{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-274-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 274, § 2","heading":"Aiders; accessories before fact; punishment","body":"Section 2. Whoever aids in the commission of a felony, or is accessory thereto before the fact by counselling, hiring or otherwise procuring such felony to be committed, shall be punished in the manner provided for the punishment of the principal felon.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 274"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter274/Section2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:18Z","sha256":"a2cb02f522bf9dd911ff3caeb4c396bc1e743f094cd446238eaafbaab800ead1","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-274-1","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-274-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}