Laws by popular name A-C

An index to Massachusetts laws with popular names A-C

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Subject	Citations
209A restraining order (abuse prevention)	MGL c. 209A
Abandoned property	MGL c. 200A
Lost goods & stray animals	MGL c. 134
Procedures for administration of abandoned property	960 CMR 4
Unclaimed and abandoned property	MGL c. 135
Vessels (boats)	MGL c. 10, § 35GG MGL c. 255, § 17
Abortion	See: Law About Abortion
Parental consent for minor's abortion	MGL c. 112, § 12R
Parental consent for minor's abortion (one parent)	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
Records	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
Required requests	105 CMR 130.380
Annulment	MGL c. 207, § 14
Anti-lapse statute	MGL c. 190B, § 2-603
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
Lemon aid laws (voiding sale contracts)	MGL c. 90, § 7N
Motor vehicle arbitration	201 CMR 11
Motor vehicle sales & repair shop regulations	940 CMR 5
Private party sales	Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation

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Subject	Citations
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
Recycling beverage containers	301 CMR 4
Reporting deposits and refunds	204 CMR 3
Abandoned deposits	830 CMR 94
BRAVE Act (veterans' benefits)	St. 2018, c. 218
Breakfast after the bell	MGL c. 69, § 1C
Breathalyzer	MGL c. 90, § 24K
Safe Roads regulations	501 CMR 2
Bucket shops	MGL c. 271, §§ 35-36
Building codes	MGL c. 143
Building Code	780 CMR
Bullying	See: Law About Bullying and Cyberbullying
Bump stocks	Banned by MGL c. 140, § 121
Bus drivers' wages	MGL c. 71, § 7A

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Subject	Citations
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
Dept. of Social Services: Intake	110 CMR 4
Dept. of Social Services: Services	110 CMR 7
Dept. of Youth Services	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
Hearing Rules of Procedure	801 CMR 1
Clean Waters Act	MGL c. 21, §§ 26-53
Div. of Water Pollution Control	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
mini COBRA	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

Last updated:	September 23, 2024