{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-267-7","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 267, § 7","heading":"False or forged note, certificate or other bill of credit issued for debt of commonwealth","body":"Section 7. Whoever, with intent to injure or defraud, falsely makes, alters, forges or counterfeits a note, certificate or other bill of credit issued by the state treasurer, or by any commissioner or other officer authorized to issue the same for a debt of this commonwealth, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 267"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter267/Section7","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:13Z","sha256":"08dd3078bde0c1af590cf3e149426d1c249362667e1ba1bdb93160646c761369","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-267-6","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-267-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}