Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 142A, § 18 (2026)

Administrative penalties for violations of chapter provisions

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Section 18. If the director determines that any registrant is liable for a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, the director may suspend the registrant's certificate of registration for such period of time as shall be determined by the director, revoke the registrant's certificate of registration, or reprimand the registrant. The director may also enter into a consent agreement with a registrant to impose 1 or more administrative penalties, including, but not limited to, voluntary revocation of the registration.

The director may assess an administrative penalty not to exceed two thousand dollars, payable within thirty days of his order, for each violation of any provision of this chapter committed by contractors or subcontractors who are registered or who are required to be registered under this chapter. This penalty shall be deposited in the fund.

In determining whether to impose an administrative penalty, the director shall consider the seriousness of the violation, the deleterious effect of the violation on the complainant, any good faith on the part of the contractor or subcontractor, and the contractor's or subcontractor's history of previous violations.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2022 · leading case: Bridgwood v. A.J. Wood Constr., Inc., 105 N.E.3d 224 (Mass. 2018).

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Bridgwood v. A.J. Wood Constr., Inc., 105 N.E.3d 224 (Mass. 2018). “Second, the statute provides that "[v]iolations of this section shall subject the violator to the administrative sanctions of [ G. L. c. 142A, § 18 ]," which include revocation or suspension of the contractor's or subcontractor's certificate of registration, and administrative…”

Damian Anketell & Another v. Off. of Consum. Affairs & Bus. Reg.., 101 Mass. App. Ct. 628 (Mass. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 3× “Pursuant to the OCABR's authority under G. L. c. 142A, § 18, the hearing officer imposed a $4,700 administrative penalty on Anketell and suspended his home improvement contractor certificate of registration for ten months.”

Reddish v. Bowen, 849 N.E.2d 901 (Mass. App. Ct. 2006). “See G. L. c. 142A, §§ 18, 19. Although Andrews’s subcontractor, Mark Paquin, determined the setback based upon McIntyre’s indication that the fence marked the lot line, it would have been preferable had the distance been measured from a lot line properly established by survey.”

Commonwealth v. Brien, 853 N.E.2d 590 (Mass. App. Ct. 2006). “However, at the conclusion of § 17, the statute provides for three distinct categories of penalty arising from the commission of any of the seventeen prohibited acts described in the section: (1) administrative sanctions pursuant to G. L. c. 142A, § 18, (2) criminal prosecutions…”

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