Massachusetts General Laws ch. 62C sec. 72 – Person defined
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Section 72. The term ”person”, as used in section seventy-three, shall include, but not be limited to, an officer or employee of a corporation, a member, officer or employee of a partnership, or a trustee, officer or employee of a corporate trust who as such officer, employee, member or trustee is under a duty either to perform or to refrain from performing the act with respect to which the violation occurs. Sections seventy-three and seventy-seven shall apply to persons, as herein defined, acting in any fiduciary capacity.
Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 62C sec. 72
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.