{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-18-5f","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18, § 5F","heading":"Father's leaving family to obtain assistance; penalty","body":"Section 5F. A father who leaves his family for the purpose of qualifying them for assistance under any of the programs administered by the department shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than three months.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 18"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter18/Section5F","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:19:55Z","sha256":"b11d8a076181ca32c269a7444fa5dcba78107f9bd72fe203d9fbc302ca285101","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-18-5e","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-18-5g"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}