{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-149-81","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 81","heading":"Compelling or permitting minor to work in violation of statute; certification of false statement","body":"Section 81. Any parent, guardian or custodian having a minor under his control who compels or permits such minor to work in violation of any provision of sections sixty to seventy-four, inclusive, or knowingly certifies to any materially false statement for the purpose of obtaining the illegal employment of such minor, shall for a first offence be punished by a fine of not less than two nor more than ten dollars or by imprisonment for not more than five days, or both; and for a subsequent offence by a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars or by imprisonment for not more than ten days, or both.","path":["Part I","Title XXI","Chapter 149"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXI/Chapter149/Section81","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:28Z","sha256":"3fd267d54fdb73b162e6fcabfadc04ee85baa7e8a123cca9f21f1d2e65e2434d","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-149-80","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-149-82"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}