{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-129-48","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 129, § 48","heading":"Violations, penalties","body":"Section 48. Whoever violates any provisions of section forty-five to forty-seven, inclusive, or any rule or regulation made under section forty-five shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars and for any subsequent offense 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/Section48","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:09Z","sha256":"2e241018e3edd2a0f111b7a062823a332a9c9dff6789dc3efa3654ae467e61a4","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-129-47","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-130-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}