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Mass. General Laws c.143

Inspection and regulation of, and licenses for, buildings, elevators and cinematographs

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§ 1 Definitions 
§ 2A Buildings operated by commonwealth or its subdivisions; window cleaners and elevator inspections 
§ 2B Regulations relative to egress from, and fire prevention in, state house 
§ 2C Evacuation of state house in case of disaster; fire drills 
§ 3 Inspector of buildings or building commissioner; local inspectors; employment and designation; qualifications; city or town without local inspectors 
§ 3A Enforcement of state building code 
§ 3L Regulations relative to electrical wiring and fixtures; notice of electrical installation 
§ 3N Gas fitting; permit; notice; penalties 
§ 3P Appeal to board of electricians' appeals; judicial review 
§ 3Q Convalescent, nursing, etc., homes; rules and regulations regarding safety of persons and fire prevention 
§ 3R Apartment houses; exterior doors and locks 
§ 3S Multiple dwellings; posting name and address of owner or agent; penalty 
§ 3T Safety glazing materials; use in construction of buildings in hazardous locations; definitions for Secs. 3U and 3V 
§ 3U Labeling of safety glazing materials 
§ 3V Penalties for failure to install, etc. safety glazing materials; applicability to employees of violators 
§ 3W Conformance of plans and specifications for erection or alteration of public buildings to rules and regulations of board to facilitate use by the physically handicapped as requirement for issuance of certificate of approval 
§ 3X Building permits for ten or more residential units; notice to local postmaster 
§ 3Y Inspector of buildings, building commissioner or local inspector; appointment 
§ 3Z Part time inspector of buildings, building commissioner, local inspector, or alternate inspector; other employment 
§ 6 Local inspector; duties 
§ 7 Removal or making structure safe; putting up fence 
§ 8 Failure to remove or make structure safe; survey board; survey; report 
§ 9 Dangerous or abandoned structures removed or made safe by local inspector; costs; penalty; use of structure 
§ 9A Taking or injuring other property in removing dangerous structures or making them safe 
§ 10 Remedy of person ordered to remove a dangerous structure or make it safe 
§ 11 Service of notice on non-resident; certificate 
§ 12 Restraint of construction, repair, or use of a structure; order for removal 
§ 13 Inspection by inspector of office of public safety and inspections 
§ 14 Dangerous structures removed or rendered safe 
§ 16A Furnishing safety inspection or advisory services; liability of insurers 
§ 21D Auxiliary emergency lighting systems; exit signs; rules and regulations 
§ 22 Articles placed on fire escapes 
§ 23 Articles obstructing stairways 
§ 32 Fire escapes for schoolhouses 
§ 35 Responsibility of licensee of theatres and halls 
§ 43 Fire escape affixed by joint owner, lessee or occupant; projection over highway or right of way 
§ 50 Hindering commissioner, chief of inspection or inspectors or local inspectors from entering building or enclosure 
§ 51 Liability for violation of statutes; criminal prosecution; notice to firm or corporation 
§ 54A Acceptance or approval of construction plans or specifications; seal of architect or professional engineer 
§ 57 Restraint of construction, alteration or use of structure 
§ 58 Jurisdiction of prosecutions and proceedings at law 
§ 59 Enforcement of statutes and orders 
§ 60 Restraint of use of structure; removal; presumption as to act without license or authority 
§ 61 Notice to assessors of building permits 
§ 62 Elevator inspection system 
§ 62A Fees for inspections and safety tests 
§ 63 Test of safety devices on completion of work; certificate of approval 
§ 64 Periodic inspections and tests; reports 

Amended by St.2023, c. 7, § 288, effective May 30, 2023

§ 65 Certificate or notice as to safety and construction; posting; removal; prohibition of use of elevator; penalty for violations 
§ 66 Reports as to unsafe conditions and accidents; inspection 
§ 68 Board of regulations; amendments to regulations 
§ 69 Amendments to regulations generally; assistance by attorney general; furnished to persons concerned; hearings; notice 
§ 70 Appeals; procedure; effect 
§ 71 Violation of statutes or regulations 
§ 71A Board of examiners; membership; qualifications; chairman; compensation of members 
§ 71B License for construction, maintenance or repair; necessity; application of law 
§ 71C Examinations by board; fees; qualifications of applicants; terms, revocation or suspension of license; appeals; temporary licenses; continuing education requirements 
§ 71D Working without license; violations; punishment 
§ 71E Definitions of ''elevator'' and ''limited use elevator'' or ''limited application elevator'' 
§ 71F License or temporary license; necessity 
§ 71G License of elevator operator; duration; expiration; fees 
§ 71H Board; establishment; membership; appointment; terms; compensation; expenses; personnel 
§ 71J Rules and regulations 
§ 71K Licenses; issuance 
§ 71L Fees 
§ 71M Orders; appeal 
§ 71N Duties of ski area operators 
§ 71O Duties of skiers 
§ 71P Actions against ski area operators; limitations 
§ 71Q Leaving the scene of skiing accident; penalty 
§ 71R Penalties 
§ 71S Jurisdiction and control 
§ 72 Booth or enclosure; necessity of inspection and approval; certificate; fire precautions 
§ 73 Inspection; regulations 
§ 74 Inspection fees 
§ 75 Operator's license; examination; qualifications; fees; renewal; expiration 
§ 81 Suspension and revocation of license; appeal 
§ 82 Special exhibitions; permits; regulations; fee 
§ 83 Machines to which cinematograph statutes are not applicable; regulations 
§ 84 Violation of statutes or regulations 
§ 85 Special licenses; churches, schools and public institutions; fee; regulations 
§ 87 Misrepresentation or false stamping or marking as to kind or combustibility of film 
§ 89 Thirty-five millimeter nitrate film generally; violation of statute 
§ 90 Contract to repair or remodel dwelling; exculpatory provisions 
§ 91 Violations of Secs. 1 to 90; penalty 
§ 92 State building code, rules and regulations or amendments thereof; retroactive effect precluded 
§ 93 State board of building regulations and standards; establishment 
§ 94 Powers and duties 
§ 95 General objectives 

Amended by St. 2024, c. 239, §§ 43-44, effective February 18, 2025

§ 96 Specialized codes, rules or regulations 
§ 97 Amendments to state building code 

Amended by St.2023, c. 7, § 289, effective May 30, 2023

§ 97A Nightclubs, dance halls, discotheques, bars; automatic sprinkler system 
§ 98 Rules and regulations imposing more restrictive standards 
§ 99 Continuing educational program of instruction 
§ 100 Building code appeals board 
§ 101 Refrigerants identified as an alternative for use 

Added by St. 2024, c. 239, § 45, effective February 18, 2025

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