{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-274-6","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 274, § 6","heading":"Attempts to commit crimes; punishment","body":"Section 6. Whoever attempts to commit a crime by doing any act toward its commission, but fails in its perpetration, or is intercepted or prevented in its perpetration, shall, except as otherwise provided, be punished as follows:\nFirst, by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years, if he attempts to commit a crime punishable with death.\nSecond, by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one half years, if he attempts to commit a crime, except any larceny under section thirty of chapter two hundred and sixty-six, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for five years or more.\nThird, by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars, if he attempts to commit a crime, except any larceny under said section thirty, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for less than five years or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction or by a fine.\nFourth, by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one half years or by a fine, or by both such fine and imprisonment, if he attempts to commit any larceny punishable under said section thirty.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 274"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter274/Section6","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:18Z","sha256":"a8adcfcaed2ab3824e152de1fd2dbbbee6a456f0e21fd0d935db721c582ec03a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-274-5","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-274-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}