{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-73b","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 73B","heading":"Sale of or attempt to sell stolen commemorative grave marker; receipt, retention or disposal of stolen commemorative grave marker","body":"Section 73B. (a) For purposes of this section, ''commemorative grave marker'' shall mean a grave marker, headstone, monument, structure, medallion or other object designed to commemorate the grave of a veteran, police officer or firefighter.\n(b) Whoever sells or attempts to sell a commemorative grave marker that has been stolen and the person knows or should know the commemorative grave marker to be stolen, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 for a first offense and for a second or subsequent offense by imprisonment in a state prison for not more than 5 years or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 21/2 years and by a fine of not more than $5,000.\n(c) Whoever receives, retains or disposes of a commemorative grave marker that the person knows or should know to be stolen, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000; provided, however, that no such penalty shall be imposed upon: (i) a person who receives or retains the commemorative grave marker with the intent to return it to a cemetery, a member of law enforcement, a member of a fire department, a member of the executive office of veterans' services, a non-profit veterans' services group or a veterans' agent of a city or town; or (ii) a person who in fact disposes of the commemorative grave marker by returning it to a cemetery, a member of law enforcement, a member of a fire department, a member of the executive office of veterans' services, a non-profit veterans' services group or a veterans' agent of a city or town.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 272"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter272/Section73B","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:17Z","sha256":"892758c896a8a2c92f0895f0b4d27335043bab3918cc83a4dc74a80617e8c87d","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-73a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-74"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}