{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-53","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 53","heading":"Massage or baths; penalty","body":"Section 53. Whoever violates any provision of section fifty-one, or any rule or regulation made under authority thereof, or prevents or hinders any member of a police force from exercising the authority conferred upon him by section fifty-two, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 140"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section53","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:17Z","sha256":"0fdeca87784cd7948e28a7c0ed3cd113ddb31d270c85d7c9ef4daefd7183e766","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-52","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-54"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}