Section 128C:5A - [Repealed Effective 12/15/2025] Limitation on actions to recover winningsNo action to recover winnings upon a wager made under this chapter after November 15, 2001 shall be commenced after December 31 of the year following the year in which the wager was made and no winnings shall be paid by a licensee except pursuant to a judgment in an action so commenced or in settlement of the action. Within 90 days of December 31, money held by a licensee for the payment of any such wager for the recovery of which no action has commenced within the time herein limited shall be deposited with the commission. A notice of the limitation prescribed by this section in such form as the commission may prescribe shall be posted by each licensee in a conspicuous place at each window or booth where pari-mutuel tickets are sold.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128C, § 128C:5A
Amended by Acts 2023 , c. 26, § 20, eff. 7/31/2023.Amended by Acts 2022 , c. 128, §§ 11, 14 eff. 8/1/2022.Amended by Acts 2021 , c. 27, §§ 11, 14 eff. 7/27/2021.Amended by Acts 2020 , c. 106, §§ 11, 14 eff. 6/30/2020.Amended by Acts 2020 , c. 1, §§ 11, 14 eff. 1/14/2020.Amended by Acts 2019 , c. 47, §§ 11, 14 eff. 8/1/2019.Amended by Acts 2018 , c. 159, §§ 11, 14 eff. 8/2/2018.Amended by Acts 2017 , c. 56, §§ 11, 14 eff. 7/28/2017.Amended by Acts 2016 , c. 176, §§ 11, 12B eff. 8/1/2016.Amended by Acts 2014 , c. 165, § 192, eff. 7/1/2016.Amended by Acts 2014 , c. 264, § 11, eff. 8/8/2014.Repealed by Acts 2011 , c. 194, § 41, eff. 7/31/2014.Amended by Acts 2010 , c. 203, § 11, eff. 8/1/2010.Amended by 2008, c. 290, § 11.Amended by Acts 2006 , c. 449, § 19, eff. 1/3/2007.Amended by Acts 2006 , c. 54, § 11, eff. 4/6/2006.Amended by Acts 2005 , c. 176, § 12, eff. 12/30/2005.Added by Acts 2001 , c. 139, § 25, eff. 11/17/01. See Acts 2011 , c. 194, § 84. See Acts 2009 , c. 167, § 12. See Acts 2009 , c. 167, § 11.