Massachusetts Chapter 265 — Crimes Against the Person

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 1— Murder defined
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 2— Punishment for murder; parole; executive clemency
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 3— Duel; wound without and death within state; venue
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 4— Accessory in duel
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 5— Duel; conviction or acquittal in foreign state; effect
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 9— Prize fighting; engaging
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 10— Prize fight; aiding or promoting; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 11— Prize fight; appointment within and fight without state; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 12— Boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts or other unarmed combative sporting matches or sparring exhibitions; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 13— Manslaughter; punishment; business organization as defendant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 13A— Assault or assault and battery; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 13B— Indecent assault and battery on child under age of 14; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 13C— Assault and battery to collect loan; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 13D— Assault and battery upon public employees; attempt to disarm police officer; assault and battery upon a police officer; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 13E— Repealed, 1971, 1011, Sec. 2
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 13F— Indecent assault and battery on a person with an intellectual disability; assault and battery
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 13G— Commission of a felony for hire; additional punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 13H— Indecent assault and battery on person fourteen or older; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 13I— Assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 13J— Assault and battery upon a child; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 13K— Assault and battery upon an elderly person or a person with a disability; definitions; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 13L— Wanton or reckless behavior creating a risk of serious bodily injury or sexual abuse to a child; duty to act; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 13M— Assault or assault and battery on a family or household member; second or subsequent offense; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 13N— Transmission of conviction information for misdemeanor offense having as element the use or attempted use of physical force or the threatened use of deadly weapon where victim or intended victim was family or household member to department of criminal justice information services
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 14— Mayhem; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 15— Assault; intent to murder or maim; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 15A— Assault and battery with dangerous weapon; victim sixty or older; punishment; subsequent offenses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 15B— Assault with dangerous weapon; victim sixty or older; punishment; subsequent offenses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 15C— Assault by means of hypodermic syringe or needle; assault and battery by means of hypodermic syringe or needle
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 15D— Strangulation or suffocation; penalty; aggravating factors; batterer's intervention program
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 15E— Assault and battery by discharge of firearm; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 15F— Attempt to commit assault and battery by discharge of firearm; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 16— Attempt to murder
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 17— Armed robbery; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 18— Assault with intent to rob or murder; weapons; punishment; victim sixty years or older; minimum sentence for repeat offenders
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 18A— Dangerous weapon; assault in dwelling house; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 18B— Use of firearms while committing a felony; second or subsequent offenses; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 18C— Entry of dwelling place; persons present within; weapons; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 19— Robbery by unarmed person; punishment; victim sixty or older; minimum sentence for repeat offenders
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 20— Simple assault; intent to rob or steal; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 21— Stealing by confining or putting in fear
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 21A— Assault, confinement, etc. of person for purpose of stealing motor vehicle; weapons; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 22— Rape, generally; weapons; punishment; eligibility for furlough, education, training or employment programs; offenses committed by law enforcement officer against person in his or her custody
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 22A— Rape of child; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 22B— Rape of a child during commission of certain offenses or by use of force; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 22C— Rape of a child through use of force by certain previously convicted offenders; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 22D— False representation by health care provider or clergy to induce patient or client to engage in sexual intercourse
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 23— Rape and abuse of child
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 23A— Rape and abuse of child aggravated by age difference between defendant and victim or by when committed by mandated reporters; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 23B— Rape and abuse of child by certain previously convicted offenders; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 24— Assault with intent to commit rape; weapons; punishment; eligibility for furloughs, education, training or employment programs
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 24A— Venue
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 24B— Assault of child; intent to commit rape; weapons; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 24C— Victim's name; confidentiality
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 25— Attempted extortion; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 26— Kidnapping; weapons; child under age 16; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 26A— Kidnapping of minor or incompetent by relative; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 26B— Drugging persons for kidnapping
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 26C— Definition of ''entice''; enticement of child under age 16; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 26D— Enticement of child under age 18 to engage in prostitution, human trafficking or commercial sexual activity
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 27— Kidnapping; venue
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 27A— Kidnapping of minor or incompetent by relative; venue
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 28— Poison; use with intent to injure; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 29— Assault; intent to commit felony; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 30— Gross negligence; persons having care of common carrier; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 31— Repealed, 1962, 285, Sec. 2
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 32— Glass; throwing in public streets and beaches; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 33— Repealed, 1962, 285, Sec. 2
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 34— Tattooing body of person by other than qualified physician; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 35— Throwing or dropping objects onto public way; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 36— Throwing or dropping objects at sporting events; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 37— Violations of constitutional rights; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 38— Repealed, 2004, 501, Sec. 9
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 39— Assault or battery for purpose of intimidation; weapons; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 40— Causing serious bodily injury to participants in physical exercise training programs; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 41— Sentence not imposing imprisonment; specific reasons in record
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 42— Use of radios without earphones on public conveyances; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 43— Stalking; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 43A— Criminal harassment; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 44— Coercion of child under eighteen into criminal conspiracy; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 45— Community parole supervision for life following imprisonment, probation or treatment center sentence; covered offenses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 46— Taking from deceased victim's estate prohibited
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 47— Global positioning system device to be worn by certain sex offender probationers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 48— Ice cream truck vending by sex offender prohibited
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 49— Definitions applicable to Secs. 49 to 57
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 50— Trafficking of persons for sexual servitude; trafficking of persons under 18 years for sexual servitude; trafficking by business entities; penalties; tort actions brought by victims
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 51— Trafficking of persons for forced service; victims under 18 years; trafficking by business entities; penalties; tort actions brought by victims
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 52— Subsequent violations of Sec. 50 or 51; penalties; evidence of prior adjudication or conviction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 53— Organ trafficking; victims under 18 years; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 54— Transmittal of fines to state treasurer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 55— Forfeiture of funds used to facilitate violation of Sec. 50 or 51; victim restitution
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 56— Property subject to forfeiture resulting from violations of Secs. 50 or 51; procedure; exceptions; records; preliminary orders for seizure; referral to office of seized property management; homestead exemptions; recording of certificate of fact of final judgment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 57— Victim of human trafficking as affirmative defense to charges of common night walking or common streetwalking
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 58— Possession of deceptive firearm device during commission of violent crime; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 59— Human trafficking victimization as affirmative defense to certain offenses; grounds to vacate conviction, adjudication of delinquency or continuance without finding and to withdraw guilty plea
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 60— Female genital mutilation; definitions; penalties; defenses