Laws by popular name L-R

L

Subject	Citations
Labor	c.149
Industrial safety	454 CMR
Lacey Packer law (drunk driving)	c.90, § 22 c.90, § 23 c.90, § 30 c.90, § 33
Lamb Warning	Com. v. Lamb, 365 Mass. 265 (1974)
Landlord tenant laws	See: Law About Landlord-Tenant
Larceny by check	c.266, § 37
Laura's law (emergency room access)	St.2020, c.384
Laura's law (organ & tissue donation)	St.2010, c.190
Lead paint law	See: Law About Lead Paint
Legal age	c.4, § 7 (cl.48-51)
Lemon laws (new & used cars)	c.90, § 7N 1/4 & § 7N 1/2
Lemon aid law (voiding sale contracts)	c.90, § 7N
Motor vehicle arbitration regulations	201 CMR 11
Motor vehicle sales & repair shop regulations	940 CMR 5
Private party sales	Office of Consumer Affairs
Lemon law (pets)	330 CMR 12.05
Licensing & operation of pet shops	c.129, § 39A
Lemon law (wheelchairs)	c.93, § 107 201 CMR 19
Limited Liability Company Act	See: Law About Limited Liability Companies
Little Miller Act	c.149 § 29
Lizzie's law (protection of children)	c.119, § 35
Children born out of wedlock	c.209C, § 3
Parents convicted of murder	c.209, § 37
Visitation & custody	c.209, § 38
Living wills	See: Law About Health Care Proxies and Living Wills
Logan's Law (devocalizing dogs and cats)	c. 272 § 80 1/2
Long arm statute	c.223A
Drivers who reside in other states	c.90, § 3A
Lung law	c.32, § 94A

M

Subject	Citations
Manslaughter	c.277, § 79
Penalty	c.265, § 13
Marriage	See: Law About Marriage
Annulment	MGL c.207, § 14
Common law marriage	While Massachusetts recognizes a valid common law marriage from another state, a common law marriage cannot be created in Massachusetts.
Same-Sex marriage	See: Law About Same-Sex Marriage
Three day wait for marriage	c.207, § 19
Married person's/women's property	c.209
Massachusetts Antitrust Act	c.93
Massachusetts Clean Air Act.	c.111, § 142A
Massachusetts Endangered Species Act	c.131A
Endangered Species Act Regulations	321 CMR 10
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	c.258
Settlements and judgments	815 CMR 5
Massachusetts Travel Seller Law	940 CMR 15.06
Massachusetts White Cane Law	c.90, § 14A
MassHealth program	See: Law About Medicaid (MassHealth)
Maternity leave	See: Law About Employment Leave- Maternity Leave
Mattresses, resale of used	c.94, § 271A
Maximum hours (public sector employment)	c.149, §§ 30-42
McMansions, zoning	Bjorklund v. ZBA of Norwell, 450 Mass. 357 (2008)
Meal break at work	c.149, § 100
Mechanics' lien on buildings & land	See: Law About Mechanics' Liens
Mechanics' lien on motor vehicles	c.255, § 25
Medical records, inspection	See: Law About Medical Records Privacy
Megan's law (registration of sex offenders)	St. 1999, c.74 (text of original law). See Also: Law About Sex Offenders
Melanie's Law (drunk driving)	St.2005, c.122 (text of original law). See Also: Law About Drunk Driving
Melissa's Law (3 Strikes)	St.2012, c.192
Mental health laws (including civil & criminal commitment)	See: Law About Mental Health Care
Mercy killing	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
Minimum Fair Wage Law	See: Law About Minimum Wage
Minor in possession of alcohol	c.138, § 34C
Misdemeanor (definition & penalty)	c.274, § 1
Moffett filings	Comm. v. Moffett, 383 Mass. 201  Guide to Moffett Filings, Appeals Court
Mortgage foreclosure	See: Law About Foreclosure
Motor vehicle insurance	See: Law About Auto Insurance
Motor vehicle registration	c.90, §§ 1-34R
Motorcycle headgear (helmet laws)	c.90 § 7  540 CMR 22.08
Move Over law	c.89, § 7C
Murder (definition)	c.265, § 1
Mutina instruction (Consequences of not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility)	Com. v. Chappell, 473 Mass. 191

N

Subject	Citations
Narcotics and drug laws (controlled substances)	c.94C
Penalty for use of date rape drug	c.272, § 3
NASTY Women Act (repealing archaic abortion laws)	St.2018, c.155
National Popular Vote Bill	St.2010, c.229
Needle exchange	c.111, § 215 c.94C, § 27
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)	MGL c.148, § 26F 1/2  527 CMR 1  See Also: Law About Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Nine hour work day	c.149, § 56
No-fault auto insurance	See: Law About Auto Insurance
No-fault divorce (irretrievable breakdown of marriage)	c.208, §§ 1A-1B c.208, § 21
No-fix law	MGL c.90C, § 2 Comm. v. O'Leary, 92 Mass. App. Ct. 282
No-knock warrants	MGL c.276, § 2D
No surprises act	PL 116-260, Division BB, Title I.
Nonresident motorist, operation of motor vehicles	MGL c.90, § 3 & § 3A
Nursing, Board of Registration	c.13, §§ 13-15D
Registration of nurses	c.112, §§ 74-81C
Nursing regulations	244 CMR

O

Subject	Citations
Open and gross lewdness	c.272, § 16
Open container law	c.90, § 24I
Overtime pay	See: Law About Overtime

P

Subject	Citations
Pacheco law (limiting privatization of state services)	c.7, §§ 52-55
Padlocking law (premises which are a nuisance)	c.139, § 16A
PATCH Act	c.176O, § 27
Patients' Bill of Rights	c.111, § 70E
PAWS Act	St.2014, c.293
PAWS II Act	St.2018, c.219
Peaceful persuasion (labor disputes)	c.149, § 24
Peeping Tom	c.272, § 105(b)
Perjury	c.268, §§ 1-6
Personal property exemption	c.235, § 34
Pet lemon law	330 CMR 12.05
PIP (auto insurance personal injury protection)	c.90, § 34M
Playgrounds	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	c.149, § 29E
Proposition 2 ½ (limitation on property taxes)	c.59, § 21C
Public accommodations, penalty for discrimination	c.272, § 98
Public accommodations, refusal to accommodate travelers	c.140, § 7
Public records	See: Law About Freedom of Information
Puppy Doe Law	St.2014, c.293

Q

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

R

Subject	Citations
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	MGL c.271, § 7A
Regulations governing raffles (Attorney General)	940 CMR 12
Regulations controlling certain raffles & bazaar	961 CMR 4
Rape	See: Law About Rape and Sexual Assault
Rape shield law	MGL c.233, § 21B
REAL ID Law	PL 109-13, Division B, Title II  MGL c.90, § 8 St.2016, c.172
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 Scalping
Restraining order, domestic relations	MGL c.209A
Restroom access (for those with certain eligible medical conditions)	MGL c.270, § 26
Revise and revoke (sentence)	Mass. R. Crim. P. 29(a)(2)
Ride sharing companies (Uber, Lyft, etc.)	MGL c.159A-1/2 220 CMR 274 540 CMR 2
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)	MGL c.111F, §§ 1-21
Employee and community right to know regulations (Dept. of Environmental. Protection.)	310 CMR 33
Right to Know (Div. Industrial Safety)	454 CMR 21
Right to know (Dept. of Public. Health)	105 CMR 670
Right to organize	MGL c.150A
Administration of Labor Relations law	456 CMR 2
Right to repair law	MGL c.93K
Riverfront area (wetlands protection)	310 CMR 10.58
Rivers protection law	MGL c.131, § 40
Rivers Protection Act (original text)	St.1996, c.258
ROE act	St.2020, c.263

Last updated:	August 16, 2022