In the Interest of: T.L., a Minor, of: E.D.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• although “municipality has no independent power of taxation, it may assess, levy, and collect fees when authorized by Legislature, provided that those fees are reasonable and proportional”
• fees covered costs of municipal employees for administrative duties related to burial permits
• “Massachusetts cases decided since Emerson College ... have consistently given less weight to the voluntariness factor. Other jurisdictions have abandoned it as unhelpful in determining whether a charge is a fee or a tax.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).