{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-269-13a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, § 13A","heading":"False reports to police officers","body":"Section 13A. Whoever intentionally and knowingly makes or causes to be made a false report of a crime to police officers shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than one year, or both.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 269"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter269/Section13A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:15Z","sha256":"40b13f0cab9fb52256a946e60b689ecee4105e962f1eaa0ea528786af7605562","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-269-13","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-269-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}