Massachusetts Statutes

Section 5A. (a) It shall be unlawful to include in any marketing agreement any term which provides for the termination of such marketing agreement by a supplier upon the death of the retail dealer if the dealer, prior to his demise, designates a successor-in-interest in a form pr…

Section 6. No supplier shall hinder, coerce or threaten any dealer for the purpose of preventing him from joining any trade association made up of dealers.

Section 7. A dealer may bring an action for damages sustained as a result of (1) failure to make such disclosures as are required in section three; or (2) failure to make an offer in good faith to repurchase as required in section four; or (3) wrongful termination of or failure t…

Section 7A. The attorney general shall enforce compliance with the provisions of this chapter in accordance with section 4 to 8, inclusive, of chapter 93A. Any retail dealer shall have the right to damages as provided in sections 9 and 10 of said chapter 93A. A final judgment, or…

Section 7B. Any contract or part thereof or practice thereunder in violation of any provision of this chapter shall be deemed against public policy and shall be void and unenforceable.

Section 7C. If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Act, or the application of such provisions to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall…

Section 8. No action may be brought under this chapter for a cause of action which arose more than one year prior to the date such action is brought.

Section 9. This chapter shall apply only to agreements entered into, renewed or amended on or after November first, nineteen hundred and seventy-two.

Section 1. The following words, as used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires or a different meaning is specifically prescribed, shall have the following meaning:— ''Bid'', a written offer or proposal by an exhibitor to a distributor, in response to an ''invitati…

Section 2. Blind bidding is hereby prohibited within the commonwealth. No bids shall be returnable, no negotiations for the exhibition or licensing of a motion picture shall take place, and no license agreement or any of its terms shall be agreed to, for the exhibition of any mot…

Section 3. If bids are solicited from exhibitors for the licensing of a motion picture within the commonwealth then:— 1. The invitation to bid shall specify (a) the number and length of runs for which the bid is being solicited, whether it is a first, second or subsequent run, an…

Section 4. Any violations of the provisions of this act shall be deemed to be an unfair and deceptive trade practice, as defined in section two of chapter ninety-three A.

Section 1. For purposes of this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings: ''Current net price'', the price listed in the supplier's price list or catalog in effect at the time the dealer agreement is terminated, less any applicable discounts allowed. ''Dealer…

Section 10. (a) The provisions of this subchapter shall be deemed to be incorporated in every dealer agreement made under the provisions of this chapter and shall supersede and control all other provisions of the agreement to the contrary. No supplier may require any dealer to wa…

Section 11. The obligation of any supplier or dealer shall be applied to and made an obligation of any successor in interest or assignee of such supplier or dealer. A successor in interest shall include, but not be limited to, any purchaser of the assets or stock, and surviving e…

Section 2. (a) Notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, prior to the termination of a dealer agreement, a supplier shall notify the dealer of the termination not less than one hundred and twenty days prior to the effective date of the termination. No supplier may terminate,…

Section 3. (a) Whenever a dealer enters into a dealer agreement under which the dealer agrees to maintain an inventory, and the agreement is terminated by either party as provided in this chapter, the supplier, upon written request of the dealer filed within thirty days of the ef…

Section 4. (a) Within ninety days from receipt of the written request of the dealer, a supplier under the duty to repurchase inventory pursuant to this chapter may examine the books and records of the dealer to verify the eligibility of any item for repurchase. Except as otherwis…

Section 5. The provisions of this chapter shall not require the repurchase from a dealer of: (1) a repair part with a limited storage life or otherwise subject to physical or structural deterioration including, but not limited to, gaskets or batteries; (2) a single repair part no…

Section 6. (a) No supplier shall unreasonably withhold or delay consent to any transfer of the dealer's business or transfer of the stock or other interest in the dealership, whenever the dealer to be substituted meets the material and reasonable business and financial requiremen…

Section 7. Nothing contained in this chapter may be construed to release or terminate a perfected security interest of the supplier in the inventory of the dealer.

Section 8. Whenever a supplier and a dealer enter into an agreement providing consumer warranties, the supplier shall pay any warranty claim made for warranty parts and service within thirty days after its receipt and approval. The supplier shall approve or disapprove a warranty …

Section 9. Nothing contained in this chapter shall bar the right of a dealer agreement to provide for binding arbitration of disputes. Any arbitration shall be consistent with the provisions of this chapter and other applicable law. The place of any arbitration shall be in the ci…

Section 1. (a) As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:— ''Agency'', any agency, executive office, department, board, commission, bureau, division or authority of the commonwealth, or any of it…

Section 2. (a) The department of consumer affairs and business regulation shall adopt regulations relative to any person that owns or licenses personal information about a resident of the commonwealth. Such regulations shall be designed to safeguard the personal information of re…

Section 3. (a) A person or agency that maintains or stores, but does not own or license data that includes personal information about a resident of the commonwealth, shall provide notice, as soon as practicable and without unreasonable delay, when such person or agency (1) knows …

Section 3A. (a) If a person knows or has reason to know that said person experienced an incident that requires notice pursuant to section 3 and such breach of security includes a social security number, the person shall contract with a third party to offer to each resident whose …

Section 4. Notwithstanding section 3, notice may be delayed if a law enforcement agency determines that provision of such notice may impede a criminal investigation and has notified the attorney general, in writing, thereof and informs the person or agency of such determination. …

Section 5. This chapter does not relieve a person or agency from the duty to comply with requirements of any applicable general or special law or federal law regarding the protection and privacy of personal information; provided however, a person who maintains procedures for resp…

Section 6. The attorney general may bring an action pursuant to section 4 of chapter 93A against a person or otherwise to remedy violations of this chapter and for other relief that may be appropriate.

Section 1. As used in this chapter the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:— ''Agency'', any county, city, town, or constitutional office or any agency thereof, including but not limited to, any department, division, b…

Section 2. When disposing of records, each agency or person shall meet the following minimum standards for proper disposal of records containing personal information: (a) paper documents containing personal information shall be either redacted, burned, pulverized or shredded so t…

Section 3. The attorney general may bring an action pursuant to section 4 of chapter 93A against a person or otherwise to remedy violations of this chapter and for other relief that may be appropriate.

Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:- ''Dealer'', any person or business who, in the ordinary course of its business, sells or leases new motor vehicles to consumers or other end…

Section 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e), for model year 2002 motor vehicles and thereafter and model year 2013 heavy duty vehicles and thereafter, a manufacturer of motor vehicles sold in the commonwealth shall make available for purchase by owners of motor vehicles m…

Section 3. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a manufacturer to divulge a trade secret.

Section 4. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to abrogate, interfere with, contradict or alter the terms of any provision of chapter 93B or the terms of any franchise agreement executed and in force between a dea…

Section 5. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require manufacturers or dealers to provide an owner or independent repair facility access to non-diagnostic and repair information provided by a manufacturer to a dealer or by a dealer to a manufacturer pursuant to the ter…

Section 6. (a) In addition to any other remedies that may be available, a violation of this chapter shall be deemed to be an unfair method of competition and an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the conduct of trade or commerce in violation of section 2 of chapter 93A. (b) A…

Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise: ''Commissioner'', the commissioner of banks. ''Person'', a natural person, corporation or other entity. ''Servicing'', (i) receiving or solicit…

Section 2. (a) A person shall not directly or indirectly act as a student loan servicer without first obtaining a student loan servicer license pursuant to subsection (e) or an automatic federal student loan servicer license pursuant to subsection (f), as applicable, unless the p…

Section 3. Not later than 15 days after a licensed student loan servicer ceases to engage in the business of student loan servicing for any reason including, but not limited to: (i) a business decision to terminate operations in the commonwealth; (ii) license expiration, revocati…

Section 4. The commissioner may participate in a multistate licensing system for the sharing of regulatory information and for the application, by electronic or other means, and licensing of persons engaged in student loan servicing. The commissioner may establish requirements fo…

Section 5. (a) If a person licensed as a student loan servicer under subsection (e) of section 2 intends to operate at any place in addition to the address on the license or plans to change the location of its place of business, the licensee shall: (i) notify the commissioner, in…

Section 6. A student loan servicer shall comply with all applicable federal laws and regulations relating to student loan servicing. A violation of a federal law or regulation shall be a violation of this chapter and the commissioner may investigate any such violation pursuant to…

Section 7. (a) The commissioner shall conduct investigations and examinations: (i) for initial licensing, license renewal, license suspension, license revocation or termination or determining compliance with this chapter; and (ii) of violations or complaints arising under this ch…