Section 15. Any person detected in the act of violating the preceding section may, if his name is unknown to the officer, be arrested without a warrant by any officer authorized to serve criminal process in the place where the offence is committed and kept in custody until he can be taken before a court having jurisdiction of such offence.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part IV - Crimes, Punishments and Proceedings in Criminal Cases
Title I - Crimes and Punishments
Chapter 270 - Crimes Against Public Health
Section 1 - Adulterating Liquor; Sale; Forfeiture
Section 1a - Eyeglasses or Sunglasses; Specifications; Flammable Frames; Sales
Section 3 - Drugs or Other Substance Injurious to Users; Distribution
Section 3a - Poison for Rodents; Placement Where It May Cause Injury
Section 4 - Wood Alcohol Contained in Food or Drink; Sale or Possession
Section 5 - Alcoholic Beverages or Drugs; Sale or Delivery to Hospital Patients
Section 6 - Sale or Provision of Tobacco Product to Person Under 21 Years of Age
Section 6a - Sale of Tobacco Rolling Papers to Person Under 21 Years of Age
Section 7 - Posting Copy of Secs. 6 and 6a; Signage for Smoking Cessation Resources
Section 8 - Candy Containing Alcohol; Sale
Section 8a - Foods Containing Foreign Injury Causing Substances; Distribution or Sale
Section 9 - Feeding Garbage or Refuse to Animals
Section 10 - Toys or Confectionery Containing or Coated With Material Containing Arsenic
Section 11 - Arsenic; Samples for Analysis
Section 12 - Fabric or Paper Containing Arsenic
Section 13 - Water; Refusal or Neglect to Furnish
Section 15 - Arrest Without Warrant for Spitting
Section 16a - Alternative Noncriminal Disposition of Violations of Sec. 16
Section 17 - Garbage or Refuse; Disposal in Containers Placed Along Highways
Section 18 - Substance Having Property of Releasing Toxic Vapors
Section 19 - Glue or Cement; Sale to Minors; Smelling Deterrent Ingredients
Section 20 - Burning of Refuse, Etc. Within Marine or Shoreline Boundaries
Section 22 - Smoking in Public Places
Section 23 - Flea Markets; Smoking Prohibition; Penalty
Section 24 - Mercury Thermometers; Sale or Supply; Instructions Regarding Breakage