{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-180d","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 180D","heading":"Agency contracts","body":"Section 180D. Every licensee who shall procure for, or offer to an actor, performer or entertainer, hereafter referred to as a client, a theatrical engagement, shall execute in triplicate a contract containing the name and address of the client; the name and address of the employer of the client and the person acting for such employer; the time and duration of such engagement; the amount to be paid to such client; the character of entertainment to be given or services to be rendered; the number of performances per day or per week that are to be given by said client; the name of the person by whom the transportation is to be paid, and the cost of transportation; and the gross commission or fees to be paid by said client and to whom. The licensee shall deliver to each party to the contract a copy thereof and shall keep a copy. The licensee procuring such engagement for such client shall keep a copy of such contract.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 140"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section180D","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:20Z","sha256":"c2da436bede98673b9a5c80cb1f84e9d8e4b914b19bd269ad68e5020701d9839","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-180c","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-180e"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}