Section 31. Whoever willfully, with intent to endanger the safety of any person on board or any person who he believes will board the same, or with a reckless disregard for the safety of human life, damages, disables, destroys, tampers with, or places or causes to be placed any explosive or other destructive substance in, upon, or in proximity to, any motor vehicle which is being used for the carriage of passengers for hire or for the transporting of school children; or whoever, with intent to endanger the safety of any person on board or any person who he believes will board the same, or with a reckless disregard for the safety of human life, willfully disables or incapacitates any driver or person employed in connection with the operation of such motor vehicle, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 159a - Common Carriers of Passengers by Motor Vehicle
Section 2 - Licenses; Specification of Routes; Form; Detours
Section 4 - Voiding Licenses, Continuing Licenses; Revocation of Licenses
Section 5 - Temporary Licenses
Section 6 - Bond; Actions; Cancellation of Bond
Section 7a - Assignment or Transfer of Certificate
Section 9 - Drivers Licenses; Qualifications; Fees; Revocation
Section 10 - Supervision and Regulation by Department; Annual Return
Section 11a - Charter, School or Special Service Vehicles; License; Rules and Regulations
Section 11b - Agreements to Contribute to Costs of Public Transportation Authorized
Section 12 - Local Rules and Regulations; Changes by Department
Section 13 - Department of Highways; Registrar of Motor Vehicles; Application of Chapter
Section 14 - Trackless Trolleys; Application of Chapter
Section 15 - Violations; Penalties; Jurisdiction; Complaints
Section 16 - Evasion of Payment of Fare; Penalty
Section 32 - School Department Vehicles; Use for Transporting Community Groups