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Popular Name Index L
| Subject |
Citations |
| Labor |
c.149 |
| -Industrial safety |
454 CMR |
| "Lacey Packer" law (drunk driving) |
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| Lamb Warning |
Com. v. Lamb, 365 Mass. 265 (1974) |
| Landlord tenant laws |
See: Law About Landlord-Tenant |
| Larceny by check |
c.266, s.37 |
| Laura's Law (organ & tissue donation) |
St.2010, c.190 |
| Lead paint law |
See: Law About Lead Paint |
| 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 |
| -Motor vehicle sales & repair shop regulations |
940 CMR 5 |
| -Private party sales |
Office of Consumer Affairs |
| Lemon law (pets) |
330 CMR 12.05 |
| -Licensing & operation of pet shops |
c.129, s.39A |
| Lemon law (wheelchairs) |
c.93, s.107 |
| Limited Liability Company Act |
See: Law About Limited Liability Companies |
| 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: Law About Health Care Proxies and Living Wills |
| Logan's Law (devocalizing dogs and cats) |
St.2010, c.82 |
| Long arm statute |
c.223A |
| -Drivers who reside in other states |
c.90, s.3A |
Popular Name Index M
| Subject |
Citations |
| Manslaughter |
c.277, s.79, "manslaughter" |
| -Penalty |
c.265, s.13 |
| Marriage |
See: Law About Marriage |
| -Annulment |
MGL c.207, s.14 |
| -Common law marriage |
While Massachusetts recognizes a valid common law marriage from another state, a common law marriage cannot be created in Massachusetts. |
| -Same-Sex Marriage |
See: Law About Same-Sex Marriage |
| -Three day wait for marriage |
c.207, s.19 |
| Married person's/women's property |
c.209 |
| Massachusetts Antitrust Act |
c.93 |
| Massachusetts Endangered Species Act |
c.131A |
| -Endanged Species Act regulations |
321 CMR 10 |
| Massachusetts Limited Liability Company Act |
See: Law About Limited Liability Companies |
| Massachusetts tort claims against state and local government |
c.258 |
| -Settlements and judgments |
815 CMR 5 |
| MassHealth program |
See: Law About Medicaid (MassHealth) |
| Maternity leave |
See: Law About Employment Leave- Maternity Leave |
| Mattresses, Resale of used |
c.94, s.271A |
| Maximum hours (public sector employment) |
c.149, s.30-44 |
| McMansions, zoning |
Bjorklund v. ZBA of Norwell, 450 Mass. 357 (2008) |
| Meal break at work |
c.149, s.100 |
| Mechanics' lien on buildings & land |
See: Law About Mechanics' Liens |
| Mechanics' lien on motor vehicles |
c.255, s.25 |
| Medical records, inspection |
See: Law About Medical Records Privacy |
| Megan's law (registration of sex offenders) |
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| Melanie's Law (drunk driving) |
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| Melissa's Law (3 Strikes) |
St.2012, c.192 |
| Mental health laws (including civil & criminal commitment) |
See: Law About Mental Health Care |
| Mercy killing |
c.201D, s.12 |
| MERIT Plan (tax breaks for vets) |
MGL c.59 s.5, cl.22-22D |
| Michael's Law (medical emergency response in schools) |
St.2012, c.77 |
| Minimum Fair Wage Law |
See: Law About Minimum Wage |
| Minor in possession of alcohol |
c.138, s.34C |
| Misdemeanor (definiton & penalty) |
c.274, s.1 |
| Moffett filings |
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| Mortgage foreclosure |
See: Law About Foreclosure |
| Motor vehicle insurance |
See: Law About Auto Insurance |
| Motor vehicle registration |
c.90, s.1-34R |
| Motorcycle headgear (helmet laws) |
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| "Move Over" law |
c.89, s.7C |
| Murder (definition) |
c.265, s.1 |
Popular Name Index P
| Subject |
Citations |
| Pacheco law (limiting privatization of state services) |
c.7, s.52-55 |
| "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 |
| Personal property exemption |
MGL c.235, s.34 as amended by St.2010, c.431, s.4 |
| Pet lemon law |
330 CMR 12.05 |
| PIP (auto insurance personal injury protection) |
c.90, s.34M |
| Playgrounds |
c.45, s.14-18 |
| Popular Vote |
St.2010, c.229 |
| Pothole law (highway defects) |
See: Law About Potholes and Road Defects |
| "Potty Parity" |
248 CMR 10.10(18) |
| Prevailing wages in public works |
See: Law About Prevailing Wage |
| Privacy |
See: Law About Privacy |
| 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: Law About Freedom of Information |
Popular Name Index R
| Subject |
Citations |
| Racial balance, promotion in schools |
MGL c.71, s.37C & 37D |
| Racial imbalance, elimination in schools |
MGL c.15, s.1I & 1J |
| Racial imbalance & magnet schools |
603 CMR 17 |
| Raffle permits |
MGL c.271, s.7A |
| -Regulations governing raffles (Att'y Gen'l) |
940 CMR 12 |
| -Regulations controlling certain raffles & bazaar |
961 CMR 4 |
| Rape |
See: Law About Rape and Sexual Assault |
| Rape Shield Law |
MGL c.233, s.21B |
| Red Flags Rule |
Several sections in CFR (in 11/9/07 Federal Register) |
| Rent control, prohibition |
MGL c.40P |
| Representative town meetings |
MGL c.43A |
| Resale of tickets ("scalping") |
See: Law About Ticket Scalping |
| Restraining order, Domestic relations |
MGL c.209A |
| Restroom access (for those with certain eligible medical conditions) |
MGL c.270, s.26, as added by St.2012, c.191 |
| Right to bargain (labor) |
MGL c.150A, s.3 |
| Right to cure (foreclosure) |
MGL c.244, s.35A(b) |
| Right to die (health care proxy) |
See: Law About Health Care Proxies and Living Wills |
| "Right to know" law (hazardous substances) |
MGL c.111F, s.1-21 |
| -Employee and community "right to know" regs (Dept. of Env. Prot.) |
310 CMR 33 |
| -"Right to Know" (Div. Industrial Safety) |
454 CMR 21 |
| "Right to know" (Dept. of Pub. Health) |
105 CMR 670 |
| Right to organize |
MGL c.150A |
| -Administration of Labor Relations Law |
456 CMR 2 |
| Right to repair law |
MGL c.93J (St.2012, c.241) |
| Riverfront area (wetlands protection) |
310 CMR 10.58 |
| Rivers protection law |
MGL c.131, s.40 |
| -Rivers Protection Act (original text) |
St.1996, c.258 (text of original act) |
