Massachusetts Code — 40
Browse 178 sections in division 40 of the Massachusetts code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
Sections (showing up to 300)
- § 1. Nature and scope
- § 1A. District defined
- § 1B. Districts; power to sue and be sued; insurance; defense of civil actions
- § 2. Towns; power to sue and be sued
- § 3. Towns; power to hold, lease and convey property
- § 3A. Cities, towns and districts; binding effect thereon of recordable instruments of title affecting interests in real estate as to good faith purchasers notwithstanding inconsistency of law therewith
- § 4. Towns; power to contract; purposes
- § 4A. Governmental units; joint operation of public activities; termination of agreement; ''governmental unit'' defined; financial safeguards
- § 4D. Contracts with state or public authority for construction of public works
- § 4E. Education collaboratives
- § 4F. Purchase of clothing or apparel; restrictions
- § 4I. Growth and development policy committees; definitions
- § 4J. Public safety mutual aid agreement; procedure for joining agreement; requests to receive assistance; rights and responsibilities of requesting and sending parties
- § 4K. Public works municipal mutual aid agreement; procedure for joining agreement; advisory committee; requests to receive assistance; rights and responsibilities of requesting and sending parties
- § 5. Appropriation of money for exercise of corporate powers
- § 5A. Cities; reserve funds for extraordinary expenditures; establishment
- § 5B. Stabilization funds; establishment
- § 5C. Districts; reserve funds for extraordinary expenditures; establishment
- § 5D. Contributory retirement system funds; recovery of pension costs
- § 5E. Unemployment compensation fund; deposit and investment; payments
- § 5F. Ambulance services; recreational facilities; service charges; credit card payments
- § 5G. Municipal waterways improvement and maintenance funds
- § 5H. Centennial celebrations; funds
- § 6. Towns; reserve funds for extraordinary expenditures; establishment
- § 6A. Advertising
- § 6B. Uniforms and other outer clothing for members of police and fire departments and shellfish constabulary; clothing allowance
- § 6C. Removal of ice and snow from private ways; conditions
- § 6D. Removal of ice and snow from private ways; submission to electorate; ballot
- § 6J. Stormy weather work clothes; purchase
- § 6K. Uniforms of public health nurses; purchase
- § 6L. Stormy weather work clothes; lease or rental
- § 6N. Private ways; temporary repairs, ordinances or by-laws
- § 6O. Group life insurance premiums; permanent employees
- § 7. Removal of ice and snow from sidewalks in towns
- § 7A. Prevention of automobile accidents
- § 8. Enforcement of laws relating to civil service
- § 8A. Development and industrial commission; establishment; duties; membership; tenure; removals; vacancies
- § 8B. Council on aging; establishment; annual reports; recommendations by department; clerks and employees
- § 8C. Conservation commission; establishment; powers and duties
- § 8D. Historical commission; establishment; powers and duties
- § 8E. Youth commission; establishment; powers and duties
- § 8F. Consumer advisory commission; establishment; annual report; clerks and employees
- § 8G. Mutual police aid programs; agreements
- § 8H. Recycling programs
- § 8I. Energy resources commission; powers and duties
- § 8J. Disability commission; powers and duties; members; terms
- § 8K. Mapping commissions; powers and duties; members
- § 8L. Municipal agricultural commission
- § 9. Lease of building space for veterans' organizations; limitations; erection of armories; celebration of holidays
- § 10. Public markets; establishment; conditions; regulation
- § 11. Prevention of forest fires
- § 11A. Beach districts; formation
- § 12. Public baths and wash houses
- § 12B. Beaches for public and recreational uses; formation of district; membership of control commission; annual audit
- § 12C. Construction of beach facilities; rules and regulations
- § 12D. Authority to incur indebtedness; limitation
- § 12E. Treasurer of district; appointment; bond; powers and duties
- § 12F. Employees
- § 12G. Leasing of concessions; procedure
- § 13. Municipal buildings insurance fund; management; use
- § 13A. Workers' compensation insurance funds; management
- § 13B. Residence quarters for school physicians
- § 13C. Workers' compensation claims reserve funds
- § 13D. Reserve fund for future payment of accrued liabilities for compensated absences due employee or officer of town upon termination of employment
- § 13E. School district reserve funds to pay for unanticipated or unbudgeted costs for special education, out-of-district tuition or transportation
- § 14. Purchase of land; conditions; limitations; definition
- § 15. Abandonment of rights in realty; conditions
- § 15A. Transfer of land; procedure
- § 15B. Water supply works; sale or exchange of property
- § 15C. Scenic road designations; improvements; fines
- § 16. Street sprinkling
- § 17. Assessment
- § 18. Collection of assessment
- § 19. Appropriation of money for providing common necessaries during war or other public exigency; purposes; use of funds
- § 20. Selling price of necessities; accounting
- § 21. By-laws of towns; purpose
- § 21A. Powers of cities and towns; regulation of working conditions of employees
- § 21B. Personnel relations review board; establishment; purpose; ''grievance'', defined
- § 21C. Union conventions; leave of absence
- § 21D. Noncriminal disposition of ordinance, by-law, rule or regulation violations
- § 21E. Municipal charges and bills; due dates; interest
- § 22. Regulation of vehicles; penalties for violation; veterans with disabilities and persons with disabilities excepted from parking violations; taxicab licenses
- § 22A. Parking meters; fees; exemption from fees for veterans with disabilities and persons with disabilities; bicycle locking devices; motorcycle parking; restricted parking areas for veterans and persons with a disability
- § 22B. Acquisition and maintenance of off-street parking areas and facilities; conditions; exceptions
- § 22C. Off-street parking lots; installation of parking meters and other devices; use of receipts
- § 22D. Vehicles parked in violation of law; removal
- § 22E. Lease of air space above structures and facilities
- § 22F. License fees; service charges; acceptance of section
- § 22G. Funds received from fines for handicap parking violations; deposits in account; expenditures
- § 23. Powers of cities; regulation of erection and maintenance of balustrades; penalty for violation
- § 24. Powers of cities; regulation of the quality of ice; penalty for violation
- § 31. Powers of towns; performance of duty imposed by by-laws
- § 32. Validation of by-laws; procedure
- § 32A. Publication of ordinances
- § 32B. Publication of compilations of zoning ordinances; supplements; distribution and sale
- § 33. Rules and regulations promulgated by town boards; filing
- § 34. Town; erection and maintenance of lockup; penalty for noncompliance
- § 35. Keeper; appointment; oath; penalty for failure to appoint keeper
- § 36. Keeper; powers; compensation; fees
- § 36A. Report of death or suicide of lockup inmates; records of attempts at, or threats of, suicide
- § 36B. Cells; protective coverings, electronic audio systems and electronic security devices
- § 36C. Police; training in suicide detection, intervention and prevention
- § 37. Accessibility of lockup to police; penalty for refusing access
- § 37A. Curfews; imposition; penalties
- § 38. Purchase, development and use of public water supply
- § 39. Conveying water through another town; liability for damages
- § 39A. Water supply or distributing system; establishment; maintenance and operation; exception
- § 39B. Acquisition of land and water; conditions
- § 39C. Construction and maintenance of dams, wells, reservoirs and other buildings; conditions
- § 39D. Surveys
- § 39E. Management of water system
- § 39F. Damages
- § 39G. Pollution of water; damage to property; penalties
- § 39H. Right to aid other governmental units; compensation
- § 39I. Water meters; testing
- § 39J. Pricing system; costs
- § 39K. Drinking water protection district; establishment; commission; pricing system; fund
- § 39L. Water or sewer service charges; descending unit rate basis
- § 39M. Water infrastructure surcharge on real property; exemptions; appeal; Municipal Water Infrastructure Investment Fund
- § 41. Protection of water supply; conditions
- § 41A. Use of water in emergencies
- § 42. Laying pipes and conduits
- § 42A. Collection of rates and charges for supplying of water; lien for delinquent charges
- § 42B. Effective date of lien; termination; enforcement
- § 42C. Unpaid charges; report to tax collector
- § 42D. Unpaid charges; collection as part of property tax
- § 42E. Abatements; appeals
- § 42F. Recovery of delinquent charges from tenants
- § 42G. Distribution of water; payment of costs by special assessment
- § 42H. Uniform rate of assessment
- § 42I. Recordation of assessment to establish lien on property; amount of assessment; extension of time for payment
- § 42J. Deferral of charges
- § 42K. Assessment of betterments
- § 43. Authorization for laying of pipes for the transmission of steam or hot water
- § 43A. Permission to construct pipelines for conveying petroleum or by-products thereof; conditions
- § 44. Improvement districts; purposes; membership; tenure; powers and duties
- § 44A. Regional refuse disposal planning committee
- § 44B. Regional refuse disposal planning board; study of creation of district; expenses of board; refuse disposal facility defined
- § 44C. Regional refuse disposal planning board; agreement for establishment of district
- § 44D. Report of board
- § 44E. Acceptance of recommendation; election; establishment of district
- § 44F. General powers of district
- § 44G. Exercise of powers; officers of committee
- § 44H. Maintenance and operating expenses; debts; determination and apportionment
- § 44I. Annual audit and report; costs
- § 44J. Sale, lease or license of lands or facilities to refuse disposal districts
- § 44K. Bonds and notes; limit of indebtedness
- § 44L. Issuance of debt obligations to pay for project costs
- § 45. Recognizance; permission to designate an agent
- § 46. Certification of claims
- § 47. Town seal; establishment; use
- § 48. Establishment of suitable place to keep books; penalty for noncompliance; custody of books and records
- § 49. Annual town reports; publication; penalty for noncompliance
- § 50. Annual town report; copy to state library
- § 51. Publication of information concerning persons receiving aid from governmental agencies forbidden; exceptions; penalties
- § 52. Size of official letters
- § 53. Restraint of illegal appropriations; ten taxpayer actions
- § 54. Building permit restrictions; availability of water supply; disposal of debris
- § 54A. State consent to issuance of permit to build on lands formerly used as a railroad right-of-way; damages in absence thereof
- § 55. Annuity contract, custodial account or other investment for hospital employees
- § 56. Percentages of local tax levy for property
- § 57. Local licenses and permits; denial, revocation or suspension for failure to pay municipal taxes or charges
- § 58. Municipal charges lien
- § 59. Tax increment financing plan
- § 60. Urban center housing tax increment financing zone (UCH–TIF)
- § 60A. Manufacturing workforce training tax increment financing plan
- § 60B. Workforce housing special tax assessment plan
- § 61. Definitions applicable to Secs. 61 to 69
- § 62. Contracts for the inspection, maintenance, repair or modification of water storage facility authorized
- § 63. Term of contract awarded under Sec. 62 and option for renewal or extension; contents of contract and obligations thereunder; requirements relating to capital modifications, capital repairs, installation of equipment and systems or second interior or exterior coating
- § 64. Solicitation of proposals; statement of compliance with occupation health and safety requirements
- § 65. Acceptance of proposal and award of contract; notice; statement of reasons for acceptance
- § 66. Terms and conditions of contract awarded under Secs. 61 to 69; bond or other security for the obligation of selected offeror
- § 67. Project approval certificates from department of environmental protection
- § 68. Contracts made in violation of Secs. 61 to 69 void and unenforceable
- § 69. Public notice of request for proposal
- § 70. Preference for affordable housing to low- or moderate-income veterans; municipality credit; proof of veteran status and income eligibility
- § 71. School bus violation detection monitoring systems; installation and operation