{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-42a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 42A","heading":"Disturbance of funeral services","body":"Section 42A. Whoever pickets, loiters or otherwise creates a disturbance within five hundred feet of a funeral home, church or temple or other building where funeral services are being held, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year in a house of correction, or both.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 272"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter272/Section42A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:17Z","sha256":"836993be01ad71b4319ac73f8922d1e86000f5cf525ed1718f4512e0fd07aaac","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-42","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-42b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}