{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-129-43","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 129, § 43","heading":"Penalties for violation of Secs. 39 to 42","body":"Section 43. Whoever violates any provisions of sections thirty-nine to forty-two, inclusive, or of any rule or regulation made under section thirty-nine or thirty-nine A, shall be punished for a first offence by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars and for any subsequent offence by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than two and one half years, or both.","path":["Part I","Title XIX","Chapter 129"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIX/Chapter129/Section43","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:09Z","sha256":"70310c89fc27cb1ab950ebb220abe9f735370e07d383f86270d6a707ff1d6c06","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-129-42","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-129-44"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}