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Massachusetts General Laws > Part IV > Title I > Chapter 266 - Crimes Against Property

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

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