A
Subject | Citations |
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209A restraining order (abuse prevention) | MGL c.209A |
Abandoned property | MGL c.200A |
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MGL c.134 |
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960 CMR 4 |
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MGL c.135 |
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MGL c.10, § 35GG MGL c.255, § 17 |
Abortion | See: Law About Abortion |
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MGL c.112, § 12R |
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Planned Parenthood of Mass. v. Att'y Gen'l, 424 Mass. 586 (1997) |
Abuse of elderly persons | MGL c.19A, §§ 14-26 |
Abuse prevention | MGL c.209A |
Adoption | See: Law About Adoption |
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MGL c.210, § 5D |
Adverse possession | See: Law About Adverse Possession |
AEDs (Automatic External Defibrillators) in Health Clubs | MGL c. 93, § 78A |
Affordable housing | MGL c.40B, § 20, § 21, § 22, § 23 |
Age of majority | MGL c.4, § 7 (cl.48-51) |
Aguilar-Spinelli test (of informant information) | Aguilar v. Texas, 378 U.S. 108 (1964) Spinelli v. United States, 393 U.S. 410 (1969) |
Alimony | MGL c.208, § 34 |
Allergies, Food, Restaurant Requirements | MGL c.140, § 6B(b)(2) 105 CMR 590.003(B)(17) Dept. of Public Health Information |
Ally's Law (Restroom access) | MGL c.270, § 26 |
Amanda's Law (taking pictures of crime victims) | St.2022, c.146 |
Anatomical gifts | MGL c.113A |
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105 CMR 130.380 |
Annulment | MGL c.207, § 14 |
Anti-SLAPP laws (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) | See: About Mass. Anti-SLAPP |
Anti-snob zoning (40B) | MGL c.40B, § 20, § 21, § 22, § 23 760 CMR 56 |
Anti-stalking law | MGL c.265, § 43 |
Armed career criminal | MGL c.269, §10G 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) |
Assignment of wages | MGL c.154 |
Autism, Health Insurance Coverage | St.2010, c.207 |
Automobile insurance | See: Mass. Law About Auto Insurance |
Automobile lemon law (new & used cars) | MGL c.90, § 7N 1/4 & § 7N 1/2 |
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MGL c.90, § 7N |
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201 CMR 11 |
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940 CMR 5 |
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Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation |
B
Subject | Citations |
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Baby Safe Haven law | MGL c.119, § 39-1/2 |
Bail jumping | MGL c.276, § 82A |
Ban the Box: limits criminal record questions on job applications | MGL c.151B, § 4 (9-1/2) |
Bank accounts, Seizure | MGL c.246, § 28A |
BB guns | MGL c. 269, § 12B |
Beagle bill | MGL c.140 § 174D 1/2 |
Bed bugs | 105 CMR 410.550 |
Benefit corporations | MGL c.156E |
Benevolent gestures statute | MGL c.233, § 23D |
Bicycles | MGL c.85, §§ 11B-11E |
Birth control | See: Law About Contraception |
Blue laws | Mass. Blue Laws |
Booster seats | MGL c.90, § 7AA |
Bottle bill | MGL c.94, §§ 321-323E |
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301 CMR 4 |
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204 CMR 3 |
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830 CMR 94 |
BRAVE Act (veterans' benefits) | St.2018, c.218 |
Breakfast after the bell | MGL c.69, § 1C |
Breathalyzer | MGL c.90, § 24K |
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501 CMR 2 |
Bucket shops | MGL c.271, §§ 35-36 |
Building codes | MGL c.143 |
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780 CMR |
Bullying | See: Law About Bullying and Cyberbullying |
Bump stocks | Banned by MGL c.140, § 121 |
Bus drivers' wages | MGL c.71, § 7A |
C
Subject | Citations |
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Calorie reporting for restaurants | PL 111-148, § 4205 |
Campaign expenditures and contributions | MGL c.55 970 CMR |
Campaign financing | MGL c.10, § 42 |
Campus sexual violence act | MGL c.6, § 168D & § 168E |
Capital punishment | See: Law About the Death Penalty |
CARE Act (Health care: Caregiver Advise, Record, Enable) | MGL c.111, § 236 |
Caregiver Authorization Affidavit | MGL c.201F |
Carjacking | MGL c.265, § 21A |
Castle Law | MGL c.278, § 8A |
Chapter 766 (special education) | MGL c.71B 603 CMR 28 |
Checks, dishonored | MGL c.93, § 40A |
Child abandonment | MGL c.119, § 39 |
Child custody | See: Law About Child Custody |
Child endangerment | MGL c.265, § 13L |
Child labor | See: Law About Child Labor |
Child requiring assistance | MGL c.119, § 21 MGL c.119, §§ 39E-39I |
Child support | See: Law About Child Support |
Child support (Children over 18) | See: Law About Child Support Over Eighteen |
CHINS (Children in need of services). Now known as CRA (Child requiring assistance) | MGL c.119, § 21 MGL c.119, §§ 39E-39I |
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110 CMR 4 |
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110 CMR 7 |
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109 CMR 1-12 |
Christian's Law (Drowning prevention) | MGL c.90B, § 5A MGL c.111, § 127A 1/2 See also: Christian's Law |
Circuit Breaker Tax Credit (Property tax credit for seniors) | MGL c.62, § 6(k) |
Citizen's arrest | Comm. v. Harris, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 165 (1981) |
Civil & criminal commitment (Mental health laws) | MGL c.123 |
Civil motor vehicle infractions (CMVI) | Civil Motor Vehicle Assessment Schedule |
Civil rights, punishment for violation | MGL c.265, § 37 & § 39 |
Civil rights, unlawful discrimination | MGL c.151B |
Civil rights, violation of constitutional rights | MGL c.12, § 11H, § 11I, § 11J |
Civil service | MGL c.31 |
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801 CMR 1 |
Clean Waters Act | MGL c.21, §§ 26-53 |
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314 CMR 2-18 |
CMVI (Civil Motor Vehicle Infractions) | Civil Motor Vehicle Assessment Schedule |
COBRA | P.L.99-272, Title X as appearing in 29 USC 1161-1168 |
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MGL c.176J, § 9 |
Cockfighting | MGL c.272, §§ 94-95 |
Common day of rest law | Mass. Blue Laws |
Common law marriage | While Massachusetts recognizes a valid common law marriage from another state, a common law marriage cannot be created in Massachusetts. |
Community Preservation Act | MGL c.44B |
Community property | Mass. is not a community property state. See instead: Law About Divorce |
Compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance | See: Law About Auto Insurance |
Condominium conversion | St.1983, c.527 |
Condominiums | MGL c.183A |
Conflict of interest, public officials & employees | See: Law About Ethics |
Consumer credit cost disclosure | MGL c.140D |
Consumer protection | See: Law About Consumer Protection |
Continued without a finding | MGL c.278, § 18 |
Controlled substances (drugs & narcotics) | MGL c.94C |
CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) | See: Law About Criminal Records |
Cotto order | Commonwealth v. Cotto, 471 Mass. 97 (2015) |
CRA (Child Requiring Assistance) | MGL c.119, § 21 MGL c.119, §§ 39E-39I |
Credit: Mass. Fair Credit Reporting Act | MGL c.93, §§ 50-68 |
Crime Victims Rights and Compensation | See: Law About Victims and Witnesses |
Criminal & civil commitment (mental health laws) | MGL c.123 |
Criminal harassment ("Sandy's law") | MGL c.265 |
Crowdfunding | 950 CMR 14.402 (B) (13) (o) |
CROWN act | St.2022, c.117 |
Custody of children | See: Law About Child Custody |
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