{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-94-277","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, § 277","heading":"Penalties for violation of Secs. 270 to 276","body":"Section 277. Whoever violates any provision of sections two hundred and seventy to two hundred and seventy-six, inclusive, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. Any person convicted of a violation of any rule or regulation made under authority of section two hundred and seventy-four shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, as provided in the rule or regulation.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 94"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter94/Section277","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:07Z","sha256":"42be6a16888ed1988b7718fad1f3bb538f32e502bc22665bebb95c7ace9b7f70","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-94-276","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-94-277a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}