{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-161-94a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 94A","heading":"Littering public transportation facilities; penalty","body":"Section 94A. Whoever places or throws filth, rubbish or any other substance within a station, waiting room, or terminal of a public transportation facility, or upon the platform, stairs, grounds or on other premises of a public transportation facility, after having been forbidden to do so either by notice posted thereon, or by the person who has the lawful control of said premises, or by a railroad, railway, or railway express officer or by any police officer, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars and may be arrested without a warrant by such officer and kept in a convenient place, not more than twenty-four hours Sundays and legal holidays excepted, at or before the expiration of which he shall be taken before a proper court or magistrate and proceeded against according to law.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 161"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter161/Section94A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:50Z","sha256":"916ac7ac0f22bddf3b0bb0ce19b6ba19111d683e8b25c84c8bf0e0da2269c256","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-161-94","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-161-95"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}