{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-72","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 72","heading":"Buying, selling or possessing dead bodies","body":"Section 72. Whoever buys or sells, or has in his possession for the purpose of buying, selling or trafficking in, the dead body of a human being shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not less than three months nor more than two and one half years.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 272"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter272/Section72","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:17Z","sha256":"382d4505c50fdb6e831b364aa5bbc288273b3efe3f28892dfa7545829e5c13a8","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-71","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-73"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}