{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-76-4","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 76, § 4","heading":"Inducing absences; penalty","body":"Section 4. Whoever induces or attempts to induce a minor to absent himself unlawfully from school, or unlawfully employs him or harbors a minor who, while school is in session, is absent unlawfully therefrom, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars.","path":["Part I","Title XII","Chapter 76"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXII/Chapter76/Section4","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:29Z","sha256":"f81df812824c7cc780b09a065814bc9e302b756bd841326feca20acc1d7a0e1f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-76-3","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-76-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}