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From Massachusetts QuickFind! Under Law: Consumer Affairs

Minuteman Library Network Massachusetts QuickFind!  Under Law find Consumer  Scroll down to Consumer Affairs  Click on Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulations  Also click on Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General

1. Consumer Affairs  Office of Consumer Affairs & Business Regulations Automobile Lemon Laws Do Not Call Law Home Improvement Contractor Law Find a Licensed Professional  Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General Consumer Protection Consumer Advisories Elders

Massachusetts Consumer Affairs Consumer Legal Resources  30 Day Demand Letter  Small Claims Court  Lemon Laws  How to File a Consumer Request for Arbitration

Consumer Affairs & Business Regulation  Lemon Law Programs  Do Not Call Law  Identity Theft  Home Improvement Contractor Law  Resolve a Consumer Problem  Foreclosure Prevention Resources

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Browse Topics: Consumer, Government, Law, Primary Sources,

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Massachusetts and Federal Legal Forms on Trial Court Site  Laws by Subject  Click on Forms  Example: Homestead Declaration of Homestead Declaration of Homestead – Elderly or Disabled  Example: Consumer Protection Massachusetts 30 Day Demand Letter Federal Trade Commission Complaint

Find a Licensed Professional Trial Court Site  Go to Law by Subject on left frame  Click on Law About  Click on Professional Licensing  Click on Find a Licensed Professional

Trial Court Site Locate a Licensed Professional

Massachusetts Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation Locate or Check a License or Locate a Licensed Professional – Mass.gov  Click on Residents tab  Click on Consumer  Click on Occupational and Business Licenses  Click on Professional Licenses  Select a Profession, e.g. Plumbers and Gas Fitters, see right frame.

Find a Veterinarian in Newton (or your town)  Click on Residents tab.  Click on Consumer.  Click on Occupational and Business Licenses.  Click on OCBAT tab.  Click on Locate a Licensed Professional.  Select Veterinarian  Select Newton.

Find a Licensed Professional Need a Plumber?  Consumer Affairs Consumer Affairs and Business Regulations  Check A Professional License – Find out if the plumber is licensed, if the license is current, and if there have been any disciplinary actions  Click on Business Info  Type of Business: Plumbing Firms, enter City  Personal: Search by Name  File a Complaint Form

Division of Professional Licensure Click on For Government tab Click on Division of Professional Licensure Boards  Check a Professional’s License Dentists and Dental Hygienists  Check a License  Related State Agencies Board of Registration in Medicine  Physician Profiles  Locate a Professional

Massachusetts Law for Residents MassHealth Insurance   Click on tab: Residents  Click on Health Care Reform  Click on Commonwealth Connector  Click on Mandated Health Insurance Law

Find a Dentist / File a Complaint  Click on Occupational and Business Licenses  For Licensees tab displays License Types, Forms, Requirements  Click on Healthcare and Social Work  Click on Dentists and Dental Hygienists

Massachusetts Land Records

Property Values and Records  Massachusetts Registry of Deeds  Newton Assessors Database

Newton’s Assessors Database

Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries Try Remote Resources Apply for a library card in person at any Trial Court Law Library and have remote access to:  Self-help books from Nolo Online  RetrieveLaw legal resources database  HeinOnline legal periodicals database Visit the library to use Westlaw and Nexis databases. With your Trial Court Law Library card you may also borrow books.