{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-96","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 96","heading":"False notice of birth, marriage or death","body":"Section 96. Whoever wilfully sends to the publisher of a newspaper for publication a false notice of a birth, marriage or death shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 272"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter272/Section96","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:18Z","sha256":"a97597d84534ce3098c40cf5479390effbd31732646af03e2764ab37929ccbb0","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-95","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-97"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}