Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 266 - Crimes Against Property
Section 56 - Brokers or Agents; Embezzlement

Massachusetts General Laws

Part IV - Crimes, Punishments and Proceedings in Criminal Cases

Title I - Crimes and Punishments

Chapter 266 - Crimes Against Property

Section 1 - Dwelling Houses; Burning or Aiding in Burning

Section 2 - Meeting House; Burning or Aiding in Burning

Section 5 - Wood and Other Property; Burning or Aiding in Burning

Section 5a - Attempts

Section 7 - Woods; Wanton or Reckless Injury or Destruction by Fire

Section 8 - Injury by Fire; Negligent Use

Section 9 - Injury by Fire; Negligent Use in Town; Damages

Section 10 - Insured Property; Burning With Intent to Defraud

Section 11 - Fire Alarm, Engine or Apparatus; Injury Before Fire

Section 12 - Fire Alarm, Engine or Apparatus; Injury During Fire to Prevent Alarm or Extinction of Fire

Section 13 - Fire Engines; Wanton or Malicious Injury

Section 13a - Duty of Hotel Manager to Notify Fire Department and Sound Alarm; Penalty

Section 14 - Burglary; Armed; Assault on Occupants; Weapons; Punishment

Section 15 - Burglary; Unarmed

Section 16 - Breaking and Entering at Night

Section 16a - Building, Vessel or Vehicle; Breaking and Entering With Intent to Commit Misdemeanor

Section 17 - Entering Without Breaking at Night; Breaking and Entering in Day Time; Weapons; Punishment

Section 18 - Dwelling House; Entry at Night; Breaking and Entering in Day Time; Weapons; Punishment

Section 18a - Entering Dwelling House by False Pretenses; Intent to Commit Felony; Larceny; Punishment

Section 19 - Railroad Car; Breaking and Entering

Section 20 - Stealing in Building, Ship or Railroad Car

Section 20a - Breaking and Entering of Trucks, Tractors, Trailers or Freight Containers

Section 20b - Stealing in Trucks, Tractors, Trailers or Freight Containers

Section 21 - Stolen Property; Refusal to Surrender

Section 22 - Poultry Thieves; Detention by Owner; Penalty

Section 23 - Embezzlement of Property at Fire; Effect

Section 24 - Stealing at a Fire; Punishment

Section 25 - Larceny by Stealing; Punishment; Victim Sixty-Five or Older; Minimum Sentence for Repeat Offenders

Section 27 - Tools of Contractors, Builders or Mechanics; Stealing; Penalty

Section 27a - Motor Vehicle or Trailer; Removal or Concealment to Defraud Insurer

Section 28 - Motor Vehicle or Trailer; Theft or Concealment; Operation Without Owner's Consent After Revocation of License; Penalty

Section 29 - Statement Concerning Theft; Recovery of Vehicles; Restitution

Section 29b - Burning Motor Vehicle; Owner's Statement to Fire Department

Section 30 - Larceny; General Provisions and Penalties

Section 30a - Shoplifting; Penalty; Arrest Without Warrant

Section 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

Section 30c - Possession, Use, Counterfeit, Etc. of Receipts, Price Ticket or Universal Product Code Label With Intent to Defraud; Penalty

Section 30d - Organized Retail Crime; Aggravated Organized Retail Crime; Leader of Organized Retail Theft Enterprise; Penalty

Section 31 - Signature; Obtaining Under False Pretenses

Section 32 - Fraudulent Conversion of Property by Captain of Vessel

Section 33 - Larceny; False Pretences Relating to Contracts, Banking Transactions or Credit

Section 33a - Obtaining Computer Services by Fraud or Misrepresentation; Penalties

Section 34 - Larceny; Inducement to Part With Property

Section 35 - Non-Applicability of Secs. 30, 31 and 34

Section 35a - False Material Statements or Omissions During or in Connection With Mortgage Lending Process; Penalties; Mitigating Factors With Respect to Sentencing

Section 37 - Fraudulent Checks, etc.; Drawing or Uttering

Section 37a - Misuse of Credit Cards; Definitions

Section 37b - Misuse of Credit Cards; Penalties; Multiple Possession, Presumption; Arrest

Section 37c - Fraudulent Use of Credit Cards to Obtain Money, Goods or Services; False Embossment of Credit Cards, Multiple Possession, Presumption; Arrest

Section 37d - Publishing Credit Card Numbering or Coding Systems

Section 37e - Use of Personal Identification of Another; Identity Fraud; Penalty; Restitution

Section 38 - Larceny; Wrongful Detention of Money by Carriers

Section 38a - Construction Loan; Misapplication

Section 39 - Wills; Destruction or Concealment

Section 40 - Common and Notorious Thief

Section 41 - Larceny of Bicycles; Second Conviction

Section 42 - Larceny of Paper Designated for Bank Bills

Section 43 - Paper Designated for Bank Bills; Retention by Printer With Intent to Pass

Section 47 - Dogs; Wrongful Removal of Collar; Penalty

Section 48 - Stolen Goods; Duty of Arresting Officers to Secure

Section 49 - Burglarious Instruments; Making; Possession; Use

Section 50 - State Treasury; Fraud or Embezzlement by Employee

Section 51 - City, Town or County Officers; Fraud or Embezzlement

Section 52 - Bank Officers and Employees; Fraud or Embezzlement

Section 53 - Bank Officers or Employees; Prosecution for Fraud or Embezzlement; Evidence

Section 53a - Bank Officers and Employees; Misconduct; Penalty

Section 54 - Receipt of Deposits by Insolvent Banks; Penalty

Section 55 - Liquidating Agent or Receiver; Embezzlement

Section 56 - Brokers or Agents; Embezzlement

Section 57 - Fiduciaries; Embezzlement

Section 58 - Larceny; Embezzlement From Voluntary Association

Section 59 - Simple Larceny; Embezzlement From Voluntary Association

Section 60 - Stolen Goods; Buying, Receiving or Aiding in Concealment; Penalty

Section 60a - Stolen Trade Secrets; Buying or Selling

Section 60b - Venue for Charge and Prosecution of Crimes Committed in Different Counties or Territorial Jurisdiction of Different Courts

Section 61 - Stolen Property; Restitution; Effect

Section 62 - Stolen Goods; Common Receiver

Section 63 - Unlawful Taking or Use of Transportation Media

Section 64 - Fraudulent Hiring of Media of Transportation

Section 65 - Stock; Unauthorized Issue

Section 66 - Stock; Fraudulent Issue or Transfer

Section 67 - Corporate Books; False Entries With Intent to Defraud

Section 67a - Departments, Agencies and Public Instrumentalities; False Statements, Etc. in Procurement of Supplies; Penalty

Section 67b - Presentation of False Claims

Section 67c - Capital Facility Construction Projects, etc.; False Entries in Records; Penalties

Section 68 - Corporate Books as Evidence

Section 69 - Insignia of Societies; Unlawful Use

Section 69a - Fraudulent Use of Labor Union Seal, Trademark or Insignia

Section 70 - Insignia of Veteran Organizations; Unlawful Use

Section 71 - Signature, Money or Membership; Obtaining Under False Pretences

Section 71a - Individuals and Corporations; False Use of Names of Benevolent Organizations

Section 72 - Fraternal Names; Use in Publication

Section 73 - Obtaining Goods Under False Pretences

Section 74 - Corporate Credit; Fraudulent Use

Section 75 - Obtaining Property by Trick

Section 75a - Gambling Devices and Vending Machines; Fraudulent Use

Section 75b - Slugs; Manufacture and Sale

Section 75c - Gift Certificates; Expiration Dates; Failure to Redeem

Section 75d - Imposition of Certain Fees Reducing Total Value Amount of Gift Certificate; Penalty

Section 75e - Printed Notice Required for Certain Fees Associated With Gift Certificates; Penalty for Violation

Section 75f - Deduction of Gratuity From Gift Certificate Without Consent; Penalty

Section 76 - Gross Fraud or Cheat at Common Law; Punishment

Section 77 - Sterling and Coin Silver; Contents; Sale; Penalty

Section 78 - Articles Made of Gold; False Marking; Prohibition

Section 79 - Imitation of Furs; False Representation; Prohibition

Section 80 - Encumbered Land; Conveyance Without Notice

Section 81 - Attached Land; Conveyance Without Notice

Section 82 - Concealment of Mortgaged Personalty; Use of Rented Personalty for Illegal Sale of Liquor

Section 83 - Personalty; Sale by Mortgagor Without Consent

Section 84 - Personalty; Sale by Hirer Without Consent

Section 85 - Collateral Security; Sale Before Debt Due

Section 86 - Hired Property; Buying or Receiving With Intent to Defraud

Section 87 - Larceny of Leased or Rented Property

Section 87a - Stolen Leased or Rented Motor Vehicles; Report; Dissemination of Information by Police

Section 88 - Consignee or Factor; Fraudulent Deposit or Pledge of Property

Section 89 - Degrees; Pretending to Hold or Conferring Without Authority; Use of Designation ''university'' or ''college''

Section 90 - Endorsement or Approval; Penalty for False Claim

Section 91 - Untrue and Misleading Advertisements; Prohibitions

Section 91a - Merchandise, Commodities and Service; Advertisement; Penalty

Section 91b - Deceptive Advertising of Merchandise for Sale; Injunction

Section 92 - False or Exaggerated Statements; Making or Publishing; Prohibition

Section 92a - Motor Vehicles; Sale in Certain Condition; Written Disclosure on Bill of Sale; Penalty

Section 93 - Animals; Obtaining or Giving False Pedigree

Section 94 - Boundary Monuments and Miscellaneous Markers; Malicious Destruction

Section 95 - Historical Monuments; Malicious Destruction or Injury

Section 96 - State Building; Defacement or Injury

Section 97 - County Buildings; Defacement

Section 98 - Schoolhouse or Church; Defacement or Injury

Section 98a - Public Park or Playground Equipment; Destruction, Defacement or Injury

Section 99 - Libraries; Definitions

Section 99a - Libraries; Theft of Materials or Property; Destruction of Records

Section 100 - Libraries; Mutilation or Destruction of Materials or Property

Section 101 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 101 to 102d

Section 102 - Possession or Control of Incendiary Device or Material; Possession of Hoax Device or Material; Penalty

Section 102a - Throwing, Secreting, Launching or Placing of Incendiary Device; Intent; Punishment

Section 102b - Malicious Explosion

Section 102c - Biological, Chemical, or Nuclear Weapon or Delivery System; Possession; Punishment

Section 102d - Notice of Seizure of Explosive or Incendiary Device Resulting From a Violation of Secs. 102 to 102c; Restitution

Section 103 - Oil of Vitriol, or Other Substances; Throwing Into Building or Vessel

Section 104 - Buildings; Destruction or Injury

Section 104a - Goal Posts; Penalty for Destruction

Section 104b - Research Animals; Unauthorized Removal

Section 105 - Stone Walls or Fences; Unauthorized Removal

Section 106 - Ice Ponds; Injury

Section 107 - Bridge or Canal; Injury

Section 108 - Vessel; Destruction to Injure or Defraud Owner or Insurer; Punishment; Restitution

Section 109 - Vessel; Fitting Out With Intent to Destroy

Section 110 - False Invoice of Cargo; Intent to Defraud Insurer

Section 111 - False Affidavit or Protest; Penalty

Section 111a - Insurance Policies; Penalty for Fraudulent Claims

Section 111b - Motor Vehicle Insurance Policies; Penalty for Fraudulent Claims

Section 111c - Fraudulently Obtaining Benefits Under Insurance Contract; Runners; Punishment

Section 112 - Domestic Animals; Malicious Killing or Injury

Section 113 - Timber, Wood and Shrubs; Wilful Cutting and Destruction on Land of Another

Section 114 - Trees and Fences; Malicious Injury

Section 115 - Trespass in Orchards and Gardens

Section 116a - Protection of Certain Flowers

Section 117 - Orchards and Gardens; Entry With Intent to Injure or Destroy

Section 118 - Domestic Animals; Trespass on Land

Section 119 - Pests; Bringing Into State; Penalty; Exception

Section 120 - Entry Upon Private Property After Being Forbidden as Trespass; Prima Facie Evidence; Penalties; Arrest; Tenants or Occupants Excepted

Section 120a - Motor Vehicle; Parking on Private Way; Prosecution; Evidence

Section 120b - Entry on Land by Abutting Property Owners Not Constituting Trespass

Section 120c - Entry Upon Adjoining Lands by Surveyors Not Constituting Trespass

Section 120d - Removal of Motor Vehicles From Private Ways or Property; Penalties; Liability for Removal and Storage Charges; Release of Vehicle

Section 120e - Obstructing Entry to or Departure From Medical Facilities; Penalties; Injunctive Relief

Section 120e1/2 - Reproductive Health Care Facilities; Withdrawal Orders for Individuals Impeding Access to or Departure From Facility; Intimidation; Penalty for Violations

Section 120f - Unauthorized Access to Computer System; Penalties

Section 121 - Entry on Land With Firearms

Section 121a - Trespasses Involving Motor Vehicles and Other Powered Devices

Section 122 - Notice Against Trespassers; Defacement; Penalty

Section 123 - State Land; Public Institutions; Trespass; Penalty

Section 123a - Willful Trespass Upon Public Source of Water, Water Supply Facility or Land

Section 124 - Legal Notice; Penalty for Malicious Injury

Section 125 - Show Bill or Advertisement; Penalty for Malicious Injury

Section 126 - Natural Scenery; Penalty for Defacement

Section 126a - Defacement of Real or Personal Property; Penalties

Section 126b - Tagging; Penalties; Suspension of Driver's License

Section 127 - Willful, Malicious or Wanton Destruction or Injury to Personal Property, Dwelling House or Building of Another

Section 127a - Destruction of Place of Worship, etc.; Threats; Punishment

Section 127b - Actions for Civil Rights Violations; Liability

Section 128 - Milk Cans; Defacement

Section 129 - Correctional Institutions; Injury to Property

Section 130 - Penal Institutions; Injury to Property

Section 131 - Sunday Trespassers; Arrest and Detention Without Warrant

Section 132 - Pigeons; Killing or Frightening

Section 133 - Humane Society; Injury to Property

Section 135 - Vessels; Mooring the Buoy, Beacon or Floating Guide; Penalty

Section 137 - Injury to Mill by Raising Water

Section 138 - Dams or Reservoirs; Malicious Injury

Section 138a - Irrigation Equipment; Malicious Injury

Section 139 - Motor Vehicles or Trailers; Defacement, etc., of Identifying Numbers; Penalties; Arrests

Section 139a - Machines, Electrical or Mechanical Devices; Alteration or Obliteration of Identifying Numbers; Possession; Sale; Punishment

Section 140 - Sale or Offer for Sale of Master Keys; Penalty

Section 141 - Tampering With Odometer of Motor Vehicle; Intent to Defraud; Civil Remedy; Treble Damages; Costs and Fees; Unfair Competition; Repair or Replacement Excepted

Section 141a - Misrepresentation of Mileage of Motor Vehicle by Turning Back or Readjusting Speedometer or Odometer; Criminal Penalty

Section 142 - Record of Purchases by Dealers in Scrap Copper Wire; Inspection; Penalty

Section 142a - Gold, Silver and Platinum Dealers; Records; Penalty

Section 143 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 143a to 143h

Section 143a - Unauthorized Reproduction and Transfer of Sound Recordings

Section 143b - Unauthorized Reproduction and Sale of Live Performances

Section 143c - Manufacture, Rental, or Sale of Recorded Devices in Packaging Not Bearing Reproducer's Name and Address

Section 143d - Application of Secs. 143 to 143c; Exceptions

Section 143e - Violations of Secs. 143a to 143c; Punishment

Section 143f - Unlawful Recording of Motion Picture in Motion Picture Theater; Punishment

Section 143g - Persons Detained for Possible Violation of Sec. 143f; Defense to False Imprisonment or False Arrest Action

Section 143h - Forfeiture of Recordings Upon Conviction for Violation of Secs. 143a to 143c or Sec. 143f

Section 144 - Carrying Away or Conversion of Certain Milk Containers Without Permission of Owners

Section 145 - Theft of Public Records

Section 146 - Disposal of Solid Waste in Commercial Disposal Container of Another Without Consent of Owner; Penalties

Section 147 - Items or Services Bearing or Identified by Counterfeit Mark; Sales; Penalties