General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART IV CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGSIN CRIMINAL CASES |
TITLE I. CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS |
CHAPTER 269. CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE |
SECTION 1. Dispensing and suppressing unlawful assembly; arresting persons |
SECTION 2. Refusing or neglecting to depart or to assist in suppressing assembly or in arresting persons |
SECTION 3. Neglect or refusal to exercise authority to suppress assembly |
SECTION 4. Requiring aid; dispersing and suppressing assembly; seizure of persons |
SECTION 5. Armed forces obeying orders for suppressing riot and dispersing and arresting persons |
SECTION 6. Person killed or wounded as result of an assembly; guilt and responsibility |
SECTION 7. Injury to building or vessel by persons unlawfully assembled |
SECTION 8. Destruction of or damage to property by persons riotously assembled; liability of town |
SECTION 9. Repealed, 1923, 248, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 10. Carrying dangerous weapons; possession of machine gun or sawed-off shotguns; possession of large capacity weapon or large capacity feeding device; punishment |
SECTION 10A. Selling, giving or using silencers; confiscation and destruction |
SECTION 10B. Repealed, 1957, 688, Sec. 25 |
SECTION 10C. Tear gas; use in commission of crimes |
SECTION 10D. Body armor; use in commission of crime |
SECTION 10E. Firearms sales, distributions or transfers; penalties; eligibility for probation, parole, furlough or work release |
SECTION 10F. Illegal sale, gifts or transfer of large capacity weapons or large capacity feeding devices; punishment |
SECTION 10G. Violations of Sec. 10 by persons previously convicted of violent crimes or serious drug offenses; punishment |
SECTION 10H. Carrying loaded firearm while under influence of liquor, marijuana, narcotic drugs, depressants, stimulant or toxic vapor substances; punishment |
SECTION 10J. Breaking and entering building, ship, vessel or vehicle to steal firearm; penalty |
SECTION 11. Printing statutes for posters; display |
SECTION 11A. Definitions |
SECTION 11B. Possession or control of firearm with serial or identification number removed or mutilated, while committing or attempting a felony; destruction |
SECTION 11C. Removal or mutilation of serial or identification numbers of firearms; receiving such firearm; destruction |
SECTION 11D. Repealed, 1957, 688, Sec. 29 |
SECTION 11E. Serial identification numbers on firearms |
SECTION 12. Manufacturing and selling knives, slung shots, swords, bludgeons and similar weapons |
SECTION 12A. Air rifles; sale to minors |
SECTION 12B. Air rifles; possession by minors; shooting |
SECTION 12C. Repealed, 1957, 688, Sec. 32 |
SECTION 12D. Rifle or shotgun loaded with shells or cartridges; unloaded rifle or shotgun; carrying on public way prohibited; exceptions; punishment |
SECTION 12E. Discharge of a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling or other building in use; exceptions |
SECTION 12F. Airport secure areas; possession or placement of a cutting device or prohibited weapon; punishment |
SECTION 13. False alarms of fire |
SECTION 13A. False reports to police officers |
SECTION 14A. Annoying telephone calls or electronic communication |
SECTION 14B. Willful and malicious communication of false information to public safety answering points; penalty; restitution |
SECTION 15. Stink bombs; sale |
SECTION 16. Arrowheads used for hunting; sale |
SECTION 17. Hazing; organizing or participating; hazing defined |
SECTION 18. Failure to report hazing |
SECTION 19. Copy of Secs. 17 to 19; issuance to students and student groups, teams and organizations; report |