Massachusetts General Laws
Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts
Chapter 40u - Municipal Fines

Section 1 - Definitions - Section 1. ''Municipal hearing officer'', a person appointed by the...

Section 2 - Effective Date of Chapter in Municipality - Section 2. This chapter shall take effect in a municipality...

Section 3 - Procedures for Payment of Municipal Fines; Power to Revoke or Rescind - Section 3. A municipality that adopts this chapter shall, in...

Section 4 - Procedures for Payment of Fines Determined by Majority Vote - Section 4. The adoption of procedures for the payment of...

Section 5 - Sidewalk Snow and Ice Removal; Penalties for Non-Compliance; Standards for Clearance - Section 5. A municipality shall by ordinances and by-laws provide...

Section 6 - Municipal Hearing Officer - Section 6. A municipality shall appoint a municipal hearing officer....

Section 7 - Administrative Disposition of Noncriminal Violations - Section 7. A municipality may implement a system for the...

Section 8 - Violation Notices - Section 8. Every officer and inspector who takes notice of...

Section 9 - Affixing of Violation Tags - Section 9. The tag shall be affixed securely to the...

Section 10 - Retention and Delivery of Violation Notice Copies - Section 10. Within 3 business days after completion of each...

Section 11 - Schedule of Fines for Violations - Section 11. The municipality shall, by ordinance or by-law, establish...

Section 12 - Return of Notice of Violation; Payment; Request for Hearing; Additional Charges for Non-Payment - Section 12. Where a notice of violation is issued for...

Section 13 - Challenge to Validity of Violation Notice - Section 13. Any person notified to appear before the municipal...

Section 14 - Written Request for Hearing; Time and Location of Hearing - Section 14. Notwithstanding section 21D of chapter 40, a person...

Section 15 - Appeal of Decision of Municipal Hearing Officer - Section 15. A person aggrieved by a decision of the...

Section 16 - Effect of Failure to Pay, Request Hearing or Appear - Section 16. Any person who has received a notice of...

Section 17 - Payments of Fines, Penalties or Assessments to the General Fund of Municipality - Section 17. All fines, penalties or assessments in actions under...

Section 18 - Local Ordinances and By-Laws Superseded - Section 18. In a municipality that has accepted this chapter,...