{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-266-18a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 18A","heading":"Entering dwelling house by false pretenses; intent to commit felony; larceny; punishment","body":"Section 18A. Whoever enters a dwelling house by false pretenses, without breaking and with the intent to commit a felony, no person lawfully therein being put in fear, or whoever enters a dwelling house by false pretenses, without breaking and, after having entered, commits a larceny, as defined by section 30, no person lawfully therein being put in fear, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years or by a fine of not more than $5,000 and imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than two years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 266"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter266/Section18A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:11Z","sha256":"904f79007a9fe4a09e9878b94e1b194b07e001bdccaa67af418633ce64ae749c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-266-18","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-266-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}