{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-8","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 8","heading":"Soliciting for prostitute","body":"Section 8. Whoever solicits or receives compensation for soliciting for a prostitute shall be punished by imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than 2 and one-half years, or by a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000 or by both such imprisonment and fine.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 272"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter272/Section8","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:16Z","sha256":"4afbdf6741da7dee1af6ab56f33adef401c21f16a8f93514d47fdfbc5e7a3467","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-7","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}