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Section 1Commissioner; establishment of minimum standards of assessment performance
Section 1ACommissioner; general powers and duties
Section 2Commissioner; annual lists to board of assessors; classifications; objections; appeal
Section 3Commissioner; assistance to local assessors
Section 4Noncompliance by assessors
Section 4AContinued non-compliance with minimum standards by cities or towns; contracts by commissioner; court orders
Section 4BCompliance with court orders by cities or towns; provision of services by commissioner
Section 4CCosts of services provided by commissioner
Section 5Notices and lists; instructing assessors
Section 6Real estate values; collecting information
Section 7Unpaid taxes; obtaining information; affidavits
Section 7A to 7ERepealed, 1979, 797, Sec. 7
Section 8Delinquent collections; proceedings by attorney general; abatement of certain taxes, etc.; expedited abatement procedure for abandoned real property
Section 8AParaplegic veterans; surviving spouses; abatement of taxes; reimbursement of municipalities
Section 8BReimbursement claims by cities and towns; filing; time limitation
Section 8CAffordable housing sites; abatement of real estate tax obligations
Section 9Proposed equalized valuation; establishment
Section 10Determination of equalized valuation
Section 10AProposed equalized valuation; notice and hearing; changes
Section 10BAppeal to appellate tax board
Section 10CFinal equalization and apportionment; establishment; report to general court
Section 11, 12Repealed, 1941, 609, Sec. 1
Section 13Valuation of certain state and county lands
Section 14Notice to assessors; hearings
Section 15Effect of determination; newly acquired land; state forests
Section 15AExemptions for certain state lands
Section 16Annual statements; state treasurer
Section 17Rate of reimbursement
Section 17ACounty tuberculosis hospitals; taxation
Section 17BProperty taken for flood control; loss of taxes; reimbursement
Section 17CForest Products Trust Fund
Section 18Repealed, 1969, 546, Sec. 6
Section 18ARepealed, 1990, 268, Sec. 1
Section 18BDistribution of highway fund; notification of amount required; fractions
Section 18CDistribution of Local Aid Fund
Section 18DPari-mutuel wager distribution
Section 18ERepealed, 1990, 121, Sec. 23
Section 18FDistributions to cities, towns, or regional school districts; receipt of certification of prior financial reports
Section 19Repealed, 1931, 428, Sec. 1
Section 20Repealed, 1966, 14, Sec. 31
Section 20ADeductions from sums payable to cities and towns
Section 21 to 23Repealed, 1934, 323, Sec. 1
Section 24, 24ARepealed, 1951, 641, Sec. 2
Section 25Amounts due municipalities; determination; payment
Section 25AAmounts due municipalities; annual estimates
Section 25BProceeds of cigarette excise; certification for payment by commissioner of revenue
Section 26Repealed, 1934, 323, Sec. 1
Section 26A, 26BRepealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 99
Section 27Repealed, 1970, 601, Sec. 1
Section 28Annual assessments for deposits with state treasurer; trust funds
Section 28AWithholding taxes; internal revenue code of United States
Section 28BWithholding statements; federal taxes
Section 28CReciprocal enforcement of tax liabilities
Section 29Repealed, 1989, 397, Sec. 1
Section 30Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 99
Section 31Forms; authority of commissioner
Section 31A to 51Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 99