{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-74","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 74","heading":"Desecrating place of burial; use and occupation as evidence of title","body":"Section 74. Whoever wrongfully, and by any act not included in the preceding section, destroys, injures or removes a building, fence, railing or other thing lawfully erected in or around a place of burial or cemetery, or a tree, shrub or plant within its limits, or wrongfully injures a walk or path, or places rubbish or offensive matter or commits a nuisance therein, or in any way desecrates or disfigures the same, shall forfeit not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars. Upon the trial of a complaint hereunder, use and occupation for the purposes of burial shall be sufficient evidence of title.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 272"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter272/Section74","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:17Z","sha256":"16ee7773155505d6acd26771a9c33917eb71a6e5b1f32920e7675d204775bee5","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-73b","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-75"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}