{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-201","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 201","heading":"Right of officers to enter premises; obstruction of entrance","body":"Section 201. A sheriff, marshal or their deputies, a constable or police officer may at any time enter a billiard, pool or sippio room, bowling alley, skating rink, the licensed premises of a common victualler or room connected therewith, or a grove required to be licensed under section one hundred and eighty-eight, or any building therein, for the purpose of enforcing any law; and whoever obstructs or hinders the entrance of such officer shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty dollars.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 140"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section201","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:20Z","sha256":"dce139efece201c7a7cad45cd57920b0b7e1888553ef947332b50da3cae344ae","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-200","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}