§ 1 Title of chapter
§ 2 Definitions
§ 3 Bail bond and insurance coverage or benefits
§ 4 Licensing; fee
§ 5 Service of process; appointment of commissioner as attorney
§ 6 Bond or financial responsibility; filing
§ 7 Annual statement of financial condition; filing; requisites; failure to file, suspension or revocation of license
§ 7A Examination of affairs; confidentiality and privilege
§ 8 Refusal, suspension or revocation of license; grounds
§ 9 Service contracts; form; contents
§ 10 Club agents; notice of employment or termination; applications, requisites; registration fee
§ 11 Suspension, revocation or refusal of club agent’s registration; grounds

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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 174B - Regulation of Automobile Clubs

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Interests: includes any form of membership in a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation. See Massachusetts General Laws ch. 156D sec. 11.01
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.