{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-46-8","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 8","heading":"Penalty for failure to report births and deaths","body":"Section 8. A parent, keeper, superintendent or other person required by section six to give or cause to be given notice of a birth or death, neglecting so to do for ten days after the time limited therefor, and the master or commanding officer of a vessel neglecting so to do for ten days after the arrival of his vessel at the place where notice is to be given, shall forfeit not more than five dollars.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 46"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter46/Section8","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:42Z","sha256":"9c3e1a9cffc65d1511188bb076c801b904371a17e7a4baa8608300f4443eb1b2","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-46-7a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-46-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}