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Massachusetts · Through amendments passed before May 31, 2026

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 201: Right of officers to enter premises; obstruction of entrance

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  1. Part I
  2. Title XX
  3. Chapter 140

Section 201. A sheriff, marshal or their deputies, a constable or police officer may at any time enter a billiard, pool or sippio room, bowling alley, skating rink, the licensed premises of a common victualler or room connected therewith, or a grove required to be licensed under section one hundred and eighty-eight, or any building therein, for the purpose of enforcing any law; and whoever obstructs or hinders the entrance of such officer shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty dollars.

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