General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART IV CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGSIN CRIMINAL CASES |
TITLE I. CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS |
CHAPTER 272. CRIMES AGAINST CHASTITY, MORALITY, DECENCY AND GOOD ORDER |
SECTION 1. Enticing away person under 16 for marriage |
SECTION 2. Enticing away person for prostitution or sexual intercourse |
SECTION 3. Drugging persons for sexual intercourse |
SECTION 4. Inducing person under eighteen to have sexual intercourse |
SECTION 4A. Inducing minor into prostitution |
SECTION 4B. Living off or sharing earnings of minor prostitute |
SECTION 5. Repealed, 1987, 522, Sec. 22 |
SECTION 6. Owner of place inducing or suffering person to resort in such place for sexual intercourse |
SECTION 7. Support from, or sharing, earnings of prostitute |
SECTION 8. Soliciting for prostitute |
SECTION 9. Oath and warrant to enter place for prostitution; detention of person in control and prostitute; recognizance to appear as witness |
SECTION 10. Arrest without warrant |
SECTION 11. Corroboration of one witness; limitations |
SECTION 12. Procuring person to practice, or enter a place for, prostitution; employment office procuring person |
SECTION 13. Detaining, or drugging to detain, person in place for prostitution |
SECTION 14. Repealed, 2018, 155, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 15. Polygamy |
SECTION 16. Open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior |
SECTION 17. Incestuous marriage or sexual activities |
SECTION 18to21. Repealed, 2018, 155, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 21A. Furnishing drugs, articles or information for prevention of pregnancy or conception |
SECTION 21B. Privately controlled hospital or health facility; abortion or sterilization procedures; contraceptive devices and family planning services |
SECTION 22. Concealment of death of child born out of wedlock |
SECTION 23. Joinder of charges of murder and offense under Sec. 22 |
SECTION 24. Keeping house of ill fame |
SECTION 25. Obstructing view of restaurant or tavern patrons; barricaded entrances |
SECTION 26. Resorting to restaurants or taverns for immoral purposes |
SECTION 27. Record of convictions under Sec. 25 or Sec. 26 sent to licensing officers |
SECTION 28. Matter harmful to minors, dissemination; possession; defenses |
SECTION 28A, 28B. Repealed, 1974, 430, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 28C. Information or petition against obscene books; order of notice to show cause; notice of order; interlocutory adjudication; defense |
SECTION 28D. Answer to notice; right to jury trial |
SECTION 28E. Order of default; adjudication |
SECTION 28F. Hearing; evidence; adjudication |
SECTION 28G. Objection that mere judgment sought and no relief claimed on issue of knowledge |
SECTION 28H. Proceeding under Sec. 28C as evidence in trial under Sec. 29; presumptions as to knowledge |
SECTION 28I. Certain procedures as condition precedent to institution of proceedings for dissemination of obscene books |
SECTION 29. Dissemination or possession of obscene matter; punishment; defense |
SECTION 29A. Posing or exhibiting child in state of nudity or sexual conduct; punishment |
SECTION 29B. Dissemination of visual material of child in state of nudity or sexual conduct; punishment |
SECTION 29C. Knowing purchase or possession of visual material of child depicted in sexual conduct; punishment |
SECTION 30. Injunctive relief against dissemination of obscene matter; jurisdiction; procedures; appeal |
SECTION 30A to 30C. Repealed, 1974, 430, Sec. 11 |
SECTION 30D. Dissemination of visual material of child in state of nudity or sexual conduct; injunction; jurisdiction |
SECTION 31. Definitions |
SECTION 32. Motion picture theater managers or operators; applicability of Secs. 28, 29 and 29A |
SECTION 33. Exhibition of deformities |
SECTION 34. Crime against nature |
SECTION 35. Unnatural and lascivious acts |
SECTION 35A. Unnatural and lascivious acts with child under 16 |
SECTION 36. Blasphemy |
SECTION 36A. Sporting events; penalty for abuse of participants and officials |
SECTION 37. Repealed, 1962, 285, Sec. 4 |
SECTION 38. Disturbance of assembly for worship |
SECTION 39. Selling goods and provisions, caring for horses, illegal gaming, horse racing or exhibits near camp meetings |
SECTION 40. Disturbance of assemblies; conduct of students on school grounds or in the course of school-related events |
SECTION 40A. Alcoholic beverages; gift, sale, delivery or possession on public school premises |
SECTION 41. Disturbance of libraries |
SECTION 42. Disturbance of funerals |
SECTION 42A. Disturbance of funeral services |
SECTION 42B. Disturbance of military funeral service; penalty |
SECTION 43. Disorderliness in public conveyances; disturbance of travelers |
SECTION 43A. Smoking or carrying open flame or lighted match, pipe or tobacco product in public conveyances and transportation terminals |
SECTION 44 to 50. Repealed, 1971, 1076, Sec. 11 |
SECTION 51, 52. Repealed, 1957, 660, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 53. Penalty for certain offenses |
SECTION 53A. Engaging in sexual conduct for a fee; engaging in sexual conduct with child under age 18 for a fee; penalties |
SECTION 54. Apprehension for certain offences, without warrant; custody |
SECTION 55. Repealed, 1928, 155, Sec. 58 |
SECTION 56. Subsequent offenses; breach of recognizance on appeal |
SECTION 57. Discharge upon recognizance; payment of expenses of prosecution |
SECTION 58. Employing or permitting employment of minor under 15 to beg |
SECTION 59. Ordinances or regulations relating to streets, reservations, or parkways; alcoholic beverages; profanity; arrest without warrant |
SECTION 60. Disposal of rubbish, etc.; refusal to remove; arrest without warrant |
SECTION 61. Conviction after discharge from sentence under Sec. 53 |
SECTION 62. Third conviction of being a common nightwalker |
SECTION 63. Tramps; begging or riding freight trains as prima facie evidence |
SECTION 64. Tramps; punishment; entering buildings; injuries to or threats against persons or property; carrying weapons |
SECTION 65. Arrest of tramps without warrant; making complaint |
SECTION 66. Vagrants |
SECTION 67. Vagrants; arrest without warrant; taking before court; complaint |
SECTION 68. Vagabonds |
SECTION 69. Vagabonds; arrest without warrant; taking before court; complaint |
SECTION 70. Taking dead body on process or execution |
SECTION 71. Disinterring bodies |
SECTION 72. Buying, selling or possessing dead bodies |
SECTION 73. Tombs, graves, memorials, trees, plants; injuring, removing |
SECTION 73A. Removal of gravestones and other memorials for repair or reproduction |
SECTION 73B. Sale of or attempt to sell stolen commemorative grave marker; receipt, retention or disposal of stolen commemorative grave marker |
SECTION 74. Desecrating place of burial; use and occupation as evidence of title |
SECTION 75. Removal of flowers, flags or memorial tokens from burial lot |
SECTION 76. Ways, railroads, canals or public easements through burial grounds |
SECTION 77. Cruelty to animals; prohibition from work involving contact with animals |
SECTION 77A. Willfully injuring police dogs and horses |
SECTION 77B. Exhibition of wild animals |
SECTION 77C. Sexual contact with animal |
SECTION 78. Selling, leading, or using horses not fit for work; forfeiture of auctioneer's license |
SECTION 78A. Sale of foals under five months; penalty |
SECTION 79. Violations by business entities of statutes relating to the treatment, care and protection of animals |
SECTION 79A. Cutting bones or muscles to dock or set tail of horse; wound as evidence |
SECTION 79B. Exhibiting horse with tail cut under Sec. 79A; affidavit as to cutting in state where not prohibited; inspection |
SECTION 80. Repealed, 1934, 234, Sec. 1 |
SECTION 801/2. Devocalization of dogs or cats; definitions; penalty; exceptions; records |
SECTION 80A. Cropping or cutting off ear of dog; wound as prima facie evidence |
SECTION 80B. Exhibiting dogs with ears cropped or cut off |
SECTION 80C. Taking cat, dog or bird to exhibit it, subject it to experimentation or mutilation, or to sell it for such purposes; application of law |
SECTION 80D. Living rabbits, baby chickens, ducklings or other fowl; sale, barter or gift |
SECTION 80E. Putting animal to death by use of decompression chamber |
SECTION 80E1/2. Putting animal to death by drowning |
SECTION 80F. Giving away live animals as prize or award |
SECTION 80G. Experiments on vertebrates; vivisection, dissection of animals; care |
SECTION 80H. Motor vehicles; striking, injuring or killing dogs or cats |
SECTION 80I. Leasing or renting dogs; penalties |
SECTION 81. Rest, water and feed for transported animals; lien; liability for detention |
SECTION 82. Arrest without warrant for violation of Sec. 77 or 81; notice; care of animals; lien |
SECTION 83. Complaint, warrant and search relative to cruelty to animals |
SECTION 84. Prosecutions under Secs. 77 to 81 |
SECTION 85. Repealed, 1951, 34, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 85A. Injuring, taking away or harboring domesticated animals or birds; removal of dog license tag, collar or harness; imitation tag |
SECTION 85B. Assistance animals stolen or attacked; actions for economic and non-economic damages |
SECTION 86. Stabling horses or mules on second or higher floors, in places other than cities |
SECTION 86A. Stabling horses and mules above first floor; exceeding six; fire exits |
SECTION 86B. Stabling horses or mules exceeding fifteen |
SECTION 86C. Smoking in buildings used for stabling horses or mules |
SECTION 86D. Pails of water and sand in buildings used for stables |
SECTION 86E. Entry upon premises to enforce Secs. 86A to 86D; orders |
SECTION 86F. Violation of Secs. 86 to 86D; refusal or neglect to comply with Sec. 86E orders |
SECTION 87. Keeping or using birds to be shot at; shooting them; permitting premises to be used for shooting |
SECTION 88. Complaints and warrants relative to fighting animals; searches; arrests |
SECTION 89. Exhibition place of fighting animals; entry without warrant; arrests; seizure of animals |
SECTION 90. Custody of arrested persons; time limitation |
SECTION 92. Appeal; recognizance; custody and disposition of animals |
SECTION 92A. Advertisement, book, notice or sign relative to discrimination; definition of place of public accommodation, resort or amusement |
SECTION 93. Expenses of care and destruction of fighting animals |
SECTION 95. Aiding or being present at exhibition of fighting animals |
SECTION 96. False notice of birth, marriage or death |
SECTION 97. Repealed, 1962, 285, Sec. 4 |
SECTION 97A. Demands, notices or other documents resembling court process; complaint; order to discontinue |
SECTION 98. Discrimination in admission to, or treatment in, place of public accommodation; punishment; forfeiture; civil right |
SECTION 98A. Physically handicapped persons with dog guides; public places or conveyances; charges or fares; penalties |
SECTION 98B. Discrimination in employment on public works or in public relief or transitional assistance |
SECTION 98C. Libel; groups of persons; defenses; punishment; prosecutions |
SECTION 99. Interception of wire and oral communications |
SECTION 99A. Jury deliberations; overhearing by use of devices |
SECTION 100 to 102. Repealed, 1968, 738, Secs. 4 to 6 |
SECTION 103. Repealed, 1993, 279 |
SECTION 104. Security for seizure and impoundment of animals relating to cruelty to animals or animal fighting |
SECTION 106. Stolen valor; penalty |
SECTION 107. Transmission of certain fines to state treasurer for deposit into Victims of Human Trafficking Trust Fund |