{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-266-31","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 31","heading":"Signature; obtaining under false pretenses","body":"Section 31. Whoever by a false pretence, with intent to defraud, obtains the signature of a person to a written instrument, the false making whereof would be a forgery, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars and imprisonment in the jail for not more than two years.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 266"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter266/Section31","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:11Z","sha256":"71fdb04501f96a9f3b0f18d63deda7c3096ff75d04f48c35a15826deb2d4481a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-266-30d","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-266-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}