Massachusetts General Law
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General Laws ... SEARCH THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL COURT SITE ... The 184th General Court ... [Read More]
GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: United States - Massachusetts
Law Library of Congress | GLIN | Century of Lawmaking | Library of Congress ... Western New England College School of Law - Library and Catalog ... Guide to Law Online | International | Nations | United States | States / Territories | Index ... [Read More]
M.G.L. - Chapter 148 - Table of Contents
GENERAL LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS ... Chapter 148, Section 30A. Unlawful tampering, etc. with notice of violation; punishment. ... Chapter 148, Section 9. Regulations relative to explosives and inflammable materials; reports ofstorers and handlers as to quantities and locations; ordinances and by-laws. ... [Read More]
RMV - Titles and Salvage - Massachusetts Title Law
Massachusetts Title Law went into effect on September 1, 1972. This law requires that all motor vehicles and trailers be titled within ten (10) days of purchase. Passenger vehicles with a model year of 1980 and older, purchased before November 26, 1990 are exempt from titling. Any vehicle purchased after November 26, 1990 must be titled, excluding the following: ... [Read More]
Massachusetts Constitution
Section 4. Section 3 of that part of said Article XLVIII , under the heading "THE REFERENDUM. III. Referendum Petitions. ", is hereby amended by striking out the sentence "If such petition is completed by filing with the secretary of the commonwealth not later than ninety days after the law which is the subject of the petition has become law the signatures of not less than fifteen thousand qualified voters of the commonwealth, then the operation of such law shall be suspended, and the secretary of the commonwealth shall submit such law to the people at the next state election, if thirty days intervene between the date when such petition is filed with the secretary of the commonwealth and the date for holding such state election; if thirty days do not so intervene, then such law shall be submitted to the people at the next following state election, unless in the meantime it shall have been repealed; and if it shall be approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting thereon, suc ... [Read More]
The State Library of Massachusetts - Resource Guides - Guide to Tracing a Massachusetts Law
If you have the M.G.L. chapter and section number, and are interested in when or how this section changed, use the M.G.L.A. (Massachusetts General Laws Annotated) or the A.L.M. (Annotated Laws of Massachusetts) volumes. Look under the Historical Notes for the section you are investigating to locate the citations representing changes in the section (session law cites). ... An in-house database of Special Acts or Laws is available in the Library for the years 1900-current. Please check our Glossary for definitions of special acts versus general laws. This database will give you session law citations. You still need to find what bill number it was before the bill became legislation. ... [Read More]
The State Library of Massachusetts - Legal Resources
General Laws of Massachusetts (Code) : A collection of all enacted legislation still in effect, organized by topic. The Library has both the official code and privately published annotated versions. In addition to the most recent edition, the collection includes some outdated codes for historical research. Resolves and Special Acts, because they are limited in scope, are not included in the codes. An unofficial copy of the General Laws is available on the Massachusetts General Court's site. ... [Read More]
268A
(b) "Competitive bidding", all bidding, where the same may be prescribed by applicable sections of the General Laws or otherwise, given and tendered to a state, county or municipal agency in response to an open solicitation of bids from the general public by public announcement or public advertising, where the contract is awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. ... If a partner of a member of the general court or of a special state employee or of a former state employee is also a member of another partnership in which the member of the general court or special or former employee has no interest, the activities of the latter partnership in which the member of the general court or special or former employee takes no part shall not thereby be subject to clause (c) or (d). ... [Read More]
LAWMAKING IN MASSACHUSETTS
Request by a specified number of voters to submit a constitutional amendment or law to the people for approval or rejection. The petition is introduced into the General Court if signed by a number of citizens equaling three percent of the entire vote for governor in the preceding gubernatorial election. If a proposed initiative law fails to pass the General Court, additional signatures are required to place it on the ballot. A proposed initiative constitutional amendment approved by at least one quarter of the General Court, sitting in joint sessions by two consecutively elected General Courts, can be placed on the ballot. ... [Read More]
Find The Law - Police Department - Town of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Laws ... The Shrewsbury Police Department has provided the links below to help residnets find laws pertaining to the State of Massachusetts and the Town of Shrewsbury. ... Find The Law ... [Read More]
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