Section 3. Every person storing, using or otherwise consuming in the commonwealth tangible personal property or services purchased from a vendor shall be liable for the tax imposed by this chapter. His liability shall not be extinguished until said tax has been paid to the commissioner, except that a receipt from a vendor engaged in business in the commonwealth or from a vendor who is authorized by the commissioner, under such regulations as the commissioner may prescribe, to collect the tax and who is, for the purposes of this chapter, regarded as a vendor engaged in business in the commonwealth, given to the purchaser pursuant to section four, shall be sufficient to relieve the purchaser from further liability for the tax to which the receipt refers.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 64i - Tax on the Storage, Use or Other Consumption of Certain Tangible Personal Property
Section 2 - Imposition; Rate; Payment
Section 4 - Collection of Tax; Status of Tax; Sales of Motor Vehicles
Section 4a - Payment and Accounting Methods for Use Tax Liability; Estimated Liability Table
Section 5 - Computation of Tax
Section 6 - Statement and Collection of Tax
Section 9 - Registration Required
Section 11 - Classified Permits Establishing Percentage of Exempt Sales
Section 17 - Liability for Failure to Pay Tax
Section 24 - Advertisement That Vendor Will Assume or Absorb Tax
Section 26a - Motorboats; Aircraft; Certificate Issuance; Evidence of Tax Payment
Section 27 - Trade-in of Motor Vehicles or Trailers; Use Tax
Section 31a - Bond or Deposit; Non-Resident Contractors; Definition