replaced Clean Elections Law, eff. 6/03)
|
c.10, s.42
|
|
Clean Waters Act
|
c.21, s.26-53
|
|
-Div. of Water Pollution Control regulations
|
314 CMR
2.00-18.00
|
|
"CMVI" (civil motor vehicle infractions)
|
(Numerous
sections of the General Laws and Code of Mass. Regulations; see link)
|
|
Common day of rest law ("blue laws")
|
c.136,
s.1-16
|
|
-Overview
|
Dept. of Labor and
Workforce Development
|
|
Common law marriage
|
While Massachusetts recognizes a valid common law marriage from another
state, a common law marriage cannot be created in Massachusetts.
|
|
Community preservation
|
c.44B,
s.1-17
|
|
Community property SEE INSTEAD
Divorce: Division of property in divorce proceedings
|
Mass. is not a community property state
|
|
Compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance
|
c.90, s.34A-34N
|
|
-Insurance policy coverage
|
c.175, s.113A
|
|
Condominium conversion
|
St.1983, c.527
|
|
Condominiums
|
c.183A,
s.1-22
|
|
Conflict of interest, public officials & employees
|
c.268A,
s.1-25
|
|
-Conflict of interest, specific employees
|
Ethics
Commission fact sheets, guidelines & summaries
|
|
Consumer credit cost disclosure
|
c.140D,
s.1-35
|
|
Consumer protection
|
c.93A,
s.1-11
|
|
-Consumer protection regulations (Att'y Gen'l)
|
940 CMR
3.01-3.19
|
|
"Continued without a finding"
|
c.278, s.18
|
|
Controlled substances (drugs & narcotics)
|
c.94C,
s.1-48
|
|
CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information system)
|
c.6, s.167 -178B
|
|
-CORI regulations
|
803 CMR 2.01-9.12 [not currently on the web]
|
|
Credit: Mass. Fair Credit Reporting Act
|
c.93, s.50-68
|
|
Crime Victim Compensation Division
|
c.12, s.11K
|
|
-Compensation of victims
|
c.258C,
s.1-13
|
|
-Victims of Drunk Driving Trust Fund
|
c.10, s.66
|
|
-Compensation of victims of violent crimes
regulations (Att'y Gen'l)
|
940 CMR
14.01-14.09
|
|
Criminal & civil commitment (mental health laws)
|
c.123,
s.1-36B
|
|
Criminal harassment ("Sandy's
law") SEE ALSO Anti-stalking law
|
c.265, s.43A
|
|
Criminal Offender Record Information system (CORI)
|
c.6, s.167 -178B
|
|
Custody of children
|
c.208, s.28-32
|
|
-Removal of children from state
|
c.208, s.30
|
|
-Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act
|
c.209B,
s.1-14
|
|
Date rape drugs
|
c.272, s.3
|
|
Day of rest ("blue laws")
|
c.136,
s.1-16
|
|
-Overview
|
Dept. of Labor and
Workforce Development
|
|
Daylight saving time
|
c.4, s.10
|
|
Death penalty
|
c.265, s.2
(violated Mass. Constitution & struck down in 1984, see next entry)
|
|
-Death penalty declared unconstitutional
|
Comm. v.
Colon-Cruz, 393 Mass. 150 (1984)
|
|
Debt collection, unfair
|
c.93, s.49
|
|
-Collection agents, licensing
|
c.93, s.24
|
|
-Conduct of business of collection agencies
|
209 CMR 18.01-18.24
|
|
-Debt collection regulations (Att'y Gen'l)
|
940 CMR
7.01-7.11
|
|
Delinquent children
|
c.119, s.52-64
|
|
-Division of Youth Services Regulations
|
109 CMR 2.00-12.00 [not
currently on the web]
|
|
-Youth services
|
c.120,
s.1-26
|
|
Desertion and nonsupport
|
c.273,
s.1-23
|
|
Discrimination laws
|
c.151B,
s.1-10
|
|
-Age discrimination in employment
|
c.149,
s.24A-24J
|
|
-Discrimination regulations
|
804 CMR 3.00 [not
currently on the web]
|
|
-Employment, maternity leave (sex discrimination)
|
804 CMR 8.01 [not
currently on the web]
|
|
-Employment, wage rates
|
c.149,
s.105A-105C
|
|
-Handicapped
|
c.151B, s.4
|
|
-Handicapped, Guidelines on employment
discrimination
|
M.C.A.D.
|
|
-Housing discrimination
|
c.151B,
s.1-10
|
|
-Regulations
|
804 CMR 2.01-2.05 [not
currently on the web]
|
|
-Sexual harassment in the workplace guidelines
|
M.C.A.D.
|
|
Divorce
|
c.208,
s.1-46
|
|
-Irretrievable breakdown of marriage ("no fault
divorce")
|
c.208,
s.1A-1B, 21
|
|
-Division of property in
divorce proceedings
|
c.208, s.34
|
|
DNR ("Do Not Resuscitate") program
|
Office of
Emergency Medical Services
|
|
"Do Not Call" (telemarketing solicitation )
|
c.159C,
s.1-14
|
|
-'Do Not Call' registry (Mass.)
|
201 CMR 12.01-12.07 [not
currently on the web]
|
|
"Do Not Resuscitate" program (DNR)
|
Office of
Emergency Medical Services
|
|
Dog bite law
|
c.140, s.155
|
|
Dog laws
|
c.140,
s.136A-174D
|
|
Domestic violence
|
c.209A,
s.1-10
|
|
"Dram shop" law
|
c.138, s.69
|
|
Drugs and narcotics laws (controlled substances)
|
c.94C,
s.1-48
|
|
Drunk driving laws
|
c.90, s.21
c.90, s.24
c.90, s.24D
c.90, s.24I-24N
|
|
-"Per se" law
|
Governor's
summary
|
|
-"Per se" law
|
St.
2003, c.28
|
|
-Safe Roads regulations
|
501 CMR 2.01-2.57 [not
currently on the web]
|
|
Durable Power of Attorney, Uniform
|
c.201B,
s.1-7
|
|
DWI laws (driving while intoxicated)
|
c.90, s.21,
s.24, s.24D, s.24I-24N
|
|
-"Per se" law
|
Governor's
summary
|
|
-"Per se" law
|
St.
2003, c.28
|
|
-Safe Roads regulations
|
501 CMR 2.01-2.57 [not
currently on the web]
|
|
E
|
|
|
Eavesdropping/Wiretapping (including tape recording private
conversations)
|
c.272, s.99
|
|
Education laws (public schools)
|
c.71, s.1-89
|
|
Eggshell rule: a wrongdoer takes his victim as he finds him
|
Criminal: Comm.
v. Tevlin (2001); Tort: Wallace v. Ludwig, 292 Mass. 251 (1935)
|
|
Eight hour work day (public employees)
|
c.149, s.30-44
|
|
Elections, Clean (repealed 6/03)
|
c.55A,
s.1-18
|
|
-Limited public financing of campaigns (replaced Clean
Elections Law, eff. 6/03)
|
c.10, s.42
|
|
-Campaign expenditures and contributions
|
c.55, s.1-42
|
|
-Regulations
|
970 CMR 1.01-4.15
|
|
Emancipation of minor
|
Though Mass. does not have a law on the emancipation of minors, see Pathfinder
and next link.
|
|
-"Emancipation and the Legal Rights of Minors in
Massachusetts"
|
Children's Law Center
|
|
Employees' right to bargain
|
c.150A, s.3
|
|
Endangered Species Act
|
c.131A,
s.1-6
|
|
-Endanged Species Act regulations
|
321 CMR
10.01-10.61
|
|
Equal pay, sex discrimination
|
c.149,
s.105A-105D
|
|
Equal pay, teachers
|
c.71, s.40
|
|
Equal rights
|
c.151B,
s.1-10
|
|
Estate tax
|
c.65C,
s.1-28
|
|
-Death on or after Jan 1, 2003
|
Dept. of
Revenue information
|
|
-Tax on transfer of certain estates
|
c.65A,
s.1-7
|
|
Ethics
|
Ethics Commission
Advisory Opinions
|
|
Exotic pets
|
321 CMR 9
|
|
F
|
|
|
Fair Credit Reporting Act
|
c.93, s. 50-68
|
|
Fair educational practices
|
c.151C,
s.1-5
|
|
Fair employment practices
|
c.151B,
s.1-10
|
|
Fair housing
|
c.151B,
s.1-10
|
|
Fair information practices
|
c.66A,
s.1-3
|
|
-Fair Information Practices Act regulations (Att'y Gen'l)
|
940 CMR
11.01-11.10
|
|
-Fair information practices regulations (Sect'y of Comm.)
|
950 CMR 33.01-33.32 [not
currently on the web]
|
|
Family and medical leave law
|
c.149, s.52D
|
|
-Employee leave for certain family obligations
|
940 CMR
20.01-20.05
|
|
Family Support, Uniform Interstate
|
c.209D,
s.1-9
|
|
Felony (definition & penalty)
|
c.274, s.1
|
|
Felony murder
|
c.265, s.1
c.265, s.17
c.265, s.18
c.265, s.21
|
|
First responder law
|
c.111, s.201
|
|
-First responder training
|
105 CMR
171.010-171.240
|
|
Foreclosure, mortgage
|
c.244,
s.1-40
|
|
Forty-eight hour work week (women & children)
|
c.149, s.56
|
|
Freedom of Information (public records)
|
c.66, s.1-18
|
|
-Fair Information Practices
|
c.66A,
s.1-3
|
|
-Fair Information Practices Act regulations (Att'y Gen'l)
|
940 CMR
11.01-11.10
|
|
-Fair Information Practices regulations (Sect'y of Comm.)
|
950 CMR 33.01-33.32 [not
currently on the web]
|
|
-Public records, defined
|
c.4, s.7 (clause
26)
|
|
-Public records access
|
950
CMR 32.01-32.09
|
|
-Regulations on using microfilm
|
950 CMR 39.01-39.07 [not
currently on the web]
|
|
G
|
|
|
Garageman's lien
|
c.255, s.25
|
|
Garnishment
|
c.246,
s.1-83
|
|
Gifts to minors (Uniform Tranfers to Minors)
|
c.201A,
s.1-24
|
|
Good samaritan law
|
c.112, s.12B
|
|
Good samaritan (emergency treatment of minors)
|
c.112, s.12F
|
|
Graffiti ("tagging")
|
c.266,
s.126A-126B
|
|
Grandfathered lots
|
c.40A, s.6
|
|
Grandparents' visitation law
|
c.119, s.39D
|
|
Gun control laws, licensing
|
c.140,
s.121-131C
|
|
-Handgun sales regulations (Att'y Gen'l)
|
940 CMR
16.01-16.09
|
|
-Penalties
|
c.269, s.10
|
|
H
|
|
|
Habitual criminals, sentencing
|
c.279, s.25
|
|
Habitual traffic offender law
|
c.90, s.22F
|
|
Hatch Act (flood plains)
|
c.131, s.40
|
|
Health care proxy
|
c.201D,
s.1-17
|
|
Helmet laws (motorcycle head gear)
|
c.90, s.7
|
|
-Protective headgear on motorcyles
|
540 CMR 22.08 [not
currently on the web]
|
|
Highway defects (potholes)
|
c.84 s.15 - 27A
|
|
Home improvement contractors
|
c.142A,
s.1-21
|
|
-Arbitration & Guaranty Fund
|
201 CMR
14.01-14.22
|
|
-General information
|
Office
of Consumer Affairs
|
|
-Registration & enforcement
|
780 CMR R6 [not
currently on the web]
|
|
Home invasion
|
c.265, s.18C
|
|
Home rule procedures
|
c.43B,
s.1-20
|
|
Homestead laws
|
c.188, 1-10,
amended by St.2004
c.218
|
|
-Declaration of Homestead
|
Forms,
Registries of Deeds
|
|
-Homestead Questions and Answers
|
Sect'y of
the Comm.
|
|
I
|
|
|
Insurance, Automobile
|
c.90, s.34A-34R
|
|
-Liability insurance
|
c.175,
s.111A-113U
|
|
-License suspension
|
c.90, s.22F-G
|
|
-Mass. Automobile Insurance Policy
|
7th ed.,
2000
|
|
-"No fault" auto insurance
|
c.90, s.34M
|
|
-PIP (Personal injury protection)
|
c.90, s.34M
|
|
-Safe driver insurance plan
|
211 CMR
134.01-134.20
|
|
-Safe driver insurance plan (overview)
|
Div. of
Insurance
|
|
-Standards of fault & surcharges
|
211 CMR
74.01-74.04
|
|
-Surcharge appeals
|
211 CMR
88.01-88.18
|
|
-Surrender & non-renewal of licenses
|
211 CMR
54.01-54.06
|
|
Interstate probation
|
c.127,
s.151A-151L
|
|
Irretrievable breakdown of marriage ("no fault divorce")
|
c.208, s.1A-1B
c.208, s.21
|
|
J
|
|
|
Jaclyn's Law (construction trenches)
|
c.82A
|
|
K
|
|
|
"Killer bar" law
|
c.90, s.24J
|
|
Knockout Rule (interpretation of contracts)
|
c.106,
s.2-207
|
|
Labor SEE other specific headings
|
c.149,
s.1-185
|
|
-Industrial safety
|
454 CMR 2.01-23.06 [not
currently on the web]
|
|
"Lacey Packer" law (drunk driving)
|
c.90, s.22-23
c.90, s.30
c.90, s.33
|
|
Landlord tenant laws
|
c.186,
s.1-21
|
|
-Landlord tenant regulations (Att'y Gen'l)
|
940 CMR 3.17
|
|
-Security deposit law
|
c.186, s.15B
|
|
Lead paint law
|
c.111,
s.190-199
|
|
-Lead poisoning prevention & control regulations
|
105
CMR 460
|
|
Legal age
|
c.4, s.7
(cl.48-51)
|
|
Lemon laws (new & used cars)
|
c.90, s.7N
1/4 & 7N 1/2
|
|
-Lemon aid law (voiding sale contracts)
|
c.90, s.7N
|
|
-Motor vehicle aribtration regulations
|
201
CMR 11.01-11.25
|
|
-Motor vehicle sales & repair shop regulations
|
940 CMR
5.01-5.06
|
|
-Private party sales
|
Office
of Consumer Affairs
|
|
Lemon law (pets)
|
330
CMR 12.05
|
|
-Licensing & operation of pet shops
|
c.129, s.39A
|
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Lemon law (wheelchairs)
|
c.93, s.107
|
|
Limited Liability Company Act, Massachusetts
|
c.156C,
s.1-68
|
|
Little Miller Act
|
c.149 s.29
|
|
"Lizzie's law" (protection of children)
|
c.119, s.35
|
|
-Children born out of wedlock
|
c.209C, s.3
|
|
-Parents convicted of murder
|
c.209, s.37
|
|
-Visitation & custody
|
c.209, s.38
|
|
Living wills SEE INSTEAD Health
care proxy; Durable
Power of Attorney, Uniform
|
|
Long arm statute
|
c.223A,
s.1-11
|
|
-Drivers who reside in other states
|
c.90, s.3A
|
|
M
|
|
|
Manslaughter
|
c.277, s.79,
"manslaughter"
|
|
-Penalty
|
c.265, s.13
|
|
Marriage
|
c.207,
s.1-58
|
|
-Age requirement
|
c.207, s.7
c.207, s.24-25
|
|
-Common law marriage
|
While Massachusetts recognizes a valid common law marriage from another
state, a common law marriage cannot be created in Massachusetts.
|
|
-Three day wait for marriage
|
c.207, s.19
|
|
Married person's/women's property
|
c.209,
s.1-37
|
|
Massachusetts Antitrust Act
|
c.93, s.1-107
|
|
Massachusetts Endangered Species Act
|
c.131A,
s.1-6
|
|
-Endanged Species Act regulations
|
321 CMR
10.01-10.61
|
|
Massachusetts Limited Liability Company Act
|
c.156C,
s.1-68
|
|
-Regulations (Sect'y of Comm.)
|
950 CMR 112.01-112.22 [not
currently on the web]
|
|
Massachusetts tort claims against state and local government
|
c.258,
s.1-13
|
|
-Settlements and judgments
|
815 CMR
5.01-5.11
|
|
MassHealth program
|
c.118E,
s.9A-9B
|
|
-Eligibility regulations
|
130
CMR 501.001-522.003
|
|
-Provider regulations
|
130
CMR 401.401-484.011
|
|
-Fair hearing rules
|
130
CMR 610.001-610.093
|
|
Maternity leave, entitlement
|
c.149, s.105D
|
|
-Discrimination
|
c.151B, s.4
|
|
-Guidelines on the Mass. Maternity Leave Act
|
Mass. Comm. Against
Discrimination
|
|
-Maternity leave regulations
|
804 CMR 8.01 [not
currently on the web]
|
|
Maximum hours (public sector employment)
|
c.149, s.30-44
|
|
Meal break at work
|
c.149, s.100
|
|
Mechanics' lien on buildings & land
|
c.254,
s.1-33
|
|
Mechanics' lien on motor vehicles
|
c.255, s.25
|
|
Medical records, inspection
|
c.112, s.12CC
|
|
-Retention by hospitals and clinics & inspection
|
c.111, s.70
|
|
-Retention by physicians & inspection
|
243 CMR 2.07(13)
|
|
"Megan's law" (registration of sex offenders)
|
St.
1999, c.74 (text of original law)
|
|
-Sex Offender Registry
|
c.6,
s.178C-178P (law as amended)
|
|
-Registration, classification & dissemination
guidelines
|
803 CMR
1.01-1.41
|
|
Mental health laws (including civil & criminal commitment)
|
c.123,
s.1-36B
|
|
-Dept. of Mental Health regulations
|
104
CMR 25.01-34.17
|
|
Mercy killing
|
c.201D, s.12
|
|
-Penalty, death
|
c.265, s.2
(violated Mass. Constitution & struck down in 1984, see next entry)
|
|
-Death penalty struck down
|
Comm. v.
Colon-Cruz, 393 Mass. 150 (1984)
|
|
Minimum Fair Wage Law
|
c.151,
s.1-22
|
|
-Minimum wage regulations
|
455
CMR 2.01-2.08
|
|
Minor in possession of alcohol
|
c.138, s.34C
|
|
Misdemeanor (definiton & penalty)
|
c.274, s.1
|
|
Mortgage foreclosure
|
c.244,
s.1-40
|
|
Motor vehicle insurance
|
c.90, s.34A-34R
|
|
-Liability insurance
|
c.175,
s.111A-113U
|
|
-License suspension
|
c.90, s.22F-G
|
|
-Mass. Automobile Insurance Policy
|
7th ed.,
2000
|
|
-"No fault" auto insurance
|
c.90, s.34M
|
|
-PIP (Personal injury protection)
|
c.90, s.34M
|
|
-Safe driver insurance plan
|
211 CMR
134.01-134.20
|
|
-Safe driver insurance plan (overview)
|
Div. of
Insurance
|
|
-Standards of fault & surcharges
|
211 CMR
74.01-74.04
|
|
-Surcharge appeals
|
211 CMR
88.01-88.18
|
|
-Surrender & non-renewal of licenses
|
211 CMR
54.01-54.06
|
|
Motor vehicle registration
|
c.90,
s.1-34R
|
|
Motorcycle headgear (helmet laws)
|
c.90 s.7
|
|
-Protective headgear on motorcyles
|
540 CMR 22.08 [not
currently on the web]
|
|
Murder (definition)
|
c.265, s.1
|
|
-Penalty, death
|
c.265, s.2
(violated Mass. Constitution & struck down in 1984, see next
entry)
|
|
-Death penalty struck down
|
Comm. v.
Colon-Cruz, 393 Mass. 150 (1984)
|
|
N
|
|
|
Narcotics and drug laws (controlled substances)
|
c.94C,
s.1-48
|
|
-Penalty for use of date rape drug
|
c.272, s.3
|
|
Needle exchange
|
c.111, s.215;
c.94C, s.27
|
|
Nine hour work day
|
c.149, s.56
|
|
No-fault auto insurance SEE ALSO Automobile
insurance
|
c.90 s.34M
|
|
-Mass. Automobile Insurance Policy
|
7th ed.,
2000
|
|
-PIP (Personal injury protection)
|
c.90, s.34M
|
|
-Standards of fault & surcharges
|
211 CMR
74.01-74.04
|
|
-Surcharge appeals
|
211 CMR
88.01-88.18
|
|
"No fault divorce" (irretrievable breakdown of marriage)
|
c.208,
s.1A-1B, 21
|
|
Nonresident motorist, operation of motor vehicles
|
c.90, s.3-3A
|
|
Nursing, Board of Registration
|
c.13, s.13-15D
|
|
-Registration of nurses
|
c.112, s.74-81C
|
|
-Nursing regulations
|
244 CMR 2.01-9.04
|
|
O
|
|
|
Open container law
|
c.90, s.24I
|
|
Overtime pay, private employment
|
c.151, s.1A
& 1B
|
|
Overtime pay, public employment
|
c.149, s.33B
& 33C
|
|
Overtime pay, state police
|
c.149, s.30C
|
|
P
|
|
|
"Padlocking law" (premises which are a nuisance)
|
c.139, s.16A
|
|
Patients' Bill of Rights
|
c.111, s.70E
|
|
Peaceful persuasion (labor disputes)
|
c.149, s.24
|
|
Perjury
|
c.268,
s.1-6
|
|
Pet lemon law
|
330
CMR 12.05
|
|
PIP (auto insurance personal injury protection)
|
c.90, s.34M
|
|
Playgrounds
|
c.45, s.14-18
|
|
Pothole law (highway defects)
|
c.84 s.15 - 27A
|
|
Prevailing wages in public works
|
c.149, s.26-27D
|
|
-Duties of state purchasing agent
|
c.7, s.22
|
|
-Law About Prevailing Wage
|
Mass. Trial
Court Law Libraries
|
|
Privacy SEE ALSO Fair
information practices; Freedom
of Information; Public records
|
c.214, s.1B
|
|
Proposition 2 ½ (limitation on property taxes)
|
c.59, s.21C
|
|
Public accommodations, penalty for discrimination
|
c.272, s.98
|
|
Public accommodations, refusal to accommodate travellers
|
c.140, s.7
|
|
Public records (definition) SEE ALSO Fair
information practices; Freedom
of information; Privacy
|
c.4, s.7 (clause
26)
|
|
Q
|
|
|
Quinn bill (police career incentive pay program)
|
c.41, s.108L
|
|
R
|
|
|
Racial balance, promotion in schools
|
c.71, s.37C
& 37D
|
|
Racial imbalance, elimination in schools
|
c.15, s.1I &
1J
|
|
Racial imbalance & magnet schools
|
603 CMR
17.01-17.07
|
|
Raffle permits
|
c.271, s.7A
|
|
-Regulations governing raffles (Att'y Gen'l)
|
940 CMR
12.01-12.06
|
|
-Regulations controlling certain raffles & bazaar
|
961 CMR 4.01-4.05 [not
currently on the web]
|
|
Rape (definiton)
|
c.277, s.39,
"rape"
|
|
-Inducing person under 18 to have intercourse
|
c.272, s.4
|
|
-Penalty
|
c.265, s.22-24C
|
|
-Rape of child (use of force)
|
c.265, s.22A
|
|
-Rape shield law
|
c.233, s.21B
|
|
-"Statutory rape" (rape of child)
|
c.265, s.23
|
|
Religious freedom, foster care
|
c.119, s.33
|
|
Rent control, prohibition
|
c.40P,
s.105
|
|
Representative town meetings
|
c.43A,
s.1-12
|
|
Resale of tickets ("scalping")
|
c.140, s.185A
-185G
|
|
-Licensing for & resale of admission tickets
|
520 CMR 8.01 [not
currently on the web]
|
|
Right to bargain (labor)
|
c.150A, s.3
|
|
Right to die (health care proxy)
|
c.201D,
s.1-17
|
|
-Uniform Durable Power of Attorney Act
|
c.201B,
s.1-7
|
|
"Right to know" law (hazardous substances)
|
c.111F,
s.1-21
|
|
-Employee and community "right to know" regs
(Dept. of Env. Prot.)
|
310 CMR 33.01-33.09 [not
currently on the web]
|
|
-"Right to Know" law (Div. Industrial Safety)
|
454 CMR 21.01-21.09 [not
currently on the web]
|
|
-"Right to know" regulations (Dept. of Pub.
Health)
|
105 CMR 670.01-670.030 [not
currently on the web]
|
|
Right to organize
|
c.150A,
s.1-11
|
|
-Administration of Labor Relations Law
|
456 CMR
2.01-2.08
|
|
Riverfront area regulations (wetlands protection)
|
310 CMR
10.58
|
|
Rivers protection law
|
c.131, s.40
|
|
-Rivers Protection Act (original text)
|
St.1996,
c.258 (text of original act)
|
