{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-98-56c","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 98, § 56C","heading":"Placement of cash register; observation of total by customer; penalty","body":"Section 56C. Whoever maintains a cash register or other mechanical device at a counter for totalling the monetary value of customer purchases at retail which is so hidden or in such a position that the total cannot be observed by the customer shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars or shall be subject to a civil citation as provided in section 29A.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 98"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter98/Section56C","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:15Z","sha256":"dbfad071e21b657dd4f920578a7e40399e237d04888acebef74aa3f17f7415cd","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-98-56b","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-98-56d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}