{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-22","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 22","heading":"Concealment of death of child born out of wedlock","body":"Section 22. A parent who conceals the death of the issue of such parent, which if born alive would be a child born out of wedlock, so that it cannot be ascertained whether it was born alive or, if born alive, whether it was murdered, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 272"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter272/Section22","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:16Z","sha256":"e5e2241d5400ce67c6c444e622c2b3e6eca1d3b3c9a98095d4bf95963a5526e1","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-21b","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}