{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-40","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 40","heading":"Violation of statutes","body":"Section 40. Any keeper of a public lodging house who violates any provision of sections thirty-five to thirty-eight, inclusive, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 140"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section40","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:17Z","sha256":"00cc0b0b46c2534b1f2c504bfc7ebab7ce4683f37e2488de6fa52078799a1988","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-39","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-41-to-46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}