{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-269-13","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, § 13","heading":"False alarms of fire","body":"Section 13. Whoever, without reasonable cause, by outcry or the ringing of bells, or otherwise, makes or circulates or causes to be made or circulated a false alarm of fire shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than one year.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 269"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter269/Section13","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:15Z","sha256":"4dae5af43d142997d635a65ddde261b22933b86eaddc23f0792e35c0c868d50c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-269-12g","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-269-13a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}