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Labor |
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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) |
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Lemon law (pets) |
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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) |
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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 |
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Lung law | MGL c. 32, § 94A |
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Manslaughter |
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Marriage |
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Married person's/women's property | MGL c. 209 |
Massachusetts Antitrust Act | MGL c. 93 |
Massachusetts Clean Air Act | MGL c. 111, § 142A |
Massachusetts Education Reform Act (MERA) | St. 1993, c. 71 |
Massachusetts Endangered Species Act |
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Massachusetts False Claims Act | MGL c. 12, §§ 5A-5O |
Massachusetts Limited Liability Company Act | See: Law About Limited Liability Companies |
Massachusetts tort claims against state and local government |
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Massachusetts Travel Seller Law | 940 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) |
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Melanie's Law (drunk driving) |
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Melissa's Law (3 Strikes) | St. 2012, c. 192 |
Mental health laws (including civil & criminal commitment) | See: Law About Mental Health Care |
Mercury Management Act | St. 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 tax | Article 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 |
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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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Narcotics and drug laws (controlled substances) |
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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 |
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No-knock warrants | MGL c. 276, § 2D |
No surprises act | PL 116-260, Division BB, Title I (p.1576) |
Nonresident motorist, operation of motor vehicles | MGL c. 90, § 3 & § 3A |
Nursing, Board of Registration |
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Old Deluder Satan Law | Massachusetts 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 |
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Pacheco law (limiting privatization of state services) | MGL c. 7, §§ 52-55 |
Padlocking law (premises which are a nuisance) | MGL c. 139, § 16A |
PATCH Act | MGL c. 176O, § 27 |
Patients' Bill of Rights | MGL c. 111, § 70E |
PAWS Act | St. 2014, c. 293 |
PAWS II Act | St. 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 reform | St. 2020, c. 253 |
Popular vote for president | St. 2010, c. 229 |
Pothole law (highway defects) | See: Law About Potholes and Road Defects |
Potty Parity | 248 CMR 10.10(18) |
Prevailing wages in public works | See: Law About Prevailing Wage |
Privacy | See: Law About Privacy |
Prompt Payment Act | MGL 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 records | See: Law About Freedom of Information |
Puppy Doe Law | St. 2014, c. 293 |
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"Quick take" law (eminent domain) | MGL c. 79 |
Quinn bill (police career incentive pay program) | MGL c. 41, § 108L |
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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 |
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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 ERPO | MGL 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 act | St. 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) |
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Right to organize |
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Right to repair law | MGL c. 93K |
Right to shelter law | St. 1983, c. 450 |
Riverfront area (wetlands protection) | 310 CMR 10.58 |
Rivers protection law |
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ROE act | St. 2020, c. 263 |
Romneycare | St. 2006, c. 58 |
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