Massachusetts § 32A - Necessity of license; motel defined
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 32A — Necessity of license; motel defined, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32A. Necessity of license; motel defined
Section 32A. No person shall conduct, control, manage or operate, directly or indirectly, any recreational camp, overnight camp or cabin, motel or manufactured housing community unless he is the holder of a license granted under the following section. The term ''motel'', as used in section twenty-seven, in this section, and in sections thirty-two B to thirty-two E, inclusive, shall be construed to mean any building or group of buildings which provide sleeping accommodations for transient motorists and which is not licensed as an inn.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 32A ("Necessity of license; motel defined") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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