Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 265 - Crimes Against the Person
Section 25 - Attempted Extortion; Punishment

Section 25. Whoever, verbally or by a written or printed communication, maliciously threatens to accuse another of a crime or offence, or by a verbal or written or printed communication maliciously threatens an injury to the person or property of another, or any police officer or person having the powers of a police officer, or any officer, or employee of any licensing authority who verbally or by written or printed communication maliciously and unlawfully uses or threatens to use against another the power or authority vested in him, with intent thereby to extort money or any pecuniary advantage, or with intent to compel any person to do any act against his will, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than fifteen years, or in the house of correction for not more than two and one half years, or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or both.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part IV - Crimes, Punishments and Proceedings in Criminal Cases

Title I - Crimes and Punishments

Chapter 265 - Crimes Against the Person

Section 1 - Murder Defined

Section 2 - Punishment for Murder; Parole; Executive Clemency

Section 3 - Duel; Wound Without and Death Within State; Venue

Section 4 - Accessory in Duel

Section 5 - Duel; Conviction or Acquittal in Foreign State; Effect

Section 9 - Prize Fighting; Engaging

Section 10 - Prize Fight; Aiding or Promoting; Penalty

Section 11 - Prize Fight; Appointment Within and Fight Without State; Penalty

Section 12 - Boxing, Kickboxing, Mixed Martial Arts or Other Unarmed Combative Sporting Matches or Sparring Exhibitions; Penalty

Section 13 - Manslaughter; Punishment; Business Organization as Defendant

Section 131/2 - Punishment for Manslaughter While Operating a Motor Vehicle

Section 13a - Assault or Assault and Battery; Punishment

Section 13b - Indecent Assault and Battery on Child Under Age of 14; Penalties

Section 13b1/2 - Commission of Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under the Age of 14 During Commission of Certain Offenses or by Mandated Reporters; Penalties

Section 13b3/4 - Commission of Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under the Age of 14 by Certain Previously Convicted Offenders; Penalties

Section 13c - Assault and Battery to Collect Loan; Penalty

Section 13d - Assault and Battery Upon Public Employees; Attempt to Disarm Police Officer; Assault and Battery Upon a Police Officer; Penalties

Section 13d1/2 - Firefighters, Injuries Resulting From Criminal Offenses; Penalty

Section 13f - Indecent Assault and Battery on a Person With an Intellectual Disability; Assault and Battery

Section 13g - Commission of a Felony for Hire; Additional Punishment

Section 13h - Indecent Assault and Battery on Person Fourteen or Older; Penalties

Section 13i - Assault or Assault and Battery on Emergency Medical Technician, Ambulance Operator, Ambulance Attendant or Health Care Provider

Section 13j - Assault and Battery Upon a Child; Penalties

Section 13k - Assault and Battery Upon an Elderly or Disabled Person; Definitions; Penalties

Section 13l - Wanton or Reckless Behavior Creating a Risk of Serious Bodily Injury or Sexual Abuse to a Child; Duty to Act; Penalty

Section 13m - Assault or Assault and Battery on a Family or Household Member; Second or Subsequent Offense; Penalty

Section 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 Departm...

Section 14 - Mayhem; Punishment

Section 15 - Assault; Intent to Murder or Maim; Penalty

Section 15a - Assault and Battery With Dangerous Weapon; Victim Sixty or Older; Punishment; Subsequent Offenses

Section 15b - Assault With Dangerous Weapon; Victim Sixty or Older; Punishment; Subsequent Offenses

Section 15c - Assault by Means of Hypodermic Syringe or Needle; Assault and Battery by Means of Hypodermic Syringe or Needle

Section 15d - Strangulation or Suffocation; Penalty; Aggravating Factors; Batterer's Intervention Program

Section 15e - Assault and Battery by Discharge of Firearm, Large Capacity Weapon, Rifle, Shotgun, Sawed-Off Shotgun or Machine Gun; Penalty

Section 15f - Attempt to Commit Assault and Battery by Discharge of Firearm, Large Capacity Weapon, Rifle, Shotgun, Sawed-Off Shotgun or Machine Gun; Penalty

Section 16 - Attempt to Murder

Section 17 - Armed Robbery; Punishment

Section 18 - Assault With Intent to Rob or Murder; Weapons; Punishment; Victim Sixty Years or Older; Minimum Sentence for Repeat Offenders

Section 18a - Dangerous Weapon; Assault in Dwelling House; Punishment

Section 18b - Use of Firearms While Committing a Felony; Second or Subsequent Offenses; Punishment

Section 18c - Entry of Dwelling Place; Persons Present Within; Weapons; Punishment

Section 19 - Robbery by Unarmed Person; Punishment; Victim Sixty or Older; Minimum Sentence for Repeat Offenders

Section 20 - Simple Assault; Intent to Rob or Steal; Punishment

Section 21 - Stealing by Confining or Putting in Fear

Section 21a - Assault, Confinement, Etc. of Person for Purpose of Stealing Motor Vehicle; Weapons; Punishment

Section 22 - Rape, Generally; Weapons; Punishment; Eligibility for Furlough, Education, Training or Employment Programs

Section 22a - Rape of Child; Punishment

Section 22b - Rape of a Child During Commission of Certain Offenses or by Use of Force; Penalties

Section 22c - Rape of a Child Through Use of Force by Certain Previously Convicted Offenders; Penalties

Section 23 - Rape and Abuse of Child

Section 23a - Rape and Abuse of Child Aggravated by Age Difference Between Defendant and Victim or by When Committed by Mandated Reporters; Penalties

Section 23b - Rape and Abuse of Child by Certain Previously Convicted Offenders; Penalties

Section 24 - Assault With Intent to Commit Rape; Weapons; Punishment; Eligibility for Furloughs, Education, Training or Employment Programs

Section 24a - Venue

Section 24b - Assault of Child; Intent to Commit Rape; Weapons; Punishment

Section 24c - Victim's Name; Confidentiality

Section 25 - Attempted Extortion; Punishment

Section 26 - Kidnapping; Weapons; Child Under Age 16; Punishment

Section 26a - Kidnapping of Minor or Incompetent by Relative; Punishment

Section 26b - Drugging Persons for Kidnapping

Section 26c - Definition of ''entice''; Enticement of Child Under Age 16; Punishment

Section 26d - Enticement of Child Under Age 18 to Engage in Prostitution, Human Trafficking or Commercial Sexual Activity

Section 27 - Kidnapping; Venue

Section 27a - Kidnapping of Minor or Incompetent by Relative; Venue

Section 28 - Poison; Use With Intent to Injure; Punishment

Section 29 - Assault; Intent to Commit Felony; Punishment

Section 30 - Gross Negligence; Persons Having Care of Common Carrier; Penalty

Section 32 - Glass; Throwing in Public Streets and Beaches; Penalty

Section 34 - Tattooing Body of Person by Other Than Qualified Physician; Punishment

Section 35 - Throwing or Dropping Objects Onto Public Way; Punishment

Section 36 - Throwing or Dropping Objects at Sporting Events; Punishment

Section 37 - Violations of Constitutional Rights; Punishment

Section 39 - Assault or Battery for Purpose of Intimidation; Weapons; Punishment

Section 40 - Causing Serious Bodily Injury to Participants in Physical Exercise Training Programs; Punishment

Section 41 - Sentence Not Imposing Imprisonment; Specific Reasons in Record

Section 42 - Use of Radios Without Earphones on Public Conveyances; Punishment

Section 43 - Stalking; Punishment

Section 43a - Criminal Harassment; Punishment

Section 44 - Coercion of Child Under Eighteen Into Criminal Conspiracy; Penalties

Section 45 - Community Parole Supervision for Life Following Imprisonment, Probation or Treatment Center Sentence; Covered Offenses

Section 46 - Taking From Deceased Victim's Estate Prohibited

Section 47 - Global Positioning System Device to Be Worn by Certain Sex Offender Probationers

Section 48 - Ice Cream Truck Vending by Sex Offender Prohibited

Section 49 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 49 to 57

Section 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

Section 51 - Trafficking of Persons for Forced Service; Victims Under 18 Years; Trafficking by Business Entities; Penalties; Tort Actions Brought by Victims

Section 52 - Subsequent Violations of Sec. 50 or 51; Penalties; Evidence of Prior Adjudication or Conviction

Section 53 - Organ Trafficking; Victims Under 18 Years; Penalties

Section 54 - Transmittal of Fines to State Treasurer

Section 55 - Forfeiture of Funds Used to Facilitate Violation of Sec. 50 or 51; Victim Restitution

Section 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...

Section 57 - Victim of Human Trafficking as Affirmative Defense to Charges of Common Night Walking or Common Streetwalking

Section 58 - Possession of Deceptive Weapon Device During Commission of Violent Crime; Penalty

Section 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