{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-94-224","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, § 224","heading":"False weights, scales, etc.; false and fraudulent certificate; collusion","body":"Section 224. If a weigher or deputy weigher uses, or has in his possession with intent to use, for the purposes provided in sections two hundred and nineteen to two hundred and twenty-two, inclusive, any false weight, scale, balance or other instrument for weighing, or colludes with the purchaser or seller with intent to defraud the other party, or makes and utters a false and fraudulent certificate under sections two hundred and nineteen to two hundred and twenty-two, inclusive, he may be removed from office by the aldermen or selectmen, and shall also on conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 94"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter94/Section224","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:06Z","sha256":"c086f989ff4ba9244439e9a80612662d6c7eff18d54172dd1e856b97e579d8c6","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-94-223","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-94-225-to-235"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}