{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-281-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 281, § 5","heading":"Punishment, penalty or forfeiture incurred; effect of repeal of law by General Laws","body":"Section 5. The repeal of a law by this act shall not affect any punishment, penalty or forfeiture incurred under such law, except that any provision of the General Laws by which a punishment, penalty or forfeiture is mitigated may be extended and applied to any judgment pronounced after said repeal.","path":["Part V","Title I","Chapter 281"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartV/TitleI/Chapter281/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:24Z","sha256":"728959400857ffd65eab4f0f2805ac6cde79ec65f9401781d6e3abdaadb1039a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-281-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-281-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}