General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART IV CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGSIN CRIMINAL CASES |
TITLE I. CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS |
CHAPTER 265. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON |
SECTION 1. Murder defined |
SECTION 2. Punishment for murder; parole; executive clemency |
SECTION 3. Duel; wound without and death within state; venue |
SECTION 4. Accessory in duel |
SECTION 5. Duel; conviction or acquittal in foreign state; effect |
SECTION 6 to 8. Repealed, 1962, 285, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 9. Prize fighting; engaging |
SECTION 10. Prize fight; aiding or promoting; penalty |
SECTION 11. Prize fight; appointment within and fight without state; penalty |
SECTION 12. Boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts or other unarmed combative sporting matches or sparring exhibitions; penalty |
SECTION 13. Manslaughter; punishment; business organization as defendant |
SECTION 131/2. Punishment for manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle |
SECTION 13A. Assault or assault and battery; punishment |
SECTION 13B. Indecent assault and battery on child under age of 14; penalties |
SECTION 13B1/2. Commission of indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14 during commission of certain offenses or by mandated reporters; penalties |
SECTION 13B3/4. Commission of indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14 by certain previously convicted offenders; penalties |
SECTION 13C. Assault and battery to collect loan; penalty |
SECTION 13D. Assault and battery upon public employees; attempt to disarm police officer; assault and battery upon a police officer; penalties |
SECTION 13D1/2. Firefighters, injuries resulting from criminal offenses; penalty |
SECTION 13E. Repealed, 1971, 1011, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 13F. Indecent assault and battery on a person with an intellectual disability; assault and battery |
SECTION 13G. Commission of a felony for hire; additional punishment |
SECTION 13H. Indecent assault and battery on person fourteen or older; penalties |
SECTION 13I. Assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider |
SECTION 13J. Assault and battery upon a child; penalties |
SECTION 13K. Assault and battery upon an elderly or disabled person; definitions; penalties |
SECTION 13L. Wanton or reckless behavior creating a risk of serious bodily injury or sexual abuse to a child; duty to act; penalty |
SECTION 13M. Assault or assault and battery on a family or household member; second or subsequent offense; penalty |
SECTION 14. Mayhem; punishment |
SECTION 15. Assault; intent to murder or maim; penalty |
SECTION 15A. Assault and battery with dangerous weapon; victim sixty or older; punishment; subsequent offenses |
SECTION 15B. Assault with dangerous weapon; victim sixty or older; punishment; subsequent offenses |
SECTION 15C. Assault by means of hypodermic syringe or needle; assault and battery by means of hypodermic syringe or needle |
SECTION 15D. Strangulation or suffocation; penalty; aggravating factors; batterer's intervention program |
SECTION 15E. Assault and battery by discharge of firearm, large capacity weapon, rifle, shotgun, sawed-off shotgun or machine gun; penalty |
SECTION 15F. Attempt to commit assault and battery by discharge of firearm, large capacity weapon, rifle, shotgun, sawed-off shotgun or machine gun; penalty |
SECTION 16. Attempt to murder |
SECTION 17. Armed robbery; punishment |
SECTION 18. Assault with intent to rob or murder; weapons; punishment; victim sixty years or older; minimum sentence for repeat offenders |
SECTION 18A. Dangerous weapon; assault in dwelling house; punishment |
SECTION 18B. Use of firearms while committing a felony; second or subsequent offenses; punishment |
SECTION 18C. Entry of dwelling place; persons present within; weapons; punishment |
SECTION 19. Robbery by unarmed person; punishment; victim sixty or older; minimum sentence for repeat offenders |
SECTION 20. Simple assault; intent to rob or steal; punishment |
SECTION 21. Stealing by confining or putting in fear |
SECTION 21A. Assault, confinement, etc. of person for purpose of stealing motor vehicle; weapons; punishment |
SECTION 22. Rape, generally; weapons; punishment; eligibility for furlough, education, training or employment programs |
SECTION 22A. Rape of child; punishment |
SECTION 22B. Rape of a child during commission of certain offenses or by use of force; penalties |
SECTION 22C. Rape of a child through use of force by certain previously convicted offenders; penalties |
SECTION 23. Rape and abuse of child |
SECTION 23A. Rape and abuse of child aggravated by age difference between defendant and victim or by when committed by mandated reporters; penalties |
SECTION 23B. Rape and abuse of child by certain previously convicted offenders; penalties |
SECTION 24. Assault with intent to commit rape; weapons; punishment; eligibility for furloughs, education, training or employment programs |
SECTION 24A. Venue |
SECTION 24B. Assault of child; intent to commit rape; weapons; punishment |
SECTION 24C. Victim's name; confidentiality |
SECTION 25. Attempted extortion; punishment |
SECTION 26. Kidnapping; weapons; child under age 16; punishment |
SECTION 26A. Kidnapping of minor or incompetent by relative; punishment |
SECTION 26B. Drugging persons for kidnapping |
SECTION 26C. Definition of ''entice''; enticement of child under age 16; punishment |
SECTION 26D. Enticement of child under age 18 to engage in prostitution, human trafficking or commercial sexual activity |
SECTION 27. Kidnapping; venue |
SECTION 27A. Kidnapping of minor or incompetent by relative; venue |
SECTION 28. Poison; use with intent to injure; punishment |
SECTION 29. Assault; intent to commit felony; punishment |
SECTION 30. Gross negligence; persons having care of common carrier; penalty |
SECTION 31. Repealed, 1962, 285, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 32. Glass; throwing in public streets and beaches; penalty |
SECTION 33. Repealed, 1962, 285, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 34. Tattooing body of person by other than qualified physician; punishment |
SECTION 35. Throwing or dropping objects onto public way; punishment |
SECTION 36. Throwing or dropping objects at sporting events; punishment |
SECTION 37. Violations of constitutional rights; punishment |
SECTION 38. Repealed, 2004, 501, Sec. 9 |
SECTION 39. Assault or battery for purpose of intimidation; weapons; punishment |
SECTION 40. Causing serious bodily injury to participants in physical exercise training programs; punishment |
SECTION 41. Sentence not imposing imprisonment; specific reasons in record |
SECTION 42. Use of radios without earphones on public conveyances; punishment |
SECTION 43. Stalking; punishment |
SECTION 43A. Criminal harassment; punishment |
SECTION 44. Coercion of child under eighteen into criminal conspiracy; penalties |
SECTION 45. Community parole supervision for life following imprisonment, probation or treatment center sentence; covered offenses |
SECTION 46. Taking from deceased victim's estate prohibited |
SECTION 47. Global positioning system device to be worn by certain sex offender probationers |
SECTION 48. Ice cream truck vending by sex offender prohibited |
SECTION 49. Definitions applicable to Secs. 49 to 57 |
SECTION 50. Trafficking of persons for sexual servitude; trafficking of persons under 18 years for sexual servitude; trafficking by business entities; penalties; tort actions brought by victims |
SECTION 51. Trafficking of persons for forced service; victims under 18 years; trafficking by business entities; penalties; tort actions brought by victims |
SECTION 52. Subsequent violations of Sec. 50 or 51; penalties; evidence of prior adjudication or conviction |
SECTION 53. Organ trafficking; victims under 18 years; penalties |
SECTION 54. Transmittal of fines to state treasurer |
SECTION 55. Forfeiture of funds used to facilitate violation of Sec. 50 or 51; victim restitution |
SECTION 57. Victim of human trafficking as affirmative defense to charges of common night walking or common streetwalking |
SECTION 58. Possession of deceptive weapon device during commission of violent crime; penalty |