Laws by popular name L-R

An index to Massachusetts laws with popular names L-R

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L

SubjectCitations
Labor 
Lacey Packer law (drunk driving) MGL c. 90, § 22
MGL c. 90, § 23
MGL c. 90, § 30
MGL c. 90, § 33
Lamb Warning Comm. v. Lamb, 365 Mass. 265 (1974)
Landlord tenant laws See: Law About Landlord-Tenant
Larceny by check MGL c. 266, § 37
Laura's law (emergency room access)St. 2020, c. 384
Laura's law (organ & tissue donation) St. 2010, c. 190
Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA)
Lead paint law See: Law About Lead Paint
Legal age MGL c. 4, § 7 (cl.48-51)
Lemon laws (new & used cars) 
Lemon law (pets) 
Lemon law (wheelchairs) 
Limited Liability Company Act See: Law About Limited Liability Companies
Little Miller Act MGL c. 149 § 29
Lizzie's law (protection of children) 
Living wills See: Law About Health Care Proxies and Living Wills
Logan's Law (devocalizing dogs and cats) MGL c. 272, § 80 1/2
Long arm statute 
Lung law MGL c. 32, § 94A

M

SubjectCitations
Manslaughter 
Marriage 
Married person's/women's property MGL c. 209
Massachusetts Antitrust Act MGL c. 93
Massachusetts Clean Air ActMGL c. 111, § 142A
Massachusetts Education Reform Act (MERA)St. 1993, c. 71
Massachusetts Endangered Species Act 
Massachusetts False Claims ActMGL c. 12, §§ 5A-5O 
Massachusetts Limited Liability Company Act See: Law About Limited Liability Companies
Massachusetts tort claims against state and local government 
Massachusetts Travel Seller Law940 CMR 15.06
Massachusetts White Cane Law MGL c. 90, § 14A
MassHealth program See: Law About Medicaid (MassHealth)
Mattresses, resale of used MGL c. 94, § 271A
Maximum hours (public sector employment) MGL c. 149, §§ 30-42
McMansions, zoning Bjorklund v. ZBA of Norwell, 450 Mass. 357 (2008)
Meal break at work MGL c. 149, § 100
Mechanics' lien on buildings & land See: Law About Mechanics' Liens
Mechanics' lien on motor vehicles MGL c. 255, § 25
Medical records, inspection See: Law About Medical Records Privacy
Megan's law (registration of sex offenders) 
Melanie's Law (drunk driving)
Melissa's Law (3 Strikes) St. 2012, c. 192
Mental health laws (including civil & criminal commitment) See: Law About Mental Health Care
Mercury Management ActSt. 2006, c. 190
Mercy killing MGL c. 201D, § 12
MERIT Plan (tax breaks for vets) MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 22-22D
Michael's Law (medical emergency response in schools) St. 2012, c. 77
Millionaire's taxArticle of Amendment CXXI
Minimum Fair Wage Law See: Law About Minimum Wage
Minor in possession of alcohol MGL c. 138, § 34C
Misdemeanor (definition & penalty) MGL c. 274, § 1
Moffett filings 
Mortgage foreclosure See: Law About Foreclosure
Motor vehicle insurance See: Law About Auto Insurance
Motor vehicle registration MGL c. 90, §§ 1-34R
Motorcycle headgear (helmet laws) 
Move Over law MGL c. 89, § 7C
Murder (definition) MGL c. 265, § 1
Mutina instruction (Consequences of not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility)Comm. v. Chappell, 473 Mass. 191 (2015)

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SubjectCitations
Narcotics and drug laws (controlled substances) 
NASTY Women Act (repealing archaic abortion laws)St. 2018, c. 155
National Popular Vote Bill St. 2010, c. 229
Needle exchange 
Nero's Law (allowing ambulance transportation of police dogs)St. 2022, c. 23
Nicky's Law (registry of abuse of intellectually or developmentally disabled)St. 2020, c. 19
Nicole's Law (carbon monoxide detectors)
Nine hour work day MGL c. 149, § 56
No-fault auto insurance See: Law About Auto Insurance
No-fault divorce (irretrievable breakdown of marriage) 
No-fix law
No-knock warrantsMGL c. 276, § 2D
No surprises actPL 116-260, Division BB, Title I (p.1576)
Nonresident motorist, operation of motor vehicles MGL c. 90, § 3 & § 3A
Nursing, Board of Registration 

O

SubjectCitations
Old Deluder Satan LawMassachusetts Bay Colony law of 1647
Ollie's law (Kennel safety)St. 2024, c. 213
Open and gross lewdness MGL c. 272, § 16
Open container law MGL c. 90, § 24I
Overtime pay See: Law About Overtime

P

SubjectCitations
Pacheco law (limiting privatization of state services) MGL c. 7, §§ 52-55
Padlocking law (premises which are a nuisance) MGL c. 139, § 16A
PATCH ActMGL c. 176O, § 27
Patients' Bill of Rights MGL c. 111, § 70E
PAWS ActSt. 2014, c. 293
PAWS II ActSt. 2018, c. 219
Peaceful persuasion (labor disputes) MGL c. 149, § 24
Peeping Tom MGL c. 272, § 105(b)
Perjury MGL c. 268, §§ 1-6
Personal property exemption MGL c. 235, § 34
Pet lemon law 330 CMR 12.05      
PIP (auto insurance personal injury protection) MGL c. 90, § 34M
Playgrounds MGL c. 45, §§ 14-18
Police reformSt. 2020, c. 253
Popular vote for president St. 2010, c. 229
Pothole law (highway defects) See: Law About Potholes and Road Defects
Potty Parity248 CMR 10.10(18) 
Prevailing wages in public works See: Law About Prevailing Wage
Privacy See: Law About Privacy
Prompt Payment ActMGL c. 149, § 29E
Proposition 2 ½ (limitation on property taxes) MGL c. 59, § 21C
Public accommodations, penalty for discrimination MGL c. 272, § 98
Public accommodations, refusal to accommodate travelers MGL c. 140, § 7
Public recordsSee: Law About Freedom of Information
Puppy Doe LawSt. 2014, c. 293

Q

SubjectCitations
"Quick take" law (eminent domain)MGL c. 79
Quinn bill (police career incentive pay program) MGL c. 41, § 108L

R

SubjectCitations
Racial balance, promotion in schools MGL c. 71, § 37C § 37D
Racial imbalance, elimination in schools MGL c. 15, § 1I & § 1J
Racial imbalance & magnet schools 603 CMR 17
Raffle permits 
Rape See: Law About Rape and Sex Crimes
Rape shield law MGL c. 233, § 21B
REAL ID Law
Red flag law (weapons), also known as ERPOMGL c. 140, §§ 131R-131Y
Red Flags Rule (identity theft) 11/9/07 Federal Register 
Rent control, prohibition MGL c. 40P
Representative town meetings MGL c. 43A
Resale of tickets ("scalping") See: Law About Ticket Reselling
Restraining order, domestic relations MGL c. 209A
Restroom access (for those with certain eligible medical conditions) MGL c. 270, § 26
Revenge porn actSt. 2024, c. 118
Revise and revoke (sentence)Mass. R. Crim. P. 29(a)(2)
Ride sharing companies (Uber, Lyft, etc.)
Right to bargain (labor) MGL c. 150A, § 3
Right to cure (foreclosure) MGL c. 244, § 35A(b)
Right to die (health care proxy) See: Law About Health Care Proxies and Living Wills
Right to know law (hazardous substances) 
Right to organize 
Right to repair law MGL c. 93K
Right to shelter lawSt. 1983, c. 450
Riverfront area (wetlands protection) 310 CMR 10.58 
Rivers protection law 
ROE actSt. 2020, c. 263
RomneycareSt. 2006, c. 58

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