{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-108-48","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 108, § 48","heading":"Issuance of unmarked non-negotiable bill","body":"Section 48. A person who with intent to defraud issues, or aids in issuing, a non-negotiable bill without the words ''not negotiable'' placed plainly upon the face thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one half years, or both.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 108"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter108/Section48","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:32Z","sha256":"305003b50d3c3701ce2108cbc293b7ad08432c239d818653a59aa2637779da6a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-108-47","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-108-49-to-51"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}