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Popular Name Index S
| Subject |
Citations |
| Safe driver insurance plan |
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| Safe harbors (liability of limited partners) |
MGL c.109, s.19 |
| Safe haven law |
See: Baby Safe Haven Law |
| "Sandy's law" (criminal harassment) |
MGL c.265, s.43A |
| Sanitary Code, adoption |
MGL c.111, s.127A-127O |
| -Sanitary Code, Ch.II, Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation |
105 CMR 410 |
| "Scalping" (resale of tickets) |
See: Law About Ticket Scalping |
| School attendance |
MGL c.76 |
| School choice law |
MGL c.76, s.12-12C |
| Sean's Law (minimum age to ride ATV is 14) |
MGL c.90B, s.26 as amended by St.2010, c.202, s.13 |
| Seat belt laws |
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| "Section 12" & "Section 16" commitment (mental health laws) |
MGL c.123 |
| Security deposit |
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| Seizure of bank accounts |
MGL c.246, s.28A as amended by St.2010, c.431, s.6 |
| Septic systems (Title 5) |
See: Law About Title 5 |
| Sex Offenders and Sex Offender Registry |
See: Law About Sex Offenders |
| Silver Alert |
MGL c.6A, s.18L as added by St.2010, c.300 |
| Simultaneous death law |
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| "Slamming" (unauthorized switching of service providers) |
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| SLAPP suits ("strategic lawsuits against public participation") |
See: Law About Anti-SLAPP |
| "Slayer Statute" |
MGL c.265, s.46 |
| "Slow Down, Move Over" Law |
MGL c.89, s.7C |
| Small necessities leave |
See: Law About Employment Leave: Small Necessities |
| Smoke-Free workplace |
MGL c.270, s.22 |
| Smoking bar permit |
830 CMR 270.1.1 |
| Snob zoning law |
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| Social host--providing alcohol to minors |
MGL c.138, s.34 |
| "Son of Sam" law (profits from crimes, struck down in Mass.) |
Opinion of the Justices to the Senate, 436 Mass. 1201 (2002) |
| Special education law ("Chapter 766") |
See: Law About Special Education |
| Speedy trial |
MGL c.212, s.24 |
| -Case management |
Mass. Rules Crim. Proc., R.36 |
| -Contempt cases |
MGL c.220, s.13A |
| -Speedy trial for certain cases |
MGL c.231, s.59A - 59G |
| Spite fence |
MGL c.49, s.21 |
| Squatters' rights (adverse possession) |
MGL c.260, s.21-31 |
| Stalking law |
MGL c.265, s.43 |
| State Building Code |
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| State Sanitary Code, adoption |
MGL c.111, s.127A-127O |
| -Sanitary Code, Ch.II, Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation |
105 CMR 410 |
| Statute of frauds |
MGL c.259 |
| Statute of limitations -Civil |
MGL c.260 |
| Statute of limitations-Criminal |
MGL c.277, s.63, 64 |
| Statute of limitations-Probate |
MGL c.190B, s.3-802, 3-803, 3-804 |
| "Statutory rape" (rape of child) |
MGL c.265, s.23-23B |
| -Rape of child (use of force) |
MGL c.265, s.22A-22C |
| -Inducing person under 18 to have intercourse |
MGL c.272, s.4 |
| Stem Cell Research |
See: Law About Stem Cell Research |
| "Stop and frisk" |
MGL c.41, s.98 |
| Storage facilities, Self-service |
MGL c.105A |
| Subdivision control |
MGL c.41, s.81K - 81GG |
| Sunday laws ("blue laws") |
Mass. Blue Laws |
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| Subject |
Citations |
| "Tagging" law (graffiti) |
MGL c.266, s.126A-126B |
| Tape recording private conversations (eavesdropping/wiretapping) |
MGL c.272, s.99 |
| Teachers' equal pay |
MGL c.71, s.40 |
| Telemarketing solicitation ("Do Not Call") |
See: Law About Telemarketing |
| Term papers, Selling |
MGL c.271, s.50 |
| Three day wait for marriage |
MGL c.207, s.19 |
| Time share laws |
MGL c.183B |
| Title 5 (septic systems) |
See: Law About Title 5 |
| Tort claims against state and local government |
MGL c.258 |
| -Settlements and judgments |
815 CMR 5 |
| Towing |
MGL c.40, s.22D |
| -Maximum charges for towing & storage |
MGL c.159B, s.6B |
| -Rates for towing motor vehicles |
220 CMR 272 |
| -Removal of vehicles from private property |
MGL c.266, s.120D |
| Traffic Signals |
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| Trespass |
MGL c.266, s.120 |
| Truth in lending (Mass. only) |
MGL c.140D, s.1-35 |
| -Disclosure of consumer credit costs & terms |
209 CMR 32 |
| -Licensing of mortgage lenders & brokers |
209 CMR 42 |
| -Unfair & deceptive practices in consumer transactions |
209 CMR 40 |
| Truth in savings law |
MGL c.140E |
| -Compliance with federal law & regulation |
209 CMR 4 |
Popular Name Index U
| Subject |
Citations |
| Unemployment compensation |
See: Law About Unemployment |
| Unfair competition (Mass. Antitrust Act) |
MGL c.93 |
| Unfair & deceptive practices in consumer transactions |
209 CMR 40 |
| Unfair debt collection |
See: Law About Debt Collection |
| Unfair Sales Act |
MGL c.93, s.14E-14K |
| Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act |
MGL c.209B |
| Uniform Commercial Code |
MGL c.106 |
| -Practice & procedure relative to revised Art. 9 of UCC |
950 CMR 140 |
| Uniform Durable Power of Attorney Act |
MGL c.190B, Art. V, Pt. 5 Durable Power of Attorney, as added by Uniform Probate Code, St.2008, c. 521. Effective July 1, 2009. |
| Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act |
MGL c.109A |
| Uniform Interstate Family Support Act |
MGL c.209D |
| Uniform Probate Code |
St.2008, c.521 |
| Uniform State Plumbing Code |
248 CMR 10 |
| Uniform Transfers to Minors (gifts to minors) |
MGL c.201A |
| Used & new car lemon laws |
MGL c.90, s.7N 1/4 & 7N 1/2 |
| -Lemon aid law (voiding sale contracts) |
MGL c.90, s.7N |
| -Motor vehicle arbitration |
201 CMR 11 |
| -Motor vehicle sales & repair shop regulations |
940 CMR 5 |
| -Private party sales |
Office of Consumer Affairs |
Popular Name Index W
| Subject |
Citations |
| Wages |
See: Law About Wages |
| Wages, Garnishment |
MGL c.248, s.28, as amended by St.2010, c.431, s.5 |
| Wages, Minimum |
See: Law About Minimum Wage |
| Weekly wage payment |
MGL c.149, s.148-159C |
| Weingarten rights |
NLRB v. Weingarten, 420 US 251 (1975) |
| "Welcome Home" law (tuition and benefits for vets) |
St.2005, c.130 |
| Wetlands protection |
MGL c.131, s.40 & 40A |
| -Densely developed areas |
301 CMR 10 |
| -Improvement of lowands and swamps |
MGL c.252 |
| -Wetlands regulations |
310 CMR 10 |
| -Wildlife habitat |
310 CMR 10 Appendix |
| Wheelchair lemon law |
MGL c.93, s.107 |
| Whistleblowers' law |
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-Patient & resident abuse prevention,
reporting…regs |
105 CMR 155 |
| -Reporting abuse of patients in long term care facilities |
MGL c.111, s.72G |
| Wine re-corking |
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| Wiretapping/Eavesdropping (including tape recording private conversations) |
MGL c.272, s.99 |
| Workers' compensation |
See: Law About Workers' Compensation |
