# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18, sec. 5D: Vendors; violations

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18, sec. 5D
- **Heading:** Vendors; violations
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 18 / Section 5D

## Text

Section 5D. Any vendor procuring a payment under any assistance program administered by the department who violates any of the provisions of section five B or of sections twenty-one A to twenty-one G, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and eighteen E shall be ineligible to participate further in the program for a period of three years next subsequent to the date of conviction for said violation; provided, however, that a vendor shall not be considered in violation of said section five B or of said sections twenty-one A to twenty-one G, inclusive, upon submission of proof, to the satisfaction of the commissioner, that such violation was due solely to a clerical or administrative error.

Section 5D. Any vendor procuring a payment under any assistance program administered by the department who violates any of the provisions of section five B or of sections twenty-one A to twenty-one G, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and eighteen E shall be ineligible to participate further in the program for a period of three years next subsequent to the date of conviction for said violation; provided, however, that a vendor shall not be considered in violation of said section five B or of said sections twenty-one A to twenty-one G, inclusive, upon submission of proof, to the satisfaction of the commissioner, that such violation was due solely to a clerical or administrative error.

## Nearby sections

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- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18, sec. 3 Commissioner; appointment; qualifications; salary](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C18_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18, sec. 4 Deputy commissioner; assistant commissioners; qualifications; salaries; succession; bond](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C18_S4.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18, sec. 5 Organization of department; regional offices; community service areas](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C18_S5.md)
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- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18, sec. 5C Vendors' bill for services; perjury](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C18_S5C.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18, sec. 5D Vendors; violations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C18_S5D.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18, sec. 5E Return of unlawful payments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C18_S5E.md)
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