{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-34","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 34","heading":"Crime against nature","body":"Section 34. Whoever commits the abominable and detestable crime against nature, either with mankind or with a beast, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than twenty years.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 272"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter272/Section34","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:17Z","sha256":"3846d174b37e0999dba5962969cfca224a7d8e20fd727d66af9b39a4838096bb","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-33","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}