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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 3A · Hospital administrator's duties; report; verification
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 3B · Birth without immediate admittance to hospital for postnatal care; report
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 3C · Children born out of wedlock; information regarding benefits and responsibilities of parentage; voluntary acknowledgment of parentage
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 3D · Acknowledgments and adjudications of paternity; records available to IV–D agency
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 4 · Birth without attending physician; report; recording; petition; hearing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 4A · Local officials; processing of birth certificates
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 4B · Repealed, 2024, 166, Sec. 2
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 5 · Repealed, 1968, 84, Sec. 5
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 6 · Notification of births and deaths
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 7 · Report of births and deaths at sea
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 7A · Report of births on airplanes; penalty for violation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 8 · Penalty for failure to report births and deaths
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 9 · Death certificates; issuance; contents; declaration of death by nurse, nurse practitioner or physician's assistant
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 9A · Repealed, 1977, 598, Sec. 1
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 9B · Penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 10 · Death certificates of veterans; contents; penalty for violation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 11 · Duties of undertakers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 11/2 · Certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth; filing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 12 · Certified copies of birth certificates and death records; transmission to parents or next of kin; exceptions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 13 · Correction of records
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 13A · Correction of birth records; procedure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 14 · Penalty for false returns
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 15 · Repealed, 2010, 327, Sec. 1
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 16 · Blank forms for vital records; security features; approval of non-state registrar supplied forms; standards for forms used for permanent records
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 17 · Birth records; state registrar; originals; certified copies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 17A · Marriage records; state registrar; originals; certified copies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 17B · Death records; state registrar; originals; certified copies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 17C · Original forms and evidence of amendments and corrections in birth, marriage and death records
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 17D · Amended birth, marriage and death records; certified copies to holders of originals
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 18 · Script used on forms; state standards for uniformity, security, materials, devices and preservation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 19 · Use of records as evidence
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 19A · Unauthorized reproduction of records; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 19B · Certified copies of birth records; restricted information regarding mother
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 19C · Authentication of copies of birth, marriage and death records; use as evidence
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 20 · Births and deaths in Tewksbury Hospital; records
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 21 · Repealed, 1976, 486, Sec. 15
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 22 · Registrars of vital statistics
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 23 · Prosecution of persons failing to file required reports
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 24 · Statements of births and deaths; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 25 · Disposition of fines and forfeitures
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 26 · Fees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 27 · Clerks; penalty for neglecting required duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 28 · Administration of oaths
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 29 · Attestation of certificates
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 30 · Alteration, forgery or counterfeiting; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 31 · Adoption contact information registry
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 32 · Reasonable cause to believe there has been misconduct regarding vital records; actions by clerk and state registrar
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 33 · Centralized, automated database for vital records and statistics; certified copies issued from database; capacity requirements of database; maintenance and preservation of original paper records
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 34 · Agreements to verify existence of birth, marriage or death records
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 47, § 1 · Authorization
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 47, § 2 · Management
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 47, § 3 · Meetings of directors; promulgation of rules and regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 47, § 4 · Joint infirmaries
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 47, § 5 · Joint management
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 47, § 6 · Membership of joint board; vacancies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 47, § 7 · Expenses, payment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 47, § 8 · Records of admissions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 47, § 9 · Discontinuance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 47, § 10 · Rates for non-indigent persons
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 47, § 11 · Detention of children; conditions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 47, § 12 · Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 163
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 1 · Appointment of fire wards; penalty for failure to give notice of acceptance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 2 · Duties; badge of office
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 3 · Demolition of buildings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 4 · Powers of fire officials; demolition of buildings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 5 · Indemnification for demolition
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 6 · Powers and duties; commanding assistance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 7 · Powers and duties; direction of fire fighting operations; penalty for noncompliance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 8 · Appointment of forest wardens; tenure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 9 · Duties; fire prevention
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 10 · Powers; appointment of assistants; commandeering of people and property
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 11 · Penalty for refusal of aid
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 12 · Compensation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 13 · Setting open air fires; conditions and restrictions; penalty for violation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 14 · Repealed, 1930, 401, Sec. 2
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 15 · Powers of arrest
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 16 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 16A · Handling of slash
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 17 · Disposition of slash cut near highways
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 18 · Disposition of slash cut by public utility companies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 19 · Enforcement of regulations prohibiting accumulations of slash
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 20 · Penalty for violating provisions prohibiting accumulations of slash
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 20A · Repealed, 1950, 442
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 21 · Spark arresters; requirements; penalty for noncompliance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 22 · Inspection of machines requiring spark arresters
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 23 · Fire observation towers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 24 · Firefighting expenditures
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 25 · Duties; extinguishment of fires; investigation of causes; posting of warning notices
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 26 · Penalty for destruction of warning notices
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 27 · Liability for trespass
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 28 · State fire warden; powers and duties; reports
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 28A · Repealed, 1971, 571
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 28B · Fire patrols in dry areas; authorization; payment of costs
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 28C · Closing of forest lands during dry periods; penalty for trespassing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 29 to 35 · Repealed, 1997, 51, Sec. 12
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 36 · Promotion of call men to permanent force; conditions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 36A · Promotion of call men to regular force; conditions; qualifications
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 37 · Application of sections relating to appointment of call men to regular force
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 38 · Repealed, 1997, 51, Sec. 13
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 39 · Compensation of persons employed in fire department; procedure for acquisition