{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-265-49","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 49","heading":"Definitions applicable to Secs. 49 to 57","body":"Section 49. As used in sections 50 to 51, inclusive, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:\n''Commercial sexual activity'', any sexual act on account of which anything of value is given, promised to or received by any person.\n''Financial harm'', a detrimental position in relation to wealth, property or other monetary benefits that occurs as a result of another person's illegal act including, but not limited to, extortion under by section 25, a violation of section 49 of chapter 271 or illegal employment contracts.\n''Forced services'', services performed or provided by a person that are obtained or maintained by another person who: (i) causes or threatens to cause serious harm to any person; (ii) physically restrains or threatens to physically restrain another person; (iii) abuses or threatens to abuse the law or legal process; (iv) knowingly destroys, conceals, removes, confiscates or possesses any actual or purported passport or other immigration document, or any other actual or purported government identification document, of another person; (v) engages in extortion under section 25; or (vi) causes or threatens to cause financial harm to any person.\n''Services'', acts performed by a person under the supervision of or for the benefit of another including, but not limited to, commercial sexual activity and sexually-explicit performances.\n''Sexually-explicit performance'', an unlawful live or public act or show intended to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires or appeal to the prurient interests of patrons.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 265"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter265/Section49","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:10Z","sha256":"525bdb917d1f265f9aeb66137627db772a01e9088fea1636695782bf534a0f28","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-265-48","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-265-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}