{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-49","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, § 49","heading":"Obstructing transmission of ballots or returns","body":"Section 49. Whoever wilfully obstructs or interferes with the transmission of ballots or returns to or from a polling place or a central counting place shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year.","path":["Part I","Title VIII","Chapter 56"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter56/Section49","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:52Z","sha256":"4edbe5606d3817c2da18f36b9cfa8631355b69de95c1efbc6759046f1fd7d7e8","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-48","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}