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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 27A · Kidnapping of minor or incompetent by relative; venue
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 28 · Poison; use with intent to injure; punishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 29 · Assault; intent to commit felony; punishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 30 · Gross negligence; persons having care of common carrier; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 31 · Repealed, 1962, 285, Sec. 2
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 32 · Glass; throwing in public streets and beaches; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 33 · Repealed, 1962, 285, Sec. 2
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 34 · Tattooing body of person by other than qualified physician; punishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 35 · Throwing or dropping objects onto public way; punishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 36 · Throwing or dropping objects at sporting events; punishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 37 · Violations of constitutional rights; punishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 38 · Repealed, 2004, 501, Sec. 9
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 39 · Assault or battery for purpose of intimidation; weapons; punishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 40 · Causing serious bodily injury to participants in physical exercise training programs; punishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 41 · Sentence not imposing imprisonment; specific reasons in record
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 42 · Use of radios without earphones on public conveyances; punishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 43 · Stalking; punishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 43A · Criminal harassment; punishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 44 · Coercion of child under eighteen into criminal conspiracy; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 45 · Community parole supervision for life following imprisonment, probation or treatment center sentence; covered offenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 46 · Taking from deceased victim's estate prohibited
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 47 · Global positioning system device to be worn by certain sex offender probationers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 48 · Ice cream truck vending by sex offender prohibited
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 49 · Definitions applicable to Secs. 49 to 57
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 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
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 51 · Trafficking of persons for forced service; victims under 18 years; trafficking by business entities; penalties; tort actions brought by victims
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 52 · Subsequent violations of Sec. 50 or 51; penalties; evidence of prior adjudication or conviction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 53 · Organ trafficking; victims under 18 years; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 54 · Transmittal of fines to state treasurer
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 55 · Forfeiture of funds used to facilitate violation of Sec. 50 or 51; victim restitution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 56 · Property subject to forfeiture resulting from violations of Secs. 50 or 51; procedure; exceptions; records; preliminary orders for seizure; referral to office of seized property management; homestead exemptions; recording of certificate of fact of final judgment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 57 · Victim of human trafficking as affirmative defense to charges of common night walking or common streetwalking
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 58 · Possession of deceptive firearm device during commission of violent crime; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 59 · Human trafficking victimization as affirmative defense to certain offenses; grounds to vacate conviction, adjudication of delinquency or continuance without finding and to withdraw guilty plea
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 60 · Female genital mutilation; definitions; penalties; defenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 131/2 · Punishment for manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 1 · Dwelling houses; burning or aiding in burning
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 2 · Meeting house; burning or aiding in burning
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 3, 4 · Repealed, 1932, 192, Sec. 3
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 5 · Wood and other property; burning or aiding in burning
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 5A · Attempts
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 6 · Repealed, 1932, 192, Sec. 3
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 7 · Woods; wanton or reckless injury or destruction by fire
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 8 · Injury by fire; negligent use
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 9 · Injury by fire; negligent use in town; damages
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 10 · Insured property; burning with intent to defraud
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 11 · Fire alarm, engine or apparatus; injury before fire
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 12 · Fire alarm, engine or apparatus; injury during fire to prevent alarm or extinction of fire
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 13 · Fire engines; wanton or malicious injury
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 13A · Duty of hotel manager to notify fire department and sound alarm; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 14 · Burglary; armed; assault on occupants; weapons; punishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 15 · Burglary; unarmed
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 16 · Breaking and entering at night
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 16A · Building, vessel or vehicle; breaking and entering with intent to commit misdemeanor
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 17 · Entering without breaking at night; breaking and entering in day time; weapons; punishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 18 · Dwelling house; entry at night; breaking and entering in day time; firearms; punishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 18A · Entering dwelling house by false pretenses; intent to commit felony; larceny; punishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 19 · Railroad car; breaking and entering
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 20 · Stealing in building, ship or railroad car
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 20A · Breaking and entering of trucks, tractors, trailers or freight containers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 20B · Stealing in trucks, tractors, trailers or freight containers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 21 · Stolen property; refusal to surrender
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 22 · Poultry thieves; detention by owner; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 23 · Embezzlement of property at fire; effect
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 24 · Stealing at a fire; punishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 25 · Larceny by stealing; punishment; victim sixty-five or older; minimum sentence for repeat offenders
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 26 · Repealed, 1945, 282, Sec. 1
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 27 · Tools of contractors, builders or mechanics; stealing; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 27A · Motor vehicle or trailer; removal or concealment to defraud insurer
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 28 · Motor vehicle or trailer; theft or concealment; operation without owner's consent after revocation of license; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 29 · Statement concerning theft; recovery of vehicles; restitution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 29A · Repealed, 1980, 463, Sec. 4
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 29B · Burning motor vehicle; owner's statement to fire department
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 30 · Larceny; general provisions and penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 30A · Shoplifting; penalty; arrest without warrant
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 30B · Unlawful distribution, possession, or deactivation or removal of theft detection shielding device; unlawful distribution or possession of theft detection device deactivator or remover; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 30C · Possession, use, counterfeit, etc. of receipts, price ticket or universal product code label with intent to defraud; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 30D · Organized retail crime; aggravated organized retail crime; leader of organized retail theft enterprise; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 31 · Signature; obtaining under false pretenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 32 · Fraudulent conversion of property by captain of vessel
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 33 · Larceny; false pretences relating to contracts, banking transactions or credit
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 33A · Obtaining computer services by fraud or misrepresentation; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 34 · Larceny; inducement to part with property
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 35 · Non-applicability of Secs. 30, 31 and 34
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 35A · False material statements or omissions during or in connection with mortgage lending process; penalties; mitigating factors with respect to sentencing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 36 · Repealed, 1945, 282, Sec. 1
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 37 · Fraudulent checks, etc.; drawing or uttering
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 37A · Misuse of credit cards; definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 37B · Misuse of credit cards; penalties; multiple possession, presumption; arrest
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 37C · Fraudulent use of credit cards to obtain money, goods or services; false embossment of credit cards, multiple possession, presumption; arrest
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 37D · Publishing credit card numbering or coding systems
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 37E · Use of personal identification of another; identity fraud; penalty; restitution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 38 · Larceny; wrongful detention of money by carriers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 38A · Construction loan; misapplication
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 39 · Wills; destruction or concealment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 40 · Common and notorious thief
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 41 · Larceny of bicycles; second conviction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 42 · Larceny of paper designated for bank bills
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 43 · Paper designated for bank bills; retention by printer with intent to pass
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 44 to 46 · Repealed, 1945, 282, Sec. 1