Session Laws

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 6 of chapter 14 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following subparagraph:-

3. Shall require that whenever the department identifies a husband and wife in any communication, document or writing intended for use outside the department, the department shall use the name of both husband and wife and shall not use a legal phrase as a substitute for either name.

SECTION 2. Chapter 36 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 32 the following section:-

Section 32A. Whenever the register, in any communication, document or writing intended for use outside the registry, identifies a husband and wife, he shall use the name of both husband and wife and shall not use a legal phrase as a substitute for either name.

SECTION 3. Chapter 41 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 34A the following section:-

Section 34B. Whenever the assessor, in any communication, document or writing intended for use outside his department, identifies a husband and wife, he shall use the name of both husband and wife and shall not use a legal phrase as a substitute for either name.

SECTION 4. Section 38A of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

Whenever the collector of taxes, in any communication, document or writing intended for use outside his department, identifies a husband and wife, he shall use the name of both husband and wife and shall not use a legal phrase as a substitute for either name.

SECTION 5. Chapter 217 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 22 the following section:-

Section 22A. Whenever the register, in any communication, document or writing intended for use outside the registry, identifies a husband and wife, he shall use the name of both husband and wife and shall not use a legal phrase as a substitute for either name.