{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-267-25","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 267, § 25","heading":"Damaging or impairing bank bills or notes","body":"Section 25. Whoever wilfully and maliciously tears, cuts or in any manner damages and impairs the usefulness for circulation of a bank bill or note of a bank in this commonwealth shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars; but the possession or uttering of a bill so injured shall not be evidence against a party charged, unless connected with other circumstances tending to prove that the bill or note was injured by him.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 267"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter267/Section25","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:13Z","sha256":"5ce3837fad462c8795a4950e64f201b879c77a2199dbf7b0423e14325bc77ff7","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-267-24","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-267-26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}