{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-149-135","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 135","heading":"Prosecutions; necessity of neglect to make changes; notice; liability of corporate officer","body":"Section 135. A criminal prosecution shall not be begun against a person for a violation of any provision of sections one hundred and thirty-three or one hundred and thirty-four unless he has, after receiving notice from the attorney general of the changes necessary to comply with said sections, neglected to make such changes. A notice shall be sufficient under this section if given to one member of a firm, or to the clerk, cashier, secretary, agent or any other officer having charge of the business of a corporation, or to its attorney, or, in the case of a foreign corporation, to the officer or person having charge of any such industrial establishment or railroad establishment; and such officer or person shall be personally liable for the amount of any fine if a judgment against the corporation is unsatisfied.","path":["Part I","Title XXI","Chapter 149"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXI/Chapter149/Section135","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:29Z","sha256":"b6421b9cd8d26a895775e87e3bacec481688dd1abe23212f4e7d613dcac077fb","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-149-134","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-149-136"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}