{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-266-143e","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 143E","heading":"Violations of Secs. 143A to 143C; punishment","body":"Section 143E. Whoever violates any provision of section 143A to section 143C, inclusive, shall be punished:\n(i) by imprisonment for not more than 1 year in the house of correction or by a fine of not more than $25,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment;\n(ii) by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 2 years or by a fine of not more than $100,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment if the offense involves less than 1,000 but not less than 100 unlawful sound recordings or less the 65 but not less than 7 unlawful audio visual recordings; or\n(iii) by imprisonment in state prison for not more than 5 years or by a fine of not more than $250,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment if the offense involves not less than 1,000 unlawful sound recordings or not less than 65 unlawful audio visual recordings.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 266"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter266/Section143E","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:13Z","sha256":"c735b848f4af7022792567b360551ab0437f16b097f64183f72f10ad2f367d54","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-266-143d","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-266-143f"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}