{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-263-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 263, § 2","heading":"Arrest on false pretense; penalty","body":"Section 2. An officer who arrests or takes into or detains in custody a person, pretending to have a process if he has none, or pretending to have a different process from that which he has, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 263"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter263/Section2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:09Z","sha256":"97ef1b3afb4eaf91d07c36c6521c4930a0514b7cd53027feb478457805cb1cb8","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-263-1a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-263-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}