Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, § 30 (2026)

Violations; notice and enforcement of orders or regulations

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Section 30. Violation of any lawful rule, order or regulation of the board or of any lawful order of the marshal or lawful rule or order of the head of a fire department, punishment whereof is not otherwise provided for, shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars for each day during which such violation continues after actual notice of the regulation, rule or order. Such notice may be given by personal service or by posting the same in a conspicuous place on the premises affected thereby. The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce any lawful rule, order or regulation of the board, or any lawful order of the marshal or rule or order of the head of a fire department, upon application respectively of the marshal or the head of the fire department.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases, 1926–1996 · leading case: Marcus v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 150 N.E. 903 (Mass. 1926).

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Marcus v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 150 N.E. 903 (Mass. 1926). “” A somewhat analogous provision is found in G. L. c. 148, §§ 30, 31, 45, whereby the State fire marshal is given authority to delegate the power to issue licenses or permits, among other matters, for the keeping and storing of gasoline in Boston, and the right of appeal to the…”

St. James Bldg. Corp. v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 157 N.E. 629 (Mass. 1927). “G. L. c. 148, §§ 30, 31, 45. G. L. c. 147, § 5.”

Congregation Beth Sholom & Cmty. Ctr., Inc. v. Bldg. Comm'r, 537 N.E.2d 605 (Mass. App. Ct. 1989). · cites it 2× “Given the nature and cost of the work done, and given the original estimated expense of installing the sprinklers, particularly in light of their importance from the viewpoint of fire safety, the work could properly be found to constitute “major alterations,” and the…”

Chief of the Fire Dep't v. Sutherland Apts., Inc., 195 N.E.2d 536 (Mass. 1964). “Under G. L. c. 148, § 30, equitable enforcement is a supplement to, and not a substitute for, criminal action.”

Hanauer v. State Fire Marshal, 171 N.E. 428 (Mass. 1930). “” G. L. c. 148, § 30, as amended by St. 1928, c.”

Chief of the Fire Dep't of Worcester v. Wibley, 507 N.E.2d 256 (Mass. App. Ct. 1987). · cites it 2× “See G. L. c. 148, § 30. According to the complaint, the sprinkler system was required by G.”

Barnard v. Metro. Ice Co., 180 N.E. 308 (Mass. 1932). “G. L. c. 148, § 30, as amended by St. 1929, c.”

Stand. Oil Co. of New York v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 174 N.E. 213 (Mass. 1931). “G. L. c. 148, § 30. See Rawding v. State Fire Marshal, 272 Mass.”

Pinecrest Vill., Inc. v. MacMillan, 5 Mass. L. Rptr. 86 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1996). “*87 A second building permit issued by Bowker to Pinecr-est did not contain the sprinkler requirement.”

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