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Massachusetts · Through amendments passed before May 31, 2026

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 1: Enticing away person under 16 for marriage

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  1. Part IV
  2. Title I
  3. Chapter 272

Section 1. Whoever fraudulently and deceitfully entices or takes away an unmarried person under sixteen from the house of such person's parents or elsewhere, without the consent of the parent or guardian, if any, under whose care and custody such person is living, for the purpose of effecting a clandestine marriage of such person without the consent of such parent or guardian, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both.

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