Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 196A, § 1
Registration of securities of deceased in name of surviving husband or wife or adult child
Section 1. Securities owned by a deceased person, the value of which do not exceed $750 with any one issuer, and with a cumulative value of not more than $2,100, may, if 30 days has elapsed since the death of the deceased and neither a duly appointed executor or administrator nor a voluntary administrator has made writ…