{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-265-9","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 9","heading":"Prize fighting; engaging","body":"Section 9. Whoever, except as provided in sections thirty-two to fifty, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and forty-seven, by previous appointment or arrangement, engages in a fight with another person shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 265"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter265/Section9","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:09Z","sha256":"db0d65ccbced7cccf866127a6f8cb842f1b9fe65feb93b809224dbbc81fa1e6f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-265-6-to-8","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-265-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}