{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-90b-4a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90B, § 4A","heading":"Altering, forging or counterfeiting certificates of number of motorboat; penalty","body":"Section 4A. Whoever falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits, or procures or assists another to falsely make, alter, forge or counterfeit, a certificate of number of a motorboat, or whoever forges, or without authority uses the signature, facsimile of the signature, or validating signature stamp of the director of the division of law enforcement upon a genuine or falsely made, altered, forged or counterfeited certificate of number of a motorboat, or whoever has in his possession, or utters, publishes as true or in any way makes use of a falsely made, altered, forged or counterfeited certificate of number of a motorboat, and whoever has in his possession or utters, publishes as true, or in any way makes use of a falsely made, altered, forged or counterfeited signature, facsimile of the signature or validation signature stamp of the director of the division of law enforcement, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.","path":["Part I","Title XIV","Chapter 90B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter90B/Section4A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:46Z","sha256":"d3635f02a07d290fc42c9706de104ddc16cc7c95073baecf0cdb81b7e9722c06","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-90b-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-90b-4b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}