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Massachusetts · Through amendments passed before May 31, 2026

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 22: Concealment of death of child born out of wedlock

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

Section 22. A parent who conceals the death of the issue of such parent, which if born alive would be a child born out of wedlock, so that it cannot be ascertained whether it was born alive or, if born alive, whether it was murdered, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year.

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