Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, § 45 (2026)

Violation of Secs. 40 to 44

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Section 45. Whoever violates any provision of the five preceding sections shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1930–1932 · leading case: Hanauer v. State Fire Marshal, 171 N.E. 428 (Mass. 1930).

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Hanauer v. State Fire Marshal, 171 N.E. 428 (Mass. 1930). “G. L. c. 148, § 45, gives the State fire marshal appellate jurisdiction over the acts and decisions of the street commissioners and reads as follows: “The marshal shall hear and determine all appeals from the acts and decisions of the heads of fire departments and other persons…”

Rawding v. State Fire Marshal, 172 N.E. 255 (Mass. 1930). “G. L. c. 148, § 45. St. James Building Corp.”

Stand. Oil Co. of New York v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 174 N.E. 213 (Mass. 1931). · cites it 3× “Niland, an owner of property in East Boston, distant one thousand four hundred twenty-four and five tenths feet from the proposed tank, appealed to the fire marshal under G. L. c. 148, § 45. On November 17, 1927, the fire marshal issued an order revoking the license.”

Barnard v. Metro. Ice Co., 180 N.E. 308 (Mass. 1932). “In such circumstances G. L. c. 148, § 45, gives to a person aggrieved by the action taken thereunder an appeal to the marshal.”

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