Massachusetts Chapter 266 — Crimes Against Property

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 1— Dwelling houses; burning or aiding in burning
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 2— Meeting house; burning or aiding in burning
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 5— Wood and other property; burning or aiding in burning
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 5A— Attempts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 6— Repealed, 1932, 192, Sec. 3
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 7— Woods; wanton or reckless injury or destruction by fire
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 8— Injury by fire; negligent use
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 9— Injury by fire; negligent use in town; damages
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 10— Insured property; burning with intent to defraud
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 11— Fire alarm, engine or apparatus; injury before fire
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 12— Fire alarm, engine or apparatus; injury during fire to prevent alarm or extinction of fire
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 13— Fire engines; wanton or malicious injury
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 13A— Duty of hotel manager to notify fire department and sound alarm; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 14— Burglary; armed; assault on occupants; weapons; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 15— Burglary; unarmed
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 16— Breaking and entering at night
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 16A— Building, vessel or vehicle; breaking and entering with intent to commit misdemeanor
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 17— Entering without breaking at night; breaking and entering in day time; weapons; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 18— Dwelling house; entry at night; breaking and entering in day time; firearms; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 18A— Entering dwelling house by false pretenses; intent to commit felony; larceny; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 19— Railroad car; breaking and entering
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 20— Stealing in building, ship or railroad car
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 20A— Breaking and entering of trucks, tractors, trailers or freight containers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 20B— Stealing in trucks, tractors, trailers or freight containers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 21— Stolen property; refusal to surrender
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 22— Poultry thieves; detention by owner; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 23— Embezzlement of property at fire; effect
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 24— Stealing at a fire; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 25— Larceny by stealing; punishment; victim sixty-five or older; minimum sentence for repeat offenders
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 26— Repealed, 1945, 282, Sec. 1
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 27— Tools of contractors, builders or mechanics; stealing; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 27A— Motor vehicle or trailer; removal or concealment to defraud insurer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 28— Motor vehicle or trailer; theft or concealment; operation without owner's consent after revocation of license; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 29— Statement concerning theft; recovery of vehicles; restitution
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 29A— Repealed, 1980, 463, Sec. 4
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 29B— Burning motor vehicle; owner's statement to fire department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 30— Larceny; general provisions and penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 30A— Shoplifting; penalty; arrest without warrant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 30B— Unlawful distribution, possession, or deactivation or removal of theft detection shielding device; unlawful distribution or possession of theft detection device deactivator or remover; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 30C— Possession, use, counterfeit, etc. of receipts, price ticket or universal product code label with intent to defraud; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 30D— Organized retail crime; aggravated organized retail crime; leader of organized retail theft enterprise; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 31— Signature; obtaining under false pretenses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 32— Fraudulent conversion of property by captain of vessel
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 33— Larceny; false pretences relating to contracts, banking transactions or credit
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 33A— Obtaining computer services by fraud or misrepresentation; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 34— Larceny; inducement to part with property
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 35— Non-applicability of Secs. 30, 31 and 34
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 35A— False material statements or omissions during or in connection with mortgage lending process; penalties; mitigating factors with respect to sentencing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 36— Repealed, 1945, 282, Sec. 1
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 37— Fraudulent checks, etc.; drawing or uttering
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 37A— Misuse of credit cards; definitions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 37B— Misuse of credit cards; penalties; multiple possession, presumption; arrest
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 37C— Fraudulent use of credit cards to obtain money, goods or services; false embossment of credit cards, multiple possession, presumption; arrest
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 37D— Publishing credit card numbering or coding systems
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 37E— Use of personal identification of another; identity fraud; penalty; restitution
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 38— Larceny; wrongful detention of money by carriers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 38A— Construction loan; misapplication
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 39— Wills; destruction or concealment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 40— Common and notorious thief
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 41— Larceny of bicycles; second conviction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 42— Larceny of paper designated for bank bills
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 43— Paper designated for bank bills; retention by printer with intent to pass
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 47— Dogs; wrongful removal of collar; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 48— Stolen goods; duty of arresting officers to secure
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 49— Burglarious instruments; making; possession; use
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 50— State treasury; fraud or embezzlement by employee
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 51— City, town or county officers; fraud or embezzlement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 52— Bank officers and employees; fraud or embezzlement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 53— Bank officers or employees; prosecution for fraud or embezzlement; evidence
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 53A— Bank officers and employees; misconduct; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 54— Receipt of deposits by insolvent banks; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 55— Liquidating agent or receiver; embezzlement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 56— Brokers or agents; embezzlement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 57— Fiduciaries; embezzlement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 58— Larceny; embezzlement from voluntary association
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 59— Simple larceny; embezzlement from voluntary association
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 60— Stolen goods; buying, receiving or aiding in concealment; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 60A— Stolen trade secrets; buying or selling
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 60B— Venue for charge and prosecution of crimes committed in different counties or territorial jurisdiction of different courts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 61— Stolen property; restitution; effect
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 62— Stolen goods; common receiver
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 63— Unlawful taking or use of transportation media
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 64— Fraudulent hiring of media of transportation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 65— Stock; unauthorized issue
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 66— Stock; fraudulent issue or transfer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 67— Corporate books; false entries with intent to defraud
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 67A— Departments, agencies and public instrumentalities; false statements, etc. in procurement of supplies; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 67B— Presentation of false claims
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 67C— Capital facility construction projects, etc.; false entries in records; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 68— Corporate books as evidence
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 69— Insignia of societies; unlawful use
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 69A— Fraudulent use of labor union seal, trademark or insignia
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 70— Insignia of veteran organizations; unlawful use
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 71— Signature, money or membership; obtaining under false pretences
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 71A— Individuals and corporations; false use of names of benevolent organizations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 72— Fraternal names; use in publication
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 73— Obtaining goods under false pretences
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 74— Corporate credit; fraudulent use
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 75— Obtaining property by trick
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 75A— Gambling devices and vending machines; fraudulent use
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 75B— Slugs; manufacture and sale
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 75C— Gift certificates; expiration dates; failure to redeem
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 75D— Imposition of certain fees reducing total value amount of gift certificate; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 75E— Printed notice required for certain fees associated with gift certificates; penalty for violation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 75F— Deduction of gratuity from gift certificate without consent; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 76— Gross fraud or cheat at common law; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 77— Sterling and coin silver; contents; sale; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 78— Articles made of gold; false marking; prohibition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 79— Imitation of furs; false representation; prohibition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 80— Encumbered land; conveyance without notice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 81— Attached land; conveyance without notice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 82— Concealment of mortgaged personalty; use of rented personalty for illegal sale of liquor
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 83— Personalty; sale by mortgagor without consent
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 84— Personalty; sale by hirer without consent
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 85— Collateral security; sale before debt due
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 86— Hired property; buying or receiving with intent to defraud
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 87— Larceny of leased or rented property
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 87A— Stolen leased or rented motor vehicles; report; dissemination of information by police
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 88— Consignee or factor; fraudulent deposit or pledge of property
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 89— Degrees; pretending to hold or conferring without authority; use of designation ''university'' or ''college''
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 90— Endorsement or approval; penalty for false claim
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 91— Untrue and misleading advertisements; prohibitions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 91A— Merchandise, commodities and service; advertisement; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 91B— Deceptive advertising of merchandise for sale; injunction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 92— False or exaggerated statements; making or publishing; prohibition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 92A— Motor vehicles; sale in certain condition; written disclosure on bill of sale; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 93— Animals; obtaining or giving false pedigree
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 94— Boundary monuments and miscellaneous markers; malicious destruction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 95— Historical monuments; malicious destruction or injury
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 96— State building; defacement or injury
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 97— County buildings; defacement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 98— Schoolhouse or church; defacement or injury
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 98A— Public park or playground equipment; destruction, defacement or injury
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 99— Libraries; definitions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 99A— Libraries; theft of materials or property; destruction of records
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 100— Libraries; mutilation or destruction of materials or property
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 101— Definitions applicable to Secs. 101 to 102D
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 102— Possession or control of incendiary device or material; possession of hoax device or material; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 102A— Throwing, secreting, launching or placing of incendiary device; intent; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 102B— Malicious explosion
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 102C— Biological, chemical, or nuclear weapon or delivery system; possession; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 102D— Notice of seizure of explosive or incendiary device resulting from a violation of Secs. 102 to 102C; restitution
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 103— Oil of vitriol, or other substances; throwing into building or vessel
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 104— Buildings; destruction or injury
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 104A— Goal posts; penalty for destruction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 104B— Research animals; unauthorized removal
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 105— Stone walls or fences; unauthorized removal
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 106— Ice ponds; injury
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 107— Bridge or canal; injury
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 108— Vessel; destruction to injure or defraud owner or insurer; punishment; restitution
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 109— Vessel; fitting out with intent to destroy
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 110— False invoice of cargo; intent to defraud insurer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 111— False affidavit or protest; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 111A— Insurance policies; penalty for fraudulent claims
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 111B— Motor vehicle insurance policies; penalty for fraudulent claims
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 111C— Fraudulently obtaining benefits under insurance contract; runners; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 112— Domestic animals; malicious killing or injury
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 113— Timber, wood and shrubs; wilful cutting and destruction on land of another
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 114— Trees and fences; malicious injury
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 115— Trespass in orchards and gardens
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 116— Repealed, 1962, 172
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 116A— Protection of certain flowers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 117— Orchards and gardens; entry with intent to injure or destroy
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 118— Domestic animals; trespass on land
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 119— Pests; bringing into state; penalty; exception
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 120— Entry upon private property after being forbidden as trespass; prima facie evidence; penalties; arrest; tenants or occupants excepted
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 120A— Motor vehicle; parking on private way; prosecution; evidence
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 120B— Entry on land by abutting property owners not constituting trespass
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 120C— Entry upon adjoining lands by surveyors not constituting trespass
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 120D— Removal of motor vehicles from private ways or property; penalties; liability for removal and storage charges; release of vehicle
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 120E— Obstructing entry to or departure from medical facilities; penalties; injunctive relief
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 120F— Unauthorized access to computer system; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 121— Entry on land with firearms
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 121A— Trespasses involving motor vehicles and other powered devices
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 122— Notice against trespassers; defacement; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 123— State land; public institutions; trespass; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 123A— Willful trespass upon public source of water, water supply facility or land
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 124— Legal notice; penalty for malicious injury
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 125— Show bill or advertisement; penalty for malicious injury
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 126— Natural scenery; penalty for defacement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 126A— Defacement of real or personal property; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 126B— Tagging; penalties; suspension of driver's license
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 127— Willful, malicious or wanton destruction or injury to personal property, dwelling house or building of another
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 127A— Destruction of place of worship, etc.; threats; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 127B— Actions for civil rights violations; liability
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 128— Milk cans; defacement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 129— Correctional institutions; injury to property
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 130— Penal institutions; injury to property
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 131— Sunday trespassers; arrest and detention without warrant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 132— Pigeons; killing or frightening
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 133— Humane society; injury to property
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 134— Repealed, 1962, 285, Sec. 3
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 135— Vessels; mooring the buoy, beacon or floating guide; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 136— Repealed, 1962, 285, Sec. 3
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 137— Injury to mill by raising water
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 138— Dams or reservoirs; malicious injury
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 138A— Irrigation equipment; malicious injury
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 139— Motor vehicles or trailers; defacement, etc., of identifying numbers; penalties; arrests
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 139A— Machines, electrical or mechanical devices; alteration or obliteration of identifying numbers; possession; sale; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 140— Sale or offer for sale of master keys; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 141— Tampering with odometer of motor vehicle; intent to defraud; civil remedy; treble damages; costs and fees; unfair competition; repair or replacement excepted
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 141A— Misrepresentation of mileage of motor vehicle by turning back or readjusting speedometer or odometer; criminal penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 142— Record of purchases by dealers in scrap copper wire; inspection; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 142A— Gold, silver and platinum dealers; records; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 143— Definitions applicable to Secs. 143A to 143H
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 143A— Unauthorized reproduction and transfer of sound recordings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 143B— Unauthorized reproduction and sale of live performances
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 143C— Manufacture, rental, or sale of recorded devices in packaging not bearing reproducer's name and address
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 143D— Application of Secs. 143 to 143C; exceptions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 143E— Violations of Secs. 143A to 143C; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 143F— Unlawful recording of motion picture in motion picture theater; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 143G— Persons detained for possible violation of Sec. 143F; defense to false imprisonment or false arrest action
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 143H— Forfeiture of recordings upon conviction for violation of Secs. 143A to 143C or Sec. 143F
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 144— Carrying away or conversion of certain milk containers without permission of owners
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 145— Theft of public records
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 146— Disposal of solid waste in commercial disposal container of another without consent of owner; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 147— Items or services bearing or identified by counterfeit mark; sales; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 148— Catalytic converters; documentation and records required for purchase or acquisition; penalties