{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-268-17","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268, § 17","heading":"Aiding escape from officer or person having custody","body":"Section 17. Whoever aids or assists a prisoner in escaping or attempting to escape from an officer or person who has the lawful custody of such prisoner shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two years.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 268"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter268/Section17","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:14Z","sha256":"9d167d0dfa1c6937c778219bcf33732d7a99f1b114790e8ea4c3530fca5f72b1","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-268-16a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-268-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}