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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272 – Crimes Against Chastity, Morality, Decency and Good Order | Midpage
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Massachusetts General Laws
Part IV
Title I
Chapter 272
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272
Crimes Against Chastity, Morality, Decency and Good Order
1
Enticing away person under 16 for marriage
2
Enticing away person for prostitution or sexual intercourse
3
Drugging persons for sexual intercourse
4
Inducing person under eighteen to have sexual intercourse
4A
Inducing minor into prostitution
4B
Living off or sharing earnings of minor prostitute
6
Owner of place inducing or suffering person to resort in such place for sexual intercourse
7
Support from, or sharing, earnings of prostitute
8
Soliciting for prostitute
9
Oath and warrant to enter place for prostitution; detention of person in control and prostitute; recognizance to appear as witness
10
Arrest without warrant
11
Corroboration of one witness; limitations
12
Procuring person to practice, or enter a place for, prostitution; employment office procuring person
13
Detaining, or drugging to detain, person in place for prostitution
15
Polygamy
16
Open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior
17
Incestuous marriage or sexual activities
21A
Furnishing drugs, articles or information for prevention of pregnancy or conception
21B
Privately controlled hospital or health facility; abortion or sterilization procedures; contraceptive devices and family planning services
22
Concealment of death of child born out of wedlock
23
Joinder of charges of murder and offense under Sec. 22
24
Keeping house of ill fame
25
Obstructing view of restaurant or tavern patrons; barricaded entrances
26
Resorting to restaurants or taverns for immoral purposes
27
Record of convictions under Sec. 25 or Sec. 26 sent to licensing officers
28
Matter harmful to minors, dissemination; possession; defenses
28C
Information or petition against obscene books; order of notice to show cause; notice of order; interlocutory adjudication; defense
28D
Answer to notice; right to jury trial
28E
Order of default; adjudication
28F
Hearing; evidence; adjudication
28G
Objection that mere judgment sought and no relief claimed on issue of knowledge
28H
Proceeding under Sec. 28C as evidence in trial under Sec. 29; presumptions as to knowledge
28I
Certain procedures as condition precedent to institution of proceedings for dissemination of obscene books
29
Dissemination or possession of obscene matter; punishment; defense
29A
Posing or exhibiting child in state of nudity or sexual conduct; punishment
29B
Dissemination of visual material of child in state of nudity or sexual conduct; punishment
29C
Knowing purchase or possession of visual material of child depicted in sexual conduct; punishment
29D
Possession, purchase or dissemination by minor of visual material of child in state of nudity or depicted in sexual conduct; punishment
30
Injunctive relief against dissemination of obscene matter; jurisdiction; procedures; appeal
30D
Dissemination of visual material of child in state of nudity or sexual conduct; injunction; jurisdiction
31
Definitions
32
Motion picture theater managers or operators; applicability of Secs. 28, 29 and 29A
33
Exhibition of deformities
34
Crime against nature
35
Unnatural and lascivious acts
35A
Unnatural and lascivious acts with child under 16
36
Blasphemy
36A
Sporting events; penalty for abuse of participants and officials
38
Disturbance of assembly for worship
39
Selling goods and provisions, caring for horses, illegal gaming, horse racing or exhibits near camp meetings
40
Disturbance of assemblies; conduct of students on school grounds or in the course of school-related events
40A
Alcoholic beverages; gift, sale, delivery or possession on public school premises
41
Disturbance of libraries
42
Disturbance of funerals
42A
Disturbance of funeral services
42B
Disturbance of military funeral service; penalty
43
Disorderliness in public conveyances; disturbance of travelers
43A
Smoking or carrying open flame or lighted match, pipe or tobacco product in public conveyances and transportation terminals
53
Penalty for certain offenses
53A
Engaging in sexual conduct for a fee; engaging in sexual conduct with child under age 18 for a fee; penalties
54
Apprehension for certain offences, without warrant; custody
56
Subsequent offenses; breach of recognizance on appeal
57
Discharge upon recognizance; payment of expenses of prosecution
58
Employing or permitting employment of minor under 15 to beg
59
Ordinances or regulations relating to streets, reservations, or parkways; alcoholic beverages; profanity; arrest without warrant
60
Disposal of rubbish, etc.; refusal to remove; arrest without warrant
61
Conviction after discharge from sentence under Sec. 53
62
Third conviction of being a common nightwalker
63
Tramps; begging or riding freight trains as prima facie evidence
64
Tramps; punishment; entering buildings; injuries to or threats against persons or property; carrying weapons
65
Arrest of tramps without warrant; making complaint
66
Vagrants
67
Vagrants; arrest without warrant; taking before court; complaint
68
Vagabonds
69
Vagabonds; arrest without warrant; taking before court; complaint
70
Taking dead body on process or execution
71
Disinterring bodies
72
Buying, selling or possessing dead bodies
73
Tombs, graves, memorials, trees, plants; injuring, removing
73A
Removal of gravestones and other memorials for repair or reproduction
73B
Sale of or attempt to sell stolen commemorative grave marker; receipt, retention or disposal of stolen commemorative grave marker
74
Desecrating place of burial; use and occupation as evidence of title
75
Removal of flowers, flags or memorial tokens from burial lot
76
Ways, railroads, canals or public easements through burial grounds
77
Cruelty to animals; prohibition from work involving contact with animals
77A
Willfully injuring police dogs and horses
77B
Exhibition of wild animals
77C
Sexual contact with animal
78
Selling, leading, or using horses not fit for work; forfeiture of auctioneer's license
78A
Sale of foals under five months; penalty
79
Violations by business entities of statutes relating to the treatment, care and protection of animals
79A
Cutting bones or muscles to dock or set tail of horse; wound as evidence
79B
Exhibiting horse with tail cut under Sec. 79A; affidavit as to cutting in state where not prohibited; inspection
80A
Cropping or cutting off ear of dog; wound as prima facie evidence
80B
Exhibiting dogs with ears cropped or cut off
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
80D
Living rabbits, baby chickens, ducklings or other fowl; sale, barter or gift
80E
Putting animal to death by use of decompression chamber
80F
Giving away live animals as prize or award
80G
Experiments on vertebrates; vivisection, dissection of animals; care
80H
Motor vehicles; striking, injuring or killing dogs or cats
80I
Leasing or renting dogs; penalties
80E1/2
Putting animal to death by drowning
81
Rest, water and feed for transported animals; lien; liability for detention
82
Arrest without warrant for violation of Sec. 77 or 81; notice; care of animals; lien
83
Complaint, warrant and search relative to cruelty to animals
84
Prosecutions under Secs. 77 to 81
85A
Injuring, taking away or harboring domesticated animals or birds; removal of dog license tag, collar or harness; imitation tag
85B
Assistance animals stolen or attacked; actions for economic and non-economic damages
86
Stabling horses or mules on second or higher floors, in places other than cities
86A
Stabling horses and mules above first floor; exceeding six; fire exits
86B
Stabling horses or mules exceeding fifteen
86C
Smoking in buildings used for stabling horses or mules
86D
Pails of water and sand in buildings used for stables
86E
Entry upon premises to enforce Secs. 86A to 86D; orders
86F
Violation of Secs. 86 to 86D; refusal or neglect to comply with Sec. 86E orders
87
Keeping or using birds to be shot at; shooting them; permitting premises to be used for shooting
88
Complaints and warrants relative to fighting animals; searches; arrests
89
Exhibition place of fighting animals; entry without warrant; arrests; seizure of animals
90
Custody of arrested persons; time limitation
91
Forfeiture of animal or property used or employed in violation of Sec. 94; application; notice; hearing; adjudication; assessment of forfeited animal for suitability for adoption; transfer or other disposition of animal
92
Appeal; recognizance; custody and disposition of animals
92A
Advertisement, book, notice or sign relative to discrimination; definition of place of public accommodation, resort or amusement
93
Expenses of care and destruction of fighting animals
94
Owning, possessing or training fighting animals; establishing or promoting exhibition; loaning, selling or exporting fighting animals; owning or possessing animals for breeding fighting animals
95
Aiding or being present at exhibition of fighting animals
96
False notice of birth, marriage or death
97A
Demands, notices or other documents resembling court process; complaint; order to discontinue
98
Discrimination in admission to, or treatment in, place of public accommodation; punishment; forfeiture; civil right
98A
Persons with physical disabilities with dog guides; public places or conveyances; charges or fares; penalties
98B
Discrimination in employment on public works or in public relief or transitional assistance
98C
Libel; groups of persons; defenses; punishment; prosecutions
99
Interception of wire and oral communications
99A
Jury deliberations; overhearing by use of devices
104
Security for seizure and impoundment of animals relating to cruelty to animals or animal fighting
105
Photographing, videotaping or electronically surveilling partially nude or nude person or the sexual or other intimate parts of a person around the person's clothing; exceptions; punishment
106
Stolen valor; penalty
107
Transmission of certain fines to state treasurer for deposit into Victims of Human Trafficking Trust Fund
801/2
Devocalization of dogs or cats; definitions; penalty; exceptions; records