Skip to Content

General Laws

Click to PrintPrint Page

Section 1State treasurer; supervision of department; salary; term limitation
Section 2Treasurer’s bond; contents
Section 3Treasurer’s bond; deposit with state secretary; actions thereon
Section 4First deputy treasurer; duties; absence, disability or removal of treasurer
Section 5Deputies and assistants; appointment; bond; duties; compensation; veterans’ preference; civil service
Section 5AAnnual personnel report
Section 5BInvestment advisory council; membership; duties
Section 5CInvestment division; responsibilities
Section 6Certification of deposits in trust
Section 7Receipt of federal funds for soldiers’ homes
Section 8Receipt of federal funds for highways
Section 8AReceipt of federal funds for forest fire prevention
Section 9Accounts; overdue bonds, notes and securities; transmission to attorney general
Section 9ADebt statements
Section 10Annual report to general court; contents; cash flow projections; variance reports; cash management plans; institutions into which cash deposited
Section 10APreferential deposits of cash reserves to lending and banking institutions that lend to small businesses
Section 11Publication of statements of assessments, debts, etc.
Section 12State treasurer; death; vacancy; care of property and funds
Section 13State treasurer; death; vacancy; inventory of property and funds
Section 14State treasurer; duplicate receipts by new treasurer
Section 15Trust funds; Massachusetts training schools; authority to receive; duties
Section 16Trust funds; receipts from department of education or state library trustees; authority to receive, invest, hold and disburse
Section 17Trust funds; mental health department or developmental services department; authority to receive; duties
Section 17ATrust funds; military forces; authority to receive; duties
Section 17BTrust funds; receipt, disbursement and investment
Section 18State board of retirement; membership, tenure
Section 19State board of retirement; reimbursement of expense or loss
Section 20Clerical and other assistants, appointment
Section 21Commissioners on firemen’s relief; membership
Section 22Citation
Section 23State lottery commission; members; appointment; terms; chairman; vacancies; expenses; quarters
Section 24State lottery commission; powers and duties
Section 24AAgreements for creation of multi-jurisdictional lottery game; revenues; notice of odds
Section 25Apportionment of lottery revenues
Section 26Director of the state lottery; appointment; powers and duties
Section 27Sale of tickets; agents; licensing; restrictions
Section 27AKeno; licenses; growth revenues; distribution
Section 28Assignability of prizes; liability of commissioner and director
Section 28APast-due child support; disbursement of prizes
Section 28BTransmission of list of winning lottery ticket holders to department of transitional assistance and IV-D agency
Section 29Prohibited sales; penalty
Section 30Forgery, alteration, etc. of lottery tickets; penalties
Section 30AProhibited acts concerning state lottery commission members or employees; penalties
Section 31Ineligible persons
Section 32Unclaimed prize money
Section 33Deposit, handling and disbursement of funds; deduction of agents’ compensation; competitive arrangements; open records
Section 34Minors; payment of prize money
Section 35State lottery fund; expenditures
Section 35A to 35CRepealed, 1989, 653, Sec. 14
Section 35DNatural Heritage and Endangered Species Fund
Section 35EOrgan Transplant Fund
Section 35E1/2Organ and Tissue Donor Registration Fund
Section 35FSchool Improvement Fund
Section 35GRepealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 35
Section 35HRepealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 36
Section 35IRetirement law commission
Section 35JMassachusetts Tourism Fund
Section 35KRepealed, 1992, 286, Sec. 51
Section 35LRepealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 37
Section 35MBoard of Registration in Medicine Trust Fund
Section 35NMartin Luther King Commission Trust Fund
Section 35OMassachusetts United States Olympic Fund
Section 35PState House Special Event Fund
Section 35QRepealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 38
Section 35RMassachusetts AIDS fund
Section 35STeacher, Principal and Superintendent Quality Endowment Fund
Section 35TMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority State and Local Contribution Fund
Section 35UMBTA Infrastructure Renovation Fund
Section 35VDivision of Professional Licensure Trust Fund
Section 35WRepealed, 2008, 223, Sec. 11
Section 35W1/2Repealed, 2008, 223, Sec. 12
Section 35XQuality in Health Professions Trust Fund
Section 35Y[There is no 10:35Y.]
Section 35ZCounsel for indigent salary enhancement trust fund
Section 35AASmart Growth Housing Trust Fund
Section 35BBSchool Modernization and Reconstruction Trust Fund
Section 35CCMassachusetts Military Family Relief Fund
Section 35DDState Parks Preservation Trust Fund
Section 35EECommonwealth Covenant Fund
Section 35FFMassachusetts Alternative and Clean Energy Investment Trust Fund
Section 35GGAbandoned Vessel Trust Fund
Section 35HHOcean Resources and Waterways Trust Fund
Section 35IIRGGI Auction Trust Fund
Section 35JJEnhanced 911 Fund
Section 35KKHarbormaster Training Trust Fund
Section 35LLNantasket Beach Reservation Trust Fund
Section 35MMRepealed, 2009, 32, Sec. 1
Section 35NNMarine Recreational Fisheries Development Fund
Section 35OOOff-Highway Vehicle Program Fund
Section 35PPSalisbury Beach Preservation Trust Fund
Section 35QQFinancial Literacy Trust Fund
Section 35RRHealth Information Technology Trust Fund
Section 35SSBuild America Bonds Subsidy Trust Fund
Section 36Annual post-audits
Section 37Sale of lottery tickets in conjunction with game of beano; licensing of certain organizations; restrictions; gross profit minimum; payment of prizes; apportionment of revenue
Section 38Beano; licensing of certain organizations; restrictions; rules and regulations; violations; penalties; receipts and expenditures; records and reports
Section 38ACouncil on compulsive gambling; posting of notice of availability
Section 39Beano; gross receipt tax; returns; disposition and crediting of receipts
Section 39ARaffles and bazaars; information and reports required; regulations
Section 40Violations of Secs. 38 and 39; submitting false information; penalties
Section 41Repealed, 1973, 1165, Sec. 4
Section 42State Election Campaign Fund
Section 42AAllocation of funds
Section 42BPrimary candidate accounts
Section 42CState auditor report
Section 43 to 45Repealed, 1998, 395, Sec. 3
Section 46Anthracite Coal Mining Reclamation Fund
Section 47Repealed, 2003, 46, Sec. 6
Section 48Milk Producers Security Fund
Section 49Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 45
Section 50Children’s Trust Fund
Section 51Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 46
Section 52Massachusetts cultural council; creation
Section 53Massachusetts cultural council; powers and duties
Section 54Massachusetts cultural council; hearings; rules and regulations
Section 55Federal funding; plan; administration
Section 56Distribution of arts lottery funds; applications
Section 56AApplication of other laws to the council
Section 57State Arts Lottery Fund
Section 58Local and regional cultural councils
Section 58AState-designated cultural districts
Section 59Head Injury Treatment Services Trust Fund
Section 59ASpinal Cord Injury Trust Fund
Section 60Repealed, 1997, 210, Sec. 1
Section 61Motor Vehicle Inspection Trust Fund
Section 62Repealed, 2002, 184, Sec. 11
Section 63Repealed, 2009, 25, Sec. 14
Section 631/2Central Artery and Statewide Road and Bridge Infrastructure Fund
Section 63ACentral Artery/Tunnel Project Repair and Maintenance Trust Fund; credits to fund from judgments and settlement payments; disbursements; reversion of fund balance upon abolishment or alteration of fund or section; unauthorized disbursements; public records
Section 64Retired greyhound care and adoption council; membership; duties
Section 65Greyhound Adoption Trust Fund
Section 66Victims of Drunk Driving Trust Fund
Section 67Commonwealth Security Trust Fund
Section 68Worker and Small Investor Protection Fund
Section 69Securities Fraud Prosecution Fund
Section 69ARepealed, 2009, 25, Sec. 17
Section 69BEndowment Incentive Holding Fund
Section 70Alcoholic beverages control commission; members
Section 71Alcoholic beverages control commission; duties
Section 72Alcoholic beverages control commission; appointments
Section 73Water Supply Protection Pilot Program
Section 74Alcoholic beverage license applicants and licensees; building safety certificate of inspection