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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, § 46B (2026)

Jurisdiction to restrain violation of Sec. 46, 46A or 46C

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Section 46B. The supreme judicial court and the superior court shall have concurrent jurisdiction in equity, upon petition of any bar association within the commonwealth, or of three or more members of the bar of the commonwealth, or of the attorney general, or of the district attorney within his district, to restrain violations of section forty-six, forty-six A or forty-six C.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case: Real Est. Bar Ass'n for Massachusetts v. Nat'l Real Est. Info. Servs., 608 F.3d 110 (1st Cir. 2010).
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Real Est. Bar Ass'n for Massachusetts v. Nat'l Real Est. Info. Servs., 608 F.3d 110 (1st Cir. 2010). · cites it 3× “, later also naming National Real Estate Information Services (collectively “NREIS”), as REBA was given standing to do as a bar association under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, § 46B. REBA sought declaratory and injunctive relief, claiming that certain activities NREIS engaged in…”
Real Est. Bar Ass'n for Massachusetts v. Nat'l Real Est. Info. Servs., 946 N.E.2d 665 (Mass. 2011). “221, §§ 46 and 46A, 4 and seeks declaratory and injunctive relief pursuant *515 to G. L. c. 221, § 46B. 5 The challenged activities include services NREIS provides in connection with Massachusetts mortgage transactions that REBA claims are integral components of real estate…”
Joffe v. Wilson, 407 N.E.2d 342 (Mass. 1980). “See G. L. c. 221, § 46B (jurisdiction to restrain violations of relevant statutes).”
Real Est. Bar Ass'n for Massachusetts v. Nat'l Real Est. Info. Servs., 642 F. Supp. 2d 58 (D. Mass. 2009). “See Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 221, § 46B (West 2009).”
Real Est. Bar Ass'n for Massachusetts v. Nat'l Real Est. Info. Servs., 609 F. Supp. 2d 135 (D. Mass. 2009). “1994) (citations and quotations omitted). Here, the Massachusetts legislature delegated the authority to enforce the statutory prohibition against the unauthorized practice of law to any "bar association within the Commonwealth.”
Massachusetts Conveyancers Ass'n v. Colonial Title & Escrow, Inc., 13 Mass. L. Rptr. 633 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2001). “G.L.c. 221, §46B confers standing on the bar associations to bring an equitable action to restrain violations of G.”
Joseph Reilly v. Lane, Lane & Kelly LLP, David B. Lane, Nina Martin Et a/. @memorandum of Decision & Order on Lane Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, No. 2484CV03250-C (Mass. Super. Ct. Oct. 1, 2025). “" However, the immediately adjacent provision of this statute, G.L. c. 221, § 46B, confers exclusive standing upon a defined set of parties who may address alleged violations of Section 46A.”
Real Est. Bar Ass'n v. Nat'l Loan Closers, Inc., 30 Mass. L. Rptr. 497 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2012). “, has the authority to bring this action pursuant to G.L.c. 221, §46B. 3. Massachusetts law prohibits anyone other than a licensed Massachusetts attorney from providing legal services for another party or from holding out to the public as able to provide legal services or the…”
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