Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18, § 38 (2026)
Non-approval of application for new benefits for failure to comply with registration requirements in Secs. 178C to 178P of chapter 6
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Section 38. The department shall not approve an application for new benefits for any person required to register pursuant to sections 178C to 178P, inclusive, of chapter 6 and who has failed to register until the individual registers as required by said sections 178C to 178P, inclusive, of said chapter 6; provided, however, that prior to the denial of benefits, the department shall provide the applicant with notice of the applicant's failure to register pursuant to said sections 178C to 178P, inclusive, of said chapter 6 and a reasonable opportunity to be heard.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2015–2015 · leading case: Doe v. City of Lynn, 36 N.E.3d 18 (Mass. 2015).
Doe v. City of Lynn, 36 N.E.3d 18 (Mass. 2015). “6, § 178H, the Legislature mandates that transient benefits be withheld, G. L. c. 18, § 38, and motor vehicle licenses and registration be suspended, G.”
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