{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-183d","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 183D","heading":"Minimum or cover charge","body":"Section 183D. No innholder, common victualler or person owning, managing or controlling a cafe, restaurant, or other eating or drinking establishment shall require any person to pay a minimum charge or cover charge unless a sign is conspicuously posted at every entrance to any dining room or rooms where such charge is required, in letters no less than one inch in height, stating that a minimum charge or cover charge shall be charged and also stating the amount of charge; provided, however, that no such innholder, common victualler or person owning, managing or controlling a cafe, restaurant or other eating or drinking establishment shall require a person under thirteen years of age to pay a minimum charge or cover charge. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 140"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section183D","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:20Z","sha256":"6430406fcee9aa5b79903b4224334c9ff8df4b32b56682fea0b668e3d547bc7b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-183c","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-184"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}